Serpentine Ladies Swim Loch Ness In Aid of Afghan Mother and Child Rescue

Thank You

The Serpentine Ladies relay team would like to thank the following people and organisations - without these people who live and work around Loch Ness, this swim would not have been possible.

The RNLI, especially Michael Armitage, the former head of the RNLI at Drumnadrochit, who was instrumental in making the swim happen.

The Serpentine Bar and Kitchen in Hyde Park for their sponsorship of the swimming costumes.

Martin Douglas, Crew Member/Lifeboat Press Officer for the Loch Ness Lifeboat. He and his colleagues have been extremely helpful advising us on safety and has helped us out with sourcing equipment.

The local Red Cross has donated the use of hand held radios. Linda Ross from the local Red Cross chapter has also been an invaluable advisor on local swimming knowledge.

The local guide and pilot is Tom Kent. He just retired last month from British Waterways after thirty years of service. He is donating all his time and fuel and will be piloting the boat for the relay team.

The BLDSA observer is Juan Warshawsky, he swam the Moray Firth for a local hospital charity last September and is a very experienced open water swimmer.

We Would Also Like To Thank

Jenny MacKenzie - of the Old Pier House in Fort Augustus - for a fantastic place to stay while we weren't swimming

Nairns - for supplying a case of oatcakes

Graeme Carruthers - for the Wallace Cameron First Aid kit

Stanfords - for supplying us with OS maps of Loch Ness and area.

Gem Ro - for her design skills and online support with the website.

Danny Jon and Piera Constantini Scala for their photography.

Ian MacAlpine-Leny - The Stable Doddington

Henrietta Fergusson - of the Killiecrankie House Hotel

King Malcolm Hotel, Dumfermline