The ASA Swimming Championships (10-13 July) came to a conclusion on Sunday (13 July) at the Liverpool Aquatics Centre, and for many of the senior athletes, it brought an end to their season, while for members of Team GB heading to Beijing it was their last racing opportunity prior to the Olympics themselves.

 

Home comforts emerged in an unlikely form yesterday at the Barclays Scottish Open (10 - 13 July) in Loch Lomond when Scottish Institute of Sport supported golfer John Gallagher, a 26-year-old amateur who plays cack-handed, posted a three-under-par 69. He finished on the same score as fellow Scots David Drysdale and former Open champion Paul Lawrie.

The first wave of athletes to be included in Team GB for Beijing were announced on Monday (14 July) but the door will be left open for those who still need to prove themselves to the selectors.

This week the following events include Scottish Institute of Sport supported athletes in action...

Latest features

 

Everybody needs time out... this week we take time out with Nutritionist, Adelle Purbrick Click here to find out more
Hungry?Why not try out our recipe of the week?
Performance Expertise - John Coogans shares strength and conditioning tips Click here for more information
Have you seen... our new Olympic home page?

 

Current vacancies

 

Scottish Gymnastics - Administrator
Scottish Target Shooting - High Performance Manager
Scottish Gymnastics - Men's Artistic National Academy Coach
Scottish Gymnastics - Regional Development Manager for Tayside & Fife
Scottish Gymnastics - Men's Artistic (MA) Technical Director
Scottish Gymnastics - Women’s Artistic National Academy Coach
Scottish Gymnastics - Women’s Artistic National Coach Youth

To advertise a vacancy on FTF and on www.sisport.com, please contact the Comms team by emailing Fiona Simpson on fiona.simpson@sisport.com

 

 

Herbal highs...

 

The growth of Chinese herbal shops in UK has been exponential - most shopping malls now have them. High performance athletes need to be very careful as some Chinese herbal products can contain banned substances which can lead to a doping offence. Be very cautious!!