Growing up by the seaside, I've always been familiar with the New Year's Day swim tradition. Each year, crowds gather on the cliffside to watch as brave swimmers take on the cold waves for charity.

Click on the image below to see a gallery of images from the well-supported event Members of the Cahore Inshore Rescue hit the water during the Cahore New Years Day Swim in aid of the Cahore ...

(L-R), Liam Gallagher, Natasha Arkinson, Fionn Gallagher and Keith Curley at the New Year's Swim at Rosses Point in aid of North West Hospice. (L-R), Eamon Keane, Ann Conway, Ruth Flanagan and ...

Hundreds of brave people are set to take part in the Hornsea Inshore Rescue's fourteenth annual fun 'swim'. Taking place on New Year's Day at 12 noon, the independent life boat, flood rescue and ...