2003 Photo Contest, Sports, 3rd prize
Photographer

Andrew Buurman

Eyevine

25 December, 2002

Participants line up for the start of the Peter Pan Cup, a 100-yard race swum every Christmas morning. This annual highlight is named after a trophy presented in 1903 by J.M. Barrie, author of 'Peter Pan'. Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club meet every Saturday morning, regardless of weather conditions, for a dip in the Serpentine Lake in London's Hyde Park. If the lake has frozen over, they break a hole in the ice, and then go for a swim. The club was founded in 1864 and includes members from all walks of life and levels of experience, ranging from people in their twenties to those in their eighties.

About the photographer

Andrew Buurman

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