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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan William MacNaughton Scott |
| Nickname(s) | Slam, Dunks |
| National team | Great Britain Scotland |
| Born | 6 May 1997 Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle, Medley |
| Club | University of Stirling |
| Coach | Steven Tigg, Brad Hay |
Medal record | |
Duncan William MacNaughton Scott MBE (born 6 May 1997) is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Games and the Olympic Games, and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Scott made history after winning four medals - more than any other British athlete at a single Olympic Games - in Tokyo 2020, simultaneously becoming Great Britain's most decorated swimmer in Olympic history.[2][3] With an additional gold and silver medal in Paris 2024 bringing his total to eight, Scott became Scotland's most-decorated Olympian (surpassing Chris Hoy), and is currently tied with Bradley Wiggins as the second most-decorated Olympian in British history. Scott is the only athlete in the top three to still be actively competing, and the only member of the top four (Hoy, Scott, Wiggins and Jason Kenny) who is not a track cyclist.
An all-rounder in the pool, Scott has swum internationally in 100 and 200 metres freestyle and butterfly, and 200 metres individual medley. He has won gold at the Olympics, three golds at the World Championships in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay, a World Championship gold in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay, as well as silvers at the World Championships and Olympics in freestyle and medley relay. Individually, Scott was the 100 metre freestyle champion at the 2015 European Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the 200 metre freestyle champion at the same European Games and the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the individual 200 metres freestyle and 200 metres individual medley, and a World silver medalist in the 200 metres individual medley.
Winning three gold medals in the (100 m and 200 m freestyle, and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay) at the 2015 European Games,[4] he was the most successful British athlete at the Games.[4] 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.[5] In 2016, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won silver in the final of the same event at the Olympic Games as well as the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay. The same team also won the 4 x 100 metre medley relay silver in the 2017 World Championships. A noted relay swimmer, Scott broke the individual British 200 metre freestyle record leading off in the men's 4 x 200 metre relay, before anchoring the team that won gold in 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2019 World Championships. His anchor splits in a number of global relays are among the fastest in history - as of 2024, Scott has both the second fastest 100 metre freestyle anchor leg in history, and the third fastest 200 metre freestyle anchor leg.
- ^ "Duncan Scott Bio". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "'It's not really hit me': Duncan Scott struggles to grasp winning four medals". the Guardian. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ In Great Britain, the winner of the most gold medals in a discipline is generally referred to as the most 'successful', while the winner of the most medals in total is referred to as the most 'decorated'. The most successful British swimmers in Olympic history as of 2024 are Adam Peaty and James Guy with three gold and three silver medals each.
- ^ a b Lewis, Jane (21 July 2015). "World Championships: Duncan Scott tipped to add to medal haul - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "World Swimming Championships: Britain win 4x200m relay gold - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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