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Stephen Milne (swimmer)

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Stephen Milne
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
 Scotland
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)
Inverness, Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Weight168 lb (76 kg)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle 200m
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 4x200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 4×200m mixed freestyle
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley

Stephen Milne (born 29 April 1994) is a Scottish swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

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Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2][3] He went to school at Perth Academy and is now studying at Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science.[4][5]

Swimming

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Milne competed at the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in Antwerp, Belgium. He finished eighth in the 200-metre freestyle and was part of the British team that placed fourth in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay.[2]

He competed at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships held in Berlin, Germany, reaching the final in the 400-metre freestyle, 800-metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle, placing fourth in the latter with a new personal best.[2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland he represented the host nation. In the 400-metre freestyle he won his heat in a time of three minutes 46.48 seconds to advance to the final,[6] where he finished eighth.[7] In the 1500 metre freestyle he was second in his heat behind Canadian Ryan Cochrane and qualified for the final where he finished fifth.[8][9] In the final of the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay he competed alongside Daniel Wallace, Duncan Scott and Robert Renwick as the Scottish quartet won the silver medal behind Australia.[10][11]

In January 2015 he travelled to Perth, Australia, to complete warm weather training.[12] At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he placed seventh in the final of the 800-metre freestyle and fifth in the 1500 metre freestyle.[13][14] He won the silver in the 400 metres freestyle at the 2016 British Championships, setting a new personal best time of three minutes 46.53 seconds in the final.[15] He also won the silver medal in the 1500 metres freestyle.[16]

Milne was selected as part of the 26-member swimming squad for the Great Britain team at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he competed in the men's 400-metre and 1500 metre freestyle events, finishing 13th and 10th respectively.[17][18][19] He also competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with James Guy, Duncan Scott, and Dan Wallace, and won a silver.[20]

In 2017 at the World Championships in Budapest, he won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle event with Guy, Scott and Nick Grainger.[21]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at the Gold Coast, Australia, Milne won two bronzes as part of the Scottish team that finished third in the Men's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle events.[22]

At the 2018 European Championships, Milne won bronze as part of the team that won mixed 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, a new event at the game.[23] He was also part of the team that won gold in men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, he swam in the heats but not in the final.[24][25]

Career best times

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Long course (50-meter pool)

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Event Time Venue
100m Freestyle 49.99 Aberdeen
200m Freestyle 1:46.70 Rio de Janeiro
400m Freestyle 3:46.00 Rio de Janeiro
800m Freestyle 7:46.41 Kazan
1500m Freestyle 14:53.83 Berlin
4 × 200 m Freestyle

Relay

07:01.70 Budapest

Short course (25m pool)

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Event Time Venue
100m Freestyle 47.66 Edinburgh
200m Freestyle 1:43.63 Edinburgh
400m Freestyle 3:40.19 Edinburgh
800m Freestyle 7:58.16 Dundee
1500m Freestyle 14:36.55 Edinburgh

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile of Stephen Milne". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Swimming Profiles Stephen Milne / Swimmer". British Swimming. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Stephen Milne Biography". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Matthew (9 February 2016). "Perth swim star Stephen Milne hopes to reap benefits of pre-Olympic training trip to Oz". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Stephen Milne". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Swimming Men's 400 Metres Freestyle Heat 3". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Swimming Men's 400 Metres Freestyle Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Swimming Men's 1500 Metres Freestyle Heat 3". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Swimming Men's 1500 Metres Freestyle Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Scotland secure silver in men's 4x200m relay". BBC Sport. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Swimming Men's 4X200M Freestyle Relay Final". Official website of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Perth swimmer Stephen Milne has 'the potential to medal at Rio de Janeiro'". Daily Record. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  13. ^ "16th FINA World Championships Men's 800m Freestyle Kazan (RUS) July 24 – August 9, 2015". Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Hannah Miley sorry to miss out on World Championship medal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ^ gallagher, Matthew (14 April 2014). "Perth's swim sensation Stephen Milne takes silver in the 400m freestyle at the British Championships". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Proud wins British sprint freestyle gold in Glasgow". swimming.org. 17 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Olympic call-up: Perth swimmers Stephen Milne and Camilla Hattersley have been selected for Rio". Perthshire Advertiser. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  18. ^ Hope, Nick (21 April 2016). "Rio 2016: Adam Peaty & James Guy in GB Olympic swimming squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  19. ^ Malik, Paul (11 May 2016). "Olympic hopeful using Olympia pool for Rio training". The Courier. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  20. ^ Goodwin, Stuart (14 August 2016). "Team GB's medley relay silver brings up best Olympic swimming haul since 1908". The Guardian.
  21. ^ Press Association (28 July 2017). "Stephen Milne leads 4x200m freestyle squad to Britain's fourth gold at worlds". The Guardian.
  22. ^ "Perth swimmer Stephen Milne wins second bronze at Commonwealth Games". Daily Record. 8 April 2018.
  23. ^ Woods, Mark (4 August 2018). "Adam Peaty smashes world record to win European Championships gold". The Observer.
  24. ^ Race, Loretta (5 August 2018). "Swim Swam".
  25. ^ "Duncan Scott, James Guy Propel Great Britain to Men's 4×200 Free Relay Win". Swimming World Magazine. 5 August 2018.
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