The 436 runners head into the cold sea of the Bristol Channel at the 40th Annual Porthcawl Christmas Day Swim for charity at Porthcawl in South Wales, December 25 2004. Photograph: ROB WATKINS

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Location: Porthcawl Beach, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Rob Watkins / Alamy / Afripics
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