Scottish children aged three to five are taking to swimming in huge numbers thanks to the most comprehensive teaching programme of its kind in the UK.The emergence of the massive uptake in pre-schoolers is one of the success stories of the Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water partnership to roll out the Learn to Swim National… Continue reading Pre-schoolers learning to swim in great numbers
Month: July 2018
2018 Scottish Summer Meet: Round-Up
#ScotSM18 enjoyed record numbers in entries and capacity crowds each night.
Orkney confirmed as host of the 2023 Island Games
Members of the Bid Committee from Orkney Island Games Assdociation with representatives from EventScotland, Orkney Islands Council and the Chair & Vice Chair of the International Island Games Association
Records Tumble on Opening Night of Short Course Championships
Great heat swim from Jack Thorpe produces another Scottish Record for 50m freestyle
Scottish Swimming appoints three new Board Directors
Caitlin McClatchey, Andrew Dunlop and Jackie Davidson join the Board with immediate effect
Bronze for Heatly as Laugher crowned European Champion
James Heatly claimed his first individual medal on the senior European stage in front of a home crowd, as he won Bronze in the Men’s 1m springboard final at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Heatly finished with a score of 391.70, behind Italy’s Giovanni Tocci and British teammate Jack Laugher, who won the Gold medal to… Continue reading Bronze for Heatly as Laugher crowned European Champion
Scott Powers to European Freestyle Gold
Duncan Scott was crowned European Champion for 200m freestyle #TheMoment
Talented females head to Mare Nostrum with Project Ailsa
A 16-strong group of Scotland’s top female swimmers head to Canet-en-Roussillon today for the first stage of the Mare Nostrum series. Part of Project Ailsa, this is the largest group of female athletes ever to compete collectively for Sottish Swimming overseas. Project Ailsa, rather than being deemed a training initiative, is a proactive approach designed… Continue reading Talented females head to Mare Nostrum with Project Ailsa
Scots power through Day 3 heats
Photograph of Duncan Scott by strict copyright of Ian MacNicol for Scottish Swimming