﻿{"id":504815,"date":"2022-05-03T02:30:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=504815"},"modified":"2022-05-03T15:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T22:04:47","slug":"athletes-nominated-for-commonwealth-games-selection-to-team-scotland-no-kathleen-dawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/athletes-nominated-for-commonwealth-games-selection-to-team-scotland-no-kathleen-dawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes Nominated For Commonwealth Games Selection To Team Scotland; No Kathleen Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Athletes Nominated For Commonwealth Games Selection To Team Scotland; No Kathleen Dawson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-three swimmers, divers and para-swimmers have been nominated for selection to <strong>Team Scotland<\/strong> at the <strong>Commonwealth Games<\/strong> in Birmingham, England, in July and August.<\/p>\n<p>Six-time Olympic medallist <strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> is the standout name but <strong>Kathleen Dawson<\/strong> &#8211; preselected alongside her fellow Olympic relay champion in December 2021 &#8211; is a notable absence. Scott recently set a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duncan-scott-sets-british-and-commonwealth-record-in-400im\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British record in the 400 IM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson led off the British 4x100m mixed medley which won gold in Tokyo months after she became European 100m backstroke champion and record holder.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>University of Stirling<\/strong> athlete was beset by a bulging disk before the Olympics, which caused extreme nerve pain in her leg, and it continued to trouble her following Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming World has reached out to <strong>British Swimming<\/strong> for comment given the World Championships in Budapest in June precede the <strong>Commonwealth Games<\/strong> which run from 28 July-8 August.<\/p>\n<p>The athletes nominated to Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) are a mixture of youth and experience including 2014 200br champion <strong>Ross Murdoch<\/strong>, <strong>Katie Shanahan<\/strong> and <strong>Evelyn Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Swimmers (S) and Divers (D) nominated through\u00a0the Sport Specific Policy<\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Sport Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Aquatics Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Athlete<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Club \/ Programme<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Duncan Scott<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">James Heatly<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh Diving Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Ross Beattie<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh Diving Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Grace Reid<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Dive London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">Gemma McArthur<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh Diving Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Cassie Wild<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Angus Menmuir<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh Diving Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Scott Gibson<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Craig Benson<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">City of Glasgow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Katie Shanahan<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">City of Glasgow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Keanna Macinnes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Mark Szaranek<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Kara Hanlon<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Lucy Hope<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Ross Murdoch<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Martyn Walton<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Craig McNally<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Evelyn Davis<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Bromley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Emma Russell<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Tain Bruce<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Archie Goodburn<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">D6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Cameron Gammage<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Southampton Diving<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S17 (relay)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Stephen Milne<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">University of Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">S17 (relay)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Evan Jones<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"170\">Millfield School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Swimmers and Divers nominated through the Commonwealth Games Scotland General Policy<\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Holly McGill<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"170\">Heart of Midlothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Clara Kerr<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"170\">Edinburgh Diving<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"87\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"104\">\n<p align=\"center\">27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"132\">Gregor Swinney<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"170\">City of 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