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| Nationality |  Great Britain  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1994 Inverness, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle 200m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Milne (born 29 April 1994) is a Scottish swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom. [2] [3] He went to school at 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]
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 4 × 200 m 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 4 × 200 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 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m 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]
| Event | Time | Venue |
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| 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 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 07:01.70 | Budapest |
| 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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