Perth swimmer Stephen Milne has been chosen to compete at a 3rd Commonwealth Video games.
The 28-year-old was named amongst a powerful aquatics line-up for the Birmingham 2022 showpiece this summer time.
Milne is not any stranger to creating a splash on the occasion and beforehand picked up freestyle relay medals at each Glasgow 2014 after which Gold Coast 2018.
He has additionally represented Nice Britain on the 2016 Olympic Video games in Rio de Janeiro, successful relay silver.
Milne has extra just lately been coaching at Stirling College however, for almost all of his swimming profession, he was a Perth Metropolis Swim Membership common on the native leisure pool beneath the steering of coach Ann Dickson.
His heroics within the water led to him being offered with life membership of the membership and he continues to be a task mannequin for the subsequent era.
For Birmingham, former Perth Academy pupil Milne joins the likes of Ross Murdoch and Mark Szaranek at a 3rd Video games. Former Strathallan pupil Duncan Scott may even be trying so as to add to his rising medal haul.
A mixture of expertise and youth can be representing the nation south of the border.
Ally Whike, Workforce Scotland Aquatics group chief, stated: “I’m delighted with the make up of the aquatics group chosen to compete for Workforce Scotland in Birmingham.
“With 60 per cent of the group competing on the Video games for the primary time, there is a superb mix of newcomers and skilled campaigners.
“The competitors in Birmingham can be world class and we all know that the athletes are trying ahead to the problem and can be specializing in giving their finest efficiency of the season when it counts.”
The nation’s energy within the pool has introduced a lot success via the years and Elinor Middlemiss, Workforce Scotland Chef de Mission, hopes that is still the case this time round.
Talking yesterday, she stated: “We're delighted to welcome such a mixture of expertise and youth to Workforce Scotland with this thrilling group of swimmers and divers.
“Aquatics is one in all Scotland’s most profitable Commonwealth Video games sports activities and, with the brand new facility at Sandwell offering an ideal venue, I’m positive we will depend on a incredible environment and difficult competitors in Birmingham.
“Congratulations to all athletes chosen and we look ahead to seeing them compete in beneath 50 days time.”
Swimming and para-swimming competitors on the Commonwealth Video games takes place from July 29 to August 3 on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.