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Two swimmers warm up in an improvised sauna during a winter bathing event at the Edersee lake near Hemfurth, central Germany. Around 60 swimmers stepped into the five degrees Celsius cold water and warmed up afterwards in a hot-tub and a sauna. AFP Photo
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A winter bather of the "Berlin Seals" poses in the four degrees Celsius cold water of the Orankesee lake during a new year's swimming event in Berlin. AFP Photo
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Members of the Berliner Seehunde (Berlin Seals) ice swimmers club take a dip in Oranke Lake during their traditional New Years swimming event in Berlin. Reuters Photo
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A lifeguard swimmer lays in a steaming hot-tub during a winter bathing event at the Edersee lake near Hemfurth, central Germany. Around 60 swimmers stepped into the five degrees Celsius cold water and warmed up afterwards in a hot-tub and a sauna. AFP Photo
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New Year party revellers and holidaymakers gather on the North Pier swimming pool during New year festivities in Durban. AFP Photo
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Men, women and children run into the North Sea during a winter bathing event on the island of Borkum, northern Germany. Around 150 swimmers stepped into the six degrees Celsius cold water. AFP Photo
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New year's swimmers present their costumes as they take part in a winter bathing event at the Edersee lake near Hemfurth, central Germany. AFP Photo
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Winter bathers of the "Berlin Seals" association pose in the four degrees Celsius cold water of the Orankesee lake during a new year's swimming event in Berlin. AFP Photo
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Winter bathers of the "Berlin Seals" pose in the four degrees Celsius cold water of the Orankesee lake during a new year's swimming event in Berlin. AFP Photo
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