James Heatly and Ross Beattie (Edinburgh Diving Club) both secured their place in the 3m springboard final on day three of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly qualified fourth overall for the final with a total points tally of 423.40. Saving his best dive for the final round, Heatly executed his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims
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Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins
Day two of the diving competition of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and Team Scotland divers just fell short of the podium with a third fourth place finish. Clara Kerr (Edinburgh Diving Club) and Grace Reid (Dive London) were involved in the final of the 1m springboard with both girls pushing forward with the scores they… Continue reading Reid misses out on medal by narrowest of margins
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final
It was agonisingly close, but James Heatly and Ross Beattie narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard final. The Edinburgh Diving Club pair finished on 369.27 points, just 5.25 points behind Australians Samuel Fricker and Shixin Li who won bronze with 374.52 points. Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher of… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 2 Diving 1m springboard prelims and synchronised 3m springboard final
First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
The first medals of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games were won this evening in the men’s 1m springboard and women’s 10m platform finals. In the springboard final, Ross Beattie, James Heatly and Danny Mabbot were in action for Team Scotland. Heatly, who won bronze in the event on the Gold Coast,… Continue reading First diving medals awarded at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims
The diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games got underway today with four Scots in action. James Heatly, Ross Beattie and Danny Mabbott (all Edinburgh Diving Club) finished the 1m springboard prelims in second, ninth and tenth place respectively, with all three delighted to finally get their competition underway. Heatly, who won the bronze… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 1 diving prelims
Two more medals on final night of swimming
After another outstanding night in the pool, Scottish swimmers have delivered 12 medals for Team Scotland, equalling their best ever result from a Commonwealth Games, which was secured in Melbourne back in 2006. Two more medals were added tonight, in the 200m IM and the 4x100m medley. Duncan Scott raised the roof of Sandwell Aquatics… Continue reading Two more medals on final night of swimming
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 6 heats round-up and finals preview
Safe to say that the final session of swimming from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games is set to be a thrilling finale to a superb week from our Scottish athletes. Mark Szaranek and Duncan Scott (University of Stirling) will both contest the final of the 200m IM. Szaranek looked strong during his heat and his… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 6 heats round-up and finals preview
Brilliant bronze for Murdoch to complete Commonwealth Games breaststroke set
Ross Murdoch swam the race of his life to provide Team Scotland with their tenth medal from the pool on the penultimate night of swimming action of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Murdoch, swimming in his last individual event at his last Commonwealth Games, finished strongly to take the touch for the bronze medal in… Continue reading Brilliant bronze for Murdoch to complete Commonwealth Games breaststroke set
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 5 heats round-up and finals preview
While it may have been a quieter heats session, the fact that all the Scottish swimmers in action this morning progressed, means another busy finals session is on the cards this evening. Craig McNally (University of Stirling) posted a season’s best time of 1:58.36 to secure a place in tonight’s 200m backstroke final, while Stirling… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 5 heats round-up and finals preview
Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool
Three more bronze medals tonight bring Team Scotland’s medal tally from the pool to nine, with two more days of racing to go at Sandwell Aquatics Centre for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Duncan Scott started the proceedings off tonight in the final of the 100m freestyle, the event he won on the Gold Coast,… Continue reading Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool