Swimmers across the country take the plunge with Christmas Day dips
HUNDREDS of daring swimmers have braved freezing cold water for a festive dip on Christmas Day.
People around the world have been celebrating Christmas.. In a tradition more than 50 years old, Cornwall residents stripped down to their swimsuits for an icy dip into the Atlantic.
Christmas day plunges took place at beaches in St Agnes, Sennen, Bude, Newquay and Coverack.
Many were sporting colourful swim wear and some opted to get celebrate the festivities with a Santa hat.
Pets were seen enjoying the fun as well with one woman wading into the water with an adorable dog on a its leash.
The swims often raise money for incredible charities while giving the chance for people to have a bit of fun on Christmas.
The freezing waters surrounding Cornwall aren't for the faint of heart, but have been known to attract well-known Brits.
Notably, Boris Johnson was seen channeling his inner David Hasselhoff by running straight in to the sea for a swim earlier this year.
Clad in a pair of trendy knee length shorts, 'Baywatch Boris' was photographed running across the sand at Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
Days earlier, Gordon Ramsay headed to a Cornwall beach for a quiet swim at 7am after upsetting locals by travelling back and forth from London.
The happy chef filmed the peace and quiet on the beautiful sandy beach which is 246 miles from his London townhouse.
The sightings follow the moment a pack of sharks circled divers off a popular family beach in Cornwall.
The 20-strong pack were snapped off the coast of Penzance, and were thought to have been attracted by the warm weather.
The weather had proved a disappointment for the majority of England, with milder conditions and temperatures dominating before a band of rain from the Atlantic is expected to sweep in, A group of swimmers go for a Christmas day dip at Tynemouth Beach on the North East coast
Dozens have taken advantage of the milder conditions to join in with traditional Christmas Day swims across the country, donning a variety of Christmas hats to brave the cold waters. Swimmers jump into Blackroot Pool, at Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
Dozens have taken advantage of the milder conditions to join in with traditional Christmas Day swims across the country. Dippers at Felixstowe, Suffolk this morning. Some swimmers donned fancy dress to take part in the annual Christmas Morning swim in the Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park
The Christmas Day dip at Felixstowe, now in its seventeenth year, has been raising money for St Elizabeth Hospice. Swimmers dressed as penguin look at on the North Sea
Smaller numbers of Brighton & Hove swimming club members took to the waters this morning
Around 40 swimmers from the Serpentine Swimming Club were seen taking a dip in the Hyde Park lake's chilly waters for the annual 100-metre Christmas morning race. Londoners benefitted from 8C temperatures at the lake in Hyde Park, central London, although spectators claimed conditions felt more like 5C. However, due to bad weather conditions, a dip at Felixstowe, Suffolk was called off at the last minute, leaving many disappointed spectators and swimmers. Pictured: Women dressed up as turkeys and penguins for a photo on the beach
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