Scott Posts 1:57.95 200 IM/48.88 100 Free Double, Evans Hits 1:05.71 100 Breast In Edinburgh

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th
Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland
LCM (50m)
Live Results
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On the heels of the 2024 European Championships and Sette Colli Trophy, the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships kicked off from Edinburgh.

With the Paris Olympic Games beginning just a month from now, British Olympians are among those taking to the Royal Commonwealth pool for final tune-ups ahead of their staging camp.

Olympic multi-medalist Duncan Scott dove in for the men’s 200m IM and put up a solid time for the victory.

27-year-old Scott stopped the clock at 1:57.95 as the sole competitor to get under the 2:00 barrier.

He led an onslaught of Stirling swimmers who captured the 7 of 8 slots in the final. Behind Scott was teammate Evan Jones who touched in 2:00.03 while George Smith rounded out the podium in 2:00.77.

Scott owns a season-best of 1:55.91 from when he topped the Aquatics GB Olympic Trials podium. That result is within range of the British record of 1:55.28 he posted at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

With just one event in between, Scott was back in the water to contest the men’s 100m free final.

Scott powered his way to a mark of 48.88 to earn the victory, splitting 23.94/24.94 in the process.

That was enough to hold off David Cumberlidge of Edinburgh who produced a silver medal-worthy 49.05 while Jack McMillan touched in 49.45 for bronze.

McMillan was selected for the British Olympic roster as a discretionary pick by the nation’s coaching brain trust after finishing 5th in the 200m free (1:46.19) at Trials.

Stirling teammate Angharad Evans posted another head-turning performance en route to winning the women’s 100m breaststroke.

21-year-old Evans scorched a time of 1:05.71 to fall just .17 shy of the British national record of 1:05.54 she registered at last month’s AP Race London.

Edinburgh duo Kara Hanlon and Anna Morgan were next in line, with the former hitting 1:06.83 to the latter’s 1:09.18.

Evans opened in 31.36 and closed in 34.35 to turn in just the 3rd sub-1:06 swim of her on-the-rise career.

Evans’ British Record – 1:05.54
Evans’ Performance Here – 1:05.71

31.02
31.36

34.52
34.35

As we’ve reported, Evans has been improving rapidly every time she dives in. Her lifetime best from just last year rested at 1:08.05 so the Paris Olympic qualifier has dropped well over 2 seconds from then until now.

Progression of Angharad Evan’s 100m Breaststroke Performances

1:08.05, 2023 British Swimming Championships
1:07.10, 2024 BUCS Long Course Championships (heats)
1:06.65, 2024 BUCS Long Course Championships
1:06.54, 2024 British Olympic Trials
1:06.27, 2024 British Olympic Trials (heats)
1:06.25, 2024 Edinburgh International
1:05.54, 2024 AP Race International
1:05.91, 2024 Sette Colli Trophy
1:05.71 2024 Scottish Championships

Additional Notes

Lucy Hope, who qualified for Paris in the women’s 4x200m free relay, snagged gold here in the 100m free. 27-year-old Hope notched a mark of 54.90 to clear the field by well over a second. Evelyn Davis scored silver in 56.20, about half a second off her best, and Katie Goodburn bagged bronze in 57.81.
Scott Gibson of Edinburgh logged 25.36 as the men’s 50m backstroke victor. That gave the 24-year-old a healthy advantage over runner-up Jamie Ferguson (25.68) and 3rd-place finisher Jamie Robertson (25.98).
Stirling’s Michaella Glenister posted a time of 8:46.68 as the quickest women’s 800m freestyler. Her outing represented the only performance of the field under 9:00. Her PB checks in at 8:42.26 from last year’s British Championships.

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