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More than 1,000 people flocked to the mid Wales town of Llanwrtyd Wells to see the race.

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Rob Scott (left) from Chepstow and Paul Kraqqs from Finland test the water temperature before taking the plunge.

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Irish competitor Julia Galvin travelled from County Kerry to take part in the annual spectacle.

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Patrick Thorne (left) from Bournmouth, and his brother Dan from Weston-super-Mare, wait for their turn

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Competitors had to complete two lengths of the 70m-long course