I saw this mentioned on the BBc website last week, and had to visit the event on Sunday. A truly useless and eccentric event, which appeals to me greatly.
Peatland's Park is a nice spot, the train that chugs round was free yesterday which was a bonus. I didn't hang around to see the winner, once you have seen one or two bog snorkellers the novelty wears off slightly. A couple of the characters competing looked like they had been on a session and hadn't been to bed, a mouthful of bog water didn't seem to agree with one in particular who bowed out half way up. He cllimbed out and replaced his snorkel with a tin of Miller....that's the type of commitment to a sport i like.