Scott Quin (born 1 July 1990) is a Scottish parasport swimmer competing in S14, SB14 and SM14 classification events, specialising in the 100m

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

. He has won medals at both the

IPC Swimming European Championships The World Para Swimming European Championships (World Para Swimming European Open Championships), known until 2018 as the IPC Swimming European Championships, are the European continental championships for swimming where athletes with a disabilit ...

and the

IPC Swimming World Championships The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic C ...

Personal history

Quin was born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, Scotland in 1990. He has

Crouzon syndrome Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder known as a branchial arch syndrome. Specifically, this syndrome affects the first branchial (or pharyngeal) arch, which is the precursor of the maxilla and mandible. Since the branchial ...

and tunnel vision. He attended Willowpark Primary and completed his secondary education at Saltersgate.

Sporting career

Quin took up swimming in 2000, joining his first swimming club Loanhead Dolphins. He switched club to

Warrender Baths Club Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888. In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh ...

and in 2011 he made a major competitive breakthrough when he finished fifth in the MC (multi-classification) 100m breaststroke at the British Swimming Championships in Manchester. His achievements in Manchester saw him secure a place with the British team to compete at the

2011 IPC Swimming European Championships The 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition. It was held in Berlin, Germany from 3 to 10 July. There were 440 swimmers from 36 European countries that took part, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україн� ...

in Berlin, again coming fifth in the final. In 2012 Quin took his first major British medal when he won bronze at the MC 100m breaststroke at the London Aquatics Centre. Later that year Quin faced a personal setback when he failed to make the British squad for the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, after missing qualification by 0.11 seconds. He rallied himself in 2013 to win gold at the British Gas International event in March where he set a new personal best in the 100m breaststroke. A month later he secured a place with the British team at the World Championship qualification trials held in Sheffield. At the

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and lasted from 12 to 18 August. Around ...

in Montreal, Quinn finished second in his heat and in the final posted a time of 1:08.81 to finish fifth. In 2014 Quin again made the British squad, travelling to Eindhoven to compete in the

. At the Championships he competed in both the 200m individual medley SM14 and his favoured 100m breaststroke S14. He finished just outside the medal position in fourth in the medley, but he won his first major international medal when he took silver behind

Marc Evers Marc Evers (born 17 July 1991) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. He swims in S14 and SB14 classification events, specializing in both backstroke and breaststroke competitions. He is a Paralympic, World and European champion in the 100m breaststrok ...

of the Netherlands. Quin followed his success in Eindhoven when he represented Great Britain at his second IPC World Championships, this time on home soil when the competition was held in Glasgow. In a repeat of the European result, Quin won silver behind Evers, sharing second place with world record holder Yasuhiro Tanaka with whom he recorded an identical time of 1:07.99.

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