Festive swimmers across the world have taken the plunge on Christmas Day to enjoy dips.
The increasingly popular seasonal tradition brave bathers take to beaches, coastal rocks and lakes.
Hardy souls temporarily swapped turkey for trunks and Brussels sprouts for bikinis at events across England.
Festive swimmers across the world have taken the plunge at Christmas Day to enjoy dips
Amelia Morgan enjoying the festive fun at the Porthcawl Christmas Day Swim in South Wales
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon. This is the 50th year the event has taken place at the seaside town
The Christmas Day Harbour Swim in Weymouth, Dorset run by Weymouth and Portland Lions Club
A lady steps out if the water at the Christmas Day Harbour Swim in Weymouth, Dorset
Swimmers are helped from the cold waters following the 110 meter Peter Pan Cup swimming race at Hyde Park in London
These two kind men help thus lady out of the water at the Christmas Day Harbour Swim
Santas at the Christmas Day Harbour Swim which is organised by Weymouth and Portland Lions Club
The event in Weymouth raised money for charities in the area
Christmas Day swim at Sandford Park Lido, Cheltenham
People in fancy dress to take part in the annual White Christmas Dip at Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth to raise money for Macmillan Caring Locally
These two ladies took to the water in Porthcawl for a Christmas Day Swim
This woman donned a santa style beach outfit for her swim in Porthcawl
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon despite the chilly weather
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon. This is the 50th year the event has taken place at the seaside town
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon dressed in a variety of festive costumes
Swimmers take to the icy waters of the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park for the traditional Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup, a handicap race that sees the slowest swimmers starting first, cheered on by hundreds of spectators
The Christmas Day Harbour Swim was filled with people wearing fancy dress including a lady wearing a Flamingo
Christmas Day Harbour Swim run by Weymouth and Portland Lions Club raises money for local charitie
This lady in Weymouth, Dorset helped herself stay afloat with this inflatable Flamingo
Crowds gathered to watch the participants at Christmas Day Harbour Swim in Weymouth
This swimmer dressed as a grape to take part in the White Christmas Dip at Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth
Andy’s toys: this foursome took to the water in Bournemouth dressed as toy’s from smash hit animated film, Toy Story
Swimmers, many wearing Santa hats, laughed off the shivers as they lined up to jump into the chilly waters at the Forty Foot at Sandycove event in Dublin
Team Dash and Splash swimmers in Christmas hats pose as they stand in the Irish Sea during swim at Bangor beach in Northern Ireland
These two ladies braved the chilly waters at Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon which has taken place in the town for the 50th time
Keen participants raced to the water at the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon
This is the 50th year the Exmouth Christmas Day swim has taken place at the seaside town
People enjoy the Exmouth Christmas Day swim in Devon
In Bournemouth people took part in the White Christmas Dip at Boscombe Pier, to raise money for Macmillan Caring Locally.
Meanwhile in London, Swimmers took to the icy waters of the Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park for the traditional Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup.
But the festive dip tradition was not just confined to England as there was many other events held across the world.
In Barcelona’s Port Vell where there were much warmer waters, bathers, including one dressed as a clown took part in then 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’ (Christmas Cup) swimming competition.
Scores of daring people in fancy dress dived into a chilly lake as part of a wacky Christmas tradition today at Blackroot Pool in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.
In Co Dublin, an annual swim to raise funds for the RNLI has been held by Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club for the past 42 years.
Ian Sargent, 74, who has been raising cash throughout those four decades, said the event was stronger than ever.
“Our annual Christmas swim has been going from the 70s and it has been getting bigger every year, with more and more participation,” he said.
Mr Sargent stayed on dry land this year, insisting his winter dipping days were being him.
“I stopped that when I was 60,”
The Christmas Day swim at Sandford Park Lido, Cheltenham
Christmas Day swim at Sandford Park Lido, Cheltenham attracted many participants
People in fancy dress to take part in the annual White Christmas Dip at Boscombe Pier
Nicola Jensen (30), from Brisbane, Australia, and Orla Doogue, from Dublin, (right) – members of Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club during the club’s annual Christmas swim in aid of the RNLI
This pair took part in the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual Christmas swim wearing Santa costumes
A participant in a clown costume jumps into the water during the 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’ (Christmas Cup) swimming competition in Barcelona’s Port Vell
Scores of daring people in fancy dress dived into a chilly lake as part of a wacky Christmas tradition today at Blackroot Pool in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
People in fancy dress to take part in the annual White Christmas Dip at Boscombe Pier
Participants of the annual Hyde Park Christmas Day Swim are helped from the cold waters following the 110 meter Peter Pan Cup
A man dressed as Santa Claus reacts with other participants while holding the city’s flag at the traditional Christmas season swim in Nice, France
Participants of the 80th annual Christmas swimming ‘Coupe de Noel’ swim in the lake of Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland
Enthusiasts from the long-established swimming club Les Ours Blancs (The Polar Bears) swim during an annual swim in Biarritz, southwestern France
Orla Doogue (left) and Nicola Jensen, 30, from Brisbane, Australia takes part in the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club swim in Dublin
A participant wearing a Santa Claus costume jumps into the water during the 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’ in Barcelona
Nicola Jensen (30), from Brisbane, Australia, and Orla Doogue, from Dublin at the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club’s annual swim
Ian Sargent, from Dublin, a member of Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club
People taking the plunge at the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual Christmas swim
This man attached Santas to his diving suit to take part in the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual Christmas swim
A Santa impersonator plunging into the water at the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual Christmas swim
This lady wore a Santa Claus costume with reindeer horns at the event in Barcelona
John O’Reilly (left) and Tom Leonard members of Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club during the club’s annual Christmas swim
Participants swims with a word Llibertat “Freedom” to Catalan politicians prisoners during the 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’
A participant jumps into the water during the 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’ (Christmas Cup) swimming competition in Barcelona’s Port Vell
A participant with a Santa Claus had jumps into the water during the 109th edition of the ‘Copa Nadal’ (Christmas Cup) swimming competition in Barcelona’s Port Vell on December 25, 2018
Participants jumps into the water during the ‘Copa Nadal’
Participants dressed in as Santa Claus costume enjoying a dip in at the Christmas Day swim event in Barcelona