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
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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
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
Strong Scottish contingent to head to World Championships
British Swimming have selected a 29-strong team that will take to the pool at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan this summer, one year out from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With Paris on the horizon, the team bound for Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A for the eight-day swimming programme – which runs from… Continue reading Strong Scottish contingent to head to World Championships
British Championships end on high for Scots
Scottish swimmers brought their British Championships to a close with a final evening of fast swimming, personal bests, and Scottish Records. Keanna MacInnes won her first British title on Sunday, lowering her own Scottish Record in the Women’s 100m Butterfly. Her time of 57.97 marks the first time that a Scottish woman has broke the… Continue reading British Championships end on high for Scots
Scots put on medley masterclass in Sheffield
Saturday was the day of the Individual Medley in Sheffield, with men and women taking to the pool in the 200m contest. Katie Shanahan left her best until last in South Yorkshire with a World Championships Qualification Time, Scottish Record, and a British title in the 200m IM. Katie, who lined up in lane 2,… Continue reading Scots put on medley masterclass in Sheffield
Scots provide Good Friday at British Champs
As the British Championships entered its second half of competition on Good Friday, performance level remained promisingly high. Katie Shanahan brought the score back to 1-1 in her head to head with Freya Colbert, following the Loughborough swimmer’s 400IM gold, to win convincingly in the 200m Backstroke and secure a second world consideration time of… Continue reading Scots provide Good Friday at British Champs