Oxford scholars beat bridge-jumping ban... by lowering themselves into the river for a risk-free paddle | Mail Online

Oxford scholars beat bridge-jumping ban... by lowering themselves into the river for a risk-free paddle | Mail Online

Leaping from a bridge at dawn has been the way for students at Oxford University to see in the summer for decades.
But when college officials outlawed the age-old May Day tradition amid safety fears, young scholars thought the game was up.
These enterprising young academics, however, found a way around the ban... by gingerly lowering themselves into the cold water for a risk-free paddle.