Loch Morar
Loch Morar is a freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km², and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m.
Open Water Swimming
List of swimmers who have completed solo unassisted swims of the 18.8 km (11.7 mile) length of Loch Morar, between Morar and Oban Bothy:
- Morag Hughes in 12 hours 31 minutes in 2014 — the first person in history to complete this crossing.
- Helen Beveridge in 8 hours 32 minutes 27 seconds on 20 July 2016, recognised by the BLDSA.
- Phia Steyn in 7 hours 2 minutes on 29 May 2018.[1]
- Philip Hodges in 6 hours 31 minutes 37 seconds on 17 September 2020, recognised by the BLDSA.
Relay Crossings
- Scottish Squids completed a BLDSA-recognised relay crossing, Morar to Oban Bothy, on 28 August 2022 in 7 hours 3 minutes 5 seconds.
- Two Thistles (Zoe Laird and Helen Beveridge) completed a BLDSA-recognised relay crossing, Oban Bothy to Morar, on 28 August 2022 in 9 hours 54 minutes 2 seconds.
Challenges
Loch Morar is part of two swim challenges spanning Scotland's great lochs: the Muckle Four, a swim across Scotland's four largest freshwater lochs by surface area, depth and volume (Loch Lomond, Loch Morar — the deepest of the four — Loch Ness and Loch Awe); and the Triple Crown of Loch Monster Swims, a swim across Scotland's three "monster" lochs (Loch Ness, home of Nessie; Loch Morar, home of Morag; and Loch Lochy, home of Lizzie).
References
- ↑ The Four Big Yins, Robert Hamilton, LinkedIn Pulse.
