A group of Shetland swimmers took part in the six-day British Gas Scottish Open Championships last week, with the highlight being Felix Gifford of Delting Dolphins winning the junior 100 metres freestyle.

Several of Shetland’s top swimmers were at the Tollcross Leisure Centre in Glasgow this week for the Scottish National Open Swimming Champ­ion­ships.

The strong field included double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington. This year’s event is also the Scottish trials for the Common­wealth Games in Delhi in October.

The Lerwick swimming team’s fine form continued at the weekend’s North District Open Championships at Westhill in Aberdeenshire.

Five swimmers from the Lerwick team returned with six gold, 10 silver and seven bronze medals from the weekend’s Westhill Invitational meet in Aberdeenshire.

Delting Dolphins Calum MacColl and Felix Gifford outclassed all at the Buckie championship at the weekend, winning 18 gold medals between them.

Some of Shetland’s top swimmers took on Scotland’s best at the weekend in the National Age Group Championships, returning home with nine medals and four Scottish titles, with Sarah Williamson of the Shetland club winning two golds and Donnie Price (South Mainland) and Felix Gifford (Delting Dolphins) one apiece.

Shetland swimmer Sarah Williamson claimed her second gold medal of the Scottish National Age Group Championships on Saturday.

Shetland swimmers won three gold medals on day one of the Scottish National Age Group Championships yesterday.

South Mainland ASC took nine swimmers to compete in the Dyce Hunting Trophy Meet at Westhill last weekend, giving them all the opportunity to race in 100m events in their age groups.

Eight Shetland swimmers took part in the Elgin Spring Meet on Satur­day and Sunday in the five-lane 25-metre pool at Buckie School.

A former Lerwick optician is suing his estranged wife and erstwhile business partner for more than £800,000, claiming that her actions after they went their separate ways six years ago effectively left him out of work.

New SIC chief executive Alistair Buchan came face to face with all councillors this week for the first time since taking up the post for what he described as “very positive” initial discussions about how to react to major criticisms in the Accounts Commission’s recent report on the local authority.

Multiple Grammy winner Steve Earle, the outspoken singer-song­writer responsible for a host of classic Americana songs including Copperhead Road, Guitar Town and Galway Girl, will be stopping off in Lerwick next Thursday for a re-arranged show at Clickimin.