:00:10. > :00:21.Swimming is a great way to keep fit and what better place to do it than
:00:22. > :00:25.the scenery here, is beautiful. Mass participation, doing something, when
:00:26. > :00:27.you tell people about it they think you are crazy and you are like yeah,
:00:28. > :00:42.it's crazy. you are crazy and you are like yeah,
:00:43. > :00:46.makes it. Just swim. I lost my dad 11 years tomorrow and he used to do
:00:47. > :00:52.a lot of swimming so when I am out there it is like I am with him
:00:53. > :00:57.again. It is a sense of freedom, you are not surrounded by people, you
:00:58. > :01:00.are in the outdoors. Being able to be in the water, you see the
:01:01. > :01:02.environment from a completely different angle and you fall in love
:01:03. > :01:22.with the place all over again. Loch Lomond. Britain's largest
:01:23. > :01:26.freshwater lake. Nestled between Glasgow to the south and the
:01:27. > :01:32.Highlands to the North 50% of Scotland's population lives within
:01:33. > :01:37.an hours drive. It's sprinkled with over 30 islands, home to 15 native
:01:38. > :01:44.species of fish and eye-popping lead deep in places. A perfect setting.
:01:45. > :01:48.2016 is the third year at the Great Scottish Swim has been held that
:01:49. > :01:53.this location were mass participants can rub shoulders with Olympians and
:01:54. > :01:55.world champions. An inspirational backdrop for swimmers of all
:01:56. > :02:00.abilities pushing themselves were all sorts of reasons. The water is a
:02:01. > :02:04.sprightly 16 degrees but you could not have a better place to swim
:02:05. > :02:08.could you? I will be on the boat all day bringing you the up close action
:02:09. > :02:12.from the elite races over one mile and I will also try to stop some
:02:13. > :02:17.other swimmers when they are doing half-mile, one mile or two miles to
:02:18. > :02:21.see what their thoughts are. And I will be grabbing them as they come
:02:22. > :02:25.out of the water at the finish line. Every one of the 3000 swimmers each
:02:26. > :02:29.have their own special reasons for swimming here today and we will
:02:30. > :02:33.bring you some of the stories. Coming up we have the elite women's
:02:34. > :02:39.race where Kerri-Anne Payne that will be looking to go one better
:02:40. > :02:43.than last year. The favourite for the elite men's race will be Jack
:02:44. > :02:47.Burnell who was controversially disqualified and Rio. As well as the
:02:48. > :02:52.elite athletes there are thousands of amateur swimmers taking part. We
:02:53. > :02:56.will hear from local park ranger Beverley on how swimming has
:02:57. > :03:01.enhanced her love of this fantastic countryside. And we talked to two
:03:02. > :03:05.inspirational participants whose health has been transformed by
:03:06. > :03:11.taking to the water. Before all of that lets go back for a moment.
:03:12. > :03:16.Because the Great Scottish Swim actually started yesterday with a
:03:17. > :03:21.gruelling ten case when and new Aqua fun event, surely one for only the
:03:22. > :03:26.finest of athletes? Or maybe not, this is the swim run, 800 metres
:03:27. > :03:30.swim and a five run over hilly terrain and I just found out, it
:03:31. > :03:35.should be good fun for some but not for me. 800 metres might not sound
:03:36. > :03:41.that long but when you see the course stretching out in front of
:03:42. > :03:45.you it certainly feels it. 200 people decided to give it a go and
:03:46. > :03:52.what a beautiful Friday evening we were greeted by. It's called!
:03:53. > :04:10.Beautiful but refreshing. This is very lovely. What a lovely
:04:11. > :04:14.evening. It might have been a lovely evening but I must confess I found
:04:15. > :04:17.the swimming tough going and I was glad to reach the end of the
:04:18. > :04:29.half-mile course relatively unscathed. That was horrific. I
:04:30. > :04:34.would much prefer a cup of tea and a big slice of cake. The swimmers
:04:35. > :04:41.followed by the run which takes part in the country park. I will stop and
:04:42. > :04:45.talk to you. This is actually OK, the swimming is terrible, really
:04:46. > :04:47.uncomfortable. This is all right. Almost at the top of the climb. Look
:04:48. > :05:01.at that view. Isn't that glorious. That's when on a beautiful night,
:05:02. > :05:07.only 800 metres swimming I found it really difficult, got into a panic
:05:08. > :05:10.and it wasn't good. But the running was much better. The people doing
:05:11. > :05:15.the main event here on Saturday are in for some fun, it is great. I'm
:05:16. > :05:19.going for a cup of tea. Congratulations to all my fellow
:05:20. > :05:26.swim runners and a special mention to Freddie Mercury was runner-up in
:05:27. > :05:29.the women's event aged just 14. Saturday morning and plenty of
:05:30. > :05:33.spectators were up and about early ready to support the swimmers taking
:05:34. > :05:39.part in the remaining events held over half a mile, one mile, two mile
:05:40. > :05:43.and five-day courses. Later on these guys will be sharing the water with
:05:44. > :05:50.some of the worlds best open water swimmers. But early starters got to
:05:51. > :05:58.swim with a famous face, one perhaps better known on dry land. One
:05:59. > :06:01.pursing looking relatively nervous is stern McCann, how are you
:06:02. > :06:08.feeling? Heading into Loch Lomond and a couple of minutes, you have
:06:09. > :06:12.done this before I understand? Yes, I did the Manchester swim at the
:06:13. > :06:17.beginning of July so I have done an open water swim but I am still
:06:18. > :06:22.feeling nervous. Looking at Loch Lomond, it is daunting. Apparently
:06:23. > :06:28.it is freezing. The nerves are starting to kick in but I'm also
:06:29. > :06:32.excited at the same time. You say it is freezing, it is about 16 degrees
:06:33. > :06:36.which in Scotland is basically a warm bath so it's not that bad. I
:06:37. > :06:41.was in there last night and it's not too bad. What's the attraction of
:06:42. > :06:45.open water swimming for you? I think it's a great incentive to get in
:06:46. > :06:51.shape, it's a bit different and you can challenge yourself. Looking into
:06:52. > :06:55.an event like this, it's a massive challenge and when I finished the
:06:56. > :07:00.one in Manchester the sense of achievement, completion, it was just
:07:01. > :07:04.a massive accomplishment. I felt really proud of myself. What would
:07:05. > :07:09.you say to people who have not done this before and watching it thinking
:07:10. > :07:13.they could not do it. I felt the same, I thought there was no way I
:07:14. > :07:19.would ever be able to do a mile swim but I did it and back again.
:07:20. > :07:23.Challenge yourself, it's such a fun day, so many people come down to
:07:24. > :07:30.support. It's trying something new and you get fit at the same time.
:07:31. > :07:37.What more can you want? Just do it. Thank you, enjoy today. I'm here
:07:38. > :07:42.with one of the 3000 swimmers who will be out there later on today,
:07:43. > :07:48.about to compete in the one mile swim Richard how do you feel? An
:07:49. > :07:55.hour or so to go so a little bit. You do every time. Tell us about
:07:56. > :08:02.yourself and why you are lucky to be swimming? I had a disease that is
:08:03. > :08:06.quite similar to leukaemia. After suffering with that for about a year
:08:07. > :08:11.and getting worse and worse they gave me a bone marrow transplant. It
:08:12. > :08:16.basically brought me back to life. Since the transplant you are
:08:17. > :08:25.competing in the world transplant games. I joined the transplant sport
:08:26. > :08:31.organisation and did the games in 2014. I came away with a couple of
:08:32. > :08:35.gold medals and a silver medal. Then I got a letter the following October
:08:36. > :08:39.offering me a place in the British team for the world games in
:08:40. > :08:44.Argentina. A couple of years previous to that you were very ill,
:08:45. > :08:49.exercise completely out the window, you don't know if you are going to
:08:50. > :08:52.survive and now you are competing for Great Britain at the World
:08:53. > :08:57.Championships. That's an incredible turnaround. If I had not been ill I
:08:58. > :09:01.would have not got seriously back into swimming and would never have
:09:02. > :09:05.been selected for a British team so effectively my gold medal is a
:09:06. > :09:11.consequence of me being ill. I would much rather be out there than I
:09:12. > :09:17.would in the swimming pool. I in the water, getting your head down and
:09:18. > :09:22.just swimming. Transplant sport is the organisation which organises
:09:23. > :09:26.these games also they promote people getting back into exercise after
:09:27. > :09:29.transplant and the most important side of it is donation. People need
:09:30. > :09:35.to be on donor registers. It was stem cells which gave me redrawn
:09:36. > :09:43.bone marrow. My donor is alive and well somewhere. I am able to swim
:09:44. > :09:51.and I can just about cover a mile. Swimming for me is basically, it
:09:52. > :09:56.saved my life in a way in the sense that I have a life. It's not just me
:09:57. > :10:01.living, I have a life. That is what is important. That is what our
:10:02. > :10:05.multiple medallist looks like from the world transplant games and it's
:10:06. > :10:13.great to see him here doing the great Scottish swim. How was it?
:10:14. > :10:22.Good, long, steady swim which I like. But she could sense it was a
:10:23. > :10:32.beautiful environment. Yeah. What an achievement, well done. Thank you.
:10:33. > :10:46.How's it going? Are you enjoying it? I am. What distance are you doing?
:10:47. > :10:52.Five? You are a veteran? I have only been doing it a year. How was it
:10:53. > :10:55.ladies? It was brilliant, really enjoyed it, came last year and did
:10:56. > :11:02.it for the first time and enjoyed it so that is why we are back. Tell us
:11:03. > :11:08.about the money you are raising? I am raising money for a special needs
:11:09. > :11:14.swimming club near where I live. Will you do more events? I will keep
:11:15. > :11:20.doing the series, it's a great thing and everyone is raising money for
:11:21. > :11:27.charity, it's awesome. Everyone is smiling. I don't know why, it's
:11:28. > :11:31.pretty torturous. Swimming for the firefighters charity, raising money.
:11:32. > :11:35.This year I managed to get my dad involved so I agreed to do the mile
:11:36. > :11:40.with them so it was nice to take your time and enjoy the scenery.
:11:41. > :11:47.Different to the pool. Couple of bags of sugar in each leg. Enjoyed
:11:48. > :11:51.it. It's becoming a tradition, get a bottle of beer when we finish. The
:11:52. > :11:56.loser has to buy the beer but I think that's me. You did kid on your
:11:57. > :12:04.falling just to get on the finish line. What is causing that big smile
:12:05. > :12:09.on your face? This is the first time I've done open water swimming, I
:12:10. > :12:14.normally do running challenges, I've done Ben Nevis this year but this
:12:15. > :12:21.was a big one for me, the Dare termination is keeping me going. --
:12:22. > :12:26.the determination. Just either water, still exhausted, how was it?
:12:27. > :12:31.It was good but it was long. The first time I've done something like
:12:32. > :12:35.that. I feel a sense of relief and achievement. Have you not been
:12:36. > :12:42.sewing for about 20 years before this? No. I have dipped my toes in
:12:43. > :12:49.the sea but I've not been swimming for years. You look like a
:12:50. > :12:53.professional well done. Thank you. Done quite a bit of training and my
:12:54. > :12:59.first open water swim was about six weeks ago and I realised how hard it
:13:00. > :13:05.was then. But it was OK. How easy or top did you find it? It was great, I
:13:06. > :13:09.got to halfway and I thought crikey we are halfway, that seemed to come
:13:10. > :13:16.quickly but it was brilliant. How was it? It was good, I really
:13:17. > :13:20.enjoyed it. At the start I was nervous, sorry I'm still a bit shaky
:13:21. > :13:26.because when you get out the water, you're not 100% with it but I really
:13:27. > :13:30.enjoy it. Were you able to take in any of the scenery? The whole time I
:13:31. > :13:34.was swimming around I was reminding myself I'm in Loch Lomond in the
:13:35. > :13:39.open water and you do have to take the moments to let it all sink in. I
:13:40. > :13:43.stopped, when I got to the pink halfway mark, a little bit on from
:13:44. > :13:51.them I stopped and took a moment to look around and it was cool. What's
:13:52. > :13:54.the best thing about this? The atmosphere, it inclusive, doesn't
:13:55. > :14:01.matter if you are a real athlete or not, everyone is welcome. Will you
:14:02. > :14:11.be having a triple after this, any reward? Hopefully!
:14:12. > :14:17.What makes this event really special is the chance for Mass participants
:14:18. > :14:22.to share the water with the worlds best. Olympians and while champions.
:14:23. > :14:25.In the elite race we have some incredible athletes including one
:14:26. > :14:31.Scottish swimmer who's just come back from Rio with a medal. I'm
:14:32. > :14:38.Robbie Renwick, I'm an Olympic swimmer for Team GB. I love swimming
:14:39. > :14:42.outdoors. I'm used to 200 metres so to be asked maybe eight times longer
:14:43. > :14:48.than I normally do is quite daunting at the moment. I'm going to try some
:14:49. > :14:53.open water tactics, maybe just go gung ho at the very start and try
:14:54. > :15:02.and win it from there. I'm Jack Burnell, Olympic open water swim. We
:15:03. > :15:08.are all coming in line. The best guys are on the water there so you
:15:09. > :15:12.are going to very close. I feel a hand on the back of my leg which
:15:13. > :15:18.stops me dead. I took a couple more strokes and the guy was still on my
:15:19. > :15:23.foot. When I was on the plane on my way back it was a 12 hour flight.
:15:24. > :15:28.That's a lot of thinking time. When your back close to an Olympic gold
:15:29. > :15:31.medal. I kept coming up with the response, the race was perfect, it
:15:32. > :15:35.panned out how I wanted it to, it was just because of someone else's
:15:36. > :15:43.actions that robbed me of that gold medal. I made ten K open water swim.
:15:44. > :15:49.I'm two-time world champion. It's always a pleasure to come here and
:15:50. > :15:56.have so much fun here. I will come the next year 's fish or because I
:15:57. > :16:03.always have so much fun. I'm Keri-Anne Payne, and Olympic silver
:16:04. > :16:08.medallist. I completely forgot to train after my race because I was
:16:09. > :16:13.enjoying watching the triathlon, athletics and hockey. I was consumed
:16:14. > :16:19.by the Olympics. So my performance might be a bit down on what it
:16:20. > :16:23.normally would be. I'm a two-time Olympian. I looked at the list
:16:24. > :16:29.before I came out here. You've got Jack Burnell here who an Olympian in
:16:30. > :16:33.the temple at and World Cup champion, and you've got a world
:16:34. > :16:38.champion in the 25 kilometres. This will be a bit of a sprint for him
:16:39. > :16:46.but it's the entire opposite for me. The elite racers will get under way
:16:47. > :16:53.shortly. Will look forward to how those pool swimmers get on in the
:16:54. > :16:56.not so toasty waters. Loch Lomond is Scotland's first national park which
:16:57. > :17:04.attracts 4 million visitors every year. For one Mass participants this
:17:05. > :17:09.is something of a busman 's holiday. Good morning and welcome to Loch
:17:10. > :17:15.Lomond National Park. My name is Beverly Clark, I'm a range with the
:17:16. > :17:21.National park. I'm swimming in my third year at the Great Scottish
:17:22. > :17:28.Swim. The reason I became a range in 2005 I was lucky enough to start
:17:29. > :17:31.working at a visitors centre for a seasonal job. I met the Rangers
:17:32. > :17:37.based there and they were amazing and really inspiring. I trained as a
:17:38. > :17:43.primary teacher and that seemed a really good way of using my training
:17:44. > :17:48.to educate people and engage with people and I thought, yeah, this is
:17:49. > :17:52.the job but I want to do. So this group I've been working with today
:17:53. > :17:56.are from deaf blind Scotland, the charity that supports people with
:17:57. > :18:03.those additional needs. They do this day out with their members. We
:18:04. > :18:07.offered them guided walks. They have helped train us in guiding people
:18:08. > :18:13.with visual impairment or hearing impairment. I love working with
:18:14. > :18:17.groups like this, outreach groups like this. People who wouldn't
:18:18. > :18:23.normally come here because they feel there is a barrier in the way. The
:18:24. > :18:27.fact I can be there and be that connection, for them to come out
:18:28. > :18:32.here and get connected with it, I love that. It was absolutely
:18:33. > :18:37.wonderful. Most people don't know about it, this is the sad thing. I
:18:38. > :18:44.was amazed when the volunteers explain things to you. I'm not doing
:18:45. > :18:49.my swim alone. I've been really lucky that I've been able to train
:18:50. > :18:55.with two of my ranger colleagues Suzanne and Lorna. We'd been out
:18:56. > :19:05.swimming all around the National Park. Usually you're looking after
:19:06. > :19:10.the park, what about swimming in it? It's brilliant. It makes you fall in
:19:11. > :19:15.love with the place all over again. How do you feel when you're actually
:19:16. > :19:23.in the water? Free, completely free, relaxed, happy. Scotland is amazing.
:19:24. > :19:30.I never stop learning what a wonderful country we have. I just
:19:31. > :19:34.feel very lucky to be here. It really is an incredible effort from
:19:35. > :19:37.all taking part in the mass participation events. Behind me you
:19:38. > :19:43.can see the women assembling for the elite race. Steve is going to tell
:19:44. > :19:46.us the ones to watch. Really exciting race we've got in prospect.
:19:47. > :19:54.I can't look past Keri-Anne Payne, she's just come back from Rio. These
:19:55. > :20:00.conditions are perfect for her. Very little wind, very little waves.
:20:01. > :20:03.Don't forget four-time Olympian Jana Pechanova is always strong. And then
:20:04. > :20:08.Christine Jennings from the USA really knows how to race. When you
:20:09. > :20:13.throw in a loss of junior Olympians we've got a hot race in prospect.
:20:14. > :20:23.Now to the commentators David and Andy. COMMENTATOR: Thank you Steve.
:20:24. > :20:27.Keri-Anne Payne in the yellow hat, right next to Jana Pechanova the
:20:28. > :20:34.35-year-old from the Czech Republic. Four-time Olympian. Straightaway
:20:35. > :20:41.pass the wonderful boat on the left-hand side. Keri-Anne Payne on
:20:42. > :20:45.the right-hand side. I am joined by David Carry, two times Commonwealth
:20:46. > :20:50.champion, three times Olympian. And a bit of insider knowledge here.
:20:51. > :20:58.Because you're the husband of Keri-Anne! I'm a bit nervous about
:20:59. > :21:01.watching the race! These first hundred metres or so, tell me about
:21:02. > :21:07.the tactics because they've got a decent distance to the first boy.
:21:08. > :21:12.Keri-Anne has just come back from the Olympics. How is she going to
:21:13. > :21:17.swing this one do you think? The first half of the race will be about
:21:18. > :21:21.positioning. It's a long straight out to that first right-handed turn
:21:22. > :21:25.towards the end of the race here. She's going to have to make sure
:21:26. > :21:40.that she's in the right place, along with the top runners as well. I'm
:21:41. > :21:45.expecting Jana and Christine. The beautiful day here in Loch Lomond,
:21:46. > :21:48.absolutely gorgeous weather. Water is pretty flat, it's not the open
:21:49. > :21:57.water we've just seen Rio. Absolutely. As it is an inland Loch
:21:58. > :22:02.there won't be a huge amount of current. You can see there is a bit
:22:03. > :22:11.of a headwind they are swimming into which means they'll have to be a bit
:22:12. > :22:15.careful about breeze. Jana is already turning around a bit further
:22:16. > :22:21.than she might in the swimming pool, that so she's got clean air to
:22:22. > :22:24.breathe from. Keri-Anne in the yellow hat. Jana Pechanova looks
:22:25. > :22:34.very comfortable indeed. Breathing to her left and side -- left-hand
:22:35. > :22:37.side. Christine Jennings, the defending champion in the Great
:22:38. > :22:43.Scottish Swim, currently right on the feet of Keri-Anne. That can get
:22:44. > :22:48.a bit annoying, can't it? Keri-Anne will be feeling the tap tap tap of
:22:49. > :22:53.Christine's hands. She does so much training to deal with that so she's
:22:54. > :22:57.actually very comfortable. She puts on quite a lot of Vaseline on the
:22:58. > :23:00.bottom of her feet so that Christine will be getting a handful of
:23:01. > :23:14.gasoline right now which is never a nice thing to have to swim with! --
:23:15. > :23:19.handful of Vaseline. Christine Jennings there, the defending
:23:20. > :23:24.champion. She trains every day, seven days a week. Jana Pechanova
:23:25. > :23:33.swimming pretty close to Keri-Anne. She's doing a bit more citing. Very
:23:34. > :23:35.natural citing stroke. Just seems to almost incorporate it is a natural
:23:36. > :23:41.part of the stroke rather than working hard on it. Absolutely, she
:23:42. > :23:46.does a huge amount of this in the pool as well. It's about efficiency.
:23:47. > :23:53.The easier she can make that, the easier it will be for her. Her usual
:23:54. > :23:58.event is ten K so it's seven times this event. It's a huge part of her
:23:59. > :24:10.technique that she employs to great effect. The 10,000 metres in Rio
:24:11. > :24:17.just off Cocoa car -- just off Copacabana beach is the race she
:24:18. > :24:24.did. The Field starting to get on the feet of the two leaders.
:24:25. > :24:32.Keri-Anne in the yellow, Jana is with her. Danielle Huskisson is
:24:33. > :24:40.there as well looking fairly comfortable. Just look there,
:24:41. > :24:46.Keri-Anne Payne has got to people behind her and she's being squashed
:24:47. > :24:50.in the middle by Jana and Christine. But she's OK because she's been
:24:51. > :25:03.learning judo just so she can keep her own space. COMMENTATOR: judo,
:25:04. > :25:07.what's this about? After London she had got battered in a race. It was
:25:08. > :25:11.getting to be a rough-and-tumble event. She realised she had to be
:25:12. > :25:16.comfortable with the physicality. She spent a bit of time with Joanna
:25:17. > :25:20.Gibbons and Euan Burton as well. And really was able to be comfortable
:25:21. > :25:28.with that level of physicality. You can see that already. Olympic
:25:29. > :25:34.medallist judo? Yes. So she spent a bit of time having a cup of coffee,
:25:35. > :25:37.did she actually do judo with her? She was actually on the mat and
:25:38. > :25:42.really getting involved. Properly getting thrown around the place, to
:25:43. > :25:47.be comfortable with that level of physicality. Now she says that she
:25:48. > :25:52.is absolutely fine with it and enjoys the idea that she holds her
:25:53. > :25:55.own space. You can see she's absolutely surrounded on either side
:25:56. > :25:59.but she's very comfortable with that. Whereas before she was always
:26:00. > :26:06.in a panic and worried about getting an elbow or a kick. Now she looks
:26:07. > :26:10.pretty comfortable. Rio was very physical, certainly in that last
:26:11. > :26:16.couple of metres but Keri-Anne has decided to stay in the centre. If
:26:17. > :26:22.Jana Pechanova on the left of those three leaders and Christine Jennings
:26:23. > :26:33.on the left-hand side in the pink hat, there's a bit of argy-bargy...
:26:34. > :26:37.She's got absolutely crushed! Jenkins had to take evasive action
:26:38. > :26:44.there. Carrie Anne Payne blocked out. She had to go underwater to get
:26:45. > :26:53.out the way. Nice skills from Payne. David, did she know what she was
:26:54. > :26:57.doing there? Forcing her to that buoy question mark she wasn't
:26:58. > :27:07.forcing, she was holding her line! LAUGHTER It just allowed her to get
:27:08. > :27:11.that most efficient way round the buoy there. It's about trying to get
:27:12. > :27:22.as close to that buoy as you possibly can. I know that Keri-Anne
:27:23. > :27:28.used to do a corkscrew stroke... It will be interesting to see how that
:27:29. > :27:34.goes. That next buoy is coming up. The halfway mark in this Great
:27:35. > :27:39.Scottish Swim. Let's see what happens on this turn here. Again,
:27:40. > :27:42.Jenkins squeezed out in the middle but these three have been neck and
:27:43. > :27:47.neck all the way through. It's almost like synchronised swimming,
:27:48. > :27:50.they are stroke for stroke. I wonder if one of them will start to make a
:27:51. > :27:57.move to try and break the rest of the field. Keri-Anne didn't do that
:27:58. > :28:03.corkscrew turn but Jana Pechanova got left a bit on that turn there.
:28:04. > :28:06.You can see the advantage you get if you take that buoy tightly. They
:28:07. > :28:13.were neck and neck and are coming out of its and all of a sudden Jana
:28:14. > :28:17.was a full body length behind. What's happened to Jenkins on the
:28:18. > :28:25.right-hand side, sorry, Jennings? She was right with Keri-Anne. It
:28:26. > :28:29.looks like it was Jana Pechanova who had the worst turn but suddenly
:28:30. > :28:34.Jennings has been dropped. It looked like she got a bit disorientated as
:28:35. > :28:36.they came around the buoy there. It just shows how technical this open
:28:37. > :28:56.water swimming can be. Keri-Anne Payne looks very
:28:57. > :29:00.comfortable indeed. This is great swimming, she has really made a move
:29:01. > :29:04.over this third quarter of the event. She is trying to break the
:29:05. > :29:07.rest of the guys in the field, you can see from down here she is really
:29:08. > :29:13.up to stroke rate and are starting to kick a little bit more. This
:29:14. > :29:17.might be the decisive move. David she really does look like she has
:29:18. > :29:29.made a move but right on her feet still is Jana Pechanova,. She has
:29:30. > :29:32.been to four Olympic Games, probably the most experienced swimmer in the
:29:33. > :29:36.pack and you wonder if she is holding it back, is she just sitting
:29:37. > :29:44.in the draft behind Kerri-Anne and getting a bit of a tall? It looks
:29:45. > :29:47.like she is. What a beautiful location this is and I believe it
:29:48. > :29:57.might be a location for the European Championships and a couple of years?
:29:58. > :30:00.Absolutely. You can just see the picturesque setting but also the
:30:01. > :30:07.conditions, just wonderful conditions for open water swimming.
:30:08. > :30:12.It is beautiful and a little bit colder today, 16 degrees but David I
:30:13. > :30:19.think he decided to not go in the water? Yeah, I give it a miss, it a
:30:20. > :30:25.lot colder than the swimming pool. Kerri-Anne Payne looking very good
:30:26. > :30:31.indeed, the leading two well ahead. There is Kerri-Anne, she has the
:30:32. > :30:37.pace perfect. You can tell from here how hard Kerri-Anne Payne is working
:30:38. > :30:41.to keep the lead, her arms turning fast, but Jana Pechanova is not
:30:42. > :30:45.letting her go. They have about 300 metres to go and this is where it's
:30:46. > :30:50.going to start to hurt the swimmers. This is where your lungs hurt and it
:30:51. > :30:53.feels like there is an elephant on your back. You certainly do have to
:30:54. > :31:00.be tough to get through it but it looks like Kerri-Anne Payne might
:31:01. > :31:08.have dropped Jana Pechanova. What do you do, there is a tiny gap,
:31:09. > :31:12.Kerri-Anne has made a great move? Does she try to get back on her feet
:31:13. > :31:20.or does she defend her position in second? Second place to third place
:31:21. > :31:25.is a decent gap so I would be surprised if Jana Pechanova doesn't
:31:26. > :31:32.have a go. Then a decisive move, maybe five metres, six metres,
:31:33. > :31:38.Kerri-Anne is on a mission. You can see down the back 800 metres she
:31:39. > :31:42.upped it immediately and then again. You can see again the stroke rate
:31:43. > :31:53.has just gone up another level and that is what has broken Jana. Coming
:31:54. > :31:57.into the final couple of hundred of metres and it looks like Kerri-Anne
:31:58. > :32:01.is going to win in this gorgeous setting, what a wonderful place to
:32:02. > :32:08.swim open water, here in Loch Lomond. Kerri-Anne Payne she has got
:32:09. > :32:14.about ten metres to go. Kerri-Anne Payne of Great Britain is going to
:32:15. > :32:18.be the 2016 great Scottish swim champion. There she is, Kerri-Anne
:32:19. > :32:24.Payne wins, second comfortably in the end to Jana Pechanova. Have to
:32:25. > :32:30.touch the finishing board above the head. In the end it was pretty
:32:31. > :32:36.comfortable, still coming in, Christine Jennings coming in for
:32:37. > :32:44.third place for the USA. She was the defending champion but nothing she
:32:45. > :32:45.could do about Kerri-Anne. Confirmation of the results for the
:32:46. > :33:07.elite women. it's always been quite special,
:33:08. > :33:14.Copacabana, and now I have raced there it's even better. I kept
:33:15. > :33:21.getting distracted but I had to concentrate on keeping swimming. And
:33:22. > :33:27.it's the same here. The scenery is inspirational. Coming here and
:33:28. > :33:31.racing here, as soon as I did then I realised I loved it, and I was
:33:32. > :33:34.really excited and the race went perfectly to plan. It's wonderful
:33:35. > :33:38.for me because after the Olympics I have a bit of a break so this is my
:33:39. > :33:48.first swim. I am surprised but it was hard in the first half, I swam
:33:49. > :33:51.off easy but next to Kerri-Anne Payne she was going faster and I
:33:52. > :33:57.could not catch but I finished second so I am happy. I think it's
:33:58. > :34:05.wonderful, more wonderful than Rio. Because it's Europe, it's Scotland,
:34:06. > :34:09.I like Scotland and England also. You cannot say no to these guys,
:34:10. > :34:13.such an amazing race, I have a great time every time I am here and I
:34:14. > :34:19.thought it would be wonderful to be back. You know this area very well
:34:20. > :34:25.because you work here but you are out swimming as well, how was it? It
:34:26. > :34:30.was lovely. It's always stunning, I was asked when I was out there, when
:34:31. > :34:35.I was interviewed, what does it make me feel like and I just said happy,
:34:36. > :34:39.peaceful. I enjoy myself and I am out there, I don't do it for a time
:34:40. > :34:44.or anything like that. I just enjoy being out there and being part of
:34:45. > :34:50.the big event. You are nice and brave going sleeveless, is it
:34:51. > :34:54.fashion? It is easier to swim in. Not that I am any good. You look
:34:55. > :35:03.like you're doing pretty well to me. Have you done one of these before?
:35:04. > :35:07.This is my fifth. What is motivating you? We did two last year and
:35:08. > :35:12.enjoyed it so thought we would do all five this year. Lots of my
:35:13. > :35:16.family and friends have unfortunately been touched by cancer
:35:17. > :35:20.saw wanted to raise awareness for Macmillan and particularly my mother
:35:21. > :35:24.has been suffering with ovarian cancer and I am here with my husband
:35:25. > :35:31.who is having treatment for stage four bowel cancer so I was really
:35:32. > :35:34.wanting to do something that challenged myself just even remotely
:35:35. > :35:41.touch on what people go through with cancer day-to-day.
:35:42. > :35:47.Everyone has their own reason for taking part in the Great Scottish
:35:48. > :35:54.Swim, this is Stephen Morris and you have an amazing story, tell me about
:35:55. > :35:59.yourself? In 2009 I was diagnosed with type two diabetes. I had a 25
:36:00. > :36:06.year lifestyle of eating too much, sitting behind a desk and I was
:36:07. > :36:11.shocked to the core. I decided I had to lose weight and start doing
:36:12. > :36:14.exercise. I felt that with my knees I couldn't run so I thought right
:36:15. > :36:19.it's got to be swimming and I went off and I could splash from one end
:36:20. > :36:23.of the pool to the other, do about four lengths and I was out of
:36:24. > :36:29.breath. I went back right from the beginning and I had one-to-one
:36:30. > :36:32.swimming lessons. I learn to swim, started swimming regularly. Then
:36:33. > :36:38.somebody said why don't you try open water and the rest as they say is
:36:39. > :36:43.history. I am a mad open water swim. Today in Loch Lomond is my first
:36:44. > :36:49.chance to swim here. I have lost in that period four and a half stone.
:36:50. > :36:55.Six inches around my belly. I am not quite Superman but I'm trying to get
:36:56. > :36:58.a flat stomach. I'm enjoying myself doing it. For most adults it's
:36:59. > :37:01.difficult to make yourself like a child and go back to the beginning
:37:02. > :37:08.and start again and get lessons like you did when you are a child. You
:37:09. > :37:13.have clearly taken it all and loved it and doing open water swimming now
:37:14. > :37:17.and enjoying that is well and a huge difference. It's a mind and body
:37:18. > :37:22.thing isn't it? I think you've really got to want to do it. When
:37:23. > :37:28.you find out what the symptoms of diabetes are in later life you would
:37:29. > :37:32.not want to go there. Lots of people have it, having their legs
:37:33. > :37:36.amputated, I don't want that to happen to me so you have to do
:37:37. > :37:40.something about it. I am one of those people that once I am
:37:41. > :37:45.determined to do something I do it. People might be watching their
:37:46. > :37:48.spending, sitting on the couch, just had dinner, feeling relaxed,
:37:49. > :37:54.thinking I should give it a go, what would you say to them to get them
:37:55. > :38:07.off their seats? Just start to do something. Just start swimming. Or
:38:08. > :38:09.if you're going to run just run. For me it was swimming. Realise the
:38:10. > :38:11.technique is not good and do something about it, learn to swim
:38:12. > :38:15.again. Learn to swim properly. Build up slowly and you will see the pound
:38:16. > :38:20.is coming off and you'll feel better and you love it. That is Stephen not
:38:21. > :38:24.worried about his diabetes, he's lost six inches around his waist and
:38:25. > :38:29.is flying around Loch Lomond, what a man. He has inspired his workforce
:38:30. > :38:33.to raise a lot of money, and I think he deserves a well done. On the last
:38:34. > :38:38.bit coming back the sun was shining right down, it was lovely, I felt
:38:39. > :38:46.really good about the swim. Good that I've raised money for charity
:38:47. > :38:51.and how lucky am I? Earlier we saw a wonderful performance and a great
:38:52. > :38:56.win for Kerri-Anne Payne, a popular one here, but who will win the men's
:38:57. > :39:01.race? Steve Parry will give us an idea. I am licking my lips at the
:39:02. > :39:06.prospects here, Jack Burnell could have been the Olympic champion if it
:39:07. > :39:11.wasn't for being pulled back in the last 200 metres Rio. We have
:39:12. > :39:15.Christian Reichert, two-time world champion who is always tough to
:39:16. > :39:19.beat. Then we have Robbie Renwick with a silver medal from the
:39:20. > :39:23.Olympics, he is a freestyle pool swimmer, you will be tough to beat
:39:24. > :39:31.and of course Craig Benson is a GP Olympian as well. -- GB Olympian. In
:39:32. > :39:36.the commentary box Andy Jameson and David Carry.
:39:37. > :39:47.Jack Burnell closest to us in the yellow hat. The pink hat next to him
:39:48. > :39:53.is Craig Benson who is a breaststroke swimmer. David Carry
:39:54. > :39:57.next to me, double Commonwealth champion, three-time Olympian. At
:39:58. > :40:02.the top, the Hughes brothers off like a shot. Incredible to see how
:40:03. > :40:08.already the pack is splitting and we are only about a hundred metres in.
:40:09. > :40:12.Already a big stretch. This is unusual, because it is see deeds,
:40:13. > :40:16.what is considered the best swimmers to the left and the not so good
:40:17. > :40:23.swimmers to the right, it's very different. This is a real turn up.
:40:24. > :40:30.The Hughes brothers in the white hats swimming right along. That
:40:31. > :40:37.wonderful fairy, look at that, absolutely beautiful vessel. The two
:40:38. > :40:43.Hughes brothers on the left-hand side, on the outside it is Nathan
:40:44. > :40:51.Hughes, the younger of the two, and Kay. What's going on here? You can
:40:52. > :40:57.almost see the brothers working together, in fact, jack has just
:40:58. > :41:02.spotted them over there, he is making a bit of a beeline straight
:41:03. > :41:08.across to get on their tails. Interesting because that's not the
:41:09. > :41:12.quickest route. Jack Burnell in the yellow hat, trying to make sure he
:41:13. > :41:15.is marking the two Hughes brothers. If he can get between the two of
:41:16. > :41:23.them that would be very comfortable indeed. The siblings are playing
:41:24. > :41:27.this one right, Caleb and Nathan, they are out in front. Made a bit
:41:28. > :41:31.navigational mistake but are back on course. The rest of the field
:41:32. > :41:35.followed, they did not lose anything. They are working together
:41:36. > :41:43.here no doubt, taking command of the field. Nathan closest to us and
:41:44. > :41:53.Caleb on the far side. And Jack Burnell right behind them. The
:41:54. > :41:58.direction here is strange. That's interesting, the Olympian of 200
:41:59. > :42:07.metres freestyle silver medallist is fourth. You can see they are going
:42:08. > :42:11.all sorts of different angles here and it's like the brothers are
:42:12. > :42:14.looking backwards more than they are looking for words. I think they
:42:15. > :42:19.really want to dominate the pack and make sure nobody can go past them.
:42:20. > :42:25.If it comes down to a sprint those guys are quick. They certainly are.
:42:26. > :42:33.That last bit was ridiculous, they are all over the place. It's like
:42:34. > :42:39.they are right for a nice stroll on the lake and everyone else's
:42:40. > :42:43.following them wherever they go. It's quite heating up. The other
:42:44. > :42:47.thing is we have pool swimmer is in there which is quite unusual for
:42:48. > :42:51.open water racing. There are skills of navigation are not so good so I
:42:52. > :42:57.can imagine there is a little bit of bumping going on is specially with
:42:58. > :43:01.Robbie Renwick in the back. Let's be clear, two pool swimmer 's leading
:43:02. > :43:06.which is probably why they are all over the place. The light blue hat
:43:07. > :43:10.is Tom Allen, fantastic open water swimmer, the yellow hat in the
:43:11. > :43:15.centre is Jack Burnell just off the back of the plane from Rio. And the
:43:16. > :43:19.Hughes brothers looking good, nice and comfortable, maybe now they have
:43:20. > :43:23.got into her stride, the chaser is right on their feet. Easy to swim on
:43:24. > :43:29.the feat -year-old would you prefer to be out in front? I think being on
:43:30. > :43:34.the feet is a good place to be because it as calm as it is you can
:43:35. > :43:37.almost see the reflection of the sky in the water. That means there's a
:43:38. > :43:41.lot of advantage being behind the athletes because the water is all
:43:42. > :43:46.going in that direction, it means they are getting a wonderful draft.
:43:47. > :43:47.So it should in theory be a lot more efficient assuming they are going
:43:48. > :43:57.the right direction. We've seen them go in all sorts of
:43:58. > :44:04.directions at the moment but it seems the Hughes brothers are doing
:44:05. > :44:08.all the work at the moment. Behind them Jack Burnell and Christian
:44:09. > :44:18.Reichert. The German in the dark green hat. He was the world champion
:44:19. > :44:22.for 25,000 metres. 25 K open water. I can't even imagine it. That's got
:44:23. > :44:28.to take five hours of constant swimming. That is an incredible
:44:29. > :44:33.distance. The mindset you have to have that is incredible. Christian,
:44:34. > :44:39.a really big performer. He was only about four seconds behind the
:44:40. > :44:44.eventual winner in Rio. A real quality guy, as was Jack as well. A
:44:45. > :44:49.quality field here just behind those brothers. It'll be interesting to
:44:50. > :45:03.see this crucial buoy turn just what's going to happen here. Nathan
:45:04. > :45:07.and Caleb leading out comfortably. A fairly bunched up in second, third
:45:08. > :45:17.and fourth. Quite a lot of citing going on. Is that a bit excessive
:45:18. > :45:23.looking up that much? Is he worried about this at length in front? Tom
:45:24. > :45:31.is such an easy swimmer so citing for him is very comfortable. Coming
:45:32. > :45:37.up to this first turning buoy. Lots of argy-bargy in the women's race.
:45:38. > :45:47.What's happening here? Jack Burnell all over Christian Reichert on the
:45:48. > :45:56.corner. This -- the Hughes brothers are all over them. COMMENTATOR: The
:45:57. > :46:05.Hughes brothers on a slightly, not too much of direction now. The are
:46:06. > :46:14.looking a bit less comfortable now. Jack's stroke rate is slower, there
:46:15. > :46:22.is no leg kick there. This buoy turn will be pretty crucial. Jack is
:46:23. > :46:29.giving Christian Reichert a bit of a knock as they go around the halfway
:46:30. > :46:35.mark. 800 metres down in the Great Scottish Swim 2016. As it's been
:46:36. > :46:41.from the very start, the two Hughes brothers Caleb and Nathan leading it
:46:42. > :46:46.out. Have we dropped a light blue hat of Tom Allen? A little bit. Jack
:46:47. > :46:52.Burnell starting to make a move. Maybe he wants to push the pace a
:46:53. > :46:59.little bit more, here. I think we've dropped Tom Allen. There are four
:47:00. > :47:04.left in the pack. The brothers are still dominating the front but it
:47:05. > :47:08.looks like Christian and Jack are looking for a way round. You can
:47:09. > :47:14.just see Jack popping his head around, checking how far he's got to
:47:15. > :47:19.go. Christian and Jack a bit of a bump there, this will be
:47:20. > :47:24.interesting. I'm not sure if Caleb and Nathan have planned this but
:47:25. > :47:27.they've got it sorted, they are blocking Jack Burnell and Christian
:47:28. > :47:30.Reichert. They can't get through at the moment. They will have to make
:47:31. > :47:35.their move soon otherwise they've got no chance of winning it. They
:47:36. > :47:41.will have to make their move. That's the 1000 metre mark. 600 metres to
:47:42. > :47:47.go. The Hughes brothers of forming a bit of a barn door here. We don't
:47:48. > :47:51.often see this kind of tactics in the open water, two swimmers
:47:52. > :47:55.swimming quite as together as this. It's very rare. It's usually the
:47:56. > :48:00.Olympics or World Championships and it's very much an individual sport.
:48:01. > :48:05.This is almost like Tour de France. They are working together here. You
:48:06. > :48:09.can see how hard they are having to work just to see if there is a way
:48:10. > :48:13.round here. I get the sense that Jack may well be looking to make his
:48:14. > :48:17.move along with Christian. I think those guys have done pretty well to
:48:18. > :48:22.be at the front for as long as they have. Jack does seem to be biding
:48:23. > :48:26.his time but at some time someone will have to make a move. The two
:48:27. > :48:34.white hats, they are very good sprint swimmers. Just look at Jack
:48:35. > :48:40.Burnell. He's had a great season. He looks to be swimming really easy to
:48:41. > :48:45.me. He might just turn it on here, soon. Do you think he's going to
:48:46. > :48:50.turn it on? If he is he's going to have to do it pretty soon. He's got
:48:51. > :48:53.400 metres left. He's going to make up the whole body length of those
:48:54. > :48:59.brothers and then find his way, the best line into the course. Timing
:49:00. > :49:03.but also the correct line is going to be crucial here. It looks like
:49:04. > :49:08.Tom Allen hasn't just been dropped. He certainly dropped his hand at the
:49:09. > :49:12.back of that leading pack of five. Still hanging very, very dangerously
:49:13. > :49:17.is Jack Burnell in that yellow hat. Is he starting to make his move now?
:49:18. > :49:21.When would you go, how far out would you go with these Hughes brothers in
:49:22. > :49:25.the lead? You don't know how much they've got. That's the crucial
:49:26. > :49:29.thing. If they've got a lot to counteract these moves then Jack is
:49:30. > :49:34.going to be in a bit of bother, here. You can see the leg kick,
:49:35. > :49:39.there's more white water coming in, now. I wonder if they'd picked up
:49:40. > :49:44.the pace, here. It looks like Caleb has. Nathan acting as a bit of a
:49:45. > :49:53.blocker. I think Tom has seen Caleb go. It's Jack in the yellow hat, has
:49:54. > :49:59.he got it covered? Because the Hughes brother on the right-hand
:50:00. > :50:04.side is Nathan, and the older of the two Caleb is on the left-hand side.
:50:05. > :50:10.Surely cleared the green hat of Christian Reichert is best placed...
:50:11. > :50:16.Goodness me, what is going to happen, here. This is going to be a
:50:17. > :50:19.fantastic finish. The Olympics in Rio there were ten people who
:50:20. > :50:23.finished within four seconds. I think it's going to be equally as
:50:24. > :50:29.close because they are really starting to get very close to the
:50:30. > :50:34.end. Here we are, this is the final stretch of it. Christian Reichert in
:50:35. > :50:40.the green hat, Tom Allen trying to sneak up on the far side. He lost
:50:41. > :50:43.his hat but hasn't lost the race quite yet. The two Hughes brothers
:50:44. > :50:48.looking strong indeed. This is the final stretch and there's going to
:50:49. > :50:53.be one heck of a sprint coming here. Caleb Hughes and Nathan Hughes is
:50:54. > :50:56.neck and neck. Has Christian Reichert gone for it? Jack and
:50:57. > :51:00.Christian either side of the brothers but have they left it too
:51:01. > :51:04.late? You can see the finishing line, this is going to be a mad
:51:05. > :51:12.sprint towards the end. Christian Reichert all over Caleb Hughes.
:51:13. > :51:16.Surely that's not going to be good news for Christian Reichert in that
:51:17. > :51:20.green hat. Jack Burnell really making his move and now it is
:51:21. > :51:27.stringing out. Now they are almost in line. Here's Tom Allen. Here he
:51:28. > :51:33.comes around the outside. There are almost four in a line, here. The
:51:34. > :51:37.yellow hat now, the experienced wily character who sat on the feet of the
:51:38. > :51:43.Hughes brothers, it is Jack Burnell coming into this final sprint. Just
:51:44. > :51:48.off the plane from Rio and looks like he may win this elite men's
:51:49. > :51:54.Scottish swim. It's going to be very tight in this last 15 metres. It may
:51:55. > :51:59.be Jack Burnell. He's made a massive move. Maybe Nathan Hughes is hanging
:52:00. > :52:03.in there in second place. Look at the scrap for third. They've got to
:52:04. > :52:07.touch the board and it is Jack Burnell who wins it. Second Nathan
:52:08. > :52:16.Hughes. Maybe Christian Reichert... That was very close indeed. Maybe
:52:17. > :52:22.Reichert in third and Hughes in fourth. That was incredible, will
:52:23. > :52:33.have to go to the photo finish for the third place. What a finish. What
:52:34. > :52:35.a fabulous race that was. The 2016 Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond,
:52:36. > :52:51.a stunning venue. I know I'm in the best shape
:52:52. > :52:55.possible. I know I'm one of the best open water swimmers in the world,
:52:56. > :52:59.just need to get out there and prove it again. My heart was going really
:53:00. > :53:04.fast. It was hard to get into but once you get into the flow of it
:53:05. > :53:11.it's fine. It was tough. I tried to hold on. But they were slipping on
:53:12. > :53:15.my stream. They obviously weren't using as much energy as me so they
:53:16. > :53:22.could come past. I dug deep and tried to hold on. It was a very
:53:23. > :53:27.close finish. We were all together. I tried to swim faster at the finish
:53:28. > :53:32.but I don't know if it was third or fourth but we were all very close.
:53:33. > :53:37.Like every year. From the best in the world to a young woman with MS
:53:38. > :53:43.who has two very special reasons for taking part in her first swim. I'm
:53:44. > :53:51.Nicola Hunter and this is my first Great Scottish Swim. I was diagnosed
:53:52. > :53:54.in 2006 after the birth of my daughter. During my pregnancy I
:53:55. > :53:59.started feeling numbness and tingling across my body so I knew
:54:00. > :54:05.there was something wrong. After the birth of a child you can go
:54:06. > :54:09.downhill. Chance of relapse is 90%. After the birth of my boy whose
:54:10. > :54:15.three, my MS had got pretty bad and I decided I had to try and help
:54:16. > :54:21.myself. So the safest way to do that was to swim because my balance is
:54:22. > :54:28.off, I can't run, I can't walk long distances. I need to be strong for
:54:29. > :54:32.my children. It was very hard at the beginning. In the beginning we were
:54:33. > :54:36.hoping it wasn't true but unfortunately it became true and she
:54:37. > :54:41.got diagnosed properly. Nicola has been brilliant with it, she's never
:54:42. > :54:46.let it get her down, she's always been positive, keeping positive for
:54:47. > :54:53.Lucy and then for Ellis. I was just so happy when she started swimming.
:54:54. > :54:57.My aunty and her friends have all swum the Great Scottish Swim before
:54:58. > :55:01.and they suggested I give it so that people with multiple sclerosis see
:55:02. > :55:05.how they can exercise and be safe while enjoying themselves at the
:55:06. > :55:09.same time. It doesn't matter how weak you are, when I first started
:55:10. > :55:14.coming swimming I had to get somebody to hold me. I was shaking
:55:15. > :55:19.walking into the pool. Week by week I could do it by myself. It has
:55:20. > :55:25.given me strength in my body that wasn't there. Everything I do is for
:55:26. > :55:29.them. Everything I do is for them. I'm here with Nicola's family and
:55:30. > :55:35.you must be pretty proud of your mum. Tell me about how much she's
:55:36. > :55:39.put into this. My mum has put in a lot of training. She's been swimming
:55:40. > :55:43.every five days in the week, sometimes more. She's been training
:55:44. > :55:47.a lot to get to this stage and I'm really proud of her. The swimming
:55:48. > :55:54.has transformed her life to be honest. She wasn't looking too well
:55:55. > :56:01.before that. Then she started swimming again with her aunty and
:56:02. > :56:07.its transformed her life. It's been good. And an emotional day fee you
:56:08. > :56:13.as well. It is. We are all looking forward to it. I don't want them to
:56:14. > :56:16.have a sick mum that they see sick all the time. I want to be healthy.
:56:17. > :56:22.I don't want them to remember me like that. I want to do everything I
:56:23. > :56:28.can with them and help them succeed in life and I can't do that if I'm
:56:29. > :56:35.bedridden. So I need to help myself. So this has been ten years
:56:36. > :56:40.diagnosed. If anybody with MS wants to go out and do exercise that safe
:56:41. > :56:47.and will help them with their mobility, their moods, fatigue, then
:56:48. > :56:51.swimming is the way forward. We are almost at the end of our programme
:56:52. > :56:55.here at Loch Lomond. A great performance in the elite races,
:56:56. > :57:00.amazing the boys race in particular right at the end there. We have
:57:01. > :57:04.these guys come back from Rio. It's great just to see them going
:57:05. > :57:10.head-to-head again. Jack Burnell, a great victory for him. Keri-Anne
:57:11. > :57:15.Payne stuck or what, she showed her class and came through for the win.
:57:16. > :57:19.Some great stories as well in the mass participation events. If you
:57:20. > :57:23.take away people doing this for a living, people doing it for charity,
:57:24. > :57:28.amazing the amount of people I spoke to who this time last year couldn't
:57:29. > :57:31.swim. Or certainly couldn't do front crawl. They are out there in the
:57:32. > :57:36.open water dimming front crawl and delivering money for charity. And
:57:37. > :57:40.just experiencing open water and its fantastic fun. Totally
:57:41. > :57:48.inspirational. Would you do it yourself next year? You did it,
:57:49. > :57:53.didn't you? I did a half mile and then a five K run. We went talk
:57:54. > :57:54.about that. It has been a fantastic weekend from Loch Lomond. Thank you
:57:55. > :58:48.for your company. In an unforgiving time,
:58:49. > :58:52.Scotland had its heroes. Then, as our sense of
:58:53. > :58:58.Scottishness flourished, our football saw
:58:59. > :59:01.unprecedented decline. Scotland over-estimate
:59:02. > :59:03.how good they are. They are a limited group. They're
:59:04. > :59:09.an honest, solid, limited group. We've now got to look forward to
:59:10. > :59:13.the dreams. We can do it.