Pathway to the Top – 200m Breaststroke
With no competitions at the weekend, it provides an opportunity to continue ‘Pathway to the Top’. In fact, the 200m breaststroke is the penultimate event, and it is also the second of two special [...]
Dunedin Challenge Meet – 2 September 2023
Eighteen Fins’ swimmers were at the Excite Leisure Centre in Bathgate on 2nd September 2023 to compete in the Dunedin Challenge meet. Back Row L to R – Steven, Jennifer, Blair, & Jack,Front L [...]
National Squads Selection – Explaining the Selection Process
In an attempt, to try to highlight the selection process for swimmers to the various squads within the Scottish Swimming Programme I have extracted what I think are the main areas of the National Aquatics [...]
2023 Scottish National Open Water Championships
The 2023 Scottish National Open Water Championships were held at Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch over two days, 12/13 August. This year’s event attracted the largest ever entries with over 200 swims, with ages ranging from 10 [...]
West District Open Water Championships 2023
L to R: Kristen, Caleb, Adam, Lilian, and Ethan In addition to Erin Taylor's successful performances at the British Summer Swimming Championships, in Sheffield, five other Fins’ swimmers were at Loch Venachar, Callander, [...]
British Summer Swimming Championships 2023
Top swimmers from all over Britain descended on the Ponds Forge International Centre, Sheffield, including Fins’ swimmer Erin Taylor, for the British Summer Swimming Championships which ran from 22 to 28 July 2023. Erin [...]
Scottish Summer Meet 2023
The Scottish Summer Meet was held at Aberdeen Sports Village from 13th to 16th July 2023. This was the final age group event of the 2023 long course season and the five Fins’ swimmers taking [...]
Scottish National Open Championships
This is a short report from the Scottish National Open Championships, held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, from Friday 30 June to Sunday 2 July 2023. Fins had two swimmers involved, but [...]
East District Summer Sizzler
Twelve Fins’ swimmers made the Journey to the Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, on Saturday 24 June 2023, to participate in the Scottish East District Summer Sizzler. Back row L to R – Victor Bak, [...]
Lothian Region Distance Meet
Eight Fins’ swimmers travelled to Prestonpans on 17/18 June to participate in the Lothian Region Distance Meet, and what an excellent weekend the swimmers produced. The swimmers competed in 13 events and achieved a [...]