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Colin S Macleod
HEBSEASWIMMER - A HEBRIDEAN SWIM ADVENTURER

Tuesday Morning Skins Swim - 30.04.2019

30/4/2019

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Nice way to finish off April, with a 5k skins swim, first decent distance in trunks this year. Love the feeling of doing all the work yourself. Also noticed a few crabs on the go, so time to watch your feet in the water. Duckman was saying 9 degrees average. 5k@ 1hr53mins
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Photo's from this mornings swim at Coll beach. Sea was mostly like a millpond. Jaffa cakes were melting in the tow float training pouch. Duckman was saying 10 degrees average. 15k @ 5hrs15mins

27/4/2019

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Couple of laps of Coll Beach this morning before work. Bit overcast which I prefer for swimming. Duckman was saying 9.3 degrees average. 5k @ 1hr45mins.

25/4/2019

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pre work 5k swim at Coll beach this morning. Quite a nice sky to be watching as I was swimming. Duckman was saying 9 degrees average. 5k @ 1hr40mins

23/4/2019

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10k wetsuit swim at Coll beach this morning. Thanks to Craig for coming along for the first lap. Duckman was saying 8.4 degrees on average. Conditions got worse as the laps went on. 10.5k @ 3hrs40mins.

21/4/2019

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Thursday evening dook - 18.04.2019

18/4/2019

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Had to be done. A spin down to Garry beach for a swim through the sea stack. Met Brian, recently moved to the island and is working in a local garage. Always great to meet a fellow swimmer. Duckman was saying 11.5 degrees inshore. Colder further out. No wetsuit required..
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First 10k of the year. The Braighe was flat calm. Plenty of seals up near Joe's house. Duckman was saying 8 degrees average. Thanks to John Dyer for stopping by and taking pic's and video. 10k @ 3hrs26mins

10/4/2019

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Saturday Morning Swim at Coll Beach this morning. Duckman was saying 7.4 degrees on average. 3 laps. 7.5k @ 2hrs43mins.

6/4/2019

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Bit of a lively sea this morning at Coll beach. Thanks to Ally for the company. Only had time for 1 lap, then to river and back before work. Duckman was saying 6 degrees average. 4.5k @ 1hr33mins

5/4/2019

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Had time for a couple of laps of the beach this morning before work. Sand was frozen and the sea was cold in places, mostly near the rivers. Grand start to the day. Duckman was saying 6.4 degrees. 5km @ 1hr40mins

2/4/2019

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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.

    Feel free to get in touch via the contact forms at the top of the page.​

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