Stephen Milne (born 29 April 1994) is a Scottish swimmer who competed at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Milne was born on 29 April 1994 in

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, Scotland, United Kingdom. He went to school at

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and is now studying at Perth College,

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, for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science.

Swimming

Milne competed at the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in

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, 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. He competed at the

2014 European Aquatics Championships The 2014 European Aquatics Championships took place from 13 to 24 August 2014 in Berlin, Germany. It was the 31st edition of the championships, and was held in a temporary facility placed in the centre of the Berlin Velodrome. Great Britain head ...

held in

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, 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. At the

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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, where he finished eighth. In the 1500 metre freestyle he was second in his heat behind Canadian Ryan Cochrane and qualified for the final where he finished fifth. In the final of the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay he competed alongside Daniel Wallace, Duncan Scott and

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as the Scottish quartet won the silver medal behind Australia. In January 2015 he travelled to

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, Australia, to complete warm weather training. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...

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, Russia, he placed seventh in the final of the 800-metre freestyle and fifth in the 1500 metre freestyle. 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. He also won the silver medal in the 1500 metres freestyle. Milne was selected as part of the 26-member swimming squad for the Great Britain team at the

held in

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, Brazil where he competed in the men's 400-metre and 1500 metre freestyle events, finishing 13th and 10th respectively. He also competed in the freestyle relay with James Guy, Duncan Scott, and Dan Wallace, and won a silver. In 2017 at the

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, he won gold in the freestyle event with Guy, Scott and Nick Grainger. At the

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held at the

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, Australia, Milne won two bronzes as part of the Scottish team that finished third in the Men's and freestyle events. 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. 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.

Career best times

Long course (50-meter pool)

Short course (25m pool)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milne, Stephen Living people 1994 births Scottish male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Inverness Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Scottish Olympic medallists World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Alumni of the University of the Highlands and Islands People educated at Perth Academy 20th-century Scottish people 21st-century Scottish people Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games