Katie Shanahan continued her summer of dreams tonight, to take home her first ever senior European medal, in the 200m Backstroke – just over a week after her Bronze triumph in Birmingham in the same event. Going in third fastest, Katie always had a good chance of medalling, but was composed enough to take the… Continue reading Shanahan secures European silver in Rome
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Shining silver on day one of European Championships
It didn’t take long for the first British medal of the European Aquatics Championship to be won, with GB taking silver, behind the Netherlands, in the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Straight from Commonwealth games action, Lucy Hope swam a 1:58.98, going in second, to help push the team onto silverware. She was joined by Freya… Continue reading Shining silver on day one of European Championships
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Shanahan secures first senior British Title
Katie Shanahan (photo credit: Georgie Kerr/British Swimming)
Two more medals on final night of swimming
After another outstanding night in the pool, Scottish swimmers have delivered 12 medals for Team Scotland, equalling their best ever result from a Commonwealth Games, which was secured in Melbourne back in 2006. Two more medals were added tonight, in the 200m IM and the 4x100m medley. Duncan Scott raised the roof of Sandwell Aquatics… Continue reading Two more medals on final night of swimming
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 6 heats round-up and finals preview
Safe to say that the final session of swimming from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games is set to be a thrilling finale to a superb week from our Scottish athletes. Mark Szaranek and Duncan Scott (University of Stirling) will both contest the final of the 200m IM. Szaranek looked strong during his heat and his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 6 heats round-up and finals preview
Brilliant bronze for Murdoch to complete Commonwealth Games breaststroke set
Ross Murdoch swam the race of his life to provide Team Scotland with their tenth medal from the pool on the penultimate night of swimming action of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Murdoch, swimming in his last individual event at his last Commonwealth Games, finished strongly to take the touch for the bronze medal in… Continue reading Brilliant bronze for Murdoch to complete Commonwealth Games breaststroke set
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 5 heats round-up and finals preview
While it may have been a quieter heats session, the fact that all the Scottish swimmers in action this morning progressed, means another busy finals session is on the cards this evening. Craig McNally (University of Stirling) posted a season’s best time of 1:58.36 to secure a place in tonight’s 200m backstroke final, while Stirling… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 5 heats round-up and finals preview
Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool
Three more bronze medals tonight bring Team Scotland’s medal tally from the pool to nine, with two more days of racing to go at Sandwell Aquatics Centre for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Duncan Scott started the proceedings off tonight in the final of the 100m freestyle, the event he won on the Gold Coast,… Continue reading Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 heats round-up and finals preview
It was a busy morning for the Scots in the pool at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, at the halfway mark of the swimming competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Katie Shanahan (City of Glasgow Swim Team), Holly McGill (Hearts) and Cassie Wild (University of Stirling) all made it through to the final of the 200m… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 heats round-up and finals preview