Craig McLean

This article is about the swimmer. For the track cyclist, see Craig MacLean.

Craig McLean (born 25 October 1998) is a British swimmer from Livingston, Scotland. McLean attended Deans Community High School before subsequently attending the University of Stirling. McLean made his senior debut for Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games while making his debut for Great Britain at the 2018 European Championships. In February, 2020, McLean announced his retirement from professional swimming at the age of 22.^[1] He has one sibling, Rachel McLean.

Craig McLean

Personal information
Full name	Craig Ross McLean
Born	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) Livingston, Scotland
Height	6”4 (194 cm)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	University of Stirling
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Great Britain European Championships (LC) 2018 Glasgow 4×200m mixed freestyle Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle

Career

McLean won silver in the boys' 100m freestyle at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games.^[2][3]

As a senior, he represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,^[4] where he won a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.

At the 2018 European Championships, McLean was part of the British team that won bronze in the mixed 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, a new event at the games.^[5]