Inverness Swimming Club

Congratulations to Matthew McCreadie who has once again been selected to represent Great Britain at the 12th Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships in Portugal later this year. Everyone at IASC is very proud of you Matthew.

Down Syndrome Swimming Great Britain is proud to announce that 29 swimmers have been selected to represent Great Britain at the 12th World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships

The event will take place in Albufeira, Portugal from 30th October - 7th November 2026

Congratulations to the following swimmers who have worked extremely hard during the qualifying period to achieve their goal of
being selected for Team GB:

Lizzie Allen Alton & District Swimming Club
Daniel Daley The Cheshire Penguins COMAST
Alexandra Edwards Bristol Penguins SO
Joseph Edwards Verulam SC
Mark Evens Hitchin SC
Caroline Faithfull Taunton Deane SC
Amalia Freeland Leander SC
Caitlin Hatfield Wi******er City Swim
Benjamin Hillyer City Of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team
Ruth Hodgson Leatherhead SC AquademySPORTS
Mark Holmes Colchester Phoenix SC
Dylan Hughes RCT Swim Squad
Scarlett Jones Darlington Amateur Swimming & Diving Club
Zachary Lacey Seaclose SC IoW Swim Team
Conor Macauley-Conway Kingston Royals Epsom District SC
Kathryn Martin Bracknell & Wokingham Masters
Matthew McCreadie Inverness ASC Highland Disability Swim Team
Cerys McCrindle SAST
Zak Pankhurst RRSC
William Reed Teddington SC Masters
William Roberts PSOSG St Ives SC
Jemima Rudd-Jones RTW Masters Swimming Club
Ellen Stephenson RDASC
Harvey Stonebank RDASC
Holly Sullivan Swindon ASC
Helen Thompson Colchester SC
Jake Vicars Pontefract Marlins RDASC
Dorian Williams Trowbridge Amateur Swimming Club
Dylan Williams Torfaen Dolphins

DSS-GB would like to convey a huge thank you to all of the clubs listed and the coaches who have worked
so hard with our swimmers to prepare them for the forthcoming World Championships

An enormous thank you too to the DSS-GB coaches and team manager for preparing the squad and for all the admin that goes into selecting, entering and taking a large team to an international event Neil Lacey Julie Evens

We had an amazing time at our awards & celebration night.
There was ice cream, dancing, games, cake, club captains, Aquamark 1 and prizes, lots of prizes!

Huge thanks to everyone who came along and supported the Club, it was great to celebrate with you all

Congratulations to all our swimmers and volunteers but with a sell out evening and amazing night, I think the Club is the real winner 🏆

Club champions 25/26

Male & open
8 UNDER - RISHI DEVENDRA
9/10 - MISHA PAVLOV
11/12 - LEWIS STILL
13/14 - DOUGAL STRANG
15/16 - FELIX KOLEK
17 & OVER - SAMBOR BOREJSZO

Female
8 UNDER - MARIA PAVLOVA
9/10 - JESSICA HOOPER
11/12 - FREYA ALLAN
13/14 - CALADH MACDONALD
15/16 - TYLA WATSON
17 & OVER - FAY PROSSER

Most improved
Fins- Eilidh Bowman & Ben Rodden
Super Fins- Poppy Kerr & Ewan Fraser
C squad- Orchid Savage & Lewis Still
B squad- Holli Eardley & Sasha Ushakov
A squad - Iona MacDonald & Felix Kolek

Master Trophy:
Fay Prosser

Young volunteer of the year:
Yvie Dunnet

Outstanding achievements:
Freya Allan & Dougal Strang

Distance Award:
Katelin Sutherland

Special thanks to
Lesley Gatton for many years of supporting IASC, HST and North District.

Callum Meldrum for his phenomenal fundraising efforts this year for the Club and HST

HST swim camp is back! Always a great few days, always sells out quickly, so get in touch with HST soon if your child would like to join.

🏊‍♀️😎Summer Swim Camp! 😎🏊‍♀️

See poster for all the details! Excellent camp for our swimmers to enjoy! Spaces are limited so book on early to avoid disappointment 🙌🏼

🌟OUR STARS OF THE MONTH🌟
A huge well done to our swimmers Esther, Orrin, Fynn, Duncan 🤩 recognised by their coaches for their standout efforts and performance during the months club sessions! Well done to you all 💜

Well done to our swimmers, Highland Swim Team and coach Lisa, we are so grateful and appreciative of the support and opportunities that you provide to all our swimmers!

Thanks also to the volunteers who supported the team over the weekend. ⭐️

Good Luck to our Fab Five; Freya, Katelin, Dougal, Felix & Dan who are all racing for Highland Swim Team at the Scottish National Open Swimming Championship this weekend! We hope you all have a great weekend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Matthew representing IASC 💜🤩 as always a very proud club!!

Another value add Down Syndrome Swimming GB training camp 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️💥

Thank you to Sunderland Aquatic Centre - loving the facilities and warm welcome

Congratulations to our own super star, Lesley Gatton 🌟 on being awarded lifetime membership by SASA North! Lesley has a wealth of knowledge on all things swimming and has been a huge support to our Club for many years, in a variety of roles. Lesley completed her STO journey last year when she qualified as a referee and can usually be found at meets keeping us all right! What an asset and ambassador she is to our Club. Congratulations Lesley, this is thoroughly deserved. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

💙 still celebrating success!💙

This is Lesley, our Vice Chair. She is the backbone of swimming in the Highlands. There is nothing she doesn’t know about rules and procedures, who to email or phone or simply to be our listening ear! SASA north made her a Lifetime Member and we couldn’t be prouder!

Thank you Lesley for all you do for HST and IASC 💙❤️

Fantastic Freya 🤩💜

*** RECORD BREAKER ***

What a way to finish off our fitness testing!

FREYA ALLAN has smashed the Senior Girls Standing Long Jump record with an unbelievable jump of 242cm!!

The previous record had stood strong for SEVEN years, held by Kathryn Brown, but Freya flew past it by an incredible 11cm!

Power. Speed. Explosiveness.
This was seriously impressive and a huge reflection of the hard work being put in behind the scenes.

Our little fish can jump too!!!💪

A massive well done Freya, an incredible achievement and a record that will take some beating!