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Blog 24: Cailtlin McClatchey, Scottish and GB Swimmer shares her highs, lows & successes

Cailtlin McClatchey represented Scotland and GB in three Commonwealth and Olympics Games. Here she provides an honest account of the highs and lows in her swimming career and the most important factors in her success.   Since I was two years old swimming has been a huge part of my life. My parents, who were both Commonwealth swimmers, encouraged me to have swim lessons from an early age, as they wanted me to be confident in the water for safety reasons, and because I enjoyed swimming. Twenty plus years later I have been fortunate enough to compete at three Olympic games,…
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Blog 23: Balancing Life as an Athlete and a Student

This week double Commonwealth finalist Kathryn Johnstone tells SWiS how she manages to balance life as a student and athlete. I started swimming competitively when I was seven years old. At this age I was about half way through my primary school education. Being an athlete and a student was easy at this age as I had school between 9am and 3pm and only trained about three or four times a week, with the odd competition taking up my weekends. Growing up with an increasing training schedule and both longer hours within school and extra time needed to complete academic obligations…