Scottish Swimming have finalised a new Facilities Strategy which has been developed in partnership with sportscotland. The Strategy details the good progress that has been made in the last ten years, in particular through the development of national standard swimming facilities such as Aberdeen Sports Village, the Royal Commonwealth Pool refurbishment and the development of… Continue reading Scottish Swimming Launches New Facilities Strategy
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Hope, Miley strike gold on opening day of Championships
Lucy Hope was crowned British Champion at 50m backstroke on opening day of #EISM18
Para-Swimming Nominations for Gold Coast 2018
The Scottish Swimming Commonwealth Games Selection Panel has agreed to nominate the following swimmer to Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) to be considered for selection for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, April 4-15, 2018. The timeline of nomination has been brought forward. Please note therefore the changes to the timeline for… Continue reading Para-Swimming Nominations for Gold Coast 2018
Medals hauled as records fall for Duncan Scott and Ross Murdoch at European Short Course Championships
Scotland’s Duncan Scott and Ross Murdoch returned home from the European Short Course Championships in Denmark having set a new Scottish Record each and achieving three finals places between them, on top of Scott picking up two bronze medals. Scott picked up the first of those two medals in the 200m Freestyle event in Copenhagen,… Continue reading Medals hauled as records fall for Duncan Scott and Ross Murdoch at European Short Course Championships
Obituary Masters Swimmer Janet Stobie
Janet Stobie
Para Swimmers Re-write Record Books in Manchester and Edinburgh
Connor Morrison broke the World Record for SB14 Breaststroke
Top Tips for Outdoor Swimming
Colleen Blair (Knockburn Sports Loch: Come and Try Open Water Swimming)
Encouraging performances at Edinburgh International
This weekend Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European Champions were among 900 athletes from 31 countries battling it out in the finals at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet. Kathleen Dawson was the second best overall performer at the meet according to the FINA points system, just beaten by the 2016 Olympic champion Pernille Blume with 907… Continue reading Encouraging performances at Edinburgh International
Thomson and Heatly Claim Platform Gold on Opening Night of Championships
Lucas Thomson and James Heatly on their way to winning the Men's Platform Synchro Event
Creating an Olympic Splash in East Lothian
Double Olympic Silver Medallist and Learn to Swim ambassador Duncan Scott welcomed local children to North Berwick Sports Centre this afternoon to officially launch enjoyleisure’s new Learn to Swim programme, ‘Get in the Swim’. The new scheme adopts Scottish Swimming’s National Learn to Swim Framework, in partnership with Scottish Water, which highlights the importance of… Continue reading Creating an Olympic Splash in East Lothian