These incredible photos show wild swimmers from the Sheffield Outdoor Plungers – or SOUP for short – braving the elements this morning to swim in the snow at Crookes Valley Park.
5. Ready to take the plunge
The water on January 14 at Crookes Valley Park was 3.1 degrees Photo: John Anderson
6. "A mental reset for your brain..."
Mel Rogers says her mental health has improved so much since she began wild swimming in Sheffield Photo: John Anderson
7. Steeling for an icy swim
The swimmers headed to Crookes Valley Park in Sheffield at 11am today, as the snow continued to fall Photo: John Anderson
8. Ice swimming...
"It was like swimming in a slush puppy!" said Mel Rogers, who has been wild swimming at Crookes Valley Park in Sheffield since last summer Photo: John Anderson