Scottish players, Sarah Clark and Euan Burton, have been confirmed in the seven-strong British squad for Beijing. This is one fewer than the GB squad named for Athens.
Susan Hughes, Scotland's Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, failed in her bid
to reach the European Championship quarter-finals yesterday, then admitted she was struggling to get the
funding she need to continue playing at the top level.
Liz Byrnes
Kris Gilchrist claimed Britain's third gold medal of the World Short-Course Championships when he edged the 200m breaststroke in Manchester. Mark Foster, Lizzie Simmonds and Fran Halsall all took silver while Robbie Renwick and Jo Jackson won bronze.