Kara Hanlon Visit

IASC are delighted to welcome Kara Hanlon to our club on Wednesday 2nd October.  Kara, a member of the Scottish National Squad Senior Team made her Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022 and is the first athlete from the Western Isles to be selected for the Games and it all began in a 12.5m pool!

Kara’s top achievement to date is gaining Gold at the British Swimming Championships 2022 in 100m Breaststroke. In April, Kara Hanlon’s Olympic hopes were dashed when she narrowly missed out on qualifying by 0.29 of a second. 

A new BBC documentary Kara Hanlon: Dare to Dream, aired in July. It tells the incredible story of Kara and the months leading up to those decisive Olympic qualifiers. The BBC spoke with Kara about her inspiring story, and what it takes to be Scotland’s fastest ever female 50m and 100m breaststroker. The documentary charts Kara’s swimming story from the beginning – growing up in Stornoway, training in a 12.5m pool then going on to becoming British Champion, Scottish record holder, and the first Western Isles swimmer to compete at The Commonwealth Games. The film follows Kara as she trains and competes in the weeks approaching the qualifiers.  You can still watch the documentary on BBC Alba streaming service. 

Now our swimmers will get the chance to hear Kara’s story in person and ask her questions. We also hope for some photo opportunities. Kara is a true inspiration and we hope as many swimmers will come and meet her. Let’s inspire!!

C Squad – Studion 2 - 1700hrs to 1800hrs

A, B and C Plus – Studion 2 - 1800hrs to 1900hrs

Unfortunately, due to the capacity only swimmers will be able to attend this session along with some coaches.