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Yeabba: History of legendary outdoor swimming club explored in new book
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Intrepid Yeabba swimmers pose up in front of Broughty Ferry Castle in 2017.
Outdoor swimming club Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association is a Broughty Ferry institution. Life president Joyce McIntosh is working on a book which charts its 137-year history. Gayle Ritchie finds out more.
Open water swimming is big news in 2021 with folk stripping off and diving into lochs, rivers and the sea for kicks left, right and centre. But for members of Broughty Ferry-based Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association, taking a dip into icy waters is nothing new. ....

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