Swimming News
Scotland Team Open Water Events August/September 2008
Congratulations to the following pupils who were selected to represent Scotland at Open Water swimming events in the Netherlands and Belgium at the end of August 2008:
- Glenn McIntosh S5
- Mark Deans S3
- Megan Donnelly S4
The triumphant trio returned with fantastic performances and personal best times. Mark had an awesome swim in the 3 kilometre race in Belgium breaking the existing record by 52 seconds.
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Glenn McIntosh |
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Megan Donnelly |
This success by the two boys continued last weekend when Glenn won the 2008 Scottish Open Water Grand Prix with his team-mate Mark coming second in the junior 16 & under age group.
Well done and keep up the great racing!
Scottish Schools Finals - 26 January 2008
Congratulations to all swimmers who contributed to the School’s best show at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships held at Tollcross Leisure Centre on 26 January 2008.
Twenty of the twenty-four swimmers all qualified for the schools finals for either one or two swims. During the three sessions, there were several personal best swims across all year groups.
Outstanding performer of the day was David Morgan S2 who won the 13-14 year 200 metres butterfly in a Scottish School and National age group record time.
Not to be outdone by the junior swimmers, Cheryl Bond S5 took double gold in the 17-19 years 100 metres and 200 metres butterfly including a Scottish Schools record in the 200 metres.
Special congratulations go to both S1 girls, Rachael Clark and Kirsten McKinley, who narrowly missed out on a medal swimming a year out of age. Hopefully their performances can be turned into medals when the girls swim in age next year.
All swimmers showed a great team spirit which allowed them to remain relaxed and produce some great swims whilst having fun poolside. Not to mention looking great in their new pool kit.
The final medal tally for the day showed:
| National Age Group Record | David Morgan S2 | 200m Butterfly |
| Cheryl Bond S5 | 200m Butterfly | |
| Schools Record | David Morgan S2 | 200m Butterfly |
| Cheryl Bond S5 | 100m Butterfly | |
| Gold | Cheryl Bond S5 | 200m Butterfly |
| David Morgan S2 | 100m Butterfly | |
| Megan Donnelly S3 | 200m Butterfly | |
| Silver | Glenn McIntosh S4 | 200m Backstroke |
| Callum Baxter S2 | 200m Freestyle | |
| Rachel Tedeschi S3 | 200m IM | |
| Bronze | Glenn McIntosh S4 | 100m Backstroke |
The full results (18k) are available for download in portable document format (PDF).
