Each month in 2018, to celebrate the Year of Young People in conjunction with the Scottish Government and Young Scot, Scottish Swimming is profiling an outstanding athlete or volunteer from the world of aquatics. Check out our previous features: Toni Shaw, Cameron Brodie, Dominique Zahra, Lucas Thomson and Kayleigh Haggo. Trying to facilitate an interview with Archie Goodburn is like trying… Continue reading Year of Young People 2018: Archie Goodburn
Month: August 2018
Scottish Diving 2018 Season Review
Scottish diving reached new heights in 2018, with medals on the biggest stages plus international representation for a quartet of quality divers for the first time, the likes of which we have never seen before. Grace Reid, James Heatly, Gemma McArthur and Lucas Thomson are the trailblazers, and each has plenty of reasons to be… Continue reading Scottish Diving 2018 Season Review
Suan Liddle’s Dublin Diary: Final Thoughts
The Dublin National Aquatic Centre, the setting for the Championships
Para Swimming 2018 Review: Dublin caps great year
Scotland’s Para Swimmers performed exceptionally in Dublin last week, with each of our five athletes coming home with at least one medal. It rounded off a great year for Para Swimming in Scotland. Toni Shaw was arguably the star of the meet, with two Gold medals, two Silvers and two Bronzes despite her young age… Continue reading Para Swimming 2018 Review: Dublin caps great year
Perfect ten for for GB on final night in Dublin with Clegg, Shaw and Mullen among medals
The Dublin National Aquatic Centre, the setting for this week's Championships
Shaw and rest of GB still performing well as Dublin 2018 nears close
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Susan Liddle’s Dublin Diary: Home comforts as competition rolls on
The Dublin National Aquatic Centre, the setting for this week's Championships
Shaw adds another medal to impressive debut collection in Dublin
Toni Shaw won her third medal at the World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin as she took bronze in the Women’s S9 100m backstroke, in a new lifetime best swim of 1:08.16. Spain’s Nuria Marques Soto took the Gold, with Sweden’s Lina Watz touching for Silver just over a second ahead of Shaw. The… Continue reading Shaw adds another medal to impressive debut collection in Dublin
Another medal for Toni Shaw on third night of finals in Dublin
Toni Shaw continues to excel on her senior British debut, picking up a Silver medal in the Women’s S9 100m butterfly at the World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin. In what was the final race of the night, Shaw set a new Scottish Record for the event with her time of 1:09.18. The 15-year-old… Continue reading Another medal for Toni Shaw on third night of finals in Dublin
Susan Liddle’s Dublin Diary: Behind the medals
During the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Susan Liddle, who volunteers with Scottish Swimming, provided a brilliant daily blog for us, detailing her experiences as a Technical Official at the Games. And we’re delighted to announce that for the World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin, Susan will be doing the same again with her Dublin Diary! Day 3 What… Continue reading Susan Liddle’s Dublin Diary: Behind the medals