On this day… december 25, 1864

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On this day… December 25, 1864

The Serpentine Swimming Club’s chilly Christmas Da

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Country Life Magazine

24 December, 2024

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It’s New Year’s Day. It is literally freezing. I’m soaking wet, wearing a skimpy tri-suit and hurtling downhill at 65kmh. I absently wonder if my nipples or my fingers will fall off first. I question

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Into my penguin suit and off to the Royal Automobile Club on London’s Pall Mall to enjoy Motor Sport UK’s Night of Champions, where the championship winners of 2025 were to be celebrated. If you think