Hardy souls brave North Sea for New Year's dive
(7 Jan 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Ostend - 7 January 2023 1. Wide of people warming up before New Year swim, jumping on sand 2. Wide of people starting running towards the sea 3. Various of people entering sea 4. Various of people in sea 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Brenda Droesbeke, swim participant: “Cold water is good for health. It is good for blood circulation, our skin, it is good for the skin but also for mental health, for the discipline, it is very good.” 6. Close of man warming up to enter sea 7. Mid of people hugging each other before swim 8. Mid of two men with banner in background reading (English): "Love" 9. Mid of group dressed in Santa costumes 10. SOUNDBITE (French) Loïc Wauters, swim participant: “The cold does not make you sick, bacteria and virus make you sick. So I am not afraid I'll get sick today.” 11. People in sea 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ilse de Bock, swim participant: “It feels great, fantastic, awesome, you cannot explain it. It is a feeling you have to do it, you have to try it, you have to do it.” 13. Woman in sea holding dog 14. Various of people in sea STORYLINE: Thousands of people braved the cold of the North Sea on Saturday as they took a part in an annual New Year swim off the Belgian coast. More than 3,000 people celebrated the start of new year with a dive into the chilly waters off a beach in the coastal city of Ostend. "It feels great, fantastic, awesome, you cannot explain it," said Ilse de Bock after taking the plunge into the cold waters. "It is a feeling you have to do it, you have to try it." =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
