Last month, Broxburn ASC held a fundraiser open to all swimmers and parents which encouraged them to swim a hill of a particular length. The aim of the challenge was to try and achieve over 100,000 metres swam collectively between all swimmers. The club smashed that target and kept going all the way to 146,750… Continue reading Broxburn ASC swim over 100,000 metres in Swim a Hill challenge
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David Carry Appointed to British Swimming Board
With the appointment of former double Commonwealth Games Gold medallist & three times Olympian, David Carry, to British Swimming’s Board of Directors, Scottish Swimming must announce Carry’s departure from its own Board of Directors. Carry who retired from competitive swimming after the London 2012 Olympic Games, has most recently gained success as Co-founder of Track… Continue reading David Carry Appointed to British Swimming Board
Summer Meets Qualifying Window Announced
The Qualifying Window for the British Summer Championships and the Home Nation summer meets will run from 1st March – 28th May 2018. The Summer Championships and the three home nation summer meets continue to form part of the broader Performance Pathway Strategy aimed at supporting the UK’s junior swimming talent on their journey towards… Continue reading Summer Meets Qualifying Window Announced
Pre-schoolers learning to swim in great numbers
Scottish children aged three to five are taking to swimming in huge numbers thanks to the most comprehensive teaching programme of its kind in the UK.The emergence of the massive uptake in pre-schoolers is one of the success stories of the Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water partnership to roll out the Learn to Swim National… Continue reading Pre-schoolers learning to swim in great numbers
2018 Scottish Summer Meet: Round-Up
#ScotSM18 enjoyed record numbers in entries and capacity crowds each night.
Orkney confirmed as host of the 2023 Island Games
Members of the Bid Committee from Orkney Island Games Assdociation with representatives from EventScotland, Orkney Islands Council and the Chair & Vice Chair of the International Island Games Association
Records Tumble on Opening Night of Short Course Championships
Great heat swim from Jack Thorpe produces another Scottish Record for 50m freestyle
Scottish Swimming appoints three new Board Directors
Caitlin McClatchey, Andrew Dunlop and Jackie Davidson join the Board with immediate effect
Scott Powers to European Freestyle Gold
Duncan Scott was crowned European Champion for 200m freestyle #TheMoment
Talented females head to Mare Nostrum with Project Ailsa
A 16-strong group of Scotland’s top female swimmers head to Canet-en-Roussillon today for the first stage of the Mare Nostrum series. Part of Project Ailsa, this is the largest group of female athletes ever to compete collectively for Sottish Swimming overseas. Project Ailsa, rather than being deemed a training initiative, is a proactive approach designed… Continue reading Talented females head to Mare Nostrum with Project Ailsa