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Lucy Hope, Edinburgh University (Photo by Georgie Kerr, British Swimming)

Stephen Clegg

Over the last year Scottish National Swimming Committee have been using an online checking tool provided to us by sportsystems to identify Swimming Records, both historical and current.  Using the tool was found to be quicker, more accurate and more reliable than receiving record applications. The current Swimming Records have been updated and ratified by Swimming… Continue reading Swimming Records

Kathleen Dawson broke the European Record on the opening leg (100m backstroke) in the women's 4x100m medley relay

Great Britain ended the penultimate night of action in Budapest with another relay gold, this time in the Mixed 4x100m freestyle. The quartet of Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Anna Hopkin and Freya Anderson powered to victory in a new Championship record time of 3:22.07. The team from Netherland won silver in 3:22.26, while the Italians… Continue reading Another golden night for Britain’s relay

In a dramatic twist, which saw the final of the 100m backstroke swum twice, Kathleen Dawson was finally crowned European on day five of the swimming event at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Fastest into the final, the University of Stirling athlete dominated from start to finish and powered her way to the… Continue reading Kathleen Dawson crowned European Champion

Photo credit: LEN, DeepBlueMedia

Five years after her last European medal, Kathleen Dawson returned to the podium, winning silver in the 50m backstroke on Day 3 of the LEN European Aquatics swimming, being held in Budapest. While Dawson was fastest into the final, it was Kira Toussaint (NED) who edged ahead in the first 25m. Dawson came back at… Continue reading European Silver for Dawson