Stephen Milne (swimmer)

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]

• Stephen Milne at Team GB