Month: September 2016

Susan Liddle: "Nice to see that even medal winners like to eat takeaway food!"

GBR 1-2 in the SB14 100m breaststroke with Scott Quin and Aaron Moores (photograph: strict copyright of Simon Wilkinson [email protected])

Scott Quin won silver in the SB14 100m breaststroke (photograph: strict copyright of Simon Wilkinson [email protected])

Monday 12th: I get upset when competitors complain about ‘only’ getting a bronze or silver medal in their events.  Any medal is special whatever its colour. Yes, it’s great to get gold but when there are only three medals available to the whole world in your classification be pleased to be on the podium.  And… Continue reading Jim Anderson Paralympic Reflections: A medal is special whatever its colour

"Quick walk round the training pool found us bumping into none other than Kris Gilchrist – I mean you just can’t get away can you!"

Abby Kane today made her GBR debut at the Rio Paralympic Games (photograph: strict copyright of Simon Wilkinson [email protected])

Corrie Scott leading home an Edinburgh University 1-2-3 in the 100m breaststroke final

Rio is the first Paralympic Games since 1992 that Jim hasn't been part of