Eight Scottish swimmers will form part of the GB squad taking to the water in the Berlin leg of the FINA Short Course World Cup over the weekend. The meet, which runs from 21-23 October is the first competitive opportunity for National Senior Team athletes in the short course pool this season. Fresh off of… Continue reading Eight Scottish swimmers on GB roster for World Cup
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Bringing back the #Boost to Edinburgh
Top 2 finish in the team points at BUCS have given Edinburgh University a fresh #boost for the season ahead
Stephen Milne calls time on illustrious career
In a career that has seen him compete at the highest level for the best part of a decade, Stephen Milne has taken the decision to retire from competitive swimming. With medals won at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and most recently at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Stephen leaves the sport on… Continue reading Stephen Milne calls time on illustrious career
Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Scott marks Learn to Swim success in Orkney
Young swimmers in Orkney welcome six-time Olympic medallist and Commonwealth champion Duncan Scott as he ‘dives in’ to their swimming lessons. Duncan will be in the county to mark the success of the Learn to Swim programme in Orkney which sees around 646 children each week take part in regular swimming lessons with The Pickaquoy… Continue reading Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Scott marks Learn to Swim success in Orkney
Scott secures medley double on penultimate day of championships
Duncan Scott takes victory in 200m IM (photo credit: Georgie Kerr/British Swimming)
Promising performances continue on penultimate day in Rome
Katie Shanahan wrapped up her debut European championships with a terrific 4th in the 200m Individual Medley tonight, in what was a stacked field. The final, which included World-Record holder Katinka Hosszu, saw Katie lead off as the fastest qualifier – rubbing shoulders with the best in the game. Just like her speedy semi-final, Katie… Continue reading Promising performances continue on penultimate day in Rome
Rome Round-up: Grace and James add to medal tally
As Swimming entered its fifth day of competition in Rome, the week-long Diving competition was only just beginning. And, exactly one week on from their Gold-medal triumph in Birmingham in the Mixed 3m Synchro event, James Heatly and Grace Reid took a Bronze on day one of competition. This time it was in the Team… Continue reading Rome Round-up: Grace and James add to medal tally
Strong Scottish swimming continues in Rome
On day four of competition at the European Championships, Scottish swimmers kept up their high standard of performance, despite a gruelling few weeks of competition. University of Stirling swimmer Keanna MacInnes well and truly made her mark on the championship with her first event today. Keanna made light work of the 100m Butterfly heats, before… Continue reading Strong Scottish swimming continues in Rome
Shanahan secures European silver in Rome
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
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