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A view of the Outdoor Swimming Society's annual Bantham Swoosh looking down the river Avon towards the finish at Bantham Beach/Credit: OSS

A celebration of swimming: the wild and wonderful Bantham Swoosh

Swimmers took to the chilly waters of the River Avon estuary in Devon last weekend to take part in the Bantham Swoosh - a 6km wild swim to the sea organised by the Outdoor Swimming Society. Carys Matthews takes on the challenge...

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