📜 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.