Stephen Milne (swimmer)

Stephen Milne
Personal information
Nationality  Great Britain
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994
Inverness, Scotland
Height 6 gt 1 in[1]
Weight 168 lb (76 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Stephen Milne (born 29 April 1994) is a Scottish swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2][3] He went to school at the Perth Academy and is now studying at Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science.[4][5]

Swimming

Milne competed at the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in Antwerp, Belgium. He finished eighth in the 200 metre freestyle and was part of the British team that placed fourth in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[2]

He competed at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships held in Berlin, Germany, reaching the final in the 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle, placing fourth in the latter with a new personal best.[2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland he represented the host nation. In the 400 metre freestyle he won his heat in a time of three minutes 46.48 seconds to advance to the final,[6] where he finished eighth.[7] In the 1500 metre freestyle he was second in his heat behind Canadian Ryan Cochrane and qualified for the final where he finished fifth.[8][9] In the final of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay he competed alongside Daniel Wallace, Duncan Scott and Robert Renwick as the Scottish quartet won the silver medal behind Australia.[10][11]

In January 2015 he travelled to Perth, Australia, to complete warm weather training.[12] At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he placed seventh in the final of the 800 metre freestyle and fifth in the 1500 metre freestyle.[13][14] He won the silver in the 400 metres freestyle at the 2016 British Championships, setting a new personal best time of three minutes 46.53 seconds in the final.[15] He also won the silver medal in the 1500 metres freestyle.[16]

Milne was selected as part of the 26-member swimming squad for the Great Britain team at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he is due to compete in the men's 400 metre and 1500 metre freestyle events, as well as the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[17][18][19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of Stephen Milne". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Swimming Profiles Stephen Milne / Swimmer". British Swimming. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stephen Milne Biography". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Matthew (9 February 2016). "Perth swim star Stephen Milne hopes to reap benefits of pre-Olympic training trip to Oz". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Milne". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Swimming Men's 400 Metres Freestyle Heat 3". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Swimming Men's 400 Metres Freestyle Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Swimming Men's 1500 Metres Freestyle Heat 3". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Swimming Men's 1500 Metres Freestyle Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Scotland secure silver in men's 4x200m relay". BBC Sport. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Swimming Men's 4X200M Freestyle Relay Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Perth swimmer Stephen Milne has "the potential to medal at Rio de Janeiro"". Daily Record. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "16th FINA World Championships Men's 800m Freestyle Kazan (RUS) July 24 - August 9, 2015". Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Hannah Miley sorry to miss out on World Championship medal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ↑ gallagher, Matthew (14 April 2014). "Perth's swim sensation Stephen Milne takes silver in the 400m freestyle at the British Championships". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Proud wins British sprint freestyle gold in Glasgow". swimming.org. British Swimming & The ASA. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Olympic call-up: Perth swimmers Stephen Milne and Camilla Hattersley have been selected for Rio". Perthshire Advertiser. Daily Record. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  18. ↑ Hope, Nick (21 April 2016). "Rio 2016: Adam Peaty & James Guy in GB Olympic swimming squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Malik, Paul (11 May 2016). "Olympic hopeful using Olympia pool for Rio training". The Courier. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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