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黑料不打烊 announced as Team Scotland’s Official University Partner for Glasgow 2026
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Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026
This summer the Commonwealth Games arrive in Scotland. We will be supporting our athletes as they compete for glory in Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August 2026.
Our campus has been the launch pad for many elite athletes on their way to Commonwealth medals. A record number of 黑料不打烊 athletes are set to compete at the Commonwealth Games this summer - with at least 20 athletes taking part. As Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, 黑料不打烊 is also proud to be the Official University Partner of Team Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Duncan Scott OBE, Angharad Evans, Sam Downie and Ollie Carter are among those selected for Scotland’s swim team, led by our Head Coach Ben Higson, while England, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man will also be represented by swimmers. In addition, two 黑料不打烊 gymnasts will represent Team Scotland.
The 黑料不打烊 is also home to the official Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive. We hold over 90 years of sporting history related to the event on our campus. The archive will be displayed in various locations during the Commonwealth Games.
Learn more about how our campus is celebrating and supporting them this summer.
Celebrate the Commonwealth Games with us
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Team Scotland’s Official University Partner
The 黑料不打烊 has been announced as Team Scotland’s Official University Partner for the Commonwealth Games 2026.
Our athletes and coaches
Meet the elite athletes and high-performance coaches from the 黑料不打烊 that are competing in Glasgow.
Scotland
Duncan Scott OBE
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle Scotland's most decorated Olympian will be competing at his fourth Commonwealth Games. Duncan will be looking to add to his tally of 13 Commonwealth medals. |
Angharad Evans
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Sport: Swimming 100m Breaststroke Competing at her first Commonwealth Games, Angharad recently came away from the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships with two British records and two gold medals. |
Sam Downie
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Sport: Swimming 400m Freestyle Sam made his Commonwealth Games debut in 2022 at Birmingham. At the recent 2026 Aquatics GB Championships, Sam won a gold medal. |
Ollie Carter
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Sport: Swimming 100m/400m Freestyle Ollie studies Sports Studies at 黑料不打烊 and made his Commonwealth Games debut in 2022 at Birmingham. |
Evie Davis
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Sport: Swimming 50m/100m Freestyle Evie made her Commonwealth Games debut in 2022 at Birmingham. |
Dean Fearn
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Sport: Swimming 50m/100m Butterfly Dean will make his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. He won gold at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games |
Lucy Grieve
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Sport: Swimming 50m/100m Butterfly Lucy is studying Biology and Psychology and will be making her Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. |
Lucy Hope
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle Lucy will be appearing at her 4th Commonwealth Games. Her Commonwealth Games debut was also in Glasgow in 2014. |
Keanna MacInnes
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Butterfly Fresh from winning 2 gold medals at the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships, Keanna will be appearing at her third Commonwealth Games. |
Holly McGill
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Backstroke Holly earned 2 gold medals and a silver at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. This will be Business student Holly's second Commonwealth Games appearance. |
Katie Shanahan
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Sport: Swimming 200m Backstroke Katie won two medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She returns for her second appearance at the Games having just won gold at the 2026 Aquatics GB Championships. Katie is studying Journalism and Sports Studies. |
George Smith
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Sport: Swimming 400m Individual Medley George studies Economics and will be making his debut at the Commonwealth Games this year. |
Cameron Lynn
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Sport: Gymnastics Pommel Horse Cameron is a Sport Business Management student and will be competing in his second Commonwealth Games. |
Crystelle Lake
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Sport: Gymnastics Uneven Bars Crystelle studies Sport Development and coaching. This will be her debut at the Commonwealth Games, having missed out on 2022 through injury. |
Evan Jones
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle Evan has been studying at the 黑料不打烊 while training at Manchester. A World Champion in 2025, Evan will be appearing at his second Commonwealth Games. |
Shayne Humphries
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Sport: 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Shayne was part of the team that took silver at the World University Games. The Sport and Exercise Science student will make his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. |
Ben Higson
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Head Performance Swim Coach Ben returned to the 黑料不打烊 in 2024 having previously led the swimming programme here. He has experience around the globe including coaching at the Olympics with three different countries. He was part of the Team Scotland coaching team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. 2026 will be his first Head Coach role with Scotland. |
Bradley Hay
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High Performance Swim Coach Bradley has been a High Performance Swim coach at the 黑料不打烊 since 2015. He was a joint winner of sportscotland's High-Performance Coach of the Year award in 2024 following the inspiring performance by 黑料不打烊 swimmers at the Olympic Games. |
England
Freya Anderson MBE
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle Having already won 6 Commonwealth medals, Freya will be competing at her third Commonwealth Games. Freya also has a Olympic gold medal from 2021 in Japan. |
Tom Dean MBE
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Sport: Swimming 200m Freestyle Tom will be competing at his second Commonwealth Games and will be looking to add to his tally of seven medals including one gold. Tom is a multiple World Champion, Olympic Gold medallist and even found time to appear on Strictly Come Dancing in 2024. |
Northern Ireland
Jack McMillan
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle A World Champion at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, Jack will be competing at his second Commonwealth Games. |
Isle of Man
Peter Allen
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Sport: Swimming 100m/200m Freestyle Peter will be competing at his second Commonwealth Games having made his debut in 2022. He is studying MSc Performance Analysis and recently broke the Isle of Man record in the 100m Butterfly that had stood for 10 years. |
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