New Year's Day swim 2026 in pictures as hundreds descend into ice-cold waters
Hundreds of people have taken to the seas around the UK to participate in the New Year's Day swim - many seen donning special outfits before spilling into the water
Swimmers in Southend-on-Sea came in fancy dress for their dip(Image:PA)
The New Year's dip is a hundred-year-old tradition that sees people enter even the coldest waters off the coast of Scotland(Image:Katielee Arrowsmith / SWNS)
Pictures show people struggling with the desperate cold after entering the water in Gosport, Hampshire(Image:Paul Jacobs/pictureexclusive.com)