Home Town: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire

Residence: Edinburgh

Occupation: P/T Research officer at CPISRA, P/T Student at University of Edinburgh

Sport: Athletics

Events: Club, Seated discus

Classification: F32

Personal Bests: Club – 25.01; Discus – 13.65

Club: Red Star Athletic Club

When and how did you get involved in sport?
I became involved in athletics in 2009 aftre trying out the event at Gateshead.

Sporting Highlights

• Olympic test event in 2012
• IPC Grand Final in Birmingham 2013
• CPISRA World Games 2015

Sporting Aspirations
Throw over 26 metres with club, 15 metres with discus

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Enjoy and be yourself.

Home Town: Alness

Sport: Athletics

Events: 100m, 200m, Long jump

Classification: T37

Personal bests: 15.62; 31.97; 3.73m

Club: Inverness Harriers

Coach: Charlie Forbes

Twitter: AbbieT37

Facebook: AbbieT37

Instagram: absmcnallyy

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
May 2015 when competing in a Highland Disability Sport athletics competition. Charlie approached me and invited me to come along to the local athletics club. I was hesitant at first and wasn’t sure about going but once I went along at the end of May I haven’t looked back since.

Sporting Highlights

• Competing at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix i nGlagsow 2018 in the T37/8 60m
• School Games 200m Champion 2016 & 2017

Sporting Aspirations
Compete at international and Paralympic level for Great Britain

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
My advice would be to be confident, believe in yourself and most importantly never give up!!

Home Town: Dundee

Occupation: Active Schools Coordinator

Sport: Swimming

Club: Discovery Swimming Club

When and how did you become involved in your sport?
Been involved in sport since birth – born into a sporty family! As a coach – I first became involved in 1981 at Cupar & District Swimming Club, teaching the younger members of the club how to swim whilst I was still swimming myself. Then I have been involved with SDS since 1989 – coaching Alan McGregor and being invited to attend the World Youth Games in Miami in December 1989.

Sporting Highlights
Any event I have been involved in for SDS.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Do it!

Home Town: Kirkintilloch

Occupation: Child carer

Sport: Athletics

Events: Club throw, Discus

Classification: F32

Personal bests: Club throw – 15.99; Discus – 8.32

Club: Red Star Athletic Club

Coach: Bill Condie

Facebook: Kirsty Soutar

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
About three years ago – was looking for activities and sporting for disabled people.

Sporting Highlights

• My PB in Inverness
• Joining British squad in Loughborough

Sporting Aspirations
Improving PB!

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
Take it up – great fun.

Home Town:Aberdeen

Residence: Pitmedden

Occupation: IT Support Analyst

Sport: Athletics

Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, Long jump

Classification: T37

Personal Bests: 12.81; 26.21; 62.15; 4.44m

Club: Aberdeen AAC

Coach:Trevor Madigan

Twitter: LewisClow

Facebook: Lewis Clow T37 Sprinter

Instagram: lewisclowt37

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
September/October 2013 via talent ID day.

Sporting Highlights
Represented Scotland at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and CPISRA 2015 World Games.

Sporting Aspirations
Be the best I can be.

Do you have one piece of advice for an aspiring athlete?
You don’t know how good you are at something until you try.

Home Town: Dumfries

Residence: Johnstonebridge

Occupation: Student

Sport: Wheelchair racing

Events: Track

Classification: T33

Personal bests: World record holder in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m

Club: Dumfries & Galloway Wheelchair Track Athletics

Coach: Ian Mirfin MBE

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
Watching 2012 on TV

Sporting Highlights
2015 CPISRA World Games in Nottingham

Sporting Aspirations
To keep beating my PBs

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

Home Town: Ellon

Occupation: Student

Sport: Swimming

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

Classification: S9/SB9/SM9

Personal bests: 50m Free – 32.75; 100m Free – 1.12.04; 400m Free – 5.50.29; 100m Breast – 1.42.87; 100m Back – 1.25.57; 200m IM – 3.02.26

Club: Ythan ASC, University of Aberdeen Performance Swimming

Coach: Gail Murray / Gregor McMillan

Instagram: Rhys Gill

When and how did you get involved in your sport?
I joined my first swimming club and started swimming competitively in 2015 aged 13.

Sporting Highlights

• Being selected to represent Scotland in the CPISRA World Games in 2018
• School Games 2017
• Making the finals in the Scottish Open Championships

Sporting Aspirations
Paralympic Games

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.