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Costumes and a proposal at Boxing Day swims

Rowenna Hoskin
BBC News
Getty Images Swimmers in fancy dress during the 52nd Boxing Day swim on December 26, 2024 in Tenby, Wales. Two people in green morph suits with daffodil hats on and wearing white glasses. Between them is a person dressed as a wizard with a long grey beard and black hat and cape and a staff.Getty Images
1,150 swimmers took to the sea in Tenby to raise money for the local RNLI

With Christmas in the rear view mirror many people will spend the day eating leftovers. For others? A dip in the late-December sea.

People from around Wales, including in Tenby and Llandudno, took to the beaches in fancy dress for a Boxing Day swim, one couple even got engaged.

Some were raising money for charity while braving the sub 10C temperatures.

From camels to the Grinch, it is safe to say people had fun with their costumes.

Gareth Davies Photography Philip Frith holding Victoria Tansey on his back after a successful proposal. Swimmers are visible behind them Gareth Davies Photography
Philip Frith, 34, got on one knee and popped the question to partner Victoria Tansey, 37, at the swim in Tenby
Gareth Davies Photography Philip Frith kissing Victoria Tansey after a successful proposalGareth Davies Photography
She said yes, fortunately
Getty Images Crowds of people dressed as superheroes run towards the camera grinning down the beach. Getty Images
Swimmers were told to dress as superheroes in Tenby in tribute to the RNLI which is celebrating its 200th anniversary
Getty Images A person dressed up as the Grinch wearing a father Christmas suit, they put their thumb up at the camera. They are submerged to their waist in the sea.Getty Images
Christmas is over much to the joy of the Grinch who donned a Father Christmas suit to swim
Getty Images Two people dressed up as a Viking camel with two humps, alongside two people wearing Viking clothes, and one with a pink unicorn hat. Getty Images
A Viking camel braved the sea in Llandudno
Getty Images Dozens of people dressed up as superheroes in the sea in Tenby.Getty Images
The superheroes in Tenby put fighting crime to one side to raise money on Boxing Day
Getty Images Kayakers playing with their paddles and a football in the sea in Tenby. Getty Images
A game between kayakers even broke out in Tenby
Getty Images A person dressed as a T. rex off the coast of LlandudnoGetty Images
A rare sighting of the aquatic T. rex was made in Llandudno