Scottish Swimming is proud to support RLSS’s Drowning Prevention Week this year, joining with Scottish Water, our National Learn to Swim partner, RNLI, RLSS and 36 Leisure Trust and aquatic providers across Scotland to deliver special water safety lessons between 19th and 26th June that teach Scotland’s young swimmers about water safety. Teaching toolkits have… Continue reading Drowning Prevention Week 2021
Coaching Futures – Apprenticeship Opportunity
Introduction Following the successful implementation of the “Coaching Futures” coach apprenticeship opportunity in 2012 and 2016, Scottish Swimming is looking to consider candidates for the next iteration of the programme for the period 2021- 2023. If you are, or recently have been, a performance athlete and considering a career in coaching Aquatics (Swimming/Para Swimming/Diving), read… Continue reading Coaching Futures – Apprenticeship Opportunity
NEW poolside helper and educator course
Continuing with the success of our National Club Poolside Helper we have decided to run another course throughout August. The course is part of our Young Volunteer Programme and has been designed to support young members within the club to reach their full potential by providing you with the following knowledge and skills to assist… Continue reading NEW poolside helper and educator course
Lucy Hope Selected for Tokyo Olympic Games
Lucy Hope, Edinburgh University (Photo by Georgie Kerr, British Swimming)
Murdoch praises volunteers on final day of British Swimming Glasgow Meet
Photo credit: Catherine Ivill/Getty
Diving World Cup silver medal for James Heatly
Silver medal for James Heatly at the FINA World Diving Cup 2021, Tokyo
Three Scots selected for World Para Swimming European Open Championships
Stephen Clegg
Technical swimsuits for young swimmers
Technical swimsuits are specialised swimsuits, that push the boundaries of performance advantage in competition. Design is with the senior swimmer in mind and they are tight fitting with bonded seams, creating an unyielding construction that provides muscle compression and other benefits to performance from the types of fabric used. They are also very expensive, have… Continue reading Technical swimsuits for young swimmers
Swimming Records
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
Medal Rush for GBR on final night in Budapest
Kathleen Dawson broke the European Record on the opening leg (100m backstroke) in the women's 4x100m medley relay