{"id":506585,"date":"2022-06-16T05:51:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=506585"},"modified":"2022-06-16T07:12:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:12:12","slug":"scottish-swimming-announces-24-strong-team-for-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/scottish-swimming-announces-24-strong-team-for-commonwealth-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Swimming Announces 24-Strong Team for Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scottish Swimming<\/strong> has announced the final 24-strong squad that will compete at the <strong>Commonwealth Games<\/strong> starting in Birmingham, England, next month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> &#8211; who earlier this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duncan-scott-to-miss-world-championships-to-focus-on-recovery-from-covid\/\">pulled out of the World Championships in Budapest<\/a> as he struggles to recover from Covid &#8211; headlines the team for the event which runs from 28 July-8 August, having already been preselected.<\/p>\n<p>That gives the six-time Olympic medallist around six weeks to get back to the kind of high-intensity training needed for him to be at the peak of his powers next month.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no Olympic mixed relay champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kathleen-dawson-ruled-out-of-world-championships-and-commonwealth-games\/\">Kathleen Dawson who will miss out because of ongoing rehab<\/a> on a debilitating back injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ross Murdoch<\/strong>, already with a full set of Commonwealth Games medals after gold and bronze at Glasgow 2014 and silver four years ago, will be looking to add to his tally.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Gold Coast medallists <strong>Mark Szaranek<\/strong> and <strong>Stephen Milne<\/strong> also go in their third Games, while backstroker <strong>Craig McNally<\/strong> makes an impressive fourth appearance for Team Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lucy Hope<\/strong> and <strong>Cassie Wild-Richards<\/strong> will compete at their third and second Games respectively after making their Olympic debuts in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_486754\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486754\" data-attachment-id=\"486754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/scottish-swimming-announces-24-strong-team-for-commonwealth-games\/cassie-wild-tokyo-frog-kings-by-mike-lewis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cassie-Wild-Tokyo-Frog-Kings-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB0048-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cosse Wild (photo: &lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/olavistaphotography.com\\\/\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Mike Lewis)&lt;\\\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630257884&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Cassie Wild Tokyo Frog Kings by Mike Lewis&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cassie Wild Tokyo Frog Kings by Mike Lewis _MZB0048\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tokyo Frog Kings Cassie Wild (photo: Mike Lewis) ISL, International Swim League, Italy, Mike Lewis, Naples, Ola Vista Photography, Swim, Swimming, USA Swimming, iseeswimming, mike2swim, swim photographer, swimmer, swimming photographer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cassie Wild: Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cassie-Wild-Tokyo-Frog-Kings-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB0048-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cassie-Wild-Tokyo-Frog-Kings-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB0048-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-486754\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cassie-Wild-Tokyo-Frog-Kings-by-Mike-Lewis-_MZB0048-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Cosse Wild (photo: Mike Lewis)\" width=\"319\" height=\"228\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-486754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cassie Wild: Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are also a number of young talents making the team for the first time, with 13 of the 24 swimmers making their debut.<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen-year-old <strong>Holly McGill<\/strong> is the youngest athlete to date named to Team Scotland for Birmingham 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the para-swimming events <strong>Toni Shaw<\/strong> returns for a second Games after bronze in the 400m freestyle S9 at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Currently competing at the World Para-Swimming Championships in Portugal, she has already claimed bronze in the 100m Butterfly S9.<\/p>\n<p>Having raced to the World title in the 100m Butterfly S12 just days ago, triple Paralympic medallist <strong>Stephen Clegg<\/strong> makes his Commonwealth debut. He joins sister Libby on Team Scotland for the Birmingham Games, who will make her para-cycling debut following athletics gold in the T12 100m at Glasgow 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In diving, three of the seven athletes return from Gold Coast 2018, with <strong>Grace Reid<\/strong> making a fourth Games appearance, having made her first at the age of just 13 at Delhi 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Her stunning gold in the 1m springboard event at Gold Coast was the first diving medal for a Scottish female diver and Scotland\u2019s first diving gold for 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>Reid, along with <strong>James Heatly<\/strong>, are competing at the World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108672\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108672\" data-attachment-id=\"108672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-champion-ross-murdoch-meets-biggest-fan\/ross-murdoch-meets-fan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ross-murdoch-meets-fan.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2125,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ross-murdoch-meets-fan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ross Murdoch meets his biggest fan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: BBC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ross-murdoch-meets-fan-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ross-murdoch-meets-fan-1024x578.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-108672\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ross-murdoch-meets-fan-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"231\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-108672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross Murdoch: Photo Courtesy: BBC<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"xxp1\"><b>Archie Goodburn<\/b> commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"xxp1\">\u201cI\u2019m super proud! It makes me think back to my first time representing Scotland at a junior level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xxp1\">&#8220;We were given this all blue tracksuit, and I just have this memory of trying it on in my room with my mum. Now it will be a much bigger version of that blue tracksuit. I just can\u2019t wait to represent the flag with all the rest of the guys down in Birmingham.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elinor Middlemiss, Team Scotland Chef de Mission,<\/b>\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome such a mix of experience and youth to Team Scotland with this exciting team of swimmers and divers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAquatics is one of Scotland\u2019s most successful Commonwealth Games sports and, with the new facility at Sandwell providing a great venue, I\u2019m sure we can count on a fantastic atmosphere and tough competition in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all athletes selected and we look forward to seeing them compete in under 50 days time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Ally Whike, Team Scotland Aquatics Team Leader<\/b>\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted with the make-up of the Aquatics Team selected to compete for Team Scotland in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 60% (of the team) competing at the Games for the first time, there is an excellent blend of newcomers and experienced campaigners. The competition in Birmingham will be world class and we know that the athletes are looking forward to the challenge and will be focusing on giving their best performance of the season when it counts.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Swimming and para-swimming competition takes place from 29 July to 3<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>August and diving from 4 August to 8 August at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.<\/p>\n<p><b>Swimming &amp; Para-Swimming<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Craig\u00a0Benson<\/p>\n<p>Tain\u00a0Bruce<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Carter<\/p>\n<p>Stephen\u00a0Clegg<\/p>\n<p>Evie\u00a0Davis<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Downie<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u00a0Gibson<\/p>\n<p>Archie Goodburn<\/p>\n<p>Kara\u00a0Hanlon<\/p>\n<p>Lucy\u00a0Hope<\/p>\n<p>Evan Jones<\/p>\n<p>Abby\u00a0Kane<\/p>\n<p>Keanna MacInnes<\/p>\n<p>Holly\u00a0McGill<\/p>\n<p>Craig\u00a0McNally<\/p>\n<p>Stephen\u00a0Milne<\/p>\n<p>Ross Murdoch<\/p>\n<p>Emma\u00a0 Russell<\/p>\n<p>Duncan\u00a0Scott<\/p>\n<p>Katie Shanahan<\/p>\n<p>Toni\u00a0Shaw<\/p>\n<p>Mark\u00a0Szaranek<\/p>\n<p>Martyn\u00a0Walton<\/p>\n<p>Cassie\u00a0Wild-Richards<\/p>\n<p><b>Diving<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ross\u00a0Beattie<\/p>\n<p>Cameron\u00a0Gammage<\/p>\n<p>James\u00a0 Heatly<\/p>\n<p>Clara\u00a0Kerr<\/p>\n<p>Gemma\u00a0McArthur<\/p>\n<p>Angus\u00a0Menmuir<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u00a0Reid<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish Swimming has announced the final 24-strong squad that will compete at the Commonwealth Games starting in Birmingham, England, next month. 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