Step Rock ASC

13/06/2026

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12/06/2026

A wonderful evening at the Age Group Prizegiving and BBQ

Our Club Champs Age Group Champions and record holders were presented their awards by Ronan Martinez whose contribution to volunteering within the club has been outstanding. He has taken on multiple roles in both the pool and the open water, and is always the first to offer support of club wide initiatives

Congratulations to our Age Group Champions:

· Beginners Cup Boys: Duncan C

· Beginners Cup Girls: Casey I

· Male & Open U10: Hamish B

· Female U10: Mara D

· Male & Open U12: Louis G

· Female U12: Ellen M

· Male & Open U14: Eddie N

· Female U14: Iona H

· Male & Open 14+: Finch G

· Female 14+: Maia S

New club record holders:

· Finch G:

o Male & Open 14+ 100m backstroke: 1:01.90

o Male & Open 14+ 100m freestyle: 54.72

o Male & Open 14+ 200mIM: 2:17.00

· Andrew L:

o Male & Open 14+ 100m Fly: 1:00.35

o Male & Open U16 100m freestyle: 54.25

· Sam C:

o Male & Open 14+ 100m breaststroke: 1.10.53

In addition, a Golden Cap was awarded to Murray D for his application and effort in training since he joined the senior squad.

Thank you to Gayle and her team for organising the event, to Maria and Steph for hosting, to Eoghan and his team for organising the fundraising activities, to Beth and Phil for manning the bar, to the Reaper family for the excellent burgers, and to the Sproson family for kindly arranging the framing for the very special Duncan Scott OBE signed golden cap. Thanks also go to East Grangemuir Farm for the donation of the strawberries.

08/06/2026

A great couple of days at the end of last week for Step Rock swimmers who qualified to represent their schools at both the team and individual Scottish Schools Championship finals this year

The Anstruther Primary team of Anice, Mhairi S, Myla and Siena were first to compete in the girls medley relay on Thursday evening and they swam to a fantastic 9th place

Friday saw the individual finals with eight Step Rockers representing Lawhead, Madras, Waid and Strathallan Schools

Fantastic results for the swimmers with wins for both Finch and Andrew and a bronze for Sam

Results:
Finch:
• 200fc: 🥇
• 100fc: 4th
Andrew:
• 200fly: 🥇
• 100fc: 4th
Sam:
• 200IM: 🥉
Elodie:
• 200fly: 8th
• 200IM: 18th
Oscar:
• 200IM: 1th
• 100fc: 18th
Freya:
• 200fc: 13th
Max:
• 200IM: 17th
Iona:
• 50fc: 18th

📸: Gary Thomson

07/06/2026

It’s been a very busy few days for the club with Scottish Schools, Novice Leagues and Midland District Open Water Champs all taking place back to back

Well done to all the swimmers and an especially big thanks to all the volunteers who have made our attendance at all three events possible.

To be able to support our swimmers across three days of competition in three different venues is testament to the commitment of our volunteer team

Thank you to everyone who has taken on a role as coach, team manager, technical official etc

07/06/2026

Another great Step Rock display at the Midland District Open Water Championships yesterday at Monikie with twenty three swimmers in action across distances of between 500m and 5km

Some amazing swims from the squad with a special shout out to Ingrid who raced to Gold in her first ever OW event, Holly who took on her first ever 2km AND then smashed her relay leg, Freya who gave all the volunteers the biggest smile on EVERY lap of her 5km, Maia who showed off her skills by barrel rolling to get herself into a brilliant position in the relay, and Max who swam a super-fast 2km missing out on a medal by a fingernail but earning himself the respect of the entire squad for his brilliant attitude towards his race and the sport in general!

Thank you too to our open water volunteers, Coach: Kirsten, Team Manager: Katie, and technical officials: Ronan, Eoghan, Steph, Laura, Maria and Kath

Results:

500m:

· Ingrid: 🥇

· Murray: 🥈

· Hannah: 🥉

· Siena: 4th

5km:

· Freya: 🥉

· Mhairi: 🥉

2km:

· Oscar: 🥇

· Eddie: 🥈

· Thomas: 🥈

· Elodie: 🥉

· Anna B: 🥉

· Caera: 4th

· Sam: 4th

· Max: 4th

· Elsie: 4th

· Alex: 6th

· Matthew: 7th

· Rowan: 7th

· Eva: 7th

· Holly: 8th

Relay:

· D (Matthew, Eddie, Hannah, Holly): 🥇 Junior

· A (Sam, Mhairi, Freya, Finch: 🥈

· B (Thomas, Elodie, Maia, Oscar): 🥉

· C (Alex, Eva, Elsie, Rowan): 6th

· E: (Murray, Caera, Anna, Max): 8th

04/06/2026

Good luck to the nine Step Rock swimmers who are representing their schools tomorrow at the Scottish Schools Finals

Andrew, Strathallan: 200fly/ 100fc
Elodie, Madras: 200IM/ 200fly
Finch, Waid: 200fc/ 100fc
Freya, Madras: 200fc
Iona, Lawhead: 50fc
Oscar, Waid: 200IM/ 200fc
Maia, Bell Baxter: 100brst/200brst
Max, Madras: 200IM
Sam, Strathallan: 200IM

Good luck all. Race hard and enjoy!

31/05/2026

A great start to the Open Water Season today

Twenty six Step Rockers took to the water at Lochore for the East District Open Water Championships

Always a great event for the squad, this year was no different with fantastic racing, first ever swims, loads of medals, East District Championship titles and a lot of relay magic!

Highlights included first ever swims for both Ellen and Siena who came 2nd and 3rd in the 250m novice race, the East District Senior Ladies Championship title retained by Isla for the second year, East District Junior Championship title for Oscar and retention of the East District Chain Relay Championship for the Step Rock A team (Anna, Isla, Sam and Finch) for the sixth year!

Well done to all our swimmers (results below) and a huge thank you to the lochside team of parent volunteers. Top team manager Helen, Coach Kirsten and all those who volunteered as officials (Anne, Katie, Laura, Louise, Maria, Ronan, Sally and Yvonne)

Thanks to SASA East District for a great day!
Results:

250m:

· Ellen: 2nd

· Siena: 3rd

1km:

· Oscar: 🏆East District Junior Champion

· Max: 🥇East District 13-14 Champion

· Hannah: 🥉

· Eddie: 5th (2nd ED)

· Freya: 9th (2nd ED)

· Murray: 7th (3rd ED)

· Elodie: 8th

· Eva: 16th

· Holly: 19th

· Matthew: 11th

· Maia: 12th

· Mhairi: 13th

· Elsie: 15th

· Zak: 8th

2km:

· Isla: 🏆East District Senior Champion

· Sam: 🥉 (2nd ED)

· Thomas: 4th (3rd ED)

· Anna H: 5th (3rd ED)

· Alex: 7th

· Rowan: 8th

· Anna B: 8th

· Caera: 9th

Chain Relay:

A (Anna, Isla, Sam, Finch): 🏆East District Champions

B (Mhairi, Freya, Alex, Oscar): 4th

E (Caera, Ella, Rowan, Thomas): 7th

C (Matthew, Elodie, Maia, Zak): 8th

D (Eva, Elsie, Eddie, Max): 9th

22/05/2026

Great racing tonight from the open water squad who had their last training session before they take on the first competitive event on the 31st May

They all raced the distance they’ll be competing over at the East District Open Water Championships so anywhere between 250m and 2km

Fantastic to see them all looking so comfortable in the water already at this early stage in the season with some great sighting and drafting skills on display.

Thanks to tonight’s support crew of Helen, Gayle, Stuart, Katie, Kirsten and Ronan

Well done all

21/05/2026

As we look forward to the domestic Open Water season kicking off on the 31st May, Kirsten gets to chat about all things Step Rock and Open Water on the Scottish Swimming Aquapod

🚨New Episode!

On this episode of The Aqua Pod, we take an overview of the upcoming Open Water season with coaches Kirsten Geary and Jenn Davis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The pair discuss their experiences in the sport, take a deeper dive into the details of Open Water in Scotland and look ahead to the fast approaching event season 🗣️

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19/05/2026