UNISON member’s world-beating daughter

by Kate Ramsden

UNISON member Carmel Miley, from the Aberdeenshire Branch, has good reason to be very proud of her daughter, Hannah. In October, the 21 year old swimmer became the first Scottish woman to take gold in the 400m individual medley at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Carmel, who watched the race from her home in Inverurie, said, “It was a very tearful, emotional and proud moment when Hannah won. Swimming is a very unforgiving sport and Hannah has worked really hard and made a lot of sacrifices. She was ill just before the race too, so to win gold was a huge achievement. We are all really proud of her.”

Hannah, who is now ranked No 1 in the world in the 400 metre individual medley, is coached by her Dad Patrick and has set her sights on the London 2012 Olympics.

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