

Fab four for Hannah at Scottish Championships
Hannah Miley completed a successful few days and a hectic programme by completing a victory quartet at the Scottish Championships at the Tollcross Centre in Glasgow.
One of the few Scottish Olympians to support the championships, 18-year-old Miley had already won the 200m backstroke - in a Scottish record time - and the 200m medley.
In the final session, she again confirmed her preparations for Beijing are well on-course by adding a victory in the 200m breaststroke and a fourth gold with a Scottish record in the 1500m freestyle.
In the rarely swum 1500m, Miley powered her way to victory in 16:28.60 - which was over 20 seconds inside the Scottish record held by City of Edinburgh's Megan Gilchrist.
France's Aurelie Muller was the favourite, but she finished more than 12 seconds behind the super Scot.
In the breaststroke, Miley trailed behind City of Glasgow's Rebecca Hillis at the halfway stage of the breaststroke, but stepped up the pace and won in 2:33.95.
Miley has qualified for the 200m and 400m medley at the Olympics, and she is a genuine medal hope. Coached by her father, Patrick, at the Garioch Club in Inverurie, and the bank of good results will now be followed by more serious competition at the ASA National Championships in Liverpool next month.
Robbie Renwick (City of Aberdeen) scored a great win in his Olympic event - the 200m freestyle. Second fastest qualifier, he turned the tables in the final and held off French internationalist Alain Bernard to win by 0.11 in 1:47.70. The time was just 0.12 outside the Scottish record.
Stirling's Todd Cooper, another of the ten Scots who have qualified for Beijing, finished third in the 100m butterfly. Chris Lebon, one of a large French international contingent taking part, won in 52.92 with Newcastle-based Scot Andrew Mayor in second place in 53.99. Cooper, a 200m specialist, was third in 54.77.
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