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Duncan
SCOTT |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Great Britain
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Gender | Men |
Born | 06 May 1997
in Glasgow, SCO |
Height | 1.90 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Stirling, SCO |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
University of Stirling: Scotland |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Business, Sport Studies - University of Stirling: Scotland |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Supporting Scottish football team Alloa Athletic and American football team the Carolina Panthers, golf. (Instagram profile, 15 Apr 2019; tlaworldwide.com, 21 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His father took him and his older sister swimming every Sunday. He also played tennis up until age 13, when he chose to concentrate on swimming. "My dad would take myself and my sister to the pool in Troon every Sunday where he would teach us how to swim. My first club was South Ayrshire and I joined because my sister did. My earliest memory is of my dad teaching me and my sister how to float on our backs, the very basics of backstroke." |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. (brignews.com, 15 Aug 2020; eurosport.co.uk, 03 May 2021) |
Awards and honours |
He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2022 New Year Honours list. (thetimes.co.uk, 01 Jan 2022)
He was named the 2019/20 Male Athlete of the Year at the Scottish Student Sport Awards. (brignews.com, 15 Aug 2020)
He was named 2018 Swimmer of the Year by British Swimming. (swimswam.com, 17 Nov 2018)
He was honoured with the Nancy Riach Memorial Medal by Swimming Scotland in 2018. The medal is given to the athlete who best enhanced or upheld the prestige of Scottish swimming over the year. (swimswam.com, 01 Oct 2018)
He was named 2018 National Lottery Athlete of the Year in Great Britain. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Sep 2018)
He was named 2018 Scottish Sportsperson of the Year and 2018 Male Athlete of the Year at the Team Scotland Scottish Sports Awards. He also won the Male Athlete of the Year award in 2017. (swimswam.com, 17 Sep 2018)
He was flag bearer for Scotland at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (swimswam.com, 16 Apr 2018)
He won the Sir Peter Heatly Trophy for Outstanding Young Sportsperson of the Year at the 2015 Scottish Sportsperson of the Year Awards. (eastlothiancourier.com, 08 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Steven Tigg [club]; Bradley Hay [club] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age six at a local club in Troon, Scotland. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He missed the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as he was recovering from COVID-19. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 14 Jun 2022)
In September 2018 he ruptured two ankle ligaments after tripping over while walking on a footpath. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Sep 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Steven Tigg. (backarisingstar.wordpress.com, 24 Jul 2017) |
Milestones |
He won one gold medal and three silver medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which made him the first athlete representing Great Britain in any sport to win four medals at a single edition of the Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2021)
He became the first Scottish athlete to win six medals at a single edition of the Commonwealth Games by claiming one gold, one silver, and four bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He won a further six medals at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, England, to take his total to 13 [including a silver from the 2014 Games in Glasgow, Scotland], which is more than any other athlete representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Sep 2022; aberdeenlive.news, 30 Aug 2022; bbc.co.uk, 11 Apr 2018) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES He has led workshops and participated in community events as part of Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water's Learn to Swim programme. (tlaworldwide.com, 21 Jul 2019)
PODIUM PROTEST After winning bronze in the 200m freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, he chose not to take part in a photo opportunity on the podium alongside the event's winner, Chinese swimmer Sun Yang. The pair then appeared to have a disagreement as they left the pool. At the time of the event Sun was awaiting a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] over a possible anti-doping violation. Both Scott and Sun were sent a warning letter by the International Swimming Federation [FINA] after the incident. (fina.org, 23 Jul 2019; globaltimes.cn, 24 Jul 2019) |
Famous relatives |
His older sister Alex was captain of the women's swim team at the University of Dundee in Scotland. (teamgb.com, 21 Jul 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The wonderful thing with sport is that you never know when you're going to hit your peak, it's just about trying to manipulate when you think you're going to be at your best that year. For me, my career is about longevity and continuing to make all the improvements." (brignews.com, 15 Aug 2020) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.28 |
2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.26 |
1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:58.58 |
2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:27.51 |
5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
48.01 |
2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:03.13 |
2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Individual Medley |
1:57.75 |
6 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.86 |
4 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:12.55 |
3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:45.09 |
2 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.95 |
Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:59.08 |
3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:21.68 |
5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
1:56.91 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.63 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:11.81 |
5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:02.04 |
1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:28.10 |
4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.27 |
5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
48.11 |
1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:01.70 |
2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:28.95 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:15.70 |
1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
7 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.08 |
Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
DNS |
Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
DNS |
4 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.27 |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:22.07 |
6 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:58.18 |
2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.19 |
Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:04.61 |
2 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:11.56 |
1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.34 |
2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Freestyle |
48.23 |
Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
1:58.57 |
1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:05.32 |
1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:30.44 |
Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Freestyle |
1:49.77 |
Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Individual Medley |
DNS |
Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
49.11 |
Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Butterfly |
DNS |
7 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:17.13 |
1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:32.15 |
1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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6 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:10.73 |
European Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
400m Individual Medley |
4:00.17 |
1 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
200m Individual Medley |
1:50.98 |
Heats |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
100m Individual Medley |
DNS |
1 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Individual Medley |
4:01.20 |
8 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Individual Medley |
52.57 |
2 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.42 |
4 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Individual Medley |
1:53.30 |
5 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Freestyle |
46.58 |
4 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:24.82 |
2 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:28.64 |
Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.41 |
3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Freestyle |
1:43.07 |
3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Freestyle |
46.64 |
Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Butterfly |
DNS |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
10 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:12.98 |
8 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
400m Freestyle |
3:45.35 |
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