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Nice swim at Tolsta Head (Giordail) beach this morning with Ally, Susan, Louise and Nikki. So much good swimming to be had here. Today we kept it to round the sea stacks and back to the pier. Duckman was saying 7.2 degrees average.

30/3/2019

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Bit of a current going on this morning at Coll Beach but was still good to slog it out on the way up as was easier on the way back. Duckman was saying 7.6 degrees average. 2.5k @ 54 mins

28/3/2019

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Bit of an overcast morning today but it was still good to get out for a lap of Coll Beach. Looking forward to the clocks changing so can get out earlier. Duckman was saying 6.7 degrees average. 2.6km @ 50 minutes.

26/3/2019

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Saturday Morning Drench - 23.03.2019

23/3/2019

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What a Spring morning for a swim. Very changeable weather with some bonkers waves. You could feel the power of the spring tide, still it was good to get out in the sea for a bit. The weather wasn't putting Katia, Susan or Ep off. Duckman was saying 6.7 degrees.

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A few photo's from this morning's swim at Coll Beach. Sea was pretty calm for a change. Duckman was saying 6.9 degrees average. 2.6km @ 50 mins

20/3/2019

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Hebridean Sea Swimmers Sunday morning splash with Lindsey Cole - 17.03.2019

17/3/2019

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Lindsey Cole met up with some of the Hebridean Sea Swimmers group this morning for a splash in the sea at Garry beach. Waves were fun and was great to see the Helicopter out doing some training. Duckman was saying 7.2 degrees average. Lindsey is travelling around different swimming communities whilst raising money for Crisis, the Homeless Charity. You can donate to Lindsey's chosen charity via her JustGiving Page:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dippingtoscotland?fbclid=IwAR0y7zEia1ZWwFrOHvO1A3llzjbLx5SvccYkmDH5BbnA21T9Znt-kacEBMc

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Photo's from quick tour round some of Lewis with Lindsey Cole - 16.03.2019

16/3/2019

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Photo's from quick tour round some of Lewis (Bernera Bridge, Bosta Beach, Callanish Stones & the Broch) with Lindsey Cole. Lindsey is travelling around different swimming communities whilst raising money for Crisis, the Homeless Charity. You can donate to Lindsey's chosen charity via her JustGiving Page:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dippingtoscotland

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A few photo's from this mornings 10 minute dook at Coll Beach. Tide was nice and far out, just the way I don't like it :) Duckman was saying 6.2 degrees. Plenty of gulls and 1 seal...

15/3/2019

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Wednesday Morning Dook with Mhairi at Coll Beach this morning. We were in for about 5-10 minutes. Nice and invigorating for sure. Duckman was saying 5.9 degrees. Great morning for it and well worth the effort.

13/3/2019

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Couple of laps at Coll Beach this morning. Intended to do more but it felt more cold than usual. Duckman was saying 5 degrees in the shallows and 6 degrees further out. 5.2k @ 1hr50mins...

10/3/2019

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Good workout swim this morning before work. 30 minutes up the way, 20 minutes back. Duckman was saying 6 degrees average. Birds and planes for company. 2.5k @ 50 minutes...

8/3/2019

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Pre work wetsuit swim at Coll beach this morning. Wavy Davey for sure. Had time to get to the river and back. Duckman was saying 6.8 degrees average. 2.4k @ 56 mins

6/3/2019

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Sunday Afternoon Swim - 03.03.2019

3/3/2019

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Nipped down to Coll beach this afternoon to finish off the Polar Bear Challenge set by the Devon & Cornwall Wild Swimming Group, swimming twice a month from November to March with no wetsuit with a total of at least 5k. Duckman was saying 8.2 degrees on average, the joys of swimming later in the day. 1k @ 24 minutes.

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Good turn out this morning with Louise, Susan and Nikki coming for a swim. It's a great way to start off the day and there was even a decent wave or 3. Duckman was saying 7.6 degrees average. Polar Bear Challenge #1 for March: 700 metres @ 17 minutes.

1/3/2019

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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 1000 members. I regularly meet up with visiting swimmers as I love to freely show off our Islands stunning swim locations.

SwimCamping and SwimHiking are my new adventures and having such an amazing playground on my doorstep is fantastic, double bagging my kit into the Lomo waterproof rucksack and swimming to an island for an overnight stay or longer is just the best.

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