Madeleine McCann’s younger brother and sister will compete for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and bid to qualify for Team GB for the LA Olympics in 2028
Madeleine McCann’s younger brother and sister will compete for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.
Sean McCann, 21, will compete in the same swimming squad that includes eight-time Olympic medalist, including two golds, Duncan Scott. Sean will be hoping it will put him firmly on the path to qualify for Team GB and swim at the LA Olympics in 2028.
Sean was only two years old when his elder sister was abducted while on a family holiday in Praia da Luz in Portugal. Madeleine vanished on May 3, 2007, and has been missing since, presumed dead. The case became one of the world’s most high-profile missing person investigations.
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His twin sister Amelie is also said to be part of the team selected for the Games. She has competed in numerous cross-country and triathlon events.
Sean studies chemical engineering at Loughborough University and will swim in the freestyle disciplines. He began competing at eight and previously raced at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023 in the 400m and 1500m freestyle.
It’s not known whether parents Kate and Gerry McCann will be in attendance during the 11-day event that starts on Thursday.
When he was first taken swimming by his mum, Sean said he “hated it at first, didn’t want to go, but then after a while, it grew on me and I am still here now”.
A few years ago, he wrote on the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust website: “I started competitive sport when I was eight, joining Charnwood Triathlon Club.
“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.
“At the age of ten, I was selected to swim at City of Leicester 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 train nine times a week in the pool, as well as three gym sessions, totalling over 20 hours of training per week. I’m aiming to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and also the 2028 Olympics in LA.”