University of Stirling swimmers who competed in this year’s Paris Olympics were given a jubilant reception on campus at Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence.
Students, staff, alumni and members of the public, including local schoolchildren, turned out in huge numbers on Tuesday, 8 October to give the team a guard of honour, and gift them with a celebratory cake to celebrate their success at the games.
The schoolchildren got to meet the athletes and see their medals up close, as the swimmers came home with three.
The schoolchildren were gifted with a University goodie bag to commemorate the day.
David Bond, Head of Performance Sport at the University of Stirling, said: “It has been fantastic to see the University of Stirling community come together to celebrate the achievements of our Olympians in Paris.
“As Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, sport is very much a part of our DNA here at Stirling and it runs throughout our students, staff, alumni and members of the wider community.
“They have turned out in great numbers to welcome home our Olympians, who have undoubtedly inspired another generation to embrace sport and pursue their dreams.”
In Paris, Duncan Scott added a gold and silver medal to his honours, to became Scotland’s most decorated Olympian.
Fellow Stirling swimmer Jack McMillan also won gold.
They were joined at the Olympics by fellow Team GB swimmers Kathleen Dawson, Keanna MacInnes, Katie Shanahan, Angharad Evans and Lucy Hope, as well as Zimbabwean Paige van der Westhuizen.
All eight athletes are on the University’s world-leading high-performance swim programme.
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