Swimmers brave cold sea in Porthcawl on Christmas Day
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This year's theme was superheroes
More than 1,300 swimmers braved icy sea waters during one of the UK's largest Christmas Day swims.
The Porthcawl Christmas morning swim is in its 54th year, and took place on Sandy Bay in Bridgend county.
Among those taking a dip were swimmers from the warmer waters of Australia and Dubai, according to organisers.
This year's chosen charity was Prostate Cymru and the theme superheroes. Secretary Lucy Jones said it was the biggest turnout in the event's history.
"It was incredible - the weather was lovely, not too cold, not much wind," explained Ms Jones.
More than 1,300 swimmers took part this year, organisers said
The event is one of the biggest Christmas Day swims in the UK
Organisers hope to beat last year's achievement of raising £11,000
Organisers say the bumper crowd was down to relatively warm weather
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- Published25 December 2017
- Published25 December 2016
