Cybermen swimming cap

A competitor wearing a Doctor Who Cybermen cap competes in the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at the Tooting Bec lido in London. Photo: Kieran Doherty / Reuters

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flappy

You must be trying to turn Cory on.
Owen

Delete the other competitors. Victory is assured.
Forteto

Upgrade Complete.
muteboy

Correction: in the FREEZING, HUGE Tooting Bec Lido. It’s unheated, and very big. Even in the height of a hot summer, it’ll shock you. Great though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooting_Bec_Lido
KanedaJones

dang ever since the cyberman re design I thought of making a luche libre mask that matched this but better for staying on while jumping off a top turnstyle.

never did get to it.

Darth Vader is another good mask to make lol
Daemon

You know, they never did explain what happened to the real cybermen, as opposed to the alternate-reality ones.
Anonymous

Damn. I was supposed to be there. I had my costume ready. (And all my cold water training done). A mix up in booking the flight tickets got me kicked off a Ryanair flight despite empty seats.
Anonymous

Tooting Bec lido. Tooting Bec lido. Tooting Bec lido.
Thanks Rob. That is the best name ever for a pool.
rasputinaxp

Need this.