That the Parliament congratulates the participants of the first Loch Ryan open water swim, which took place during the Stranraer Oyster Festival on 14 September 2019; notes that the idea for the event was proposed by Councillor Ros Surtees, herself an open swimmer, and that swimmers swam one or two miles, leaving from Agnew Park Beach; notes that nine keen open water swimmers enthusiastically took part, and that a donation was collected for Alzheimer's Scotland; congratulates the organisers, and wishes all well for next year's open water swim.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Finlay Carson, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Gail Ross, Colin Smyth, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Sandra White