Impressive performances at the Geneva International Challenge.

The first long course meet of the season

Impressive performances at the Geneva International Challenge.

In what was, for many, the first long course meet of the season, encouraging times were set across the board, as momentum continues to build ahead of April’s British Championships.

Edinburgh’s Luke Hornsey, showing remarkable versatility to compete well in ‘A’ finals from the 200m Freestyle up to the 1500m Freestyle. He took bronze with a personal best in the latter (15:52.75), whilst his 200m Freestyle fourth place time (1:51.87) was enough to put him in the top 30 Scots of all time in the event. Luke grabbed a further bronze in the 400m Freestyle, and a fourth place in the 800m event – in a new PB (8:18.74).

Impressing on the women’s side of the distance events was Phoebe Arbuckle (Warrender Baths Club), winning a superb silver in the 1500m Freestyle. Phoebe who has been going from strength to strength in the event will be pleased with her medal and a solid in-season time.

In the 400m Individual Medley, Zara Krawiec (East Lothian Swim Team) placed well in fifth.

Sam Downie (East Lothian Swim Team) was in action, both looking sharp ahead of next month’s World Para Series event in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Swimming squad of athletes who competed in Geneva:

1. Phoebe Arbuckle (Warrender Baths Club)
2. Kianna Coertze (Warrender Baths Club)
3. Coco Croxford (Stirling Swimming)
4. Laurie Devine (Repton)
5. Samuel Downie (Musselburgh Marlins/East Lothian Swim Team)
6. Dean Fearn (Aberdeen Dolphin)
7. Scott Fleming (East Kilbride/South Lanarkshire Swimming)
8. Charlotte Hardy (South Ayrshire/Millfield)
9. Luke Hornsey (University of Edinburgh)
10. Zara Krawiec (Tranent/East Lothian Swim Team)
11. Stefan Krawiec (Tranent/East Lothian Swim Team)
12. Kieran Lennox (University of Aberdeen Performance/Bucksburn)
13. Arthur Logan (University of Edinburgh)
14. Evi Mackie (Lanark ASC/South Lanarkshire Swimming)
15. Natalie Marshall (Broxburn & District/Swim West Lothian)
16. Ben McLaughlin (Garioch)
17. Callum Melville (University of Stirling)
18. Suzie McNair (Stirling Swimming)
19. Ruairi McKinnon (City of Glasgow)
20. Jordon McPhail (University of Edinburgh)
21. Melissa Mainwaring (Broxburn & District/Swim West Lothian)
22. Katie Rose (Warrender Baths Club)
23. Fergus Thomson (Mount Kelly)
24. Gregor Swinney (City of Glasgow)
25. Louis Lawlor (City of Glasgow)