A group of over 30 athletes, and 18 coaches and support staff are heading to this weekend’s Geneva International, as the long course distance season begins in earnest. The group of athletes, made up by National Senior Team, National Junior Academy and Senior Academy athletes, will be hoping to dust off the 50m competition cobwebs,… Continue reading Scottish Swimming squad head to Geneva International
Tag: para-swimming
Records continue to tumble on final day of Para Swimming Winter Nationals
The final day of competition at the British Para Swimming Winter National Meet produced a fifth British Record of the Meet from Lyndon Longhorn, while double Paralympic Champion, Maisie Summers-Newton again dipped inside another world record time, the latest being for 400m freestyle (S6). Reece Dunn (S14) and Poppy Maskill (S14) provided a superb finale,… Continue reading Records continue to tumble on final day of Para Swimming Winter Nationals
Strong start to British Para Swimming Winter National Meet in Glasgow
A number of British para swimming short course records fell on the opening day of the British Para Swimming Winter National Meet 2022, which is taking place at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow this weekend. Indeed, such was the quality of racing on show, that Maisie Summers-Newton, Ellie Challis and Rebecca Redfern all posted… Continue reading Strong start to British Para Swimming Winter National Meet in Glasgow
Coaching Futures 2023-24 cohort
Coaching Futures is sportscotland’s performance athlete-to-coach apprenticeship scheme. The aim of the programme is to assist Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport to utilise the experience of performance athletes and create opportunities for them to transition into coaching. The apprenticeship provides a unique opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’ by focusing on the development of coaching… Continue reading Coaching Futures 2023-24 cohort
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
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 heats round-up and finals preview
It was a busy morning for the Scots in the pool at Sandwell Aquatics Centre, at the halfway mark of the swimming competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Katie Shanahan (City of Glasgow Swim Team), Holly McGill (Hearts) and Cassie Wild (University of Stirling) all made it through to the final of the 200m… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4 heats round-up and finals preview