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Bog Snorkeling (also with Mountain Bikes!)
The premier Bog Snorkeling event is held in August each year along the dense Waen Rhydd Peat bog near Llanwrtyd Wells, in Powys, Wales. The event was conceived in 2001 as a tourist attraction for this small town.
The race is along a 55 m (60 yard) bog trench, in which the contestants must complete two lengths. Conventional swimming strokes are not allowed, thoug snorkels and flippers are mandatory, and wet suits are optional but advisable. There are competitions in mens, ladies and junior categories, which attract up to 150 entrants.
In recent years they have added other events, held in the month before the Bog Snorkeling in the same bog - Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling and Bog Triathlon events. Rider compete on specially prepared mountain bikes. In 2009, Bryan Evans from Bridgend in South Wales set a new world record in the World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships. He completed the two lengths of the 135-foot murky bog in 54.91 seconds to put himself into the Guinness Book of World Records
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