May 2021 - Scottish Swimming

Technical swimsuits for young swimmers

Technical swimsuits are specialised swimsuits, that push the boundaries of performance advantage in competition. Design is with the senior swimmer in mind and they are tight fitting with bonded seams, creating an unyielding construction that provides muscle compression and other benefits to performance from the types of fabric used. They are also very expensive, have… Continue reading Technical swimsuits for young swimmers

Swimming Records

Over the last year Scottish National Swimming Committee have been using an online checking tool provided to us by sportsystems to identify Swimming Records, both historical and current. Using the tool was found to be quicker, more accurate and more reliable than receiving record applications. The current Swimming Records have been updated and ratified by Swimming… Continue reading Swimming Records

Medal Rush for GBR on final night in Budapest

Kathleen Dawson broke the European Record on the opening leg (100m backstroke) in the women's 4x100m medley relay

Another golden night for Britain’s relay

Great Britain ended the penultimate night of action in Budapest with another relay gold, this time in the Mixed 4x100m freestyle. The quartet of Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Anna Hopkin and Freya Anderson powered to victory in a new Championship record time of 3:22.07. The team from Netherland won silver in 3:22.26, while the Italians… Continue reading Another golden night for Britain’s relay

Kathleen Dawson crowned European Champion

In a dramatic twist, which saw the final of the 100m backstroke swum twice, Kathleen Dawson was finally crowned European on day five of the swimming event at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Fastest into the final, the University of Stirling athlete dominated from start to finish and powered her way to the… Continue reading Kathleen Dawson crowned European Champion

European Record and relay gold for Dawson

Photo credit: LEN

Photo credit: LEN, DeepBlueMedia

European Silver for Dawson

Five years after her last European medal, Kathleen Dawson returned to the podium, winning silver in the 50m backstroke on Day 3 of the LEN European Aquatics swimming, being held in Budapest. While Dawson was fastest into the final, it was Kira Toussaint (NED) who edged ahead in the first 25m. Dawson came back at… Continue reading European Silver for Dawson

Month: May 2021