🔗 Share this article Each Week, He Goes Back to the Waters Where His Spouse Passed Away The pair first met while in school and shared 45 years together Each week, former Scottish sports star Scott Hastings returns to swim in the bay where his wife his spouse took her life. He explains the practice offers him solace and allows him to carry on her legacy by embracing her passion for open water swimming. A little more than a year ago, the sixty-year-old disappeared in the water at the Edinburgh bay after going for a dip. She was recovered in the region a short time after. "I long for Jenny every day," he stated. "Jenny possessed this amazing bond with people and probably focused on other people's health rather than her own mental health." Jenny Hastings had spearheaded a fundraising effort to help people improve their psychological health The couple trusted the therapeutic benefits of exercise and even led socially distanced aerobics classes for their neighbors during lockdown. That day of her vanishing in September 2024, Jenny had been visited by a mental health practitioner after her depression took a turn for the worse. He had arranged to join her in the later that day for a swim in the local waters at her favourite spot in Wardie Bay. In her difficult periods, Scott said it was a "place of healing" for her. However, as he realised he did not spot her and instead spotted her safety equipment tethered close by, he called the coastguard for assistance. Jenny's body was found five days later, on the their wedding anniversary. Jenny had lived with mental health challenges for 20 years before she died, and he explained there had been several scares earlier. He, right, with his son and daughter Corey and Kerry-Anne at Wardie Bay Returning to the bay has become a regular practice and gives him space to reflect on the couple's 45 years together. "Knowing that we enter the water where she took her last swim, it's very reflective and meaningful," he commented. "I won’t hide the fact that it's tough sometimes." Now just over a twelve months after Jenny died, Scott's former sports colleague a friend is taking on an exceptional challenge to raise money in her honor. He starts an effort at swimming the lengthy stretch of the Scottish waterway which links the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. He is the initial individual to attempt to navigate the canal which cuts across the Highlands, from the western shore at Corpach near a location to the eastern shore at Inverness. This means, he will be in the cold water of the waterway, which links man-made waterways and freshwater lochs, everyday for up to six hours. He said Jenny had "bravely fought" her personal struggles and motivated many through her love of open water activities—"a sport she excelled in." Iain Sinclair will be the pioneer to swim the entire route Although other people have completed separate lakes along the way, he has been given authorization from the authorities to navigate all of the canal gates. "In my view it'll just be about maintaining the body healthy," he remarked. "At my age, not 28, and I think trying to do 10km—equivalent to a marathon swim—daily for the next ten days will be the demanding part." Part of the money raised will be donated to a wellness organization, in honor of Jenny. He will be in the cold water for up to six hours a day He is also raising money for digestive conditions, following his own personal medical struggles, and for the British Heart Foundation after the unexpected passing of his dear companion a friend. He will be backed by a crew which features Scott, who said he might jump in to accompany him for a few lengths along the way. "In my opinion it's wonderful because it raises greater attention," noted he. "Iain has been an motivation for me and it's just continuing that tradition forward." "Jenny would have adored to have witnessed Iain attempting what he's undertaking and would be so proud of him. I can't wait to get onto the support vessel to cheer on him."