Commonwealth Games 2026

Age: 26
Born: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Specialism: Freestyle

Ollie will compete in his second Commonwealth Games, having made his debut at Birmingham 2022 – where he turned heads by entering pool deck wearing a kilt moments before the 100m Butterfly S10 final. He secured a seventh-place finish in the event – and will be looking to perform well again in front of a home crowd in Glasgow. Ollie graduated from Stirling with an MLitt Philosophy in 2025 and remains on the swim programme.

Age: 22
Born: Greenwich, London
Specialism: Freestyle

Evie made her Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022, where she made the semi-finals of the 50m and 100m Freestyle. At the Games, she was part of the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay team, which set a new Scottish record, and was selected for the Women’s 4x100m and 4x200m Freestyle Relay teams. Scotland placed fifth in all three relays. Evie is studying a BSc (Hons) Mathematics.

Age: 20
Born: Edinburgh
Specialism: Backstroke, Freestyle

Sam was just 16 years old – the youngest athlete on the team – when he made his Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022. He finished sixth in the 100m Backstroke S9. At the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships, Sam – who studies BA (Hons) Sport Development and Coaching – won gold in the multi-classification 400m Freestyle and bronze in the multi-classification 100m Backstroke.

Age: 23
Born: Cambridge
Specialism: Breaststroke

Angharad has transformed her career since swapping a training programme in the United States for the University of Stirling, where she studies BA (Hons) Business Studies and Management. At the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships, she won two gold medals in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke – breaking British records in both events. The Olympian and World Championship medallist aims to continue her fine form when she makes her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow.

Age: 18
Born: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Specialism: Butterfly, Backstroke

Dean is the University’s youngest athlete bound for Glasgow 2026. Having grabbed the headlines with phenomenal performances in major junior events – including gold medals in the 50m Butterfly at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games and the 2025 World Junior Championships, Dean joined the Stirling programme in 2025. He will make his debut at a senior Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Age: 22
Born: Aberdeen
Specialism: Butterfly

Lucy is making her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow – but is no stranger to medalling on the international stage, having won a silver and bronze with Great Britain at the 2025 European Under-23 Championships and a bronze at the same meet in 2023. Lucy graduated from the University in 2026 and remains on the high-performance swim programme.

Age: 29
Born: Melrose, Roxburghshire
Specialism: Freestyle

Two-time Olympian Lucy is one of few Stirling athletes making their fourth appearance at a Commonwealth Games – having competed at Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022. She is a seven-time European Championship gold medallist in relay events and will hope to win her first Commonwealth medal in Glasgow.

Age: 22
Born: Edinburgh
Specialism: Individual Medley, Freestyle

Evan – who studies BA (Hons) Business Studies and Finance at Stirling, but trains at Manchester Performance Centre – is competing at his second Commonwealth Games. At Birmingham 2022, he won two bronze medals as part of relay teams and, two years later, became a world champion as part of the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

Age: 24
Born: Livingston, West Lothian
Specialism: Butterfly

Olympian Keanna – who graduated with a BA Art and Design in 2025 – heads to her third Commonwealth Games buoyed by two gold medals in the 100m and 200m Butterfly at the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships. She will be hoping to better the fifth-place relay finishes she recorded with Team Scotland in 2018 and 2022.

Age: 21
Born: Edinburgh
Specialism: Backstroke

Holly is set for her second Commonwealth Games appearance, having secured a fifth-place finish in the 200m Backstroke at Birmingham 2022. At the Commonwealth Youth Games 2023, the BA (Hons) Business Studies student was a double gold medallist in the 100m and 200m Backstroke events. At the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships, she won bronze in the 200m Backstroke event.

Age: 29
Born: Glasgow
Specialism: Freestyle, Individual Medley

Duncan – who has spent more than a decade training at the University of Stirling – is Scotland’s most decorated Olympian, with two gold and six silver medals, and a Commonwealth Games veteran. Glasgow 2026 will be his fourth Commonwealth Games, having competed at Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 – winning three gold, two silver and eight bronze medals in the process. Duncan was awarded an MBE in 2022 and an OBE in 2024. He is also a proud graduate of Stirling, having achieved a BA (Hons) Business Studies and Sports Studies in 2021.

Age: 22
Born: Glasgow
Specialism: Backstroke, Individual Medley

Katie – a BA (Hons) Journalism Studies student – has a great deal of international experience under her belt, having competed at the Paris Olympics in 2024 and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. In Birmingham, she won bronze in the 200m Backstroke and the 400m Individual Medley and goes into Glasgow 2026 in fine form, having taken gold in the 200m Backstroke at the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships. She is relishing the opportunity to showcase her talent in front of her family and friends in her home city of Glasgow.

Age: 21
Born: Warwick
Specialism: Breaststroke, Individual Medley

George – who graduated with a BSc (Hons) Economics in 2026 – is set to make his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. It comes just months after he won a bronze medal at the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships in the 400m Individual Medley. In 2025, he made his senior international debut for Great Britain at the European Under-23 Championships.

Age: 21
Born: Glasgow

Crystelle is in her final year studying BA (Hons) Sport Development and Coaching. She will be making her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, having missed out on a place at Birmingham 2022 due to injury. She is set to compete in a number of events, including the vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor and the team all-around. A Stirling sports scholar, Crystelle is a distance learner as she spends most of her time in Telford, Shropshire, where she trains alongside fellow British gymnasts.

Age: 23
Born: Stirling

Cameron – a BA (Hons) Sport Business Management student – will compete at his second Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At Birmingham 2022, he was part of the team that finished fifth in the team event. He hopes to be part of the team and individual all-around events at Glasgow 2026.

Age: 20
Born: Dundee

Shayne – who studies a BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science at Stirling – will make his Commonwealth Games debut after enjoying an impressive few years in his sport. Shayne joined the University of Stirling in 2024 and plays competitively with Lothian Phoenix, and last year won silver with Great Britain at the FISU World University Games. Shayne will compete in the 3x3 wheelchair basketball in Glasgow – which marks the first time Scotland has fielded a team in the event at the Commonwealths.

Age: 25
Born: Birkenhead, Merseyside
Representing: Team England
Specialism: Freestyle, Relay

Olympic champion Freya will compete at her third Commonwealth Games at Glasgow 2026. At previous Games, she won two silver and two bronze medals at Birmingham 2022 and two bronze medals on the Gold Coast in 2018. She is also an Olympic gold medallist, having won as part of the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay at Tokyo 2020. Freya – who was awarded an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for her services to swimming – joined the swim programme at Stirling in 2025.

Age: 26
Born: London
Representing: Team England
Specialism: Freestyle, Individual Medley

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Tom joined the University’s high-performance swim programme in 2025. At Birmingham 2022 – Tom’s only Commonwealth Games to date – he grabbed the headlines as he was crowned Team England’s most decorated athlete at a single edition of the event – winning one gold and six silver medals during the competition. He was awarded an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for his services to swimming, and appeared on primetime BBC show Strictly Come Dancing in 2024.

Age: 26
Born: Belfast
Representing: Team Northern Ireland
Specialism: Freestyle

Jack McMillan was crowned Olympic champion at Paris 2024 after playing a key role in Team GB’s victory in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay. He also won gold in the same event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. He has a European Championship gold medal in the 400m Freestyle and a silver in the 200m Freestyle. He represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022 and will compete at his second Games in Glasgow.

Age: 24
Born: Douglas, Isle of Man
Representing: Team Isle of Man
Specialism: Butterfly, Freestyle

Peter graduated with a BA (Hons) Sports Studies and Psychology from Stirling in 2024 and is currently studying an MPhil Sports Performance Analysis, while training on the high-performance swim programme. At the Commonwealth Games in 2022, Peter was part of the Isle of Man swim team that broke a national record in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay, and he recently smashed his country’s 100m Butterfly record, setting a new benchmark of 53.63 seconds. He is competing at his second Games this summer.

Age: 25
Born: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Representing: Team Malaysia
Specialism: Freestyle, Individual Medley

Arvin joined the University of Stirling after relocating from Australia and graduated with a MSc Digital Marketing and Brand Management in 2025. He made his Commonwealth Games debut in 2022 – competing in the 100m and 200m Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley events –and will return for Team Malaysia at Glasgow 2026.

Age: 28
Born: Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Representing: Team Trinidad and Tobago

Gabriella is history maker in her sport. In 2021, while a student at the University of Stirling, she became the first woman – and second person ever – to represent Trinidad and Tobago in judo at the Olympics. Gabriella – who competed at Birmingham 2022 and will represent her country again in Glasgow – helped launch the King’s Baton Relay last year, when she met the King at Buckingham Palace. Gabriella graduated with a BA (Hons) Sports Studies in 2025 and is currently studying towards an MSc Digital Marketing and Brand Management. 

Head Performance Swim Coach at the University of Stirling
Team Scotland Head Coach for Swimming at Glasgow 2026

Ben initially coached at the University of Stirling between 2013 and 2017, before leaving to take on senior roles with Swim Ireland and the Western Australian Institute of Sport. He returned to Stirling – Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence – as Head Performance Swim Coach in 2024. He has coached at the Olympics on three occasions – with Australia in 2024, Ireland in 2021 and Great Britain in 2016. He has also coached with Aquatics GB at multiple World Championships and with Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games 2014. He will take on his first Team Scotland Head Coach role at Glasgow 2026.

High-Performance Swim Coach at the University of Stirling
Team Scotland Swim Coach at Glasgow 2026

Brad is a renowned swim coach who has coached at the University of Stirling since 2015, supporting dozens of athletes in the pool – including those competing at the very highest level, at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Brad coached with Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. He was a joint winner of sportscotland's High-Performance Coach of the Year award in 2024, following the inspiring performance by Stirling swimmers at the Olympic Games, and was crowned Scottish Student Sport’s Coach of the Year 2025.