Dozens of swimmers have taken a New Year's Day dip into the Firth of Forth in the annual Loony Dook.
- 4 months ago
Dozens of swimmers have taken a New Year's Day dip into the Firth of Forth in the annual Loony Dook.
The dook, a Scots word meaning to dip or plunge, began on 1 January 1987 when a group of friends went for a swim in the icy water as a hangover cure.
It was organised professionally from 2009 but faced accusations of commercialisation in recent years.
This year there is no organisation behind it with the dook being run by locals.
Swimmers went into the water at locations along the coast including Kinghorn in Fife, South Queensferry, Portobello in Edinburgh and North Berwick.
The dook, a Scots word meaning to dip or plunge, began on 1 January 1987 when a group of friends went for a swim in the icy water as a hangover cure.
It was organised professionally from 2009 but faced accusations of commercialisation in recent years.
This year there is no organisation behind it with the dook being run by locals.
Swimmers went into the water at locations along the coast including Kinghorn in Fife, South Queensferry, Portobello in Edinburgh and North Berwick.