Athletes Nominated For Commonwealth Games Selection To Team Scotland; No Kathleen Dawson
Thirty-three swimmers, divers and para-swimmers have been nominated for selection to Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in July and August.
Six-time Olympic medallist Duncan Scott is the standout name but Kathleen Dawson – preselected alongside her fellow Olympic relay champion in December 2021 – is a notable absence. Scott recently set a British record in the 400 IM.
Dawson led off the British 4x100m mixed medley which won gold in Tokyo months after she became European 100m backstroke champion and record holder.
The University of Stirling 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.
Swimming World has reached out to British Swimming for comment given the World Championships in Budapest in June precede the Commonwealth Games which run from 28 July-8 August.
The athletes nominated to Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) are a mixture of youth and experience including 2014 200br champion Ross Murdoch, Katie Shanahan and Evelyn Davis.
Swimmers (S) and Divers (D) nominated through the Sport Specific Policy
|
Sport Rank |
Aquatics Rank |
Athlete |
Club / Programme |
|
S1 |
1 |
Duncan Scott | University of Stirling |
|
D1 |
1 |
James Heatly | Edinburgh Diving Club |
|
D2 |
3 |
Ross Beattie | Edinburgh Diving Club |
|
D3 |
4 |
Grace Reid | Dive London |
|
D4 |
5 |
Gemma McArthur | Edinburgh Diving Club |
|
S2 |
6 |
Cassie Wild | University of Stirling |
|
D5 |
7 |
Angus Menmuir | Edinburgh Diving Club |
|
S3 |
8 |
Scott Gibson | Edinburgh University |
|
S4 |
9 |
Craig Benson | City of Glasgow |
|
S5 |
10 |
Katie Shanahan | City of Glasgow |
|
S6 |
11 |
Keanna Macinnes | University of Stirling |
|
S7 |
12 |
Mark Szaranek | University of Stirling |
|
S8 |
13 |
Kara Hanlon | Edinburgh University |
|
S8 |
13 |
Lucy Hope | University of Stirling |
|
S10 |
15 |
Ross Murdoch | University of Stirling |
|
S11 |
16 |
Martyn Walton | University of Stirling |
|
S12 |
17 |
Craig McNally | University of Stirling |
|
S13 |
18 |
Evelyn Davis | Bromley |
|
S13 |
18 |
Emma Russell | University of Stirling |
|
S13 |
18 |
Tain Bruce | Edinburgh University |
|
S16 |
21 |
Archie Goodburn | Edinburgh University |
|
D6 |
22 |
Cameron Gammage | Southampton Diving |
|
S17 (relay) |
23 |
Stephen Milne | University of Stirling |
|
S17 (relay) |
23 |
Evan Jones | Millfield School |
Swimmers and Divers nominated through the Commonwealth Games Scotland General Policy
|
1 |
25 |
Holly McGill | Heart of Midlothian |
|
2 |
26 |
Clara Kerr | Edinburgh Diving |
|
3 |
27 |
Gregor Swinney | City of Glasgow |
|
4 |
28 |
Danny Mabbott | Edinburgh Diving |
|
5 |
29 |
Tom Beeley | Plymouth Leander |
| *Para Swimming Nominations
|
|||
|
Para 1 |
1 |
Abby Kane | University of Stirling |
|
Para 2 |
2 |
Toni Shaw | University of Stirling |
|
Para 3 |
3 |
Stephen Clegg | University of Edinburgh |
|
Para 4 |
4 |
Sam Downie | East Lothian Swim Team |