Thousands of Dutch bathers — some wearing orange bobble hats — braved the cold North Sea for a traditional New Year's Day plunge.
It happened in Scheveningen and the custom is thought to date back to the 1960s. Today the event is held as a charity fundraiser with each swimmer required to buy a ticket.
According to the event organisers, 10,000 people took part in the Scheveningen plunge
They endured water temperatures of 7℃.
More than 60 thousand people were expected to take part in similar events at 24 locations across the Netherlands.
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