# Scott Quin

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**Scott Quin** (born 1 July 1990) is a Scottish parasport swimmer competing in S14, SB14 and SM14 classification events, specialising in the 100m [breaststroke](/source/Breaststroke). He has won medals at both the [IPC Swimming European Championships](/source/IPC_Swimming_European_Championships) and the [IPC Swimming World Championships](/source/IPC_Swimming_World_Championships).

## Personal history

Quin was born in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland in 1990. He has [Crouzon syndrome](/source/Crouzon_syndrome) and tunnel vision.[1] He attended Willowpark Primary and completed his secondary education at Saltersgate.[2]

## Sporting career

Quin took up swimming in 2000, joining his first swimming club Loanhead Dolphins.[3][2] He switched club to [Warrender Baths Club](/source/Warrender_Baths_Club) 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](/source/2011_IPC_Swimming_European_Championships) in Berlin, again coming fifth in the final.[4]

In 2012 Quin took his first major British medal when he won bronze at the MC 100m breaststroke at the [London Aquatics Centre](/source/London_Aquatics_Centre).[4] Later that year Quin faced a personal setback when he failed to make the British squad for the [2012 Summer Paralympics](/source/2012_Summer_Paralympics), after missing qualification by 0.11 seconds.[5] 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.[6] A month later he secured a place with the British team at the World Championship qualification trials held in Sheffield.[6] At the [2013 IPC Swimming World Championships](/source/2013_IPC_Swimming_World_Championships) in Montreal, Quinn finished second in his heat and in the final posted a time of 1:08.81 to finish fifth.[7]

In 2014 Quin again made the British squad, travelling to Eindhoven to compete in the [IPC Swimming European Championships](/source/2014_IPC_Swimming_European_Championships). At the Championships he competed in both the [200m individual medley SM14](/source/2014_IPC_Swimming_European_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_individual_medley) and his favoured [100m breaststroke S14](/source/2014_IPC_Swimming_European_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_breaststroke). 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](/source/Marc_Evers) of the Netherlands.[3][8] 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](/source/2015_IPC_Swimming_World_Championships). In a repeat of the European result, Quin won silver behind Evers, sharing second place with world record holder [Yasuhiro Tanaka](/source/Yasuhiro_Tanaka_(swimmer)) with whom he recorded an identical time of 1:07.99.[9]

## References

1. ["Quin takes defeat and turns it in to a victory"](http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13127528.Quin_takes_defeat_and_turns_it_in_to_a_victory/). *The Herald*. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Scott Quin"](https://backarisingstar.wordpress.com/east/scott-quin/). *Back a Rising Star*. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Quin, Scott"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090748/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=940967&refreshauto=1). *[IPC](/source/International_Paralympic_Committee)*. Archived from [the original](http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=940967&refreshauto=1) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Scott Quin"](http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/para-swimming/mens-world-class-pathway-podium/scott-quin/15408/). swimming.org. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["British Record for Scott Quin"](http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/sds/index.cfm/news/national-sport/british-record-for-scott-quinn/). scottishdisabilitysport.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. McGlade, Neil (1 August 2013). ["Swimming: Scott Quin puts Paralympic snub to rest"](http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/swimming-scott-quin-puts-paralympic-snub-to-rest-1-3024916). *The Scotsman*. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14 Final"](http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/SW/SWR173A_MO2013SWM334301ENG.htm). *[IPC](/source/International_Paralympic_Committee)*. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. McGlade, Neil (14 August 2014). ["Mighty Scott Quin targets best in the world"](http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/mighty-scott-quin-targets-best-in-the-world-1-3509307). *The Scotsman*. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

1. ["Sensational Silvers from Quin and Mullen in Glasgow"](http://www.scottishswimming.com/news-events/news/2015/07/sensational-silvers-from-quin-and-mullen-in-glasgow.aspx). scottishswimming.com. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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