In a career that has seen him compete at the highest level for the best part of a decade, Stephen Milne has taken the decision to retire from competitive swimming. With medals won at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and most recently at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Stephen leaves the sport on… Continue reading Stephen Milne calls time on illustrious career
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New season starts with Youth and Senior Academy Programme Weekends
With squad selections having taken place last month, the new programme to launch the 2022/2023 season has begun in earnest, with back-to-back training weekends for athletes on the Youth and Senior Academy Programmes. New National Coach, Ian Wright, explains the importance of hitting the ground running this year. What’s the thought around the new squads,… Continue reading New season starts with Youth and Senior Academy Programme Weekends
Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Scott marks Learn to Swim success in Orkney
Young swimmers in Orkney welcome six-time Olympic medallist and Commonwealth champion Duncan Scott as he ‘dives in’ to their swimming lessons. Duncan will be in the county to mark the success of the Learn to Swim programme in Orkney which sees around 646 children each week take part in regular swimming lessons with The Pickaquoy… Continue reading Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Scott marks Learn to Swim success in Orkney
Shining silver on day one of European Championships
It didn’t take long for the first British medal of the European Aquatics Championship to be won, with GB taking silver, behind the Netherlands, in the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Straight from Commonwealth games action, Lucy Hope swam a 1:58.98, going in second, to help push the team onto silverware. She was joined by Freya… Continue reading Shining silver on day one of European Championships
Golden finale for Scottish divers
It may have taken to the final day of competition, but James Heatly and Grace Reid ensured that Team Scotland Aquatics leave Birmingham with the highest medal tally from any Commonwealth Games, beating the 12 won in Melbourne back in 2006. Aquatics’ thirteenth medal of the Games came in the mixed 3m synchronised springboard event.… Continue reading Golden finale for Scottish divers
Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
Scottish athletes continued to battle hard on the diving board at Sandwell Aquatics Centre on the penultimate day of competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With one more morning of competition remaining the team are looking to finish on a high. Grace Reid and Clara Kerr were in action in the final of the… Continue reading Divers look to finish Birmingham Games on a high
2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Three Scottish athletes in action at the pool this morning on the penultimate day of the diving competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. On a morning that saw most athletes in the event fall short of their best, Angus Menmuir (Edinburgh Diving Club) held his nerve, finishing his 10m platform programme strongly for a… Continue reading 2022 Commonwealth Games Day 4. 10m platform and 3m springboard prelims
Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
James Heatly fought tooth and nail to get himself into a position to challenge for a medal in the final of the 3m springboard on the third day of diving at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Heatly and Edinburgh Diving Club training partner, Ross Beattie, made modest starts to their programmes with Heatly then improving round… Continue reading Heatly just misses out on 3m springboard medal
2022 Commonwealth Games Diving Day 3 3m springboard prelims
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
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