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
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