Former F.I.R.S.T swimmer Duncan Scott wins Olympic Gold


The former F.I.R.S.T had been pipped for gold by 0.04 seconds by Tom Dean in the 200m individual freestyle on Tuesday but teamed up with the Bath swimmer, James Guy and Matt Richards to triumph in the relay.
It’s the Alloa natives first Olympic gold after three silver medals, including two from Rio 2016.
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Hide AdTeam GB’s time of six minutes and 58.58 seconds set a new European benchmark and was just three hundredths of a second behind the world record still held by a Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte inspired United States 12 years ago.
Finishing ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and Australia, the British quartet time of six minutes and 58.58 seconds was just three hundredths of a second behind the world record.