24 medals for University of Stirling athletes at the Commonwealth Games

The University of Stirling – Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence – has smashed its Commonwealth Games medal record, with its athletes winning 24 medals at Glasgow 2026 so far.

On the last night of swimming action at Tollcross, Stirling athletes stole the show – with a second gold of the week for breaststroke ace Angharad Evans, another individual silver for Keanna MacInnes and a stunning silver for an all-University team racing the final women’s relay of the meet.

It takes the University’s impressive haul at Glasgow 2026 to 24, which includes eight individual medals – three gold, three silver and two bronze – and 16 more across swimming relay events. If the University was classified as a nation in the medal table, it would currently be in eighth position.

Angharad Evans won gold in the 200m Breaststroke - just days after winning the 100m event.

Angharad’s gold in the 200m Breaststroke followed her win in the 100m event earlier in the week. In an incredibly tight race, the 23-year-old was third after the first turn – but managed to get herself ahead, much to the delight of the well-voiced home crowd, and maintained her lead to the end, touching the wall in 2:23.79. She finished 0.67s ahead of second-placed Kaylene Corbett (South Africa) and 0.94 ahead of Ellie McCartney (Northern Ireland).

On the back of her silver in the 100m Butterfly on Monday, Keanna again wowed Tollcross with a brilliant performance which saw her miss out on gold by just 0.20s. In a photo finish, the 24-year-old touched the wall on 2:06.76, marginally behind Australia’s Brittany Castelluzzo (2:06.56) and just ahead of third-placed Lizzy Dekkers (Australia, 2:06.91).

Keanna MacInnes won silver in both the 100m and 200m Butterfly at Glasgow 2026.

After their individual medals, both Angharad and Keanna joined Stirling teammates Katie Shanahan and Evie Davis for the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay. Katie swam the backstroke (1:00.66) before passing over to Angharad for the breaststroke leg in 1:04.83, putting Scotland in second place. Keanna’s 57.67-second butterfly maintained the team’s position before Evie Davis’ freestyle (53.86s) anchored them to silver, bringing down the curtain on a successful six days in the pool. Fellow Stirling swimmer Holly McGill also medalled, having swam the relay heats earlier in the day.

Elsewhere, Stirling student Shayne Humphries was part of Scotland’s Men’s 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball team that made it to the semi-finals, following three straight wins during the pool stages. Unfortunately, Scotland lost 21-14 to Australia in the semi-final, and later 19-9 to Canada in the Bronze Medal Game.

Katie Shanahan leads the Stirling relay team through a guard of honour poolside, following their 4x100m Medley Relay silver.

University of Stirling medals: Glasgow 2026

Over the past week, University of Stirling athletes have won 23 medals in swimming – three gold, 14 silver and six bronze – and one bronze in artistic gymnastics.

Individual medals (eight):

Swimming relay medals (16 individual medals, from seven podiums)

The table above shows all Stirling athletes who won medals. When relay medals are counted once, rather than for each swimmer in the team, Stirling athletes' combined total is three gold, nine silver and three bronze medals. Therefore, if the University of Stirling were classified as a nation, this medal haul would currently place it joint eighth in the overall medal table, level with India and ahead of many teams, including New Zealand, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The University has interest in one further event this week, with student-athlete Gabriella Wood – the first ever woman to represent Trinidad and Tobago in judo at an Olympics – set to compete in the +78kg category of the women’s event on Sunday, 2 August.

Shayne Humphries competing in the 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Bronze Medal Game.

Congratulations

David Bond, Director of Performance Sport at the University of Stirling, said: “Here at Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, we’re all still getting our breath back after a fantastic, frantic final evening of swimming at Glasgow 2026 – with multiple Stirling athletes making the podium in front of a packed and rapturous home crowd.

“Across the week, our athletes have delivered phenomenal performances in the pool, at the gymnastics and on the basketball court, and have been rewarded with 24 podium places so far. We are proud of all that they have achieved, and send our congratulations to all those who have competed and medalled at this very special Games.

“All our attentions now turn to judo on Sunday where we’ll be cheering on Gabriella Wood as she competes for Trinidad and Tobago – everyone at the University of Stirling is right behind her.”

University of Stirling celebratory event (L-R): BBC broadcaster Alison Walker led a discussion with Kathleen Dawson, Dame Louise Martin and Scott Meenagh.

Celebratory event

As Stirling hit 24 medals on Wednesday evening, close friends, partners and supporters of the University gathered in Glasgow for a special celebratory event.

Hosted by BBC sports broadcaster Alison Walker, the event included a panel discussion with Stirling Honorary Graduate Dame Louise Martin, former President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and former University athletes, Paralympian Scott Meenagh and Olympic champion Kathleen Dawson. Attendees then watched the final night in the pool from Team Scotland House.

The University is Team Scotland’s Official University Partner at Glasgow 2026. For more information on University of Stirling at the Commonwealth Games 2026, please visit our dedicated webpage, which includes the Games' schedule, athlete profiles and latest news.