"Dai Jones takes the plunge ... and hundreds of Welsh farmers could follow, says Mansel Jones

ADULT swimming classes across rural Wales could be inundated in the new year following the Christmas holiday screening of an S4C series in which genial farmer and TV presenter Dai Jones attempts to conquer one of his greatest fears %u2013 water.

When Dai learned to ski in the hilarious S4C series Dai ar y Piste in 1994, skiing holidays became immensely popular among the Welsh farming and rural community. Now he's trying to learn to swim we can expect a similar reaction.

'There's a feeling among the viewers that 'if Dai can do it, so can I', explains the 64-year-old presenter, best known for his highly popular countryside series on S4C, Cefn Gwlad, which is about to go into its 26th year."

(Via Dai aims to prove he can beat phobia - icWales: .)

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