The Scotland-England sister rivalry at Glasgow 2026

The Scotland-England sister rivalry at Glasgow 2026To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Sisters Astrid and Ursula Carroll are making their Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow. ByRuth Gregory, BBC Sport and Sally Hurst, BBC Look North Senior JournalistPublished1 minute agoTeenage sisters Astrid and Ursula Carroll will both compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow - but for different countries.Astrid, 17, was born in Edinburgh and swims for Scotland, but 14-year-old Ursula was born in Halifax and represents England.The visually impaired siblings will line up against each other in the women's 100m freestyle S13 heats on Friday morning."It'll be nice walking out and just seeing you," laughs Astrid. Ursula smiles before responding: "Scottish, unbelievable."Sat around the kitchen table at their family cottage in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, they joke between themselves - but the atmosphere won't necessarily be this friendly once the competition starts."I've swam with you almost most of my life anyway, but it will be nice to be competing against you," adds Ursula, who is the youngest member of England's team at the Games.Image source, Carroll FamilyImage caption, Astrid and Ursula have been swimming together since early childhood.The teenagers train together at Stockport Metro Swimming Club, but it will be the first time they have raced each other in competition, presenting some unusual problems for their family."I think our grandparents were talking about wearing a T-shirt with the Scottish flag on the front and the English flag on the back or something," says Astrid. Ursula smirks as she replies: "Why is the English on the back?"Astrid normally competes in the S12 category, which is lower on the scale for visually impaired swimmers, while Ursula is in the S13 category. But under Commonwealth rules all visually impaired athletes s...