COUNTY swimming stars Dan Wallace and Mark Tully will be looking to make a splash at the Commonwealth Games this summer after both were selected in Team Scotland’s aquatics team on Wednesday.

North Berwick’s Wallace is set to have a busy Games after being selected for four events following excellent times at the Scottish National Open Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Tully, from Tranent, will take to the pool in the 50m breastroke.

Wallace, who turned 21 on Monday, returned from America, where he is currently attending the University of Florida, to qualify to represent Scotland in Glasgow this summer.

He competed at Tollcross International Swimming Centre over four days in the 200m butterfly, 400m freestyle, 200m individual medley (IM), 200m freestyle and 400m IM.

An intense period of swimming, while still encountering the affects of jetlag, was required but Wallace demonstrated the quality which will make him one of Scotland’s medal hopefuls, with his times securing him a place in the 400m freestyle, 200m and 400m IM and 4x200m freestyle, “The competition was great, I enjoyed it so much,” Wallace told Courier Sport. “It was great to be back in Glasgow racing in the pool that I grew up racing in.

“It was a tough schedule of events but I handled the pressure well and the jetlag.” Now back in America, where he is studying cultural anthropology, Wallace is looking forward to representing his country in Glasgow.

“It will be unforgettable,” he said. “It will be huge for Scotland to host these games and it is going to be such a patriotic time for me being able to represent Scotland at our home games.

“I’ve always had my goals set high, so I aim to compete for a medal in all three individual events.

“My best shot for gold will be in the 400IM, where I placed seventh in the world last year.

“I feel confident that I can stand on the podium in all three events later this summer.

Having moved to America in 2011, Wallace is set to graduate in late 2015 and believes the decision to cross the Atlantic was a wise move for both his course and his training, where he rubbed shoulders with 11-time Olympic medallist Ryan Lochte.

“My swimming has come so far since I moved here over two years ago,” he said. “I have made my mark in the world rankings and have become a contender for medals in Glasgow 2014.

“I’ve never looked back. I love the lifestyle, I love the swimming and I am blessed to have been given this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“My studies are going great. The University of Florida is a world-class school.”