Duncan Scott (swimmer)
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| Full name | Duncan W Scott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 May 1997 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle, Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Stirling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Steven Tigg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Duncan Scott (born 6 May 1997) is a Scottish swimmer. He won 3 gold medals in the (200 m, 100 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m freestyle relay) at the 2015 European Games.[1] In doing so, he was the most successful British athlete at the European Games.[1] A month later, he formed part of the Great Britain squad that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay as the 4th leg swimmer in the heat, before being replaced for the final.[2]
Career
Scott came to public attention in 2013 when he won eight gold medals at the 2013 Scottish Age Group Championships in Edinburgh.[3] Later that year he competed at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival taking gold in the 200 m medley, silvers in the (400 m medley, 4×100 m mixed freestyle) and bronze in the 4×100 m freestyle.
In July 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships, Scott won a gold medal in the (200 m individual medley, 4x100 m freestyle) and bronze in the 4x200 m freestyle. A few weeks later he won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay with Scotland at the 2014 Commenwealth Games.[4] He then competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing taking gold in the 4x100 m freestyle (with Luke Greenbank, Miles Munro, Martyn Walton).
At the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, he won 3 gold medals in the (200 m, 100 m freestyle and 4x100 m freestyle relay) and 3 silver medals in the 4x200 m freestyle, 4x100 m mixed freestyle, and 4x100 m medley (with Luke Greenbank, Charlie Attwood, Martyn Walton).[5]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of 2015 European Games medal winners
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
References
- 1 2 "World Championships: Duncan Scott tipped to add to medal haul". BBC. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "World Swimming Championships: Britain win 4x200m relay gold". BBC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Swimming: Scott has eight golds and he wants more". The Scotsman. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Scotland secure silver in men's 4x200m relay". BBC. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Duncan Scott The Scot Delivers Gold For Britain With Dominant 49.4 Two-Lapper". swimvortex.