Brits courageous the coolness for Christmas Day swim with Santa hats and bikinis galore
The water temperature hovers round a bone-freezing 10 levels in December, so blankets and heat garments are a should for submit dip security – however it’s the fancy gown that catches the attention
Brave Brits have battled the chilly in bikinis and Santa hats as they go for a Christmas Day dip up and down the nation.
It’s a much-loved custom the place many take a cold dip within the sea for charity or simply for the joys, and as soon as once more individuals have flocked to seashores within the likes of Porthcawl in Wales, Brighton and Tynemouth. The Serpentine Swimmers Club from Hyde Park, London, additionally took to the water for his or her annual Peter Pan Cup race, which is held each Christmas Day.
The water temperature hovers round a bone-freezing 10 levels in December, so blankets and heat garments are a should for submit dip security. But it’s the fancy gown that catches the attention, as individuals pile into the water of their festive get ups.
And regardless of all of the enjoyable concerned, Brighton and Hove City Council have issued recommendation asking swimmers to contemplate “the real dangers involved” within the temperatures and tides.
