1/09/2010

Swimmers brave cold snap in Hyde Park lake

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Swimmers prepare to enter the freezing waters of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London January 8, 2010. Temperatures in parts of Britain plummeted to below minus 21 C overnight, with forecasters predicting no let up in the cold snap as widespread icy conditions continued to cause disruption on Friday.

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Swimmer Julian Guy breaks the ice to make more room for other swimmers in the Serpentine in Hyde Park in central London January 8, 2010.

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British Conservative MP Edward Leigh reacts as he enters the freezing waters of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London January 8, 2010.

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Anne McAlpine (L) and Ian Studdart take a dip in the freezing waters of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London January 8, 2010.

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A woman smiles as she climbs out of the freezing waters of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London January 8, 2010.

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Swimmers prepare to enter the freezing water of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London January 8, 2010. Temperatures in parts of Britain plummeted to below minus 21 C overnight, with forecasters predicting no let up in the cold snap as widespread icy conditions continued to cause disruption on Friday.
(Agencies)

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