Thousands take to the sea in Saundersfoot in fancy dress for the New Year's Day Swim 2024
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00:02 Thank you so much, thank you so much.
00:05 There we are as they make their way off.
00:08 I'm about to introduce to you the person who is going to be starting this room this year.
00:15 Please welcome on stage our former chairman of community council here in Sordersvedt,
00:22 Mr. Martin Williams. Give him a nice big round of applause.
00:27 Martin, do you know what? It never ceases to amaze me.
00:32 You said, I made a speech for you at St. Brides back in the summer for the presentation night
00:38 when it was announced that you were retiring from the swim along with Stephen, your son.
00:44 Stephen is over there flapping like a chicken during the timing and you are here
00:50 constantly badgering me every time saying you can't leave it alone, love.
00:55 No, but it's the village. It's all about the village.
01:00 Chris is taking over. He's done a phenomenal job.
01:03 Everybody, his new committee are up and running, outstanding.
01:09 Martin, you've been doing this for 39 years. Does it ruin your Christmas or do you look forward to it?
01:16 I can hear that.
01:18 Oh, okay. It doesn't matter. Mr. Martin, you were a former school teacher, weren't you?
01:22 Yes.
01:24 And what did you teach?
01:26 Maths.
01:27 Okay. So 14 times 9.
01:30 Oh, too late.
01:32 Too late. Oh, dear me. He didn't like that, did he?
01:35 Anyway, listen, give Martin a nice big round of applause
01:39 because he's going to start the swim with a countdown and a wave of the flag.
01:45 Now, looking at the crowd here, this is the biggest I have ever seen in my 30 years of campaigning.
01:56 Yeah, you should clap yourself. You really should.
02:01 It is just, where I'm standing, it's phenomenal. I've never seen anything like it.
02:07 And it goes right back into the back of the village.
02:10 Anyway, I hope you have a good day today. All the pubs will be open, of course.
02:15 If you fancy a bit of a disco, I'll be doing a disco over the sports club later on this afternoon.
02:22 All the 70s, 80s, 90s, I'll be doing that. That's at the sports club.
02:27 Right, well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I think it's almost nearly half past.
02:36 Gentlemen, we are seconds away.
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03:12 Ladies and gentlemen, here comes the countdown.
03:15 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
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