A RECORD-BREAKING swimmer, campaigning against pollution, will be raising awareness in Loch Ness with a 15ft plastic dinosaur.

Oly Rush from Upton, Poole, will be joined by Percy the plastic Plesiosaur which is made from 800 plastic bottles collected during one day on the beach.

The ‘Loch Mess Monster’ swim will aim to raise awareness about plastic pollution and is organised by Oly’s Project Planet Earth Charity.

(Image: Lee Cooper)

Oly will act as a ‘human fish’ and be chased by the ‘monster’ in the water for three days.

He said: “It’s a bit of fun and is aimed at raising awareness about pollution and also the Project Planet Earth charity.

“We want visitors to Loch Ness to come along and take some photos of Percy – we’ll be taking him to various places in the water.

“Percy is made from plastic found on an Isle of Wight beach and children really love it and it helps teach them about recycling and keeping the oceans clean.

“The Loch Ness Monster legend is such a compelling story we had to bring Percy here and who knows, it might flush out the genuine creature.”

(Image: Lee Cooper)

Oly has previously completed ‘astonishing swims’ to raise money for anti-plastic charities such as swimming the length of the Jurassic Coast.

He is also the fastest person to swim around the Isle of Wight and the only person to swim round the islands of Crand Cayman and Ithaca.

The monster was made by Glenn Martin and he is at Loch Ness with Roy Beal from Clean Jurassic Coast and photographer Lee Cooper.

The awareness-raising trip was sponsored by Greenfolk Ltd.