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Katie Shanahan

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Katie Shanahan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 22)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke
ClubUniversity of Stirling
City of Glasgow
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2026 Paris200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Paris4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2025 Lublin200 m backstroke
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Kazan400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rome4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m mixed medley
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham200 m backstroke

Katie Shanahan (born 25 June 2004) is a Scottish professional swimmer specialising in backstroke. She is the 2026 European Champion in the 200 metre backstroke, and has represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and 2026.[1][2]

Career

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Shanahan competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi.[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England, starting in July, Shanahan won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:39.37.[4][5] Three days later, she won the bronze medal in the 200 metre backstroke with a personal best time of 2:09.22.[6][7]

In 2023, she won two gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 200 metres backstroke and the 200 metres medley. It was the second successive time that she had won the 200 backstroke title.[8]

After finishing second in both the 200 metres backstroke and the 400 metres medley at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Shanahan recorded times that met the British Consideration criteria for a place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] She was subsequently named in the British team for the Olympics,[10] where she reached the Olympic final, finishing fifth in the women's 200 metre backstroke.

In 2025, Shanahan won both the 100 and 200 metres backstroke titles at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which sealed a qualification place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[11] However, her championships were hampered by illness, forcing her to withdraw from the semi-finals of the 200 metre backstroke.[12]

After a season filled with injuries, Shanahan defended her 200 metre backstroke title at the 2026 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, securing her spot on the team for her home Commonwealth games in Glasgow, where she claimed a Silver medal in the event.[13] She then went on to lower the 200 metre backstroke British record on her way to the title at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships, marking her first senior major championship gold medal.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Meet the Bishopbriggs swimmer who has won gold at the European Junior Championships". Glasgow Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shanahan and Mildred lead the way in Rome". British Swimming. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Women's 400m Individual Medley" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Katie Shanahan claims 400m medley bronze". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results". Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool". Scottish Swimming. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Shanahan and Rogers shine to make Singapore times". British Swimming. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Katie Shanahan optimistic luck is on her side as she aims for medals". The Herald. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "I turned down Love Island and won silver at the Commonwealth Games". BBC. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Katie Shanahan After European Title in 200 Back: "This Has Been the Hardest Year of my Career"". SwimSwam. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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