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Clackmannanshire swimmer, Stuart Greig returned from his first competition in a Scotland senior strip, the inaugural Celtic Tri-Nations held in Dublin, laden down with medals.
Part of the 16-strong Scottish team which won the two-day event, the Tullibody 17 year old finished with a haul of three gold and two bronze medals. His golds came from the 4x100 Medley Relay, the 4x100 Freestyle Relay and the Butterfly Skins, a knockout event of seven rounds of 50m, with the slowest swimmer being eliminated after each race.
In the 100 Butterfly and 200 Freestyle events he delivered the bronze medals, twice breaking his personal best times in the latter.
It was a brilliant experience to be in the competition, especially because it was the first time the event was held and it was in a new pool, said Greig.
It was very inspiring and it's always good to compete for Scotland as you don't get many chances to do so.
Supported by the Central Scotland Institute of Sport for the past three years, Greig has access to quality training facilities, individually tailored coaching programmes, delivered by experienced coaches and a fully integrated strength and conditioning programme. Complementing and supporting technical and tactical expertise, the Area Institute network provides access to sports science, sports medicine and performance lifestyle services.
I knew it would be a tough competition so I was looking for good times, hoping to make finals and maybe medals, he said. But I did far better than I'd hoped and I was really pleased to get a new personal best of 1.56.44 minutes in the 200m freestyle.
Dublin marked Greig's first senior international cap and the experience is the perfect preparation for the British National Championships in Manchester this month (26 March - 1 April).
The national championships are the main goal this season, he said. I'll be racing in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, and the 100 and 200 fly. That was really what this weekend was about, setting me up for that.
In the 100 Butterfly and 200 Freestyle events he delivered the bronze medals, twice breaking his personal best times in the latter.
It was a brilliant experience to be in the competition, especially because it was the first time the event was held and it was in a new pool, said Greig.
It was very inspiring and it's always good to compete for Scotland as you don't get many chances to do so.
Supported by the Central Scotland Institute of Sport for the past three years, Greig has access to quality training facilities, individually tailored coaching programmes, delivered by experienced coaches and a fully integrated strength and conditioning programme. Complementing and supporting technical and tactical expertise, the Area Institute network provides access to sports science, sports medicine and performance lifestyle services.
I knew it would be a tough competition so I was looking for good times, hoping to make finals and maybe medals, he said. But I did far better than I'd hoped and I was really pleased to get a new personal best of 1.56.44 minutes in the 200m freestyle.
Dublin marked Greig's first senior international cap and the experience is the perfect preparation for the British National Championships in Manchester this month (26 March - 1 April).
The national championships are the main goal this season, he said. I'll be racing in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, and the 100 and 200 fly. That was really what this weekend was about, setting me up for that.
