Lloyd Scott

Lloyd Scott, MBE (born 13 October 1961) is an English former professional football goalkeeper and charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons.

Between 1978 - 1983 Scott played as a goalkeeper for Leyton Orient Watford and Blackpool.

He also played for Dagenham FC (now Dagenham and Redbridge FC).

After surviving leukaemia, Scott has raised more than £10 million for a number of charitable causes, through what he calls "alternative charity fundraising events", including the following:

Scott has been injured during some of his events.

For example, he injured his shoulder during the underwater marathon when he fell off a 15 ft ledge while in the loch.

Scott has undertaken his challenges with a background of overcoming chronic myeloid leukaemia (1989) and has been battling a rare form of cancer, called synovial sarcoma, for the past three years.

He is notable for competing in the 2002 London Marathon in a deep-sea diving costume.

In 2003 Scott also completed the world's first underwater marathon in Loch Ness and in 2004 cycled a Penny Farthing across Australia.

He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of East London in 2003 and the Freedom of the London Borough of Havering in 2009.

In total Scott has undergone over 30 operations for a number of injuries and also life-saving surgeries.

After being awarded an MBE in 2005, Scott joked that the award should stand for "Mad, Bonkers and Eccentric".

On 2 July 2012 the BBC reported that Scott, wearing a 130 lb (59 kg) diving suit, was the first person to complete the 2012 Olympic Marathon Course in a time of six days.

In 2020, between Covid-19 lockdowns, he completed the 3 Peaks Challenge wearing his deep-sea diving suit.

Scott holds a number of Guinness World Records and can be found as one of the characters on the cover of the 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book.