📜 Unique annual Welsh sporting event, takes place in Llanwrtyd Wells. 🔍 Competitors snorkel through a 180-foot trench in a peat bog. # Why Go 🏊‍♀️ Unique and challenging endurance event 🎉 Fun atmosphere with fancy dress encouraged 🌍 Attracts international participants 🎶 Live music, food, and drink for spectators 🌱 Raises awareness for environmental importance of peat bogs 🏅 Chance to become a World Champion # Why Avoid 👃 Fetid, jet-black bog waters 💦 Muddy and potentially cold conditions ⚙️ Requires snorkel and flippers # Tips 🤿 Wetsuit is encouraged but not required. 🚌 Free shuttle bus runs from town square to the bog. 🗓️ Online entries close 7 days before, but you can enter on the day. # Cost 💰 Small charge for parking; charity places available with £150 sponsorship. # Hours 🕒 Annually in August, typically on a Sunday, starting around 10 am.