Friday, April 24, 2015 Six Scots Selected to World Championships Squad in Kazan Athletes are currently undergoing a hard block of work to lay the foundations on which they can build their performances for 2016. Ross Murdoch has been selected onto the GBR Team heading to Kazan for the FINA World Championships Dan Wallace, Duncan Scott and Stephen Milne have been selected onto the GBR team heading to Kazan for the FINA World Championships Robbie Renwick has been selected for the GBR Team heading to Kazan for FINA World Championships Ben Higson will also travel to Kazan having been selected onto the coaching staff for the GBR Team "The competition this year gets tougher as they take on the best in the world. “Everyone is back in training to make sure that their performances move on in Kazan and we are confident that they will do this." Scottish National Coach, Alan Lynn A 30-strong British Swimming team has been selected to compete at this summer’s FINA World Championships in Kazan. Among them are six Scottish swimmers: Hannah Miley, Stephen Milne, Ross Murdoch, Robbie Renwick, Duncan Scott and Dan Wallace all of whom produced excellent results at last week’s British Championships in London to secure their selection. Scottish Swimming’s National Coach, Alan Lynn, commented, "Congratulations to the six Scottish swimmers selected for this summers' World Championships. Following our successful Commonwealth Games performances in 2014, the competition this year gets tougher as they take on the best in the world. “Everyone is back in training to make sure that their performances move on in Kazan and we are confident that they will do this." British Swimming Head Coach Bill Furniss was pleased with what he saw at the British Championships last week in London where athletes competed for selection. “It was a tough week but we saw some very good performances as both athletes and coaches rose to the challenge,” said Furniss. “As a result of those performances I feel we’ve got a well balanced team with particular strength in depth across several events. The way we have selected the team has enabled us to maximise our strengths both in individual events and across the relays.” While recognising performances in London, Furniss has encouraged the team to take the next step up towards the World Championships where the task will be greater. “The challenge for everyone is to move our performances on between now and the summer,” said Furniss. “Athletes have done a good job to make the team but our primary focus is to improve performances in the summer and we will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of this.” The World Championships in Kazan will be the first for City of Derby’s Adam Peaty and follows a remarkable breakthrough year for the Breaststroke swimmer. “I’m excited and proud to make my first full, world championship team and to represent my country in one of the biggest international arenas,” said Peaty. “I was pleased with my performances to make the team but you can’t stop there. I know there are improvements I can still make and these are what I will be working on as I focus on the World Championships. “Last year I spent my time hunting down swimmers who were faster than me. This time I’m the one that others will be targeting so I need to work harder than ever before to make sure that doesn’t happen.” University of Stirling Head Coach, Ben Higson, has also been selected as part of the coaching staff for the World Championships The swimming events at the FINA World Championships take place in Kazan, Russia between 2-9 Aug. The British Swimming Team comprises: James Guy Millfield Chris Walker-Hebborn NC Bath Adam Peaty City of Derby Roberto Pavoni NC Loughborough Jazz Carlin NC Bath Siobhan-Marie O’Connor NC Bath Hannah Miley Garioch Elizabeth Simmonds NC Bath The athletes above gained selection after they won their event and achieved the qualification standard at the British Championships. Thomas Laxton Loughborough University Calum Jarvis NC Bath Ross Murdoch University of Stirling Robbie Renwick University of Stirling Nick Grainger City of Sheffield Andrew Willis NC Bath Aimee Willmott London Aquatic Centre PP Eleanor Faulkner City of Sheffield Rebecca Turner City of Sheffield Sophie Taylor London Aquatic Centre PP Rachael Kelly NC Loughborough Fran Halsall NC Loughborough Ben Proud Plymouth Leander Duncan Scott University of Stirling Lauren Quigley Stockport Metro Stephen Milne Perth City Dan Wallace Warrender The athletes above gained selection after they achieved a time within 2% of the set benchmark time included within the policy (individual and relay). Liam Tancock NC Loughborough Adam Barrett NC Loughborough Jessica Thielmann University of Florida Molly Renshaw NC Loughborough Jemma Lowe NC Bath The athletes above gained selection at the discretion of the British Head Coach and National Performance Director. The criteria for these decisions included provision of relay cover and alternates to rest key athletes that have large schedules; a proven track record as a relay swimmer at major international meets; individual performances over the last 12 months and performances at the British Championships 2015. Coaches selected to the British Team for the World Championships are: Russ Barber City of Sheffield Jol Finck Millfield James Gibson NC Loughborough Ben Higson University of Stirling Mel Marshall City of Derby David McNulty NC Bath