Category: Swimming

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Scott McLay, Duncan Scott and Ross Murdoch have been selected to the GBR team for the European Short Course in Glasgow.

Duncan Scott rounded off an excellent week’s racing with victory in the 200m freestyle final in a time of 1:45.63, which secures him automatic qualification for the event at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju in July. In a hotly anticipated final Scott lined up alongside a number of GBR team-mates, including James Guy, Tom… Continue reading Flying Scott finishes off British Championships in style

Duncan Scott brought the house down again at the British Swimming Championships with a superb performance in the 200m IM, which saw him smash the Scottish Record and secure automatic qualification to the event at  the World Championships in Gwangju in July. The 21-year old University of Stirling athlete was lying in second place at… Continue reading Scott shows class in medley final

In a race that both athletes have been looking forward to all week, James Wilby and Ross Murdoch certainly didn’t disappoint with a superb 200m breaststroke final, which saw them both dip under the 2:08 mark, the first time two Brits have ever done that at a Championships. While Murdoch shot from the blocks it… Continue reading Wilby edges Murdoch in breaststroke thriller

A new British Record and a place on the World Championships team secured – great night for Duncan Scott

Great friends out the pool and great rivals in the pool made for a classic tussle between James Guy and Duncan Scott in the final of the 200m butterfly on day two of the British Swimming Championships being held at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. Guy (Bath NC), as expected, shot off the blocks… Continue reading Scott edged out by Guy in butterfly battle

The first champions were crowned this evening as the British Swimming Championships got underway at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. The Championships double up as a selection meet for the World Championships in Gwangju as well as the European Juniors, European Youth Olympic Festival, World Juniors and World University Games. Still in recovery from… Continue reading Miley, Murdoch win bronze on opening day of British Championships