Name: Kara Hanlon
Sport/Discipline: Swimming
Sporting Hero: Adam Peaty
Best achievement in Sport to date:
- Making the commonwealth games qualifying time but narrowly missing out on selection
- Scottish record holder for 50m breaststroke for 16 and 17 year olds
- Double Scottish Junior Champion
- 17/18 year old 200m breaststroke British bronze medallist
- Currently 5th fastest 50m breaststroker in the UK
How are you preparing for the games?
Training in the pool 9 times a week with 3 additional gym sessions. Traveling to Barcelona with Edinburgh University for a training camp and races. this will help give me some experience on the European stage before the games.
What are your targets for the Games?
- To come away with a new personal best
- To reach finals
- To win a medal
What are you most looking forward to at the games?
- Competing against athletes from different islands
- Competing in the relay as we have never had enough swimmers to do so before
- The team spirit of The Western Isles!
