More than 30 brave swimmers will be taking the plunge into freezing cold water on New Year's Day as they commit to swimming outdoors every single day throughout January.

The January Daily Dip 2022 will start with a swim at Yorkshire's Highest Beach on January 1, and there won’t be a wetsuit in sight.

Instead, there'll be a sea of red swimming cossies, bobble hats and huge smiles.

The January Daily Dip is part of Crisis UK’s Icebreaker Challenge, and raises money to help support the vital work of the UK’s leading organisation fighting the growing problem of homelessness.

The team of swimmers comes from all over the UK but most of them will be swimming in the stunning lakes, millponds, rivers and waterfalls of Yorkshire and the Lake District. 

This is the fifth year of the January Daily Dip which, so far, has raised a total of nearly £80,000.

This year the team will be trying to break last year’s record fundraiser of £47,000.

Last year's Daily Dip saw a record number of ice-swims and some amazing special surprises including an icy opera solo, shape-shifting with a reservoir-sized sheet of ice and a synchronised swimming performance. 

The January Daily Dip will kick-off with a swim at Gaddings Dam (AKA Britain's Highest Beach) - a specially designated swimming reservoir on the moors above Todmorden, and members of the Calderdale part of the team will take to the water at 11am.

There will be other kick-off swims in the Lakes, Dales and beyond too.

January Daily Dip founder Jamima Latimer said: “lt’s very fitting, but also sadly poignant, that we are raising awareness of homelessness in this way.

"In England alone, more than 200,000 households are facing the worst forms of homelessness.

"Many of them are living on the streets or in cold and damp temporary or insecure accommodation.

"We see the January Daily Dip as a daily vigil into the cold - something to remind ourselves, and others, that no-one should be homeless in the UK in 2022.

"So many people are taking up outdoor swimming and we can't believe how many people have joined the challenge.

"But we know swimming every day in January isn't for everyone.

"So, we'd like to encourage anyone who wants to support us to stay warm and donate via our Just Giving page."

Chief Executive of Crisis, Jon Sparkes, said: "We're immensely grateful to the Daily Dip team for once again signing up to our Icebreaker challenge and pledging to raise money to help prevent and end homelessness for good.

"The amount of money they're raised over the years is incredible and their efforts continue to make a huge difference, showing people experiencing homelessness they're not alone."