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Britain’s quirky World Bog Snorkeling Championships kicks off with flippers, snorkeling gear, and a giant toad

The last world record-holder of the UK race swam through 2 lengths of 60-yard slime in 1 minute, 18 seconds

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Intrepid athletes donned snorkels and slithered through slime on Sunday during one of Britain’s quirkiest sporting events: the World Bog Snorkeling Championships.

The annual competition in the tiny town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, sees competitors race to complete two lengths of a 60-yard water-filled trench cut through a peat bog. They can use flippers on their feet, but conventional swimming strokes are banned.

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Competitor in bog snorkeling

Competitors take part in a World Bog Snorkeling in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, on Aug 27, 2023.  (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

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Some contestants accessorized their snorkels, masks and flippers with more flamboyant touches -- one carried a giant plastic toad on their head, another had a bathing cap adorned with flowers. Spectators also got in on the fun, with two wearing pink cardboard boxes proclaiming them to be limited edition bog-snorkeling Barbie and Ken.

Competitors at the 35th annual contest were hoping to beat the time of current world record-holder Neil Rutter, who won in 1 minute, 18 seconds in 2018.