Swimmer Thoughts from 2014 Scottish Nationals

The Scottish Gas Short Course National Championships saw its share of records get rewritten, as athletes competed at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh December 12-14th.  Below are sound bites from a few of the notable swimmers who made their mark over the weekend.

Scottish breaststroker, Scott Quin, set a new World Record for the men’s 100m breaststroke in the S14 class, clocking a time of 1:06.92.  Here he speaks about feeling relaxed in the race and acknowledges expectations and pressure as a rising star.

 

 

Scottish youngster, Erraid Davies, discusses getting acclimated to the crowds at big meets, as she swam her way to a new British record in the women’s 200m breaststroke SB9 class in a time of 2:51.35

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_hr_NL1z8w&authuser=0

 

Corrie Scott earned first place in the women’s  50m breaststroke in a time of 30.71, which is a new Scottish record.   Scott expresses her happiness in improving in short course and her recent experience with “short” yards.

 

 

 

 

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Retta Race

Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule. Nowadays, that includes having just earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC.

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