Ross Murdoch Wins Sixth Commonwealth Games Medal
- Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-05608
That the Parliament congratulates Ross Murdoch on winning his sixth Commonwealth Games medal despite, it understands, an uncertain year during which he gave up swimming for 11 weeks, later coming back to secure his place in the Scotland squad; recognises that he won three medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, firstly securing third place in the 200m breaststroke, before winning bronze in the 50m breaststroke and then coming third as part of the 4x200m medley relay team; recalls that he shot to fame at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning gold in the 200m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m breaststroke, having trained from a young age with West Dunbartonshire Swimming Club in Alexandria; recognises that he followed up success in Glasgow with a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the Gold Coast in 2018, and wishes Ross well for the future.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Foysol Choudhury, Bob Doris, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Christine Grahame, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield