<prompt> Downie dǝye wakil lardǝ Britainbe ro wakilzǝna sa 1973 World Aquatics Championships lan suro Belgrade, Yugoslavia lan na dǝn shiye rekod Scotlandbe suro mita 200 freestyle lan fǝlezǝna dǝn. Saa fuwunna dәn, shiye Scotland wakilzәna suro 1974 British Commonwealth Games dәn Christchurch, New Zealand lan. Suro saa 1975 lan, shiye Scotland lan bannu sǝdǝna suro bannu 8-natiyabe Prague lan, Czechoslovakia lan. kuru shiye medal arziyibe sǝdǝna suro saa 1975 World Championships lan Cali lan, Colombia lan suro bannu 4x200-metre freestyle relay lardǝ Britainbe lan Alan McClatchey-a, Gary Jameson-a, kuru Brian Brinkley-a lan. Suro bikkewa sammason shiye medal konnuye suwondəna suro British 4x100-metre medley relay lan David Wilkie-a, James Carter-a kuru Brian Brinkley-aa. Kәla medal konnuye dәn, shiye kən arakkәmmibe suro mita 200 nәm kәskәnzabe dәn Montreal Olympics 1976 dәn sa shiye rekod Britaniyabe dәga saa arakkә ro dazәna dәn. Shiye 1977 lan European Aquatics Championships lan kǝmzǝna  <response>: Jönköping lan, Sweden lan, kuru Scotland wakiljin suro 1978 Commonwealth Games lan Edmonton lan, Alberta, Canada lan. Downie dǝ shima Scottish 200-metre-a 400-metre freestyle-a dǝga ruwozǝna saa 10 ro, saa 1972 lan 1982 ro. 