Hundreds of swimmers have braved the chilly seas around the UK for annual New Year’s Day dips.
With several charity swimming events cancelled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, people still headed to the waves to enjoy a socially distanced paddle in freezing temperatures.
The UK was expected to record temperatures as low as minus 4C in some areas on the first day of the year.
Rachel Tampin, 28, from Wallsend, takes a dip into the sea at Whitley Bay in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ollie King, 22, and his sister Laura, 19, take a dip into the sea at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Hundreds of swimmers have braved the chilly seas around the UK for annual New Year’s Day dips.
With several charity swimming events cancelled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, people still headed to the waves to enjoy a socially distanced paddle in freezing temperatures.
The UK was expected to record temperatures as low as minus 4C in some areas on the first day of the year.
Rachel Tampin, 28, from Wallsend, takes a dip into the sea at Whitley Bay in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ollie King, 22, and his sister Laura, 19, take a dip into the sea at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Hundreds of swimmers have braved the chilly seas around the UK for annual New Year’s Day dips.
With several charity swimming events cancelled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, people still headed to the waves to enjoy a socially distanced paddle in freezing temperatures.
The UK was expected to record temperatures as low as minus 4C in some areas on the first day of the year.
Rachel Tampin, 28, from Wallsend, takes a dip into the sea at Whitley Bay in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ollie King, 22, and his sister Laura, 19, take a dip into the sea at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Hundreds of swimmers have braved the chilly seas around the UK for annual New Year’s Day dips.
With several charity swimming events cancelled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, people still headed to the waves to enjoy a socially distanced paddle in freezing temperatures.
The UK was expected to record temperatures as low as minus 4C in some areas on the first day of the year.
Rachel Tampin, 28, from Wallsend, takes a dip into the sea at Whitley Bay in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Ollie King, 22, and his sister Laura, 19, take a dip into the sea at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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