Commonwealth Gold medal winning swimmer David Carry retired from competitive swimming in 2012 and has become an ambassador for our ‘Swim Social’ programme. We caught up with him at the launch of our partnership with Scottish Water where he was pitching in with the coaching staff to help give adults some tips to improve their… Continue reading Swim Social: Interview with David Carry
Month: September 2015
British Para-Swimming announces performance squads for 2016
A group of 44 athletes has been selected to join the British Para-Swimming Podium and Podium Potential Programme as the sport enters the final stretch for Rio. The sport has been working through a robust performance review programme with athletes and coaches to decide who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World… Continue reading British Para-Swimming announces performance squads for 2016
Swim Social Top Tips Tuesday: From Swimming Coach Mark Wilmot
Mark Wilmot is one of our Swim Social coaches helping adults in Glasgow improve their swimming.  Here are his three tips for Top Tip Tuesday this week. 1. Take lessons The first thing I do with every swimmer in every lesson is watch how they swim. Taking a step back and evaluating what they are… Continue reading Swim Social Top Tips Tuesday: From Swimming Coach Mark Wilmot
Let the Countdown for the Scottish National Team Championships 2015 Begin!
Team Championships 2015
Sir Peter Heatly
Sir Peter was, and still is, the only Scottish athlete (of any sport) to have won a gold medal at three consecutive Commonwealth Games and remains the only Scottish athlete to have won a medal in diving.
Scottish Swimming seeks Honorary Medical Adviser
Scottish Swimming is looking to recruit an Honorary Medical Adviser to advise and work with Scottish Swimming to provide up to date guidance to the sport on medical/anti-doping matters and medical support to the National Programme and events. Part of this role is to represent Scottish Swimming at British Swimming Medical Panel meetings providing feedback… Continue reading Scottish Swimming seeks Honorary Medical Adviser
Swim Social Top Tips Tuesday: From Scottish Swimming Chief Executive – Forbes Dunlop
(Pictured 2nd left) Forbes Dunlop at the launch of Swim Social in partnership with Scottish Water
Medal Success for Scottish Open Water Squad in France
Scottish Open Water Development Squad: (l-r) Scott Deans, Heather Mulvany, Keanna MacInnes, Daisy Hill, Mhairi High and Marshall Illingworth
First Gold for Youth Team Scotland from Erin Robertson!
Erin Robertson (photograph kindly supplied by Commonwealth Games Scotland)
Scottish Swimming Adult Swim Series 2015
New Year and new Adult Swim Series for 2015