For many people, Boxing Day is a time for nursing hangovers, making Turkey sandwiches with the previous day's leftovers or snuggling up on the sofa while passing around another tin of chocolates. But dozens of hardy swimmers swapped these festive comforts for something a little more extreme.
Instead, they headed to Sale Water Park for a cold water swim, where the water temperature was less than 5C. Some wore wet suits to try and stay as warm as possible, but others chose more festive and arguably foolhardy outfits.
Lisa Wormleighton and four friends all went for a dip in the water dressed just in Christmas themed bikinis. Lisa said that she'd previously been cold water swimming before in the summer months, but decided to test herself in more extreme conditions.
