McClatchey picked up two gold medals for Scotland four years ago

David Carry and Caitlin McClatchey are among the star names heading for Delhi in Scotland's 21-strong Commonwealth Games swimming team.

Carry and McClatchey were double gold winners in Melbourne four years ago as Scotland landed 12 medals in the pool.

Robbie Renwick, Kris Gilchrist and Andy Hunter, who all won relay medals in Australia, are also included.

Hannah Miley will compete in seven events in India and the 20-year-old is seen as leading medal contender.

Miley, from Inverurie, swam in the 200m and 400m individual medley events at the 2008 Olympics and picked up four golds at the Scottish National Championships in Glasgow last month.

She is currently ranked fourth in the world for the 400m individual medley.

Kirsty Balfour and Gregor Tait, who won gold medals four years ago, are no longer competing and the Scots are unlikely to match their Melbourne haul.

Prior to the Scottish Championships, national coach Doug Campbell was talking about a target of six medals.

At 15, Sara Hamilton is the youngest member of the team and she will compete in the freestyle relay with Miley, McClatchey, Megan Gilchrist and Lucy Ellis.

"Undoubtedly medals will be hard to come by, with the margins between those who win medals and those who don't getting even smaller," said Scottish Swimming chief executive officer Ashley Howard.

"Our overall target for Delhi is six medals, five in swimming and one from diving or synchro, which is a tall order at what will be a very challenging Games.

"However, we believe we have the right team in place with the best opportunity to deliver against our Delhi target and Scottish Swimming wishes the team well in their final preparations."

Selections for diving are still to be confirmed and will be announced on 18 August.

Scotland Commonwealth Games swimming team:

WOMEN

Kerry Buchan, 23, Edinburgh, 100m, 200m breaststroke, 4x100 medley relay
Lucy Ellis, 17, Dalgety Bay, 100m freestyle, 100 &200m freestyle relays
Megan Gilchrist , 20, Whitburn, 800m free, 4x200m freestyle relay
Sara Hamilton, 15, Stonehaven, 4x100m freestyle relay
Kathryn Johnstone, 20,Cowdenbeath, 50m breaststroke
Louise Pate, 21, Edinburgh, 4x100m medley relay
Caitlin McClatchey, 24, Loughborough, 200m freestyle, 100 &200m freestyle & medley relays
Hannah Miley, 20, Inverurie, 200m free, 200m breast, 200m & 400m IM, all three relays
Corrie Scott, 16, Strathaven, 50m breaststroke
Lauren Smith, 27, Aldershot, synchronised swimming - solo

MEN

Cameron Brodie, 17, Aberdeen, 200m butterfly
David Carry, 28, Stockport/Aberdeen, 200m & 400m freestyle, medley&200m freestyle relay
Sean Fraser, 20, Edinburgh, Para Sport S9 100m freestyle
Kristopher Gilchrist, 26, Paris/Edinburgh,100m & 200m breaststroke, 4x100m medley relay
Andrew Hunter, 24, Stirling, 4x200m freestyle relay
Michael Jamieson, 22, Bath/Edinburgh, 100m & 200m breaststroke
Andrew Mayor, 24, Newcastle/Dumfries, 200m butterfly, 4x100m medley relay
Craig McNally, 17, Edinburgh, 4x100m medley relay
Robbie Renwick, 22, Glasgow/Aberdeen, 200m & 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
Jak Scott, 19, Bo'ness, 4x200 freestyle relay
Lewis Smith, 22, Stirling, 400m freestyle, 200m & 400m individual medley.

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