Scottish National Open Championships: French Swimmers Invade

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 27. THE first day of the Scottish National Open Championships featured an invasion from the French.

Alain Bernard, the world-record holder in the men's 100 free with a 47.50 from the European Championships, put together a strong time of 48.07 to win the event. Other French sprinters, Boris Steimetz (50.37) and Clement Lefert (50.70) rounded out the top three.

The women's 200 freestyle featured a strong French contingent of Camille Muffat, Coralie Balmy, Aurelie Muller and Sophie Huber, along with local talent in Hannah Miley. Balmy scored the gold medal with a 1:58.25, while Muffat finished second in 1:58.30. Miley wrapped up the top three in 1:59.32.

Full list of finals results from Day 1 are available below courtesy of Scottish Swimming:

Girls 13 & under 100m butterfly
1 Pamela Beck (South Aberdeenshire) 1:09.56
2 Nancy Bentley (Wrexham) 1:10.54
3 Nicole Govan (Stirling) 1:10.93

Boys 14 & under 100m backstroke
1 Andrew Arthur (Milngavie & Bearsden) 1:04.27
2 Joe Lipworth (Tayside Swim Team) 1:05.46
3 Andrew Burn (City of Newcastle) 1:06.49

Girls 13 & under 200m freestyle
1 Emily Jones (Garioch) 2:12.05
2 Leanna Marshall (North Lanarkshire) 2:13.64
3 Nancy Bentley (Wrexham) 2:15.33

Boys 14 & under 200m freestyle
1 Jamie McKinley (City of Glasgow Swim Team) 2:03.05
2 Scott Jackson (South Ayrshire) 2:03.13
3 David Morgan (Ren 96) 2:08.49

Girls 13 & under 200m breaststroke
1 Orla Adams (Garioch) 2:49.40
2 Leanna Marshall (North Lanarkshire) 2:50.40
3 Claire Osbourne (Heart of Midlothian) 2:53.17

Boys 14 & under 100m breaststroke
1 Joe Lipworth (Tayside) 1:11.95
2 Chris Kerr (Midlothian) 1:13.50
3 Euan Inglis (City of Aberdeen Swim Team) 1:14.94

Women's 100m butterfly ‘A' final
1 Louise Pate (Heart of Midlothian) 1:01.64
2 Fiona Booth (Warrender Baths Club) 1:02.65
3 Lucy Ellis (Dunedin Swim Team) 1:03.67
Scottish Junior Champion: Lucy Ellis (Dunedin Swim Team)

Women's 100m butterfly ‘B' final
1 Kirsty Harkness (Portsmouth Northses) 1:06.74
2 Blaine Small (Carnegie ASC) 1:07.69
3 Jennifer Davis (Carnegie ASC) 1:07.75

Men's 100m freestyle ‘A' final
1 Alain Bernard (France) 48.07
2 Boris Steimetz (France) 50.37
3 Clement Lefert (France) 50.70
Scottish National Champion: Andrew Hunter (Stirling Swim)
Scottish Junior Champion: Cameron Brodie (Kelly College)

Men's 100m freestyle ‘B' final
1 Ross Clark (Tayside Swim Team) 53.17
2 Jonathan Greig (Stirling Swim) 53.34
3 Iain Scanlon (Dunedin Swim Team) 53.39

Men's 100m freestyle multi-disability
1 Sean Fraser (Warrender Baths Club)
2 Craig Rodgie (Carneige ASC)
3 Jim Anderson (Stirling Swim)

Women's 400m IM ‘A' final
1 Sally Wood (Warrender Baths Club) 4:54.22
2 Corrie Scott (South Lanarkshire) 4:58.74
3 Laura Chase (Stirling Swim) 4:59.10
Scottish Junior Champion: Corrie Scott (South Lanarkshire)

Women's 400m IM ‘B' final
1 Eloise Barber (Carnegie ASC) 5:06.06
2 Kirsty Harkness (Portsmouth Northsea) 5:06.74
3 Holly Ross (West Lothian) 5:17.16

Men's 200m breaststroke ‘A' final
1 Chris Jones (Swindon Dolphins) 2:17.21
2 Andrew Rodgie (Carnegie ASC) 2:18.51
3 Lewis Smith (Warrender Baths Club) 2:20.82

Men's 200m breaststroke ‘B' final
1 Robbie Purvis (Warrender Baths Club) 2:30.51
2 James Nicholls (Wrexham) 2:31.96
3 James Yule (South Aberdeenshire) 2:34.21

Women's 50m backstroke ‘A' final
1 Georgia Davies (Swansea Performance Centre) 29.54
2 Jennifer Oldham (Kelly College) 30.26
3 Charlotte Broadbent (City of Sheffield) 31.41
Scottish National Champion & Junior Champion: Ailsa Hershaw (Carnegie)

Women's 50m backstroke ‘B' final
1 Hazel McBride (Ren 96) 32.14
2 Sarah Murray (City of Newcastle) 32.62
3 Jennifer Dobson (Warrender Baths Club) 32.76

Men's 1500m freestyle final
1 Gareth Keating (Swansea Performance) 15:44.03
2 Martin Cremin (Stirling Swim) 16:11.72
3 Glenn McIntosh (City of Glasgow Swim Team) 16:13.28

Women's 200m freestyle ‘A' final
1 Coralie Balmy (France) 1:58.25
2 Camille Muffat (France) 1:58.30
3 Hannah Miley (Garioch) 1:59.32
Scottish National Champion: Hannah Miley (Garioch)
Scottish Junior Champion: Lucy Ellis (Dunedin Swim Team)

Women's 200m freestyle ‘B' final
1 Robyn Matthews (Dunedin Swim Team) 2:03.96
2 Eleanor Faulkner (City of Sheffield) 2:06.86
3 Georgia Davies (Swansea Performance Centre) 2:07.26

Men's 50m butterfly ‘A' final
1 Christophe Lebon (France) 24.55
2 Todd Cooper (Stirling Swim) 24.87
3 Andrew Mayor (City of Newcastle) 25.09
Scottish National Champion: Todd Cooper (Stirling Swim)
Scottish Junior Champion: Cameron Brodie

Men's 50m butterfly ‘B' final
1 Calum McGhee (North Lanarkshire Swim Team) 26.93
2 Cameron Brodie (Kelly College) 27.19
3 Douglas Scott (South Lanarkshire) 27.25

Men's 4x200m freestyle relay
1 Warrender Baths Club 7:45.32
2 City of Newcastle 7:47.12
3 City of Aberdeen Swim Team 7:52.12

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