Winning Students Update June 2017
Winning Students News
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The 2018 Gold Coast Games might be ten months away but Heriot-Watt University Electrical Engineering student Seonaid McIntosh has already met the event qualifying standard and spoke to us about the changes that have seen her performances reach a new level so far this year.
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More success for Winning Students athletes in this month’s update with scholars enjoying European titles, domestic records and international honours across numerous sports.
Here are some of the latest highlights…
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Two-times rowing World Champion, Gavin Horsburgh, has received a surprise call up to compete for the GB Rowing Team for the first time at this weekend’s World Cup in the Polish city of Poznan (16-18 June).
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Following impressive performances at this year’s British Championships at Ponds Forge, five Winning Students swimming scholars have been selected for the World University Games, in Chinese Taipei 19 – 30 August.
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To be considered for a Winning Students sports scholarship, students and prospective students should meet general, education and sport-specific criteria.
“It’s a very sensible option to study alongside sport because your sporting career isn’t going to last your lifetime. If you are lucky you can make a living but once you stop competing it’s very important to have something to fall back on. There’s a possibility of injury as well so you never know how your career is going to pan out really. Study works to balance your sport as well because it’s a really useful distraction.”
Laura Muir, Athletics
University of Glasgow student
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