Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

On Stage 3 of the 5-part International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup circuit, there was a hat competition at the 5th Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships in Skellefteå, Sweden.

200 swimmers from 16 countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Germany, France, New Zealand, Austria, Brazil, Britain, Denmark, France, Russia, Poland, Canada and Spain) were represented – but this swimmer was our favorite.

Photo by Olaf Schneider.

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