Olympics Preview: Duncan Scott

The second of our profile pieces features Duncan Scott, an ever present on Great British teams for the past decade, and for whom Paris will be his third Olympics as he looks to add to his tally of 6 medals across two previous games for Team GB. Duncan learned to swim in South Ayrshire, in… Continue reading Olympics Preview: Duncan Scott

Record number of children learning to swim in Fife

Young Fifers are learning to swim in record numbers after a local leisure trust successfully boosted awareness of its programme to families across the region. With a mission to create the next generation of confident, safe and competent swimmers, over 8100 young Fifers are now enrolled onto the Learn to Swim programme – a partnership… Continue reading Record number of children learning to swim in Fife

Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high

Scottish athletes continued to battle hard on the diving board at Sandwell Aquatics Centre on the penultimate day of competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With one more morning of competition remaining the team are looking to finish on a high. Grace Reid and Clara Kerr were in action in the final of the… Continue reading Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high

2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims

Three Scottish athletes in action at the pool this morning on the penultimate day of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. On a morning that saw most athletes in the event fall short of their best, Angus Menmuir (Edinburgh Diving Club) held his nerve, finishing his 10m platform programme strongly for a… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims

Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal

James Heatly fought tooth and nail to get himself into a position to challenge for a medal in the final of the 3m springboard on the third day of diving at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly and Edinburgh Diving Club training partner, Ross Beattie, made modest starts to their programmes with Heatly then improving round… Continue reading Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal

2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims

James Heatly and Ross Beattie (Edinburgh Diving Club) both secured their place in the 3m springboard final on day three of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly qualified fourth overall for the final with a total points tally of 423.40. Saving his best dive for the final round, Heatly executed his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims

Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins

Day two of the diving competition of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and Team Scotland divers just fell short of the podium with a third fourth place finish. Clara Kerr (Edinburgh Diving Club) and Grace Reid (Dive London) were involved in the final of the 1m springboard with both girls pushing forward with the scores they… Continue reading Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins

2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final

It was agonisingly close, but James Heatly and Ross Beattie narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard final. The Edinburgh Diving Club pair finished on 369.27 points, just 5.25 points behind Australians Samuel Fricker and Shixin Li who won bronze with 374.52 points. Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher of… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final

First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The first medals of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games were won this evening in the men’s 1m springboard and women’s 10m platform finals. In the springboard final, Ross Beattie, James Heatly and Danny Mabbot were in action for Team Scotland. Heatly, who won bronze in the event on the Gold Coast,… Continue reading First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims

The diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games got underway today with four Scots in action. James Heatly, Ross Beattie and Danny Mabbott (all Edinburgh Diving Club) finished the 1m springboard prelims in second, ninth and tenth place respectively, with all three delighted to finally get their competition underway. Heatly, who won the bronze… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims