After a grueling 13 hours and 50 minutes, six women from the Serpentine Swimming Club completed their 23-mile marathon swim in 51.8°F (11°C) water down Loch Ness in support of the Afghan Mother and Children Rescue.

See here for more information and for donations to support women and children in remote areas of the war-torn country.

Photo by Aaron Sneddon here.

Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones