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
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British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 3
Our final preview article ahead of the British Swimming Championships focuses on those striving to achieve the standard to secure their spot on TeamGB for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which begin at the end of July. You could say that Great Britain is in an enviable position and can boast of many world class… Continue reading British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 3
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
British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 1
Next week’s British Swimming Championships will take place at the iconic London Aquatics Centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The 2024 Championships will see Olympic and Paralympic swimming event schedules running concurrently in the same programme across six days of heats and finals sessions. The para-swimming events will be run with multi-classification competitions. Whilst headlines… Continue reading British Swimming Championships – Ones to Watch Part 1
Scot squad show up well in Swiss challenge
A 25-strong Scottish Swimming squad put together a string of impressive performances over the weekend, as junior and senior athletes took to the competition pool at the Geneva International Challenge. In what was, for many, the first long course meet of the season, encouraging times were set across the board, as momentum continues to build… Continue reading Scot squad show up well in Swiss challenge
Doha calling for Dawson, Hope, Scott and Reid
Kathleen Dawson, Lucy Hope, Duncan Scott and Grace Reid will be Doha bound next month, as part of British Swimming’s team heading to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Dawson, Hope and Scott (University of Stirling) are part of a 20-strong swimming team whose primary focus of the Championships is securing relay team quota places at… Continue reading Doha calling for Dawson, Hope, Scott and Reid
Best of British divers descend on RCP for crucial contest
Athletes finally dive into the Scottish National Diving Championships incorporating British National Diving Cup today, with the Royal Commonwealth Pool providing the perfect opportunity to showcase early season preparation. A host of Great Britain’s international divers will compete at the historic venue, with qualification for the Doha World Championships also at stake, as well as… Continue reading Best of British divers descend on RCP for crucial contest
Scots help GB to top team accolade in Otopeni
Great Britain produced their best ever European Short Course Performance, winning 23 medals, including nine golds – with a strong contingent of eight Scots helping deliver the record-breaking total for top team GB. The group looked to use this meet as a preparation meet for the World Championships in Doha, as well as the impending… Continue reading Scots help GB to top team accolade in Otopeni
London’s calling for historic British Swimming Championships in 2024
The British Swimming Championships are returning to London in 2024 – and for the first time, swimming and para-swimming events will fully combine in the flagship competition. The 2024 British Swimming Championships will take place at the iconic London Aquatics Centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 2nd-7th April 2024, with the event playing a… Continue reading London’s calling for historic British Swimming Championships in 2024
6 Scottish Para-swimmers confirmed for 2023-2024 World Class Programme
A total of 41 athletes, including six Scots, have been invited on to British Para-Swimming’s 2023-2024 World Class Programme, off the back of a successful home Para Swimming World Championships and with the 2024 Paralympic Games less than a year away. The list includes a plethora of athletes who have had success at every level… Continue reading 6 Scottish Para-swimmers confirmed for 2023-2024 World Class Programme