Stephen Milne (swimmer)

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

Stephen Milne
Personal information
Nationality Great Britain
 Scotland
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2017 Budapest4x200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2018 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×200m mixed freestyle
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×200 m freestyle

Personal life

Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2][3] He went to school at the 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

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 4x200m 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 4x200 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 4x100m and 4x200m 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

Long course (50-meter pool)
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
4x200m Freestyle

Relay

 07:01.70 Budapest

Short course (25m pool)
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
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References
  1. "Profile of Stephen Milne". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. "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". 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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