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First pre work 5k swim in a while at Coll Beach. Thanks to Laura for joining me on the 1st lap & to Angus for company on the 2nd lap. Duckman was saying an more than tropical 12.2 degrees average. 5k @ 83 minutes.

30/5/2017

Great way to start my birthday with an early morning dook down at Coll Beach. Sea was like a mill-pond.Thanks to Laura for keeping me company & the gifts & well done on a new PB too. Duckman was saying a water bubbling 11.8 degrees average

26/5/2017

Great morning for a pre work swim with Angus, Laura & Elly. Tide was in, so less walking and the sea conditions were good too. Duckman was saying a more than toasty 10.5 degrees average. Would like to have had the time to do another lap....

25/5/2017

Good burst down at Coll Beach this morning with Mark Doug. Sea was more or less like a mill pond. Duckman was saying an average of 9.1 degrees.

23/5/2017

Good swim at Coll Beach this morning with Iain. Bumpy conditions but good fun all the same. Well done to Iain for smashing his previous personal best by 15 minutes. Duckman was saying an average of 10.8 degrees. Bumped into Elspeth, Megan and Dee on t

21/5/2017

Last minute decision to go swimming this morning. Was a good choice to make. Tide out at Coll Beach. Duckman was saying an average of 9.4 degrees.

19/5/2017

Mid-week swim with Ed at Coll Beach this evening. Against the current on the way up and lumpy on the way back. Duckman was saying an average of 10.8 degrees.

17/5/2017

Good workout swim session at the Braighe this morning with Ed, Laura & Iain. Got first jellyfish sting of the season :) Duckman was saying 11 degrees average.

14/5/2017

Good turnout for the Sprint Tri training session today. Thanks to Back Football and Recreation Club for letting us use the facilities and also to Neil for the RIB support. Nice weather and Duckman was saying a tropical 11 degrees in the sea.

13/5/2017

Good swim at Coll Beach this morning with Laura & Elly. Bit tough against the current on the way up, so easier on the way back. Duckman was saying an average of 9.5 degrees

11/5/2017

Once I had got the frost of the windscreen of the camper to drive down to the beach, had a cracking swim at Coll. Beautiful morning and an invigorating way to start the day. Duckman was saying an average of 9.1 degrees. Think someone lost a doll too

9/5/2017

Fantastic turnout for the first W.I.T.C. sea swimming training session today, with 9 of us being there. Conditions were pretty tough down at Coll Beach, but everyone did really well. Duckman was saying an almost tropical 9.9 degrees on average.

7/5/2017

Another cracking morning for a swim. Bit tough on the way back. Thanks to Laura & Angus for coming along. Bit of wind chill coming out compared to the other days this week. Duckman was saying 9.7 average. Almost double figures

4/5/2017

Fantastic conditions at Coll Beach this morning. Had a great swim with Mark & Scott. Norma & Megan were getting out as we were starting. Duckman was saying a tropical high of 9.5 average. Fab way to start the day off. Spot the Seal.

2/5/2017

Cracking way to start May off with a skins swim (had wetsuit socks on-find it easier to walk across the beach in) down at Coll Beach this morning before work. Duckman was saying an amazing 9 degrees on average, which is no bad for 7am

1/5/2017

Colin S Macleod

Thanks for visiting my blog!

I've been a swimmer all my life and over the last several years I've done many challenging open water swims for charity all around our Islands which include the Sound of Barra & the Sound of Harris and both the Little & the Big Minch Channels to name a few.

Having a real passion for open water swimming, I spend a lot of my spare time looking for and discovering amazing new swim spots around the Islands.

I set up The Hebridean Sea Swimmers group in 2011 for all swimmers that live in or visit The Hebrides and it now has over 800 members. I regularly meet up with visiting swimmers as I love to freely show off our Islands stunning swim locations.

I am a qualified STA Swim Coach and RLSS Lifeguard and have years of experience and great local knowledge of the islands environment.

Swim Camping is my new adventure and having such an amazing playground on my doorstep is fantastic, putting the kit into my Lomo waterproof rucksack and swimming to an island for an overnight stay is just the best.

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