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23 May 2021
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It was double delight in the final two events at the
European Aquatics Championships, as Great Britain’s swimmers enjoyed their most
successful European Championships in history.
A pair of medley relay golds – both with the added bonus of
a Championship record – were the icing on the cake at what has been a memorable
week in Budapest. All in all, the team won a whopping 26 medals, 11 of which
were gold.
The Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay was the very last race of
the entire competition – and it was fitting that after having the Women’s 100m
Backstroke Championship record taken away from her due to a re-swim on Friday
Stirling swimmers (L-R) Kathleen Dawson, Ross Murdoch, Aimee Willmott, Duncan Scott and Cassie Wild will compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Five University of Stirling swimmers will make the trip to the Tokyo Olympics this summer after being selected for Team GB.
The British Olympic Association confirmed their 28-strong team at events at the University of Stirling and at Loughborough University today. Pre-selected athlete, Duncan Scott, is joined by Kathleen Dawson, Ross Murdoch, Cassie Wild and Aimee Willmott, who are all part of the performance swimming programme led by Steven Tigg (Head Performance Coach), supported by Bradley Hay, High Performance Coach, and Josh Williamson, Assistant High Performance Coach.