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Mini-League is one of the highlights on the Scottish swimming calendar for younger swimmers, with serious competitive swimming, excitement, friendship, fun and lots of noise always on the cards! The qualifying rounds of the 2025 Clyde Coast Mini-League have been no exception. As defending champions, REN96’s 12 years and under Mini-League squad have a lot to live up to but after the 3 qualifying rounds they have secured their place in the 2025 final in June in Ayr, with a 100% win record. The ’GMH Chartered Accountants’ sponsored squad got...
The Scottish National & Open Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGS) is always one of the highlights of the Scottish swimming calendar every year and this year was no exception. Throughout the year, swimmers strive to achieve SNAGS qualifying times so that they can attend the prestigious finals week. At various events during the year, swimmers from REN96 - Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire’s largest swimming club - staked their claims on places in the finals, but cemented their claims with outstanding performances at the club’s 2 day ‘Pre-SNAGS’ competition held at...
REN96’s success continues but this time outside the water, with the club’s Rob Barratt qualifying as an Aquatics GB Swimming Referee. The referee is the most senior swimming technical official (STO) at competitions and is responsible for ensuring the competition rules are adhered to and that the competition runs smoothly and correctly. Rob is one of three newly qualified referees in swimming’s West District and is now REN96's second qualified referee, alongside Craig Macdonald. Over the last 2.5 years of training, Rob has given his own time to qualify as...
Despite much of Scotland suffering under Storm Éowyn sunny skies welcomed swimmers to Aberdeen for the 2025 Scottish Schools Swimming Association Championship finals. REN96 - Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire’s largest swim club - were well represented in the finals and on the podium, with 29 swimmers from the team’s Senior Performance, Age Group, Development and Skills squads competing to become Scottish Schools Champions. REN96 has swimmers from schools in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Glasgow and the Championship finalists put in strong performances, in what, for some, was their first...
It’s been a busy, successful start to 2025 for REN96’s swimmers, across all age groups. With around 260 members, REN96 is Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire’s largest swimming club and has squads spread across all ages, from the youngest Foundation squad to the not so young Masters squad! First into the competition pool this year were swimmers from REN’s Foundation, Skills and Development squads at the excellent ‘Murdoch Mini-meet’ run by South Ayrshire Swim Team. It turned out to be a fantastic first meet of 2025 for these squads, who set...
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