{"id":601068,"date":"2024-12-07T04:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=601068"},"modified":"2024-12-07T04:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:22:58","slug":"olympic-finalist-katie-shanahan-on-top-of-the-podium-at-scottish-nationals-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-finalist-katie-shanahan-on-top-of-the-podium-at-scottish-nationals-in-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Finalist Katie Shanahan On Top Of The Podium At Scottish Nationals In Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic Finalist Katie Shanahan On Top Of The Podium At Scottish Nationals In Edinburgh<\/h4>\n

Katie Shanahan<\/strong> was among the winners as the Scottish National & Open Short Course Swimming Championships<\/strong> got underway at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

Shanahan enjoyed a tussle with Holly McGill<\/strong> in the 200 back with the latter reducing the deficit to 0.08 at the 150m mark. Shanahan – fifth on her Olympic debut at Paris 2024 – pulled away to win in 2:03.86 with McGill touching in 2:04.60 and Hannah Pearse<\/strong> third in 2:07.75.<\/p>\n

Cameron Brooker<\/strong>, Jack Skerry<\/strong> and Matthew Ward\u00a0<\/strong>met in the men’s 200 back final. Little separated them throughout the race before Brooker pulled away for a clear victory in 1:51.56.<\/p>\n

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Cameron Brooker: Photo Courtesy: University of Bath<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ward – who has won an armful of European junior medals – took silver and the Scottish national title in 1:53.11 with Skerry touching in 1:53.27 for bronze.\u00a0Dean Fearn<\/strong> (Aberdeen Dolphin) broke the Scottish junior record in 1:56.96 and in doing so lowered the standard that had stood to Craig McLean<\/strong> since 2014 before he went on to win European and Commonwealth medals.<\/p>\n

Jack McMillan<\/strong> – who swam the prelims as the Great Britain 4×2 relay quartet won gold at Paris 2024<\/strong> was the only man inside 48secs in the 100 free in 47.73 ahead of Evan Bailey<\/strong> (48.28) and Ruairi McKinnon<\/strong> (48.74).<\/p>\n

Grace Davison<\/strong> made her Olympic debut aged 16 at Paris 2024 and will head off to Budapest for the short-course worlds in the coming days. The Swim Ireland athlete was the only woman inside 54secs in 53.93 with Evie Davis<\/strong> the first Scot home in 54.25, 0.04 ahead of Lucy Hope<\/strong> (54.29).<\/p>\n

Leah Crisp<\/strong> enjoyed a comprehensive victory in the women’s 800 free in 8:31.57 with Michaella Glenister<\/strong> winning the Scottish title in second in 8:41.48.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh University teammates Luke Hornsey<\/strong> and Arthur Logan<\/strong> went inside the 8min barrier in the men’s race in 7:51.33 and 7:58.73.<\/p>\n

Suzie McNair<\/strong> showed impressive form in the 400m IM. The Scottish junior athlete contested this event on debut at the European Junior Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she just missed out on a place in the final. The University of Stirling swimmer enjoyed a clear victory in 4:45.04.<\/p>\n

George Smith<\/strong> took the men’s title in 4:09.11.<\/p>\n

Keanna MacInnes<\/strong> won the women’s 50 fly in 26.17 with Calum Bain taking the men’s title while\u00a0Kara Hanlon<\/strong> (30.29) and Rory Dickson<\/strong> (27.08) were the respective winners of the 50m breaststroke.<\/p>\n