Swim IT Head Coach, Fiona Donald claimed the top coaching award at the recent West Lothian Celebrating Sport Awards. The annual awards ceremony took place at Linlithgow Burgh Halls on Thursday 28th November recognising the considerable achievements of athletes, coaches and volunteers from across the local authority.
The last 18 months has seen Swim IT welcome several para swimmers into the club, supporting many individuals with technique & stroke development and ultimately helping reach personal best times in the swimming pool. In addition to working closely and tailoring sessions to meet the specific needs of her club’s swimmers, Donald also coaches at the East Regional Disability Squad once per month allowing her to pass on her knowledge and ideas to swimmers from across the region.
Swim IT and Lothian Disability Sport are working closely to develop a specific session for swimmers with a disability, aiming to improve stroke technique and confidence before supporting them into the mainstream programme at the club. This development work highlights the commitment to provide further disability swimming opportunities across Lothian and in particular West Lothian.
Fiona is pictured here receiving her award from Culture and Sport Manager Alan Colquhoun.
Additionally, disability multi sports club No Limits were unfortunate to miss out on the Club of the Year Award after being shortlisted to the final three.
If you would like to find out more about disability swimming opportunities in the East of Scotland, please contact Scottish Disability Sport Regional Manager (East) Neal Herbert on 0770 939 3514 or admin@scottishdisabilitysport.com.