Kirsty Hart (Ren 96) was a double winner on the third day of the Scottish Gas National Age-Group Championships at Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool. The 18-year-old won both the 200m backstroke (2:17.39) and the 100m butterfly (1:02.81) in the senior 16-18 years section.

Douglas Scott (South Lanarkshire), who competed for Scotland at last year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in India, also showed form by capturing gold in the 200m breaststroke in 2:21.90,.

Warrender’s Craig Hamilton, who has qualified for the GB team for this summer’s European Junior Championships, claimed his second gold of the championships by capturing the 400m freestyle in 3:58.15. 

Garioch’s Emily Jones, who trains alongside Olympian Hannah Miley, reached the impressive mark of half a dozen golds in the 13 years section with victory in the 100m butterfly in 1:07.76.

Winners

Boys

400m freestyle

10-12 years: Jordan Hughes (North Ayrshire) 4:33.92

13 years: Oliver Bitowt (Warrender) 4:13.55

14 years: Scott Jackson (Ren 96) 4:13.90

15 years: Jamie Coulter (West Lothian)  4:12.04

16-18: Craig Hamilton (Warrender) 3:58.15 

200m breaststroke

10-12: James Thompson (City of Leeds) 2:46.00

13: Kieran Watson (Carnegie) 2:41.17

14: Crai Benson (Warrender) 2:126.74

15: Joe Lipworth (Dun City Aquatics) 2:29.48

16-18: Douglas Scott (South Lanarkshire) 2:21.90

Girls

800m freestyle

10-12: Nicola Graham (City of Leeds) 9:37.60

13: Emily Vose (City of Leeds) 9:26.71

14: Pamela Black (South Aberdeenshire) 9:26.03

15: Steph Blakeburn (Billingham) 9:15.13

16-18: Aisha Thornton (Warrington Warriors) 9:13.61 

200m backstroke

10-12: Nicole Dollery (Portsmouth Northsea) 2:26.65

13: Catherine Parker (Warrington Warriors)  2:27.20

14: Flora Hansen (Harpenden) 2:23.04

15: Kayleigh Dawson (City of Newcastle) 2:30.37

16-18: Kirsty Hart (Ren 96) 2:17.39

100m butterfly

10-12: Rachael O‘Donnell (Incas) 1:07.51

13: Emily Jones (Garioch) 1:07.76

14: Sara Hamilton (South Aberdeenshire) 1:05.60

15: Blaine Small (Carnegie) 1:04.59

16-18: Hart 1:02.81