Home Town: Greenock

Occupation: Swimming teacher and playwork practitioner

Sport: Swimming

Events: 100m/50m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley

Classification: S9/SB8/SM9

Club: Port Glasgow Otters, Inverclyde Masters

Coach: Andrew Hemphill, Donald Muirhead

Twitter: IsaacDunning2

Facebook: Isaac Dunning

Instagram: isaacs9swimmer

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
Mum and Dad took me along to the pool just for a swim. Ended up attending Port Glasgow Otters not long after.

Sporting Highlights
Competing at the CPISRA World Games in 2015.

Sporting Aspirations
Would love to compete at the Paralympic Games.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Don’t be scared to try.

 

Home Town: Musselburgh

Residence: Tranent

Sport: Boccia

Classification: BC3

Personal bests: Bronze at Scottish Open Championship

Club: East of Scotland Boccia Club

Coach: Neal Herbert, Lewis McConnell

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
Multi sports day for schools organised by Lothian Disability Sport.

Sporting Highlights
Being selected for the Scottish Boccia Squad.

Sporting Aspirations
To do my best and see where it takes me.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Enjoy the sport you choose and learn from the experienced players.

Home Town: Stirling

Occupation: Personal Assistant at Enable Scotland

Sport: Boccia

Personal bests: Refereeing Inverclyde International Championships

Club: Right on Target Boccia Club, Alloa

Coach: Jean Duncan

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
Personal Assistant to Callum Glasgow who played in BC1 classification for Scotland.

Sporting Highlights
Assisting and refereeing at the first International Competition held at the new sportscotland facility at Inverclyde, Largs in 2017.

Sporting Aspirations
To raise awareness, continue to support and develop the opportunities for boccia players around Scotland. To help Callum Glasgow realise his dreams in playing boccia in Scotland team colours.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Listen to those who know, observe and learn from your mistakes. You can only do your best.

Home Town: Stonehaven

Occupation: Development Officer, Active Lifestyles, Sport Aberdeen

Sport: Boccia

Club: Scottish Boccia Squad

Twitter: @andrinne_craig

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
I had my first experience in boccia when working in sports development in Aberdeen and I have been volunteering with SDS since 2010.

Home Town: Ayr

Occupation: Student

Sport: Athletics – racerunning

Events: 100m, 400m, 800m

Classification: RR3

Personal bests: 100m: 17.6; 400m: 77.54; 800m: 2.49.69

Club: Red Star Athletic Club, Ayr Seaforth

Coach: Janice Eaglesham MBE

Twitter: @Gav_DrysdaleRR

Instagram gav_drysdalerr

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
When I was 5, I first tried a running bike after a physiotherapist recommended it to me. I instantly fell in love with the freedom and independence that the running bike enabled me to have.

Sporting Highlights
Winning 5 golds at 2015 CPISRA World Games in Nottingham.

Sporting Aspirations
For RaceRunning to become included in the Paralympic Games.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Always strive to achieve in everything you do!

Home Town: Stirling

Sport: Boccia

Classification: BC2

Personal bests:

• BC1 Scottish Champion 2014/2016
• BC2 Scottish Champion 2018
• Played at GB Championships

Club: Right on Target Boccia Club, Alloa

Coach: Jean Duncan

Facebook: Callum Glasgow

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
2013 at day care and local club.

Sporting Highlights
Playing for Scotland at the 2017 International held at Inverclyde.

Sporting Aspirations
To compete for Scotland at boccia.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Listen to the coaches and never give up until the last ball is played.

Home Town: Wishaw

Occupation: Student

Sport: Swimming

Events: 50m Free, 100m Free, 100m Fly, 200m IM, 400m Free, 100m Breast

Classification: S9/SM9/SB9

Personal bests: 50m Free – 30.19

Club: Motherwell and Wishaw ASC

Coach: Janice Millar

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
I joined Motherwell and Wishaw swimming club at age 5 and have loved swimming ever since.

Sporting Highlights
Selected to represent Scotland in the 2016 and 2017 School Games.

Sporting Aspirations
To represent Scotland in the next Commonwealth Games.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Don’t give up.

Home town: Carlisle

Residence: Newcastle

Occupation: Student

Sport: Athletics

Events: 800m, 1500m

Classification: T38

Personal bests
800m: 2:15.3; 1500m: 4.44

Club: Gateshead Harriers

Coach: John Stephenson

Facebook: Ewan Waite

Instagram: hughie_23

When and how did you get involved in sport?
In Year 9 I finished second in a school cross country event. I was recommended to go down to my local running club in Border Harriers based in Carlisle. I got nationally classified for CP in the autumn of 2012 and from there have been racing able-bodied and disabled athletes. So about eight years I’ve been involved in the sport and obviously gained a lot from the sport and made lots of friends through athletics. Upon starting university in 2015 I changed clubs to Gateshead Harriers.

Sporting Highlights

• 2015 World Games 800m and 3km gold medallist

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.  There are going to be highs and lows throughout a career so cherish the highs and when you are in a low period keep your head up as there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Keep believing and striving for more and then when you do that you will be a success.

Home Town: Inverness

Occupation: Disability Sports Development Officer

Sport: Athletics

Club: Inverness Harriers

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
Started in school and have always been involved in sport throughout my life. Started coaching athletics in 1985 while still competing for my club.

Sporting Highlights

• Awarded Life Membership of Inverness Harriers and Scottish Athletics
• Team Manager/Coach for 16 years over various age groups
• GB Team Manager for GB vs Russia vs USA
• Commonwealth Youth Games Team Manager 2000
• Para team coach

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Train hard, train clever.

Home Town: Glasgow

Occupation: Student and athlete

Sport: Boccia

Classification: BC1

Twitter: @ReeganStevenson

Personal bests:
Czech Open – Silver
UK Championships – Silver

Club: West of Scotland Boccia Club

Coach: Andrinne Craig

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
12 years old when attending secondary school

Sporting highlights
Captained Scotland to a bronze medal.

Sporting aspirations
Progress to the world stage / Paralympic Games.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Never give up!