The brutal, 44 mile swim pushed Scott McQuade to the brink
A Lanarkshire dad has told how a 31 hour charity swim of Loch Lomond 'almost broke him' as he was taken to hospital after completing the brutal challenge.
“I got to the water’s edge, walked about 50 metres and then I just collapsed with exhaustion and dehydration.“I went for a sports massage and I was told there was no damage to ligaments which was surprising. He did this by remembering how the charity helped his son through his diagnosis, his own father’s cancer journey and also the story of nine-year-old Faye Taylor, from Craigneuk, who recently passed away after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour.“I wanted to find out how far I could push myself before my body would break down.
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