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Bog Snorkelling
Who needs bungee jumping? If you fancy a real extreme sporting experience, why not try swimming through sixty yards of chilly, muddy water in a Welsh peat bog?
Every August Bank Holiday, dozens of swimmers meet at the Waen Rhydd peat bog, near Llanwrtyd Wells for the annual bog snorkelling championships.
The aim is to swim through the peaty water using only flippers - no conventional swimming strokes are allowed. Silly costumes are optional. The record is held by Philip John with the time of 1 min 35 secs achieved in 1993.
The event has been official for over twenty years, but perhaps it has been going on for a lot longer...
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