Lanark ASC swimmer 15 year old Jack McComish representing the Great Britain Deaf Team won two Bronze Medals at the European Deaf Championships in Dortmund, Germany, and to crown a highly successful week Jack was awarded the best junior male performer, a remarkable achievement considering there were 22 countries represented at this prestigious meet and Jack was one of the youngest swimmers competing alongside older and more experienced contestants.  He was the only Great Britain team member to win an individual medal, and set four new 15 & under British Records.

Jack competed in eight individual events and two relays. His Bronze medals came in the 200m Breaststroke in a personal best time of 2.37.00 and the 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay.  He also qualified to the finals where he finished 4^th in the 1500m Freestyle (17.39.07), 5^th 200m Butterfly (2.30.39), 6th 100m Breaststroke (1.13.04), 6^th 50m Breaststroke (33.66), 8^th 400m Freestyle (4.32.49) and 5^th in the 4 x 100m Medley Relay.

Coach Karen Kelly thrilled with Jack's results said ‘Everyone thought that this meet would be a learning curve for Jack but he did exceptionally well and exceeded all expectations, a credit to himself and his club.

Jack became a member of Lanark ASC in August 2005, then in 2007 club secretary Mary Kelly and a British Swimming Judge who officiates at Disabled and Special Needs Galas noticed some raw talent in Jack and suggested to his parents to consider entering Jack for Disabled and Sensory Impaired Meets.  That year he won all the deaf swimming Scottish titles and set new Scottish records.  He repeated this performance in 2008 and was the first deaf person to be awarded the disability and sensory impaired performer of the year trophy. From there thanks to the guidance from Paul Wilson the Scottish Swimming Disability Development Officer, Jack was soon accepted into the Great Britain Deaf Swimming Team and is Great Britain Deaf Champion and record holder in numerous strokes. He is now on target to compete at the World Deaf Swimming Championships in August 2011 at Coimbra, Portugal.

Jack thanks everyone who contributed to his fund, which enables him to compete in these meets as the government withdrew funding for Great Britain Deaf Sports in 2008, there is no other funding for Deaf Sport in Britain.