Hat-trick of golds for Scottish swimmers in Sheffield

Scottish swimmers enjoyed six medals, including three golds, on day 2 of the Aquatics GB Summer Championships, taking place at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. Rory Dickson (University of Stirling) was first to top the podium with a strong swim in the 100m breaststroke (18 years/over). Dickson took control of the race from… Continue reading Hat-trick of golds for Scottish swimmers in Sheffield

Opening Day of Aquatics GB Summer Championships

The Aquatics GB Summer Championships began today at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield with a day of 1500m freestyle kicking off the seven-day event. The championships will bring together the best of UK swimming talent who are not involved at the Olympics in Paris, while also bringing to a close the domestic swimming… Continue reading Opening Day of Aquatics GB Summer Championships

Scots divers secure European Junior silverware in Poland

Scottish divers were part of an extremely successful Aquatics GB group which competed at the European Junior Diving Championships last week in Rzeszow, Poland. Whilst Noah Penman (Aberdeen Diving Club) took two medals on the international stage last season, he went one better this year, with a sensational silver medal in the Boys A 1m… Continue reading Scots divers secure European Junior silverware in Poland

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Racing concludes in Aberdeen following weekend of age group action

The Scottish Summer Meet concluded on Sunday with a flurry of fast finals, in what was a condensed last session in the Granite City. National Junior Team swimmer Kieran Lennox looked sharp ahead of the British Summer Championships next weekend, as the University of Aberdeen Performance swimmer took gold in the 100m Freestyle (Boys 18… Continue reading Racing concludes in Aberdeen following weekend of age group action

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Summer Meet continues to deliver competitive racing in Aberdeen

The culmination of the Scottish long course season continued in Aberdeen on Saturday, as 171 national medals were awarded to talented swimmers over the course of the day. Sidar Gullen added 18 Year-Old age group 200m Freestyle to his triumph in the 400m Freestyle yesterday, with a stonking PB. The Warrender Baths swimmer looked comfortable… Continue reading Summer Meet continues to deliver competitive racing in Aberdeen

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Aberdeen hosts fast Friday at Summer Meet

The first full day of the Scottish Summer Meet concluded on Friday evening, following three sessions of speedy age group swimming, as youngsters set new personal bests, honed their racecraft and won championship medals. After yesterday’s distance session, there was some much-needed variation in programming, with events across each stroke in boys and girls competition… Continue reading Aberdeen hosts fast Friday at Summer Meet

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Scots relish European challenge in Vilnius and Belgrade

Scottish swimmers took to European waters over the past few weeks with the aim of contributing to wider Great British success at both the European Junior and senior European Championships. After a successful summer last year, Dean Fearn (Aberdeen Dolphin), again proved his class on the junior international stage, playing a vital role in two… Continue reading Scots relish European challenge in Vilnius and Belgrade

Super Sunday concludes Scottish National Open Championships

Swimming concluded at the Royal Commonwealth Pool on Sunday, following three days of fierce racing in Edinburgh at the Scottish National Open Championships. In arguably the race of the evening Stirling teammates Keanna MacInnes and Lucy Grieve went head-to-head for 100m Butterfly glory, with Olympic-headed Keanna coming out on top. Turning first at the 50,… Continue reading Super Sunday concludes Scottish National Open Championships

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