Members and guests from across Scotland’s thriving aquatics community, came together in Glasgow on Saturday night, to celebrate the achievements of our athletes and coaches, as well as the incredible contributions made by our volunteers, clubs and partners over the course of the last twelve months. Hosted again by popular radio and television presenter, Arlene… Continue reading An evening of celebration for Scotland’s aquatics community
Month: September 2026
Scottish Learn to Swim Framework receives gold standard from European Aquatics
The Learn to Swim National Framework, led by Scottish Swimming and supported by Scottish Water, was awarded Gold Level Certification during the Swim Safe Europe Conference of European Aquatics in Paris on 7-8 August, recognising the Framework’s dedicated commitment to water safety, swimming education, and learning to swim. The Conference, which was attended by delegates… Continue reading Scottish Learn to Swim Framework receives gold standard from European Aquatics
Scottish Swimming appoints Tim Dent to Board of Directors
Scottish Swimming is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Dent to its Board of Directors. Tim has worked in sport and leisure management for over 35 years, including three years as Chief Executive of West Lothian Leisure, where he provided leadership and strategic direction to a staff of 400 across 20 venues to deliver… Continue reading Scottish Swimming appoints Tim Dent to Board of Directors
REN 96 are top club at Short Course Masters
Ren 96 scooped up the top team prize at the Scottish National Short Course Masters Championships at the start of September in Glasgow, over two days of fast and fun racing. The event, which was the first held at Tollcross International Swimming Centre since the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, saw 378 swimmers from 73 clubs… Continue reading REN 96 are top club at Short Course Masters
Learn to Swim programme reaches new heights
Hot on the heels of their Gold and Bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott OBE and Toni Shaw welcome new figures that show more than 220,000 children and adults across Scotland have taken the life-changing opportunity to learn to swim, thanks to a pioneering national swimming programme. To mark Learn to Swim Month… Continue reading Learn to Swim programme reaches new heights
Scots star in Samorin Masters
Scottish swimmers produced a series of outstanding performances at the 2026 European Aquatics Masters Swimming Championships in August, returning home with an impressive haul of more than 30 medals. The team also recorded a host of landmark achievements, including one World Record, one European Record, five Championship Records, and at least one British Record, underlining… Continue reading Scots star in Samorin Masters