Scottish Short Course Nationals: Hannah Miley Makes it Double Figures; Robbie Renwick, Lewis Smith Complete Solid Weekend

By Todd Cooper, Swimming World Scottish correspondent

GLASGOW, Scotland, January 17. HANNAH Miley rounded off an impressive weekend's work adding three further titles on the final evening of racing at the Scottish Short Course Nationals taking her tally of titles for the meet to 10.

Miley opened day three with victory in her favored event – the women's 400 IM, taking the race out in 4:39.12. Breaststroke specialist Corrie Scott picked up second in 4:50.30, while Lucy Gordon grabbed third in 4:53.06.

Just 25 minutes later Miley returned to secure the women's 200 free crown winning in a time of 1:58.69. Sarah Eaglesham (2:00.11) and Eloise Barber (2:02.47) rounded out the podium.

Miley then capped a superb weekend's swimming by making it 10-for-10 with victory in the women's 200 breast. Miley's time of 2:29.93 was good enough to hold off Roisin Donnelly (2:32.15) and Corrie Scott (2:33.12) who finished second and third respectively.

"I came into the meet expecting it to be a training weekend, doing a lot of races back-to-back and getting used to racing without the [polyurethane] suits" said Miley after the race. "I've thoroughly enjoyed myself and got a lot from it moving towards trials in March. I'm aiming to get as close to the times I did last year at the trials, it's going to be a tough ask especially considering we won't be using the [polyurethane] suits. It's going to be quite intriguing."

After picking up victories in the 50, 100 and 400 free events earlier in the meet, Robbie Renwick made it four-for-four with victory in the men's 200 free winning in a time of 1:47.83. Joshua Walsh finished second in 1:48.91, while Richard Schafers rounded out the top three in 1:50.04.

Lewis Smith made it a hat-trick of victories in the men's IM events picking up the 400 in 4:18.02. Ross Muir (4:21.63) and Daniel Wallace (4:22.20) completed the podium.

In the women's 50 fly, Fiona Booth produced a dominant display to take victory in 27.99. Marginally behind her were Sarah Eaglesham (27.99) and Laura Dawson (28.04) in second and third.

Daniel Scott followed with a time of 24.68 in the men's 50 fly, while Callum Hillicks (25.29) took second and Rory Lamont (25.67) third.

Fiona Donnelly snared victory in the women's 100 back winning in a time of 1:02.28. Emma Hunter (1:02.92) grabbed second, while Kirsty Hart (1:03.25) took third.

In the men's equivalent, Darren Ward (55.38) held off a late charge from Scott Houston (55.78) to take the crown. Callum Hillicks picked up third in 56.56.

In the final race of the evening, Jamie Ross produced a strong second half performance to take the men's 200 breast in a time of 2:15.96. Jamie Graham grabbed second in 2:17.98, while Ross Clarke picked up third in 2:18.42.

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