Scottish Swimming today announced John Lunn as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will take up his role with the governing body in January 2025. Lunn has extensive leadership and board experience and success within sport in Scotland working with sportscotland for over 15 years. In his current role as Sports Development Head, he is… Continue reading Scottish Swimming announce John Lunn as new Chief Executive
Month: October 2024
Higson returns for top role at Stirling
The University of Stirling has re-appointed renowned international swim coach Ben Higson as Head Coach of its acclaimed high-performance programme following the departure of Steve Tigg. Higson previously coached at Stirling between 2013 and 2017, before leaving to take on senior roles with Swim Ireland and later with the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS).… Continue reading Higson returns for top role at Stirling
Scottish Swimming appoints Jo Thomson to Board of Directors
Scottish Swimming is delighted to announce the appointment of Jo Thomson to its Board of Directors. Jo is a Partner within the KPMG UK Public Sector team and leads the Customer Transformation practice. She brings over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors having worked both in consulting and directly in corporate… Continue reading Scottish Swimming appoints Jo Thomson to Board of Directors
National Artistic Swimming Championships make return in East Kilbride
For the first time in two years the Scottish National & Open Age Group Artistic Swimming Championships returned to the Scottish aquatic calendar, with a weekend of top level competition in East Kilbride. These championships marked the first national event under the new World Aquatics Artistic Swimming Rules and Regulations, continuing the sport’s shift towards… Continue reading National Artistic Swimming Championships make return in East Kilbride
Scottish National Artistic Swimming Championships return
After a disrupted 2023, which saw both the National Championships and National Figures events cancelled, we are delighted to have the Scottish National & Age Group Artistic Swimming Championships return to the Dollan Aqua Centre this weekend. While the showcase events may not have run, the sport itself remained busy and competitive over the past… Continue reading Scottish National Artistic Swimming Championships return
Report calls for greater implementation of school swimming in Scotland
Published today by Water Safety Scotland and Scottish Swimming, a new “Situational Analysis of School Swimming in Scotland” calls for greater implementation of school swimming to ensure children are safer and confident in, on and around water. On average in Scotland there are 96 water-related fatalities every year – 50 of these are accidental. The… Continue reading Report calls for greater implementation of school swimming in Scotland
Smallwood Appointed as Aquatics GB Performance Centre Lead Coach
Following the recent partnership announcement between The University of Edinburgh, Aquatics GB, Scottish Swimming and Edinburgh Leisure, the search for the new Performance Lead Coach has come to a close with renowned diving coach, Adam Smallwood being appointed into the role. Smallwood has worked extensively with some of the top talents in British diving. Most… Continue reading Smallwood Appointed as Aquatics GB Performance Centre Lead Coach
Glasgow to host Swimming and Para-Swimming at 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today officially confirmed Glasgow as the host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games will take place in Scotland from Thursday 23 July to Sunday 2 August 2026, returning to the city 12 years after the hugely successful 2014 Commonwealth Games. Glasgow 2026 will… Continue reading Glasgow to host Swimming and Para-Swimming at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Support School Swimming campaign launched
Scottish Swimming has launched a SUPPORT SCHOOL SWIMMING campaign this week to seek government support and investment into school swimming. Whether or not children receive school swimming lessons in Scotland depends on your postcode as provision varies widely across the country. This is the case even though the Scottish Government list school swimming as part… Continue reading Support School Swimming campaign launched
#BOYSINSPORT
With the makeup of our current membership being 57% female to 43% male, Scottish Swimming is delighted to launch a #BoysInSport Week to help showcase the positive benefits of our sports and encourage more boys into aquatics. Previous projects to champion girls in sport, such as Project Ailsa, have been very successful with five of… Continue reading #BOYSINSPORT