Duncan Scott: Grangemouth trained swimmer beats Tom Dean to seal Paris Olympics place

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Duncan Scott of University of Stirling competes in the Men's 200m IM Paris - Final during day four of the British Swimming Championships 2024 on April 05, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

The former FIRST and Bo’ness ASC ace beat rival Tom Dean in the men’s 200m IM and was under the qualification time, finishing in 1:55.91 to impressively ensure he will travel to Paris to represent Team GB.

He also achieved two other nomination standard times in the 100m and 200m freestyle, earning two British silvers. Alloa native Scott learned to swim and was coached at Grangemouth before moving to the University of Stirling to continue his development.

“It’s always a blanket finish in that event, you never really know for sure where you are in that race,” Scott told Scottish Swimming after his final event, the freestyle, last Sunday. “I’ve had Jimmy (James Guy) next to me swimming that race for so many years. It’s a really difficult final, there’s always so much emotion that comes with it.

"With guys either side of you, either really excited or locked out of it as well. Deano (Tom Dean) is one of my close mates and it’s difficult seeing that, but it’s sport as well.

"Every other nation is moving the event on and that sort of time might not even win it and I can see quite a few countries going sub seven minutes. It was a great job well done there with the boys, but this is just the start of it.

“I don’t think the result has quite hit me yet, but it caps off quite a good week for me.”

The 26-year-old is one of the most successful swimmers in British history and will now be hoping to go one better than he did at Tokyo 2020 – where he took home four medals.