TALENTED East Lothian swimmers have returned home with more than a dozen medals after competing with the best in the country.

Members of East Lothian Swim Team (ELST) travelled north to the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre to take part in the Scottish Summer Meet earlier this month.

The event attracts the best swimmers from across the country, with ELST entering 24 athletes and returning home with 14 individual medals.

Ross Anderton and Ismail Shalaby clinched eight medals at the Scottish Summer MeetRoss Anderton and Ismail Shalaby clinched eight medals at the Scottish Summer Meet

The boys’ medal winners were:

  • Ross Anderton (16 years) won an impressive five individual medals, including gold in the 100m butterfly, silver for the 50m butterfly and 200m freestyle, and bronze in the 100m freestyle and 200m IM (individual medley);
  • Ismail Shalaby (16 years) earned three silver medals for the 100m butterfly, 50m backstroke and 200m backstroke; and,
  • Lewis Lothian (15 years) won silver for the 50m breaststroke.

Kate Nolan clinched a silver and a bronze at the Scottish Summer MeetKate Nolan clinched a silver and a bronze at the Scottish Summer Meet

The girls had an equally successful meet, the medallists being:

  • Eilidh Armstrong (17 and 18 years) won gold in the 50m backstroke and bronze in the 100m backstroke;
  • Anna Lawson (15 years) claimed gold in the 50m freestyle; and,
  • Kate Nolan (15 years) took silver in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 1,500m freestyle.

It was gold for Anna Lawson in the 50m freestyleIt was gold for Anna Lawson in the 50m freestyle

A number of other athletes swam well to make individual finals in the national event, with many making multiple finals: Lucy Hall, Ross Winters, Alice Finlay, Caitlin Peebles, Eilidh Fee, Ava Marko, Alex Taylor, Christina Angelakis and Veronika Kariuki among them.

Jamie Ward, ELST head coach, was delighted with the team’s efforts over the weekend.

He told Courier Sport: “The Scottish Summer Meet marks the end of the season for a number of our athletes and provides an important benchmark for next season.

“In addition to the medals and finalists, this meet also represents invaluable national level competition experience for our younger swimmers, which will stand them in good stead for the future.

“There were great performances throughout the team and we’ve left Aberdeen really encouraged about our prospects for next season.”