After ten days of fierce competition the curtain has come down on the (pool) swimming competition of the Paris Olympic Games. With British interest in the men’s 4x100m medley, the quartet of Ollie Morgan, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Matt Richards looked to finish on a high, in one of the most hotly contested finals.… Continue reading Curtain comes down on swimming competition of Paris Olympics
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Seventh place finish for mixed medley team  Â
Back in Tokyo on its Olympic debut, the mixed medley relay final ended with gold and a world record for the GB quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin. Three years later in Paris, Dawson and Hopkin were again involved, along with James Wilby and Duncan Scott. Choosing the same tactics… Continue reading Seventh place finish for mixed medley team  Â
Sensational silver for Duncan Scott
Duncan Scott produced another outstanding swim in the final of the 200m IM, to win silver and bring his Olympic medal tally up to eight – two golds and six silvers (so far) from three Games. The atmosphere at the Paris La Defense Arena was electric with plenty of French interest in the finals, including… Continue reading Sensational silver for Duncan Scott
Duncan Scott into Olympic 200m freestyle final
Duncan Scott has again reached the Olympic final of the 200m freestyle with a powerful performance in the semi-finals, where he was only one of two athletes who finished in a sub 1:45 time. After this morning’s heats Duncan had suggested that 0.2 or 0.3 could have helped him more for the semi-finals but being… Continue reading Duncan Scott into Olympic 200m freestyle final
Olympic swimming gets underway
The wait is over and the swimming competition of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is now underway at Paris’ La Defense Arena, and today, there were three Scottish swimmers in action. Duncan Scott was on the anchor leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay, and the quartet of Matt Richards, Jacob Whittle, Tom Dean and Duncan,… Continue reading Olympic swimming gets underway
Olympics Preview: Lucy Hope
Lucy Hope has established herself as a key component in Britain’s freestyle relays, and qualified for her second Olympic Games in April 2024, as part of the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay alongside Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood and Medi Harris. Born in Melrose Lucy was brought up in the Scottish Borders – learning to swim in… Continue reading Olympics Preview: Lucy Hope
Olympics Preview: Duncan Scott
The second of our profile pieces features Duncan Scott, an ever present on Great British teams for the past decade, and for whom Paris will be his third Olympics as he looks to add to his tally of 6 medals across two previous games for Team GB. Duncan learned to swim in South Ayrshire, in… Continue reading Olympics Preview: Duncan Scott
GB debutant Noah Penman amongst three Scots heading to European Games
Twenty-five divers are ready to take to the springboards and platforms of Japan and Poland this summer after British Diving confirmed our teams for the upcoming double-header of World Championships and European Games. Amongst the 25 athletes selected across two teams, Aberdeen Diving Club’s Noah Penman has received his first senior international call-up as part… Continue reading GB debutant Noah Penman amongst three Scots heading to European Games