Jamieson, who also won a silver medal at the World Short Course Championships in Istanbul, was honoured at the annual BUCS Awards Dinner at Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

The 24-year-old was joined on the Sportsman of the Year shortlist by fellow Olympian Harry Martin, a member of the British hockey squad that finished fourth at last summer's Games, and by Chris Doran, who won three golds at the recent European University Table Tennis Championships.

As well as his silvers in London and Istanbul, Jamieson added three more titles to his collection at the BUCS Short Course Championships, rounding off a successful year for the University of Bath sports performance graduate, who received a swimming scholarship to attend the university.


The Glasgow native joins the likes of Olympic triathlon bronze medallist and current world champion Jonathan Brownlee, and three-time 50m backstoke world champion Liam Tancock, as past winners of the award.

In May, Jamieson was voted University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year by his fellow students and he is currently training at the university's swimming training centre ahead of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships in Barcelona, taking place from July 28 to August 4.

Jamieson is joined on the British team by Chris Walker-Hebborn, Andrew Willis, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Sophie Allen.

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