Scott McCowan
Scott McCowan is a three-time British Paralympian in Boccia. Born and raised in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, Scott first started playing in 2006 and has enjoyed great success over 16 years in the sport.
His greatest sporting achievements include captaining the BC3 pair to Silver at the World Championships in Beijing in 2014, competing in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021 and being a 4x British champion (‘13, ‘14, ’17 and ‘19). Scott is proud to have been involved in growing the sport of boccia in the UK, especially how the sport gives people with severe disabilities an outlet to participate in competitive sport.
Since announcing his retirement from competition in 2022, Scott has shifted his focus to coaching, and hopes to continue his connection to the sport helping the next generation of Boccia players. He currently coaches with the Scottish team as well lending support to the lead
coaches within the Boccia UK squad whilst working through his various coaching qualifications.
Outside of Boccia, Scott loves watching sport, particularly football and American football, alongside enjoying golf, darts and snooker. He also is a massive music fan and goes to several gigs a year – his favourite band are the Eagles.
Social:
- Facebook: Scott McCowan
- Twitter/X: smccowan
- Instagram: smccowan17
In this podcast episode recorded ahead of the Seville 2021 World Boccia Europe Regional Championships, we caught up with Scott McCowan, along with players Stephen McGuire and Claire Taggart to give us an introduction to Boccia, and discuss how they found their way into the sport. Head of Development at Boccia England, Kate Moss, also discusses how you can get involved in Boccia – the world’s fastest growing disability sport – as a volunteer, athlete or fundraiser.
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