A BEARSDEN champ has brought home four medals from the World Transplant Winter Games.

Sue Swinson, 65, won a gold for curling and picked up three silver medals for skiing in the Super Giant Slalom, Slalom and Parallel Slalom categories as part of Team Great Britain at the competition in Switzerland.

Sue, who had a heart transplant at the Golden Jubilee in 2011, said: "I really enjoyed the inclusiveness and vibrancy of the transplant community. As this was my second Games, it was lovely to catch up with previous competitors and make many new friends too.

“My personal challenge for these Games was to compete in the Super Giant Slalom. It was really daunting – steep, tight and a long way to the bottom. I couldn’t have attempted this at the last Games and it’s a credit to everyone who has supported me that I managed it this time.”

Team GB competitors have all had either heart, lungs, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow or liver transplants.

Out of the 25 teams competing from around the world, Team GB was the largest with 14 competitors, three of these were living donors who competed in the donor ski race.

Linda Owen, 36, from Dumfries and Galloway, also had her heart transplant at the Golden Jubilee. She was part of Sue's team that picked up a gold medal for curling.

June Rogers, director of operations at the Golden Jubilee, commented: “We are absolutely delighted that two of our heart transplant patients, not only managed to make it to the Games, but were so successful in winning gold and silver medals.

“Our goal at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital is to ensure that every patient we treat receives the highest possible standard of care, and is able to enjoy a full and active life. Both Linda and Sue are living proof that there is no limit to what you can accomplish after transplantation if you set your mind to it.”