St. Mary’s Loch
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St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide, and was created by glacial action during the last ice age.
British Long Distance Swimming Association Swim Series
St. Mary’s Loch is site of one of the 2016 British Long Distance Swimming Association Swim Series events. The events include the following races:
- 1 January – 29 February: 1 hour postal swim
- 22 May: 5 km Colwick Park Championship in Nottingham, Notts
- 5 June: 1 km, 5 km, 2-mile Wykeham Lake Championship in Nr. Scarborough.
- 18 June: 1-mile, 2-mile and 5-mile Champion of Champions in Dover Harbour.
- 2 July: 4-mile and 8-mile Torbay in Torquay, Devon
- 9 July: 1 km, 3 km and 6-mile Bala in North Wales
- 10 July: 3-mile Bala in North Wales
- 23 July: 3.25-mile Coniston Veterans in Coniston
- 24 July: 5.25-mile Coniston
- 13 August: 7-mile Ullswater
- 14 August: 2-mile and 5-mile Derwentwater
- 20-21 August: 21.6-mile Loch Lomond
- 27 August: 10.5-mile Windermere
- 10 September: 1 km, 3-mile, and 6-mile St. Mary’s Loch in Scottish Borders
- 24 September: 1 km, 1.5 km and 4.5 km Lynn Regis in Norfolk
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- British Long Distance Swimming Association
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