Faye Rogers has taken the para-swimming world by storm, becoming a World Champion and European record holder in S10 100m butterfly, all in the space of 12 months of securing her para-swimming classification. Faye has always been a talented swimmer with a strong desire to achieve success on the world stage. Having competed at the… Continue reading Paralympics Preview: Faye Rogers
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Paralympics Preview: Louis Lawlor
Louis Lawlor has been a member of the British Para-Swimming team since 2019 and has established himself as a popular team-mate amongst his peers. Paris will be his second Paralympic Games experience. Louis Lawlor started swimming at the age of five, quickly progressing to Temple Swimming Club, a local disability club, and then onto City… Continue reading Paralympics Preview: Louis Lawlor
Paralympics Preview: Toni Shaw
From the youngest member of Team Scotland for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games to Paralympic bronze in Tokyo 3 years later, Toni Shaw continues to impress on the World Stage, and Paris, her second Paralympics, should be no different. Aberdeen-based Toni started swimming lessons at eight years old, and by the age of 14,… Continue reading Paralympics Preview: Toni Shaw
Scots strike gold at Paralympic World Series in Berlin
Berlin played host to the penultimate Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024 before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, providing a great racing opportunity for athletes ahead of a busy summer. University of Aberdeen Performance swimmer, Faye Rogers, produced a World Record breaking 200m butterfly. Her time of 2:26.39 was a new world’s best for S10,… Continue reading Scots strike gold at Paralympic World Series in Berlin
Paris calling for Shaw while Scott, Shanahan and Clegg secure further nominations
Another day and another name added to the roster for Paris, with Toni Shaw securing her ticket, while Duncan Scott, Katie Shanahan and Stephen Clegg added further events to their Paris programmes. Dean Fearn and Evan Davidson also secured European Junior Championship times. Toni Shaw and Faye Rogers, both University of Aberdeen Performance, have had… Continue reading Paris calling for Shaw while Scott, Shanahan and Clegg secure further nominations
Paris calling for Shanahan and Scott
Day three of the Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships saw Katie Shanahan and Duncan Scott begin their Paris campaign, with both athletes securing a nomination time in their respective events. Stephen Clegg added a second event to his Paralympic schedule, while Suzie McNair, Evan Davidson and Stefan Krawiec posted European Junior qualifying times, in what… Continue reading Paris calling for Shanahan and Scott
Paris calling for Dawson and Clegg
Day two of the Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships saw two more Scottish athletes secure their nominations for this summer’s Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. With the final event of the evening, both Kathleen Dawson and Stephen Clegg powered their way to victory in their respective 100m backstroke finals to secure their ticket to the… Continue reading Paris calling for Dawson and Clegg
Paris calling for Macinnes and Hope
The wait is over, and the highly anticipated Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships finally got underway today at the Aquatics Centre in London. With the event being used as a Selections Meet for the Olympics, Paralympics and European Juniors, racing was fierce across the heats and the finals. And no final was more fiercely fought… Continue reading Paris calling for Macinnes and Hope
British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 2
The British Para Swimming team have enjoyed huge success on the world stage for many years and next week’s British Swimming Championships, which will take place at the London Aquatics Centre, will see the best para swimmers from across the UK compete alongside their Olympic counterparts, in what is set to be an incredible six… Continue reading British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 2
Aberdeen pair secure World Series 1-2 on home soil
Saturday brought a raft of distance swimming in Aberdeen, as para swimmers took to the 200 and 400m Freestyle events in a quest for fast times and silverware. And it was to be a fairytale Scottish 1-2, as University of Aberdeen teammates Toni Shaw (S9) and Faye Rogers (S10) took gold and silver respectively in… Continue reading Aberdeen pair secure World Series 1-2 on home soil