Glasgow Meet sets up exciting summer of competition

The curtain fell on the 2023 Glasgow International Swim Meet, with a number of the GBR swimmers heading for the World Aquatics Championships in Japan this summer, picking up titles on the final day of competition. Loughborough Performance Centre’s Freya Colbert broke the Meet Record on her way to gold in the 400m freestyle, touching… Continue reading Glasgow Meet sets up exciting summer of competition

Scottish Record for Hanlon in Glasgow

Fresh from breaking the Meet Record in yesterday’s 50m breaststroke, Kara Hanlon broke the Scottish Senior Record for 100m breaststroke on day 2 of the Glasgow International Swim Meet, taking place at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. Edinburgh University’s Hanlon posted 1:06.36, just 0.15 off the British Record to take silver in the 100m… Continue reading Scottish Record for Hanlon in Glasgow

Scots sharpen race skills in Glasgow ahead of key summer events

Swimmers broke water at the Glasgow International Swim Meet for the first time today as Tollcross plays host to a weekend of competitive in-season racing. The Glasgow 2014 host venue will provide the platform for international level competition, alongside exciting domestic tussles, with a strong level of entries, with 724 swimmers, 3,067 swims and 59… Continue reading Scots sharpen race skills in Glasgow ahead of key summer events

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Bumper weekend of top-level aquatic action lies in wait

This weekend will see Scotland’s aquatic athletes honing their skills ahead of a busy summer, with a number of elite level events taking place over the coming days. The British Diving Championships, Glasgow International Swim Meet and the World Para Swimming French Leg are on the menu this bank holiday weekend – with strong Scottish… Continue reading Bumper weekend of top-level aquatic action lies in wait

Scottish swimmers aim to break channel record for charity

A team of swimmers, led by World Champion Dan Wallace, are aiming to complete a meter by meter charity swim of the English Channel in record time next month. The group are undertaking what is considered one of the most gruelling open water swims in the world in support of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and… Continue reading Scottish swimmers aim to break channel record for charity

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

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

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