Kara Hanlon's incredible swimming journey has taken her from a 12.5m pool on the Isle of Lewis to being one swim away from achieving a lifelong dream: qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Growing up in Stornoway and training in a pool just a quarter of the dimensions of an Olympic-sized one, Kara鈥檚 nearest mainland competition was a six-hour journey away. Reliant on the local ferry schedule, the reality of island life meant Kara and her family had to sacrifice more than most if she was to become a world class swimmer.

This behind-the-scenes film offers a unique insight into Kara鈥檚 swimming story. We see where her journey began and follow her attempts to qualify for the Olympics. From conquering the Island Games to breaking Scottish records, becoming British champion and being the first Western Isles swimmer to represent Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, viewers learn how Kara grew to become one of the shining lights on the British Swimming scene.

Now a full-time athlete at the University of Edinburgh, at the most pivotal point in her career, 成人快手 ALBA takes a deep dive into the world of elite sport as we join Kara and her coach behind the scenes in training and at high profile competitions as she prepares for her biggest test of all - qualifying for the Paris Olympics.

We are at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London, to see if Kara can make history and become the first swimmer from the Western Isles to make it to an Olympic Games.

Tha a dreuchd iongantach aig Kara Hanlon air a dhol bho amar-sn脿mh 12.5m a dh鈥檉haid an Eilean Le貌dhais gu aon r猫is shn脿mh air falbh bho amas fad beatha a鈥� ruighinn: na Geamaichean Oilimpigeach ann am Paris 2024.

A鈥� f脿s suas ann an Ste貌rnabhagh agus a鈥� tr猫anadh ann an amar-sn脿mh an cairteal a dh鈥檉haid na fear Oilimpigeach, bha an fharpais t矛r-m貌r a b鈥� fhaisge dha Kara sia uairean a th矛de air falbh. A鈥� fuireach air eilean 鈥榮 mar sin a鈥� feuchainn ri obaireachadh taobh a-staigh cl脿r-ama nam b脿taichean-aiseig, tha sin air ciallachadh gu bheil Kara agus a teaghlach air call a-mach 脿 t貌rr a bharrachd na mh貌r chuid airson a bhith a鈥� farpais aig 脿rd-矛re san sp貌rs.

Seo film 45 mionaidean a dh鈥檉haid agus a tha a鈥� dol air c霉l gnothaichean agus a鈥� cur sealladh eadar-dhealaichte air sgeulachd Khara. Tha sinn a鈥� faighinn a-mach c脿it鈥� an do thoisich a dreuchd aice an toiseach agus tha sinn ga leantainn a h-iomairt gus faighinn gu na Geamaichean Oilimpigeach. Bho shoirbheachais aig Geamaichean nan Eilean gu bhith a鈥� briseadh cl脿raidhean sn脿mh na h-Alba, a鈥� buannachadh Farpais Bhreatainn 鈥榮 i cuideachd a鈥� chiad shn脿mhadair 脿s na h-Eileannan an Iar a-riamh a tha air Alba a鈥� riochdachadh aig Geamaichean a鈥� Cho Fhlaitheis, ch矛 an luchd-amharc ciamar a tha Kara air fhaighinn gu bile an t-sluaigh ann an sn脿mh Breatainn.

A-nis na l霉th-chleasaiche l脿n-霉ine aig Oilthigh Dh霉n-Eideann, aig a鈥� ph脿irt as cudromaiche sa dreuchd, tha 成人快手 ALBA a鈥� leum a-staigh gu sp貌rs aig 脿rd 矛re agus tha sinn a鈥� dol an cuide ri Kara agus a coidse gu tr猫anadh agus gu cuid dheth na farpaisean as cli霉itiche 鈥榮 i ag ullachadh airson an d霉bhlan a bu mhotha aice a-riamh - a鈥� feuchainn ris na Geamaichean Oilimpigeach ann am Paris a鈥� ruighinn.
A鈥� leantainn a h-uile sian mar a thachras aig an Fharpais Sn脿mh GB ann an Lunnainn, an urrainn do Khara eachdraidh a dh猫anamh mar a鈥� chiad shn脿mhadair a-riamh 脿s na h-Eileannan an Iar a tha air fhaighinn gu Geamaichean Oilimpigeach?

In Gaelic with English subtitles.