Sport
7 a side Football
Hometown
Glasgow
Date Of Birth
18/12/88
Craig has been playing football since he was 10 years old. His proudest moment was being awarded Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2010 CPISRA European Championships held in Glasgow. His sporting hero is Peter Schmeichel.
Sport
Swimming
Hometown
Stockport
Born
05/01/94
Training Base
East Lothian Swim Team
Coach
Matt Trodden
James is one of the teenagers on the London 2012 Paralympic team seemingly improving with every swim. Â His best performance over the two Trials was in the MC 100m Butterfly at the British Gas Swimming Championships in London Aquatics Centre, improving on Ian Sharpe’s 12-year old British S12 record to scoop silver in 1:01.46.
Clegg’s time from the British Champs would have placed him fifth in the 2011 world rankings. James has also shown promise in the S12 50m and 100m Freestyle, lowering his personal best in the former to 26.36 at the British International Disability Championships. His British record in the latter stands at 57.16 – also set this season at the Scottish Gas National Age Group Championships.
James’ sister Libby will also be competing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games – she is a world T12 champion sprinter.
In the swimming world, James regards Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps as two of his sporting heroes.
Sport
Powerlifting – Men’s Heavyweight
Born
24/12/1978
Hometown
Musselburgh, East Lothian
Lives
Lincoln
Coach
Neil Crosbie
Club
Edinburgh/ Leeds
Career Highlights
Twitter
@MickyYule9
Sport
Lawn Bowls – B6/B7/B8 Open Triples
Born
26/01/1990
Hometown
Clackmannan
Coach
Janet Morton / Bob Dick
Club
Clackmannan BC
Career Highlights:
Sport
Lawn Bowls – B2/B3 Mixed Pairs Director for Irene Edgar
Born
23/01/1955
Hometown
Ardrossan, North Ayrshire
Club
Saltcoats BC / Adrossan Indoor BC
Career Highlights:
Sport
Lawn Bowls – Para Sport B6/B7/B8 Open Triples
Born
15/11/1985
Hometown
Auchtermuchty, Fife
Coach
Bob Dick
Club
Strathmiglo BC
Career Highlights:
Sport
Para Swimming S14 200m Freestyle
Born
09/11/1989
Hometown
Dalgety Bay, Fife
Coach
Chris Jones
Club
Edinburgh University
Craig learned to swim in the Inverkeithing High School 20m swimming pool before moving to his first club, INCAS, at the age of five. Â When he was nine years old he moved to Carnegie Swimming Club before settling with the Performance Squad at the University of Edinburgh when he turned 20.
Craig’s opportunity to challenge for a place in the highest levels of disability sport was created by the UK Sports association for Persons with a Learning Disability (UKSA). His first representative honour for Great Britain was being selected for the 2008 INAS FID European Championships in Poland where he won silver and bronze medals in 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke and was also a member of the 200m freestyle relay team which broke the world record. Craig’s next major selection was for Great Britain at the 2009 Global Games in the Czech Republic where he was in the 100m relay team which broke the world record.
Career Highlights
Twitter
@craigrodgie
Sport
Lawn Bowls – B2/B3 Mixed Pairs Director for Robert Conway
Born
19/11/1946
Hometown
Falkirk
Club
Falkirk IBC / Zetland BC
Career Highlights:
Sport
Cycling (tandem pilot)
Born
31/07/1971
Hometown
Grantown-on-Spey
Lives
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Club
Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC
In 1995 Craig decided to focus on building his career and specialise in track cycling. He quickly progressed to be a key member of the British Cycling squad, representing GB in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He also competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Craig sustained a back injury in 2007 and announced his retirement from the team at the UCI World Cup in 2008. Since then he has worked on several projects for the BBC as a commentator and in 2010 he joined the GB para-cycling team as a tandem pilot.
In 2001 Craig teamed up with Neil Fachie and the duo won gold in the tandem sprint and tandem kilo at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. Craig was tandem pilot for Anthony Kappes at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Career Highlights
Twitter
@craigmaclean5
Sport
Athletics – T54 1500m
Born
06/01/1996
Hometown
Middlethird
Lives
Gordon
Coach
Ian Mirfin MBe
Club
Gala Harriers, Red Star
Career Highlights
Twitter
@Sam_Kinghorn