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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Laura Webster

Extreme adventurer breaks record for longest ever open swim in Loch Ness

Extreme adventurer Ross Edgley

EXTREME adventurer Ross Edgley has broken the record for the longest ever open water swim in Loch Ness.

Spending 52 hours and 39 minutes covering approximately 79km in the loch, Edgley swam continuously without touching land or a boat for a continuous period of more than two days and nights – enduring temperatures as low as 5C.

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