Get set for the World Bog Snorkelling Championships

Posted by Emma on August 25, 2008 at 04:06 PM

Yes you have read that correctly.

Today sees the annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships kicking off in the dense Waen Rhydd Peat bog in Britain's smallest town - Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales.

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Competitors must "complete two lengths of a 60 yard trench cut through the peat bog in the quickest time possible, wearing snorkels and flippers (wet suits optional but advisable) but without using any conventional swimming strokes."

The world record 1min 35sec is held by Phillip John, marine and international swimmer.

Apparently, the championships were the brainchild of a drunken session in the local pub back in 1986 as a fundraising initiative. All proceeds go to charities and good causes in the region.

To enter for next year's event click here.

Bog Snorkelling by stepbar via Flickr (Creative Commons).

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