Sean McCann

Sports Award

Age:

19

Biography

I am a swimmer who competes in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, as well as 10k open water. I've made international appearances in the Youth Commonwealth Games for team Scotland in Trinidad and Tobago, and at the European junior open water championships in Corfu for Great Britain.

I started competitive sport when I was 8, joining Charnwood triathlon club. It was here that I discovered my passion for swimming and I joined Loughborough Town swimming club to increase the number of swim sessions I did per week. At the age of 10 I was selected to swim at City of Leicester (Leicestershire's performance swimming club), and I have since go on to win multiple county titles as well as becoming regional and National champion in my age group. In order to have achieved this, I have had to remain extremely dedicated, getting up at 4am multiple mornings each week to train, since the age of 11.

I am currently studying chemical engineering at Loughborough university, and train 9 times a week in the pool, as well as 3 gym sessions, totalling over 20 hours of training week. I am aiming to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and also the 2028 olympics in LA.

The Inspire awards will help me to fund travel and accommodation for the Scottish National swimming championships in Edinburgh, where I will gain valuable racing experience prior to the Olympic swimming trials in April 2024.