Mid-Wales was swamped right this moment as divers from everywhere in the globe descended on a peat lavatory within the area to participate within the famend bog-snorkelling world championships.
The thirty fourth annual Impolite Well being World Bogsnorkelling Championships happened in Llanwrtyd Wells on Sunday 28 August, with a lavatory snorkelling triathlon additionally going down on Saturday.
Organisers have boasted that rivals within the two races are preventing for ‘some of the prestigious (in our view) titles in worldwide sport’.
Prizes are awarded for the quickest divers to finish the 60-metre trench course, but additionally for best-dressed, as divers don fancy gown whereas enterprise the acute sport.
The thirty fourth annual Impolite Well being World Bogsnorkelling Championships happened in Llanwrtyd Wells on Sunday 28 August, with a lavatory snorkelling triathlon additionally going down on Saturday
Security first: Mark Williams prepares to participate within the Impolite Well being World Lavatory Snorkelling Championships
Taking the plunge: Diver Mark Williams enters the murky lavatory in Wales through the championships on Sunday
I’m getting into: Mark Williams, wearing a Baywatch-inspired costume, took the plunge on Sunday
Go to Wales tells these aspiring to change into lavatory divers: ‘In the event you want model over pace, you possibly can enter the Fancy Costume Part, which has awards for the perfect costumes.
‘In earlier years a pantomime horse was arguably probably the most tough to snorkel in, intently adopted by a person with an ironing board who was concurrently competing within the different quirky worldwide sport of one other ‘Excessive Ironing’.’
Divers’ costumes seem to change into extra flamboyant annually.
Opponents and companions Shawn Palmer and Louise Wild kiss after they each competed within the Impolite Well being World Lavatory Snorkelling Championships
The Women Champion was Betsy Creak with a time of 1 minute 42.22 seconds and the Abroad Champion was Ian Maclachlan from South Africa with a time of 1 minute 38.75 seconds
The winner of right this moment’s race was World File holder Neil Rutter, who achieved a time of 1 minute 18.82 seconds within the 2018 championships
Swamp shark: This 12 months courageous divers flaunted shark, lifeguard and Santa Claus get-ups as they took the plunge
This 12 months courageous divers flaunted shark, lifeguard and Santa Claus get-ups as they took the plunge.
Andrew Tarver from Canada, who was in Wales on his honeymoon, celebrated by participating within the race dressed as a bride.
The winner of right this moment’s race was World File holder Neil Rutter, who achieved a time of 1 minute 18.82 seconds within the 2018 championships.
Mr Rutter mounted a profitable defence of his title however failed to interrupt his personal report with a time.
Round 150 plus divers participate within the occasion yearly. The wacky occasion was first conceived of in a neighborhood pub, the Neuadd Arms in Llanwrtyd Wells
He broke the earlier World File of 1 minute 22.56 seconds, set in 2014 by Kirsty Johnson from Surrey in 2018, attaining one other fast time this 12 months of 1 minute 21.78 seconds.
The Women Champion was Betsy Creak with a time of 1 minute 42.22 seconds.
There was additionally an Abroad Champion title, claimed by Ian Maclachlan from South Africa with a time of 1 minute 38.75 seconds.
Round 150 plus divers participate within the occasion yearly.
Andrew Tarver from Canada, who was in Wales on his honeymoon, celebrated by participating within the race dressed as a bride
In 2019 lavatory snorkellers within the worldwide occasion hailed from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Eire, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and USA.
In the identical 12 months, Lonely Planet described it as one of many world’s high 50 ‘must-do’ experiences.
The competition takes place on the Waen Rhydd lavatory, round a mile out of the city of Llanwrtyd Wells, getting underway at about 10am.
At one with nature: A competitor dons a pink floral get-up and sash supporting the Lupus UK charity through the occasion
Llanwrtyd Wells claims to be Britain’s smallest city.
The wacky occasion was first conceived of in a neighborhood pub, the Neuadd Arms in Llanwrtyd Wells.
Go to Wales says there may be loads of hospitality for spectators on the annual occasion.
The World Lavatory Sequence is only one of a number of weird sporting occasions organised by the Inexperienced Occasions firm
A competitor plunges into the muddy depths on the Waen Rhydd lavatory, round a mile out of the city of Llanwrtyd Wells
‘For spectators, there are many meals stalls, a bouncy fortress, stay music and loads of actual ale and cider (as you’d anticipate from an occasion birthed within the native pub).’
The World Lavatory Sequence is only one of a number of weird sporting occasions organised by Inexperienced Occasions firm across the Llanwrtyd Wells space yearly.
Their inaugural occasion, the world well-known Man versus Horse race, started in 1980.
Sian Andrews with a beaming smile as she takes half within the Impolite Well being World Bogsnorkelling Championships
A competitor has assist along with her snorkel earlier than participating within the Impolite Well being World Lavatory Snorkelling Championships
