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Loch Leven Wild Swimmers Report ‘Loch Was Almost Bearable’ During Bright Spells

Temperature reaches 'cold' from usual 'absolutely not'.

Loch Leven, briefly less freezing.

Loch Leven, briefly less freezing. Photo: June Hodge, “Loch Leven, Kinross 1994 - geograph.org.uk - 2157025”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

KINROSS — Wild swimmers at Loch Leven said the water was “almost bearable” on Thursday, upgrading it from “absolutely not” to “cold”.

“For the first time I could feel my feet for nearly a minute,” said a regular swimmer. “Then I couldn’t. But it was a lovely minute.”

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