PLENTY PEOPLE BRAVED the elements this morning for a traditional Christmas Day swim to start the festivities.
Alan Heffernan was at the Forty Foot.
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As was John Crowe.
Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire/Press Association Images
Photographer Karl Martini was on hand to capture some of the swimmers when they came out of the water.
You can view the rest of Karl's images and his other work here at his website, karlmartini.com – and we’ve got a taster for you here.