Wishaw dad set to take on monster swimming challenge to raise cash for The Brain Tumour Charity

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A Wishaw dad is taking on a remarkable swimming challenge to raise cash for The Brain Tumour Charity.In August 2017, Scott McQuade swam the length of Loch Lomond – 22 miles – to raise awareness and funds after his son Ross diagnosis with a brain tumour.That swim took 11 hours and 11 minutes, with Scott raising a remarkable £6500 for The Brain Tumour Charity.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Scott told Lanarkshire Live : “A short while after completing my challenge in 2017, I began to wonder how far it would be possible for me to swim. "From there, the idea of a two-way swim of Loch Lomond was conceived.“As well as a journey to discover just how far I am able to push myself, I wanted this particular swim to represent the enormous challenge that anyone who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and their loved ones goes through - as Ross and all our family and friends now know only too well.“We were lucky to be supported by the wonderful staff at the Brain Tumour Charity and know how invaluable this support was, and continues to be, to us.”Ross was 19 and studying at the University of the West of Scotland when he