Scottish National Open Swimming Championships 2026

Derwentside & Gateshead Swim Team

Scottish National Open Swimming Championships 2026

Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh — 26–28 June 2026

Entries closed — deadline 12:00, Tuesday 9 June 2026

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Draft Programme

The draft programme for the 2026 Scottish National Open Championships is now published. Check heat draws, session order, and lane allocations.

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PDF — published 16 June 2026. Subject to change prior to the meet.

Final Information

Final information for the 2026 Scottish National Open Swimming Championships is available on the Scottish Swimming website, including any updates to the programme, session details, and meet notices.

Scottish Swimming Website

Meet Details

Dates	Friday 26 June – Sunday 28 June 2026
Venue	Royal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5BB
Pool	8 lane, 50m competition pool with full electronic timing 6 lane, 25m warm-up/swim-down pool
Promoter	SASA National Swimming Committee
Rules	Under World Aquatics Rules, WPS Rules & Scottish Swimming Regulations
Entries	Closed — deadline was 12:00, Tuesday 9 June 2026
Contact	Lindsay Lewis, Event Manager, Scottish Swimming Tel: 07715 710581 — nationals@scottishswimming.com

Session Times

Thursday 25 June — Open Training: 16:00 – 20:00

Session start times may be adjusted once all entries have been received and processed. Any changes will be notified with confirmation of acceptances.

Session	Warm-up	Start
Morning Heats	07:45	09:00
Afternoon Heats	12:15	13:15
Evening Finals	16:30	17:30

Schedule of Events

Female Male & Open Mixed HDW = Heats Decide Winner. Para = Para-Swimming included

Friday 26 June

Session 1 — Morning Heats (Faster)

F 400m Individual Medley
M&O 200m Individual Medley
F 100m Freestyle
M&O 100m Freestyle
F 100m Breaststroke
M&O 100m Breaststroke
F 50m Backstroke
M&O 50m Backstroke
F 200m Butterfly
M&O 200m Butterfly
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay (HDW)

Session 2 — Afternoon Heats (Slower + Distance)

Slower heats of Session 1 events
F 1500m Freestyle (HDW)

Session 3 — Evening Finals

F 400m I.M. B & A Finals
M&O 200m I.M. Para, B & A Finals
F 100m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
M&O 100m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
F 100m Breaststroke Para, B & A Finals
M&O 100m Breaststroke Para, B & A Finals
F 50m Backstroke Para, B & A Finals
M&O 50m Backstroke Para, B & A Finals
F 200m Butterfly B & A Finals
M&O 200m Butterfly B & A Finals
F 1500m Freestyle HDW Fastest Heat
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay HDW Fastest Heat

Saturday 27 June

Session 4 — Morning Heats (Faster)

M&O 400m Individual Medley
F 200m Individual Medley
M&O 100m Backstroke
F 100m Backstroke
M&O 200m Breaststroke
F 200m Breaststroke
M&O 200m Freestyle
F 400m Freestyle
M&O 50m Butterfly
F 50m Butterfly
Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay (HDW)

Session 5 — Afternoon Heats (Slower + Distance)

Slower heats of Session 5 events
M&O 1500m Freestyle (HDW)

Session 6 — Evening Finals

M&O 400m I.M. B & A Finals
F 200m I.M. Para, B & A Finals
M&O 100m Backstroke Para, B & A Finals
F 100m Backstroke Para, B & A Finals
M&O 200m Breaststroke B & A Finals
F 200m Breaststroke B & A Finals
M&O 200m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
F 400m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
M&O 50m Butterfly Para, B & A Finals
F 50m Butterfly Para, B & A Finals
M&O 1500m Freestyle HDW Fastest Heat
Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay HDW Fastest Heat

Sunday 28 June

Session 7 — Morning Heats (Faster)

F 200m Freestyle
M&O 400m Freestyle
F 100m Butterfly
M&O 100m Butterfly
F 50m Breaststroke
M&O 50m Breaststroke
F 50m Freestyle
M&O 50m Freestyle
F 200m Backstroke
M&O 200m Backstroke
Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay (HDW)
Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay (HDW)

Session 8 — Afternoon Heats (Slower + Distance)

Slower heats of Session 7 events
F 800m Freestyle (HDW) — all heats in afternoon
M&O 800m Freestyle (HDW) — all heats in afternoon

Session 9 — Evening Finals

Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay HDW Fastest 2 Heats
F 200m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
M&O 400m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
F 100m Butterfly Para, B & A Finals
M&O 100m Butterfly Para, B & A Finals
F 50m Breaststroke Para, B & A Finals
M&O 50m Breaststroke Para, B & A Finals
F 50m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
M&O 50m Freestyle Para, B & A Finals
F 200m Backstroke B & A Finals
M&O 200m Backstroke B & A Finals
Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay HDW Fastest 2 Heats

B Finals = 9th–16th place. A Finals = 1st–8th place. HDW = Heats Decide Winner (no separate final). Para events included within finals sessions.

Consideration Times

Athletes must have achieved these times to be eligible to enter

Individual Events

Male & Open	Event	Female
0:26.34	50m Freestyle	0:29.74
0:58.46	100m Freestyle	1:05.15
2:08.51	200m Freestyle	2:21.40
4:37.08	400m Freestyle	4:56.56
9:20.44	800m Freestyle	9:51.69
17:59.27	1500m Freestyle	19:19.73
0:29.06	50m Butterfly	0:31.88
1:04.53	100m Butterfly	1:12.00
2:29.75	200m Butterfly	2:45.32
0:30.73	50m Backstroke	0:34.42
1:07.33	100m Backstroke	1:13.22
2:26.05	200m Backstroke	2:37.82
0:33.86	50m Breaststroke	0:38.05
1:14.22	100m Breaststroke	1:23.68
2:43.74	200m Breaststroke	2:56.49
2:28.76	200m I.M.	2:38.90
5:16.45	400m I.M.	5:45.00

Mixed Relay Events

Event	Consideration Time
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay	1:55.00
4 x 50m Medley Relay	2:05.00
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	4:05.32
4 x 100m Medley Relay	4:35.00

Para-Swimming

Para-Swimming consideration times are listed by classification class on the dedicated page.

Para Consideration Times

Full Meet Conditions

Schedule of events, session draw, team lines, withdrawal procedures, Para-swimming conditions and all supplementary information.

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