The younger brother of Madeleine McCann, 21, has spoken of his excitement at competing in the Commonwealth Games in his home country of Scotland.
Sean McCann has been selected to compete for the Scots in the pool at the home Games, with swimming beginning Friday in Glasgow.
Madeleine disappeared from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, at the age of three, back in 2007, and has been missing ever since. Sean was just two years old at the time.
Sean, 19 years on, is now making his senior international bow as a swimmer, and will compete alongside Olympic champion Duncan Scott for his national team.
‘I’m very excited, it’s my first senior games so I’m just looking forward to representing Scotland and doing my absolute best,’ he told Loughborough Sport.
‘It’s the pinnacle really of representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, especially at a home Games.
Madeleine McCann’s younger brother, Sean, has spoken about his excitement at swimming for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games
Madeleine disappeared from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, at the age of three in 2007
‘I’ve got lots of family up in Glasgow so that makes it even more special. I was there in 2014, watching as a kid, so to make it now, 12 years later, is really a full circle moment.’
McCann is a distance freestyler and is expected to compete in the 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle at the slimmed-down Games.
It is yet to be known whether parents Kate and Gerry McCann will attend the event to watch their son compete.
Sean has been competing in the pool since the age of eight, and his career took him to the international stage at youth level in 2023 as he competed at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
The distance swimmer, who originally hails from Leicester but qualifies to represent Scotland through his father Gerry, is a student at Loughborough University, studying Chemical Engineering.
Sean is looking to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Adam Peaty by qualifying for the next Olympic Games in 2028. There is confidence that his upcoming appearance has him on the right path to competing for Team GB in LA in two years.
‘I started competitive sport when I was eight, joining Charnwood Triathlon Club,’ he once wrote on the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust website.
‘It was here that I discovered my passion for swimming, and I joined Loughborough Town Swimming Club to increase the number of swim sessions I did per week.
It is not known if parents Kate and Gerry will be in attendance to watch their son compete
‘At the age of ten I was selected to swim at City of Leicester (Leicestershire’s performance swimming club), and I have since gone on to win multiple county titles as well as becoming regional and National champion in my age group.
‘In order to have achieved this, I have had to remain extremely dedicated, getting up at 4am multiple mornings each week to train, since the age of 11.
‘I am aiming to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and also the 2028 Olympics in LA.’
