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 events in Fins CSC’s relatively short 43 year history.   We will start with the [...]

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 to R – Cole, Millie, Bailey, Sadie, Grace Mills, & Summer. The swimmers had [...]

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 Programme, Selection Policy, 2023/24. Because of the current interest in Open Water Swimming, I have [...]

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 years to 65+. The five Fins swimmers had another good weekend wining two bronze medals, [...]

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, for the Scottish West District Open Water Championships, on Sunday 29 July, where they did [...]

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 qualified for three events and had a good week achieving two PBs, one a Fins’ [...]