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The Aqua Pod: Episode 3: More Swimmers

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Fife Sports & Leisure Trust: Scottish Water Learn to Swim Provider of the Year 2023

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Club of the Year Finalists 2023

Club of the Year Finalists 2023

25/04/2024, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 31748730


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Scottish Swimming Club of the Year Finalists 2023

Scottish Swimming Club of the Year Finalists 2023

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The Aqua Pod: Episode 2 - Five Scottish Swimmers selected onto Team GB

The Aqua Pod: Episode 2 - Five Scottish Swimmers selected onto Team GB

18/04/2024, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 31740080


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Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Announce Sports Collaboration

Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Announce Sports Collaboration

28/09/2016, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 19561614
 
 
Athletics-Cycling-Swimming Collaboration
 
 

Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Announce Sports Collaboration

Three of Scotland’s most successful sports governing bodies have confirmed an exciting collaboration which aims to build on the recent success that they have enjoyed. Several meetings have taken place over the last few months between both the Chairs and CEOs of Scottish Athletics, Scottish Cycling and Scottish Swimming; early discussions have focussed on the progress that has been made in developing the club and performance system in Scotland and the importance of building on this and secondly the desire of the SGBs to have a voice and play their part in the development of wider sport and physical activity policy alongside sportscotland. The SGBs will look to work with their colleagues in other sports in the coming months to build on this partnership.

Scottish Athletics Interim CEO Mark Munro said,

“All three sports have been successful in recent years and are in a very similar position in terms of club numbers, participants and performance outputs. As such it makes sense to collaborate across a number of areas and share good practice. However, it is increasingly important that the collaboration impacts positively in helping shape national sports policy as well as working collectively to influence the physical activity agenda.”

Craig Burn, CEO for Scottish Cycling said,

“By working together we can play a stronger part in influencing the future of Scottish sport.  As collaboration we will work with other governing bodies to have a collective voice.  Sport has great support from Local Authorities, Leisure Trusts and other local organisations but the challenging economic environment both nationally and locally makes collaboration like this even more important.   We all need to look for new ways to become more efficient and by sharing resources and best practice we can offer better value for our members and stakeholders. There is also a pressing need to find solutions to the long term challenges and ensure sport and physical activity continue to be adequately resourced. It's not an either or, we need a world class system that's properly resourced to support clubs and communities,  delivers a nation of champions to inspire Scotland to get active."

Forbes Dunlop, CEO, Scottish Swimming also commented,

“As National Governing Bodies our core focus and responsibility is on our members, teacher and coach education, and the competitive pathway. As such and with the support of sportscotland we have invested in our clubs, coaches and athletes, raising standards year on year and resulting in membership growth and performance results on the international stage. Our success has been built in a systematic way over 15 years, it is critical that we continue to develop and enhance that system if we are to continue to enjoy success in both the development and performance of our sport.”

The three governing bodies plan to work closely with senior members of sportscotland to ensure the sporting agenda (participants, clubs, events, coaches, performance) is recognised as an essential part of government’s policy on sport and physical activity going forwards, as well as collaborating with key influencers around participation and physical activity where all three sports are extremely active. 

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For further information please contact:
Peter Jardine, Head of Communications, Scottish Athletics: 07885 868164
Gillian Lambie, Communications Officer, Scottish Cycling: 07908670488
Kirsten Phillips, Communications Manager, Scottish Swimming: 07730661788

Notes to the Editor:

About Scottish Athletics:
Scottish Athletics is the National Governing Body for the sport in Scotland and covers all disciplines and events including track and field, cross country, road running, hill running and trail/ultra running.

Our clear goal is to increase participation across the length and breadth of Scotland in partnership with our clubs and coaches as well as improving performance at elite level by creating the right pathway for athletes, alongside those programmes run by British Athletics.

More information on www.scottishathletics.org.uk

About Scottish Cycling:
Based at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scottish Cycling is the recognised national governing body for cycling in Scotland.

Scottish Cycling work across all six cycling disciplines: BMX, Mountain Bike, Cyclo-Cross, Road, Track and Cycle Speedway in 178 clubs throughout Scotland, with over 650 events across the disciplines providing lots of opportunities to participate.
From encouraging people to ride their bikes for the first time, to helping Scots compete on the international stage. Scottish Cycling also works in partnership with British Cycling to provide support across all levels of the sport in Scotland, as well as helping to nurture home-grown talent to compete at a world and Olympic level as part of a successful GB cycling team.

For more information please visit www.scottishcycling.org.uk 

About Scottish Swimming:
Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland. Scottish Swimming represents our clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway. We are focused on delivering in the following key areas to reach our vision to ensure that everyone can swim: learn to swim, participation in aquatic activities, club development, coaching partnerships and performance.

For more information visit www.scottishswimming.com
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Scots Paralympic Success in Rio 2016

Scots Paralympic Success in Rio 2016

22/09/2016, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 19488124
 
Paralympics
 

Scots make a major contribution to Paralympic swimming success

As all the athletes return home, Scottish Swimming would like to congratulate the Paralympic swimmers, their coaches, support teams and families for the outstanding performances in Rio.

The 2016 Paralympic Games have been among the most successful for British Swimming and once again Scots have played a significant part, bringing home five of the 47 medals won in the pool: silver medals for Abby Kane (S13 100m backstroke), Andy Mullen (S5 50m backstroke) and Scott Quin (SB14 100m breaststroke); and bronze medals for Andrew Mullen (S5 100m, 200m freestyle). Along with Stephen Clegg, all the Scots posted personal best times. 

Scottish Swimming Disability Performance Development Manager, Paul Wilson, commented on the success. He said:

“Medal success on a global scale does not happen overnight. It is down to the commitment, dedication and hard work of the individual athletes and coaches over a number of years, along with the support they receive from their families.

“The coaching and support network our para-swimmers have access to in Scotland has been crucial to the medal success and Scottish Swimming is very proud of the investment we have made at all levels of coaching to help raise the standards and expectations in the sport - the wider support teams provided primarily by the sportscotland institute working in conjunction with the athletes and coaches.

“As one Paralympic cycle ends, a new one begins and our plans for Tokyo are already underway. With strong partnerships with member clubs, volunteers, local authorities, leisure trusts, universities, Scottish Disability Sport, British Para-Swimming and sportscotland, we hope to not only mirror the success of Rio, but to exceed it. We intend to do this through identifying athletes, nurturing their talent and providing them with the same opportunities as their able bodied team-mates. These opportunities include access to training in mainstream programmes with access to performance support staff and an excellent competitive pathway at local, national and international levels.”

Scottish Swimming CEO, Forbes Dunlop, added:

“Scottish Swimming’s vision is Everyone can Swim. We hope the performances of our Paralympians will encourage and inspire everyone to get into the pool and enjoy a swim.”

“In particular, we are passionate about all children being given the opportunity to learn to swim and we continue to work with schools, Local Authorities, Leisure Trusts and the Scottish Government to deliver against this ambition.”
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Swim stars dive into the Edinburgh International Swim Meet

Swim stars dive into the Edinburgh International Swim Meet

22/01/2016, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 16157373
 
 
EISM
 
 

Swim stars dive into the Edinburgh International Swim Meet

Some of the best swimmers from the UK and abroad will compete at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet (EISM) next month. The event takes place at the Royal Commonwealth Pool 11-13 March, following its successful re-launch in 2015.

Event organisers, the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) East District are working with sponsors the University of Edinburgh and Speedo to bring world-class swimmers to the Scottish capital. The meet provides a perfect opportunity for those heading to the British Olympic trials in Glasgow in April to assess their preparations for Rio. As a result, the EISM is one of the biggest events in the Scottish sporting calendar this year, alongside the likes of the Edinburgh Cross Country and Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix.

The best of British swimming talent will be on show in Edinburgh alongside up-and-coming stars. Current world record-holder in 50m and 100m breaststroke Adam Peaty will compete, as will Commonwealth games gold medalist Ross Murdoch and world championship bronze medalists Jazz Carlin and Siobhan Marie O’Connor. Other Commonwealth games stars such as Hannah Miley, Stephen Milne, Duncan Scott, Corrie Scott and Robbie Renwick are expected to attend.

Bringing an international flavour to the event will be Serbian world championship finalist, Caba Siladji and Danish athletes Mei Nielsen, who set a new world backstroke record in 2015, and 2014 European butterfly champion Viktor Bromer.

SASA East District President Ronnie Anderson commented:

“We are delighted to work in partnership with the University of Edinburgh to stage the event and to have Speedo as swimwear sponsor. Both, leaders in their fields, will add greatly to what we can offer swimmers competing in March. There will be a wealth of talent on display. The format provides an opportunity for our aspiring younger swimmers to enjoy the experience of swimming and competing alongside British and world elite."

Jim Aitken, Director of The University of Edinburgh Sport & Exercise, stated:

“The University of Edinburgh is thrilled to be lead sponsor of the EISM for the second time. Swimming is one of the University’s leading sports and we see EISM as an exciting way to showcase our world-class Performance Sport Programme and the University, while also supporting SASA East in delivering another magnificent sporting spectacle for the city. “

he University is hosting an athletes’ village over the weekend at nearby Pollock Halls. Chris Jones, Head of Performance Swimming at the University stated:

“Swimming is all about racing. The EISM gives athletes the perfect opportunity to check their progress against world-class competition as we lead into the all-important selection period for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio.”

The City of Edinburgh Council is also offering support to encourage wider participation in sport and showcase the city to an international audience.

Speedo is proud to be sponsoring this international event in 2016. It will be providing prizes and kit for successful athletes and event merchandise will be available to buy on site for the duration of the event. Helen Yarnall, UK marketing manager for Speedo said of the opportunity: “Speedo is delighted to support the 2016 Edinburgh International swim meet. A number of our sponsored athletes are attending and we look forward to playing an active part in supporting this event.”

Last year the meet attracted more than 1,000 athletes from 21 countries, including teams from Austria, Switzerland and Denmark and clubs from across the UK and Ireland. It was live streamed and viewed in 70 countries.  It will again have a strong developmental edge with age group competitions running alongside the open events.

Demand for spectator tickets is expected to be high. Family and friends of those competing will be able to order tickets in advance from 1 February onwards. The remaining tickets will go on sale from1 March onwards. Details of the procedure to order tickets can be found, after 1 February, at:http://www.sasaeastdistrict.org.uk/swimming/competitions/edinburgh-international 

Open events take place in the morning with age group competitors swimming in the afternoon. Finals for open and age group events take place each evening. The programme is as follows:

Friday evening: Women 200m IM, Men 400m Freestyle, Women 50m Freestyle, Men 50m Breaststroke, Women 200m Backstroke, Men 200m Backstroke, Women 800m Freestyle, Men 100m Freestyle, Women 100m Breaststroke, Men 400m IM, Women 100m Butterfly, Mixed 4x 50m Medley relay.

Saturday evening:  Men 1500m Freestyle, Women 50m Butterfly, Men 50m Freestyle, Women 400m Freestyle, Men 100m Breaststroke, Women 50m Backstroke, Men 50m Backstroke, Women 200m Butterfly, Men 200m IM, Women 100m Freestyle, Men 100m Butterfly, Women 200m Breaststroke, Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle relay.

Sunday evening: Men 200m Breaststroke, Women 400m IM, Men 50m Butterfly, Women 50m Breaststroke, Men 100m Backstroke, Women 100m Backstroke, Men 200m Butterfly, Women 200m Freestyle, Men 200m Freestyle.
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Murdoch, Johnstone and Milne in Record Breaking Form

Murdoch, Johnstone and Milne in Record Breaking Form

12/12/2015, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 15576353
 
 
 
 
Short Course Champs
 
 

Murdoch, Johnstone and Milne in Record Breaking Form

For many it may be the last short course competition of the season but by no means were the athletes slowing down. Indeed Ross Murdoch, Kathryn Johnstone and Stephen Milne all broke Scottish senior records on their way to gold in their respective events.

Murdoch (University of Stirling) came close to the record during the heats of the 50m Breaststroke, posting a time of 26.87. The existing record, yet to be ratified, was 26.84 and held by team-mate Craig Benson. Unsurprisingly in the final, Murdoch led from the off, storming down the first 25m and by the turn nobody was in doubt as to who the winner was going to be.

Murdoch touched home in 26.69 ahead of team-mate Jamie Graham who won silver in 27.36. Chris Kerr of Warrender was 3rd in 27.91. Speaking after the race Murdoch said,

“This time last year I was ill and just hadn’t put in the background of work needed to compete. I’m now feeling good, have put in the work and that’s making all the difference and for that I really must thank the team at the University of Stirling and the Scottish Institute of Sport. They have both helped me through quite a dark period in my life so I am very grateful.”

Having recently competed and won a medal in Doha at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 in Doha Murdoch came to this meet in good form. He continued:

“I am a lot more confident than I was this time last year. I’ve put in a good background of work and for me it’s just down to racing. I love racing, I just want to compete all the time.”

Edinburgh University’s Kathryn Johnstone was also on record breaking form in the 100m Breaststroke. Having equalled Kirsty Balfour’s long standing record at the Team Championships back in September, Johnstone upped her race powering to victory in 1:06.22, over two seconds ahead of nearest rival and team-mate Kara Hanlon who took silver in 1:08.35. Rachael Wilson of Derwentside won bronze in 1:08.39.

Speaking after the race Johnstone said,

“I knew I had it in me. I equalled the record in September and I was feeling good ahead of the final, so I’m pleased at the result.

“I now need to switch my focus to the Long Course season and in particular to the Trials in April. Short course racing is totally different to long course moreso it seems for breaststroke, but I can take confidence that the technical aspects of my race are going well and I’m looking forward to seeing how my preparations take shape.”

Stephen Milne of Perth City, fresh from a trip to Rio, broke Robbie Renwick’s long standing Scottish Record (2008) for 400m Freestyle, posting a time of 3:40.19. Duncan Scott of University of Stirling won silver in 3:41.33 while Belgian’s record holder, Lander Hendrickx won bronze in 3:43.97.

Milne said after the race, “I did have an 11 hour flight on Monday back to Heathrow then another flight back up to Scotland, but I was feeling good and happy to race. I wasn’t really affected by jet lag or the long journey.

“I was very thankful of the opportunity to go to Rio and it will really spur me on in the early part of 2016 ahead of the Trials. I’ll just continue to work with my coach, Ann Dickson, on the technical aspects of my race and my fitness and we’ll see what happens.”

Channel Sneddon of FIRST broke the Scottish Junior Record during the 200m IM final (2:12.91) while the Edinburgh University quartet of Lucy Hope, Kathryn Johnstone, Raquel Matos and Hayley Monteith broke the National 200m Medley Relay Record.

The final race of the night, the Men’s 200m Medley Relay saw a dead heat between University of Stirling’s A and B teams.

Watch all race highlights on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/scottishswimming

All evening finals are streamed live on www.scottishswimming.com/live. The morning and afternoon heats can be followed with our CoverItLive feed, which can be found atwww.scottishswimming.com/scotnsclive

All results from the heats and the finals can be found at http://www.swimscotland.co.uk/meets%2015/snsc15/index.htm

Pictures can be found on our Flickr page: www.flickr.com/scottishswimming.

More information about the event and daily summary reports can be found atwww.scottishswimming.com or www.facebook.com/scottishswimming  

 

The Scottish National Short Course Championships are taking place at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh from 11-13 December 2015.
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Major Swimming Event Returns to the Capital for the Scottish National Short Course Championships 2015

Major Swimming Event Returns to the Capital for the Scottish National Short Course Championships 2015

09/12/2015, Scotland, Swimming, Scottish Swimming , Article # 15482014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short Course Champs
 
 

Major Swimming Event Returns to the Capital for the Scottish National Short Course Championships 2015

The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh will play host to an impressive line-up for the Scottish National Short Course Swimming Championships from 11 to 13 December 2015.

Michael Jamieson (Edinburgh University) will be in action for the first time since his move back to Edinburgh in September. The 27-year old contest the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke alongside University of Stirling athlete Ross Murdoch who recently won bronze in the 100m event at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 in Doha.

Keri-anne Payne will look to continue her good form competing in the freestyle events. Payne won the Open Water test event in Rio back in August before winning the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 in Hong Kong. Payne’s Warrender team-mate Craig McNally will contest the backstroke events.

Robbie Renwick, Duncan Scott and Stephen Milne are all due to compete, with Milne having just returned from a British Swimming familiarisation camp in Rio.

Belgium’s National Team also makes a welcome return to the event with 16 athletes competing, including Olympian Kimberley Buys who having competed at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, is now on the comeback trail after fracturing her wrist in a cycling accident.

With such a great line-up Scottish Swimming, in partnership with Glasgow-based QTV Sports, can confirm that they will once again be providing a free-to-air live stream from the Championships, broadcasting the finals session each evening as professional sports coverage. The stream can be found online at www.scottishswimming.com/live. The morning and afternoon heats can be followed with our CoverItLive feed, which can be found at www.scottishswimming.com/scotnsclive 

Speaking ahead of the event, Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive of Scottish Swimming said,

“This event has grown in stature and deserves its status as the premier short course competition in the UK. With the swimming calendar so busy it is great to have so many teams from across the UK as well as the National squad from Belgium return to Edinburgh.

“For those who are unable to attend, I am also delighted that we are working again with QTV Sports and can bring the action and excitement of the finals direct into people’s homes through live streaming from the Scottish Swimming website.”

The Scottish National Short Course Swimming Championships will also showcase the partnership between Scottish Swimming and Edinburgh Airport. Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport commented:

“Edinburgh Airport is delighted to be backing a world class organisation like Scottish Swimming and we’re looking forward to the Scottish National Short Course Championships in Edinburgh this weekend.

“With shared values of performance excellence and a commitment to delivering for Scotland on the world stage this promises to be a fantastic event to showcase the start of a very special relationship.”

The event is also supported by Strathmore, the Official Water of Scottish Swimming and who encourages everyone to be active and do a little bit more each day, through its ‘Do More’ campaign.

Edinburgh City Council has also provided support through the Active Edinburgh Funding Programme which supports events that promote physical activity and sport within the city.

The competition will run over three days from 11 – 13 December 2015. Morning heats start at 08:45, afternoon heats at 13:30 (12:45 on Sunday) and finals at 17:30. Tickets for children can be bought for as little as £1 and for adults, advance tickets start at £4 for heats and £5 for finals and will allow individuals to fast-track into the venue. Tickets can be bought online at https://scottishswimming.eventbrite.co.uk.

Tickets will also be available to buy at the door.

The event can be followed live on Twitter @scottishswim with the hashtag #ScotNSC15. Pictures from the daily race action can be found at www.flickr.com/scottishswimming and on Instagram atwww.instagram.com/scottishswimming.

 

 

The event is open to the public with the following fees applying if bought in advance from Eventbrite (http://scottishswimming.eventbrite.co.uk) Please note that tickets are £1 cheaper if purchased in advance online 

Adults
£4 per person – Heats
£5 per person – Evening finals

Concessions (over 60/students)
£3 per person – Heats
£4 per person – Evening finals

Children
£1 per person – Heats
£1 per person – Evening finals


Session Start Times
Friday 11th December – 08:45, 13:30, 17:30
Saturday 12th December – 08:45, 13.30, 17:30
Sunday 13th December – 08:45, 12:45, 17:30

Warm up sessions begin one hour prior to the session start times and times may be subject to change depending on the entry list.   

More information about the event and daily summary reports can be found atwww.scottishswimming.com or www.facebook.com/scottishswimming  

 

Venue: Royal Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 5BB

For more information about the venue and details of location please click on the dedicated website:http://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/venues/royal-commonwealth-pool

 

About Scottish Swimming
We are the national governing body for swimming in Scotland.  Scottish Swimming represents our clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway.  We are focused on delivering in the following key areas to reach our vision to ensure that everyone can swim: learn to swim, participation in aquatic activities, club development, coaching partnerships and performance.

About sportscotland
sportscotland investment provides opportunities for members involved in every aspect of our pathway. The funding also supports the area of governance, where we continue to strive for best practice. As our Association is professionally managed, we can provide the framework within which our members and partners can flourish.

About Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport. More than 40 airlines serve 130-plus destinations and 10.2 million passengers passed through the airport in 2014 – the busiest year ever for a Scottish airport.

July 2015 was the airport’s busiest month ever with over 1.2 million passengers travelling through its terminal.  It is the 6th largest in the UK, in terms of passenger numbers, and employs over 7000 people, contributing hundreds of millions of pounds to Scotland’s economy.

About Speedo®
The world's leading swimwear brand, Speedo® is passionate about life in and around the water, creating revolutionary new technologies, designs and innovations. Supporting swimming from grass-roots through to elite level, including the phenomenal Michael Phelps, Speedo® is owned by Speedo Holdings B.V and distributed in over 170 countries around the world.

About Active Edinburgh Funding Programme
The Active Edinburgh Funding Programme is an initiative of the City of Edinburgh Council. It supports events that promote physical activity and sport within the city.  These range from sports events that attract a national audience to small community festivals that aim to get people involved in physical activity in their local area.
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