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Various of man in fancy dress putting mask and snorkel on 2. Low angle mid of competitors walking past camera3. Competitor in wetsuit4. Wide of spectators standing by bog watching competitor...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLlanwrtyd Wells, Wales - 28 August, 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of man in fancy dress putting mask and snorkel on \u003cbr/\u003e2. Low angle mid of competitors walking past camera\u003cbr/\u003e3. Competitor in wetsuit\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of spectators standing by bog watching competitor jump in and snorkel\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of spectators \u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close up of man snorkelling through shot\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Bell, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"You put your snorkel on, your mask on and that''s it. It''s absolutely, completely dark.  So it''s very cold and you can hear people cheering for you which you need.  But it''s an awful long way down there, it''s an awful long way and so you really wonder if you''re going to make it. It''s much more tiring than it looks.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Swivell, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"Basically, there is nothing to prepare you for a bog. I''m not sure Australia''s a pretty big country and I''m not sure there''s a bog from one tip to the other.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide man snorkelling away from camera\u003cbr/\u003e12. Spectators in white coats\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close up of man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of woman clapping\u003cbr/\u003e15. Man finishing race\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of men in fancy dress getting ready\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of bog,  man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Julia Galvin, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"Training, training is very important - both aerobic and anaerobic. Find yourself a good team. What else have you got to do? Eat lots of sweets. Carbo-loading is the answer to everything. That''s what has me the way I am today.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) John Lund, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"That was absolutely fantastic. I dedicated that race to my family back on the East Coast of the United States.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close up of man snorkelling towards camera\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide man dressed as Spiderman jumping in\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close up of man dressed as Spiderman adjusting his mask\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheila Tompkins, Event Organiser :\u003cbr/\u003e\"It''s very cold, it''s eleven degrees (Celsius, 51 degrees Fahrenheit) constantly, lots of scorpions, eels, lots of creepy crawlies in the bog.  And it''s a peat bog so your legs go like lead when you get half way down and you''ve got to breathe really slowly through the snorkel. You''ve got to do sixty yards (54 metres) there and back without lifting your head out of the water. It''s really tough.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of competition\u003cbr/\u003e26. Mid of men with snorkels on\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide of man in bog lifting head up and standing up thus leaving race\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheila Tompkins, Event Organiser :\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just think it''s something quirky, something different. People have such serious lives, they need to let their hair down and where else could you win a world record?\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Swivell, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"I mean I''ve got the bit between my teeth now and I''m sure I''ll come back next year and clean up the competition, it''s a bit of a recce (meaning reconnaissance mission) this year!\"\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide of timekeepers\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close up of stopwatch\u003cbr/\u003e32. Close up man snorkelling away from camera\u003cbr/\u003e33. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Holmes, Bog Snorkelling World Champion :\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can''t see, you can''t see a thing. It''s so cold you can''t breathe properly. It is just painful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of man snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide of woman snorkelling\u003cbr/\u003e36. Wide of crowd on bank\u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of Julia Galvin being helped out of bog, receiving medal and kissing it, UPSOUND (English) Julia Galvin, Bog Snorkeller :\u003cbr/\u003e\"Thank you. Oh wowee (kisses medal) and all that.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBritain may be preparing to host the Olympic Games in 2012, but one sport that certainly won''t be featuring is bog snorkelling. \u003cbr/\u003eIt involves swimmers, complete with mask and snorkel, racing in trenches cut into muddy peat bogs. \u003cbr/\u003eSome 200 bog snorkellers took part in the World Championships in the tiny Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells (Pronounced: CLAN'' - twid Wells).\u003cbr/\u003eThis man is putting on his mask and snorkel and adjusting his wig in preparation for his swim in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships 2012.\u003cbr/\u003eThe fields of the Llanwrtyd Wells, officially the smallest town in Britain, are an unlikely setting for this unusual sporting events. \u003cbr/\u003eEvery year the World Bog Snorkelling Championships attract huge interest from across the globe.\u003cbr/\u003eOver the last 26 years competitors from Australia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, South Africa, and the USA have all plunged into the murky bog in an attempt to become bog snorkelling champion of the world.\u003cbr/\u003eBog snorkeller Anthony Bell explains how it is done.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You put your snorkel on, your mask on and that''s it. It''s absolutely, completely dark.  So it''s very cold and you can hear people cheering for you which you need.  But it''s an awful long way down there, it''s an awful long way and so you really wonder if you''re going to make it. It''s much more tiring than it looks.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFellow competitor Mark Swivell says it is unlike anything he has done, anywhere in the world.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Basically, there is nothing to prepare you for a bog. I''m not sure Australia''s a pretty big country and I''m not sure there''s a bog from one tip to the other.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe dense Waen Rhydd peat bog is regarded as having the perfect conditions to cut the special 60 yard (55 metre) trench in which the swimmers race in the murky waters.\u003cbr/\u003eThe experience is described as like trying to swim through thick pea soup.  \u003cbr/\u003eCompetitors range from the young to the old and everyone is required to wear a mask and snorkel, but fins or flippers are optional - as is fancy dress.\u003cbr/\u003eBog snorkeller Julia Galvin says there are some things she does in preparation for the big event.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Training, training is very important - both aerobic and anaerobic. Find yourself a good team. What else have you got to do? Eat lots of sweets. Carbo-loading is the answer to everything. That''s what has me the way I am today.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWhile John Lund, says he has come all the way from the USA to take part.\u003cbr/\u003e\"That was absolutely fantastic. I dedicated that race to my family back on the East Coast of the United States.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThere are strict rules for competitors with no recognised swimming strokes allowed - only doggy paddle is permitted. \u003cbr/\u003eSwimmers are only allowed to raise their heads from the dirty waters for orientation. \u003cbr/\u003eThe race takes place over two lengths or a total of 120 yards (110 metres) and the fastest person at the end of the day is declared the World Champion.\u003cbr/\u003eEvent organiser Sheila Tompkins says the competition is not for the faint hearted.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It''s very cold, it''s eleven degrees (Celsius, 51 degrees Fahrenheit) constantly, lots of scorpions, eels, lots of creepy crawlies in the bog.  And it''s a peat bog so your legs go like lead when you get half way down and you''ve got to breathe really slowly through the snorkel. You''ve got to do sixty yards (54 metres) there and back without lifting your head out of the water. It''s really tough.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe current world record stands at one minute 30.6 seconds, and was set at last years championship.\u003cbr/\u003eThe competition in 2011 is extremely tough however, as the extreme swimmers battle it out for first place.\u003cbr/\u003eTomkins says it appeals to those looking to do something a bit different.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just think it''s something quirky, something different. People have such serious lives, they need to let their hair down and where else could you win a world record?\"\u003cbr/\u003eBog snorkeller Mark Swivell says he hopes to win the competition next year.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I mean I''ve got the bit between my teeth now and I''m sure I''ll come back next year and clean up the competition, it''s a bit of a recce (meaning reconnaissance mission) this year!\"\u003cbr/\u003eOver 200 competitors raced on the day and eventually a first timer from Yorkshire in northern England was declared the winner with a world record breaking time of one minute twenty four seconds.\u003cbr/\u003eBog snorkelling World Champion Andy Holmes says his win was not easy.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can''t see, you can''t see a thing. It''s so cold you can''t breathe properly. It is just painful.\"\u003cbr/\u003eCompetitor Julia Galvin says she is delighted to receive her medal for taking part.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Thank you. 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