Around 130 young athletes will arrive in Aberdeen today ahead of the Scottish National Age Group Open Diving Championships and Thistle Trophy, which are taking place at Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Centre from the 28th to the 30th April 2023. The age group event will see divers compete across springboard and platform events, with many… Continue reading Aberdeen plays host to next generation of Scottish divers
Month: April 2023
Strong group of Scots set for European Juniors
A 34-strong British Swimming team is set to descend on Belgrade for the 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships, which run from 4th-9th July. The annual competition showcases the best up-and-coming talent on the continent for athletes born primarily between 2005-2009, with successful swimmers from the event consistently going on to make impressions on the senior… Continue reading Strong group of Scots set for European Juniors
Six Scots selected for Under-23 Europeans
Eighteen athletes have been selected to represent British Swimming at the first-ever LEN European Under-23 (U23) Swimming Championships later this year. Amongst the 18 are six Scottish athletes, hoping to make a splash in the inaugural LEN competition. With another packed summer of aquatics action on the horizon, senior European and Commonwealth medallists and European… Continue reading Six Scots selected for Under-23 Europeans
Masters swimmers show their style at Scottish Short Course
Tollcross played host to a flurry of fast and fun racing over the past two days, as the Scottish National Short Course Masters and Senior Age Group Championships rolled into town. For many, this was an opportunity to blow off the cobwebs for June’s British Masters Championships, whilst for others it was a chance to… Continue reading Masters swimmers show their style at Scottish Short Course
City of Glasgow Swim Team retain Top Club Trophy
After 15 sessions of thrilling racing over five days, the curtain fell on the Scottish National Age Group Swimming Championships in Aberdeen, with City of Glasgow Swim Team clinching the Top Club Trophy for the second consecutive year. With strong performances across all age groups over the five days, City of Glasgow quickly established an… Continue reading City of Glasgow Swim Team retain Top Club Trophy
Super Saturday night of racing in Aberdeen
It may have been the penultimate night of racing but there was no sign of fatigue as our young athletes raced hard on day four of the Scottish National Age Group Championships in Aberdeen. Stirling Swim’s Coco Croxford enjoyed another successful night in the pool taking the Scottish National Age Group titles for both the… Continue reading Super Saturday night of racing in Aberdeen
Age groupers continue the chase for National Titles
Our age group swimmers showed what a ‘Fast Friday’ looks like with another blistering finals session on day three of the Scottish National Age Group Swimming Championships taking place at the Aquatics Centre in Aberdeen. City of Glasgow’s Robert Burgess followed up the gold he won on the opening day of the meet in the… Continue reading Age groupers continue the chase for National Titles
Second thrilling evening of finals in Aberdeen
An electric atmosphere and some great racing made for another thrilling finals session on the second day of competition of the 2023 Scottish National Age Group Swimming Championships, taking place at the Aquatics Centre in Aberdeen. Charlotte Hardy secured her second breaststroke title (16 years age group) of the meet with gold in the 200m… Continue reading Second thrilling evening of finals in Aberdeen
Sign the petition and help SAVE OUR POOLS
A petition, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help keep our swimming pools and leisure centres open by providing financial investment for pools, is now ‘live’ and available to sign HERE. Swimming pools and leisure centres are under threat of closure. They are vital community hubs for the population of… Continue reading Sign the petition and help SAVE OUR POOLS
Age group action kicks off in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Sports Village again plays host to the best young swimmers in Scotland, and further afield, as the Scottish National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGS) started its five-day run in the Granite City. For many of the 1100+ athletes competing, SNAGS is their first taste of a National Championship, while for others, this is the… Continue reading Age group action kicks off in Aberdeen