Bradley Wiggins<\/a> in the list of Britain\u2019s most decorated Olympians. The pair are one medal behind retired cyclist Jason Kenny. <\/p>\nScott made history in Tokyo after becoming the first ever British athlete to win four medals at a single Olympic Games. He continued his success in Paris last year, securing a second gold medal in the 4x200m relay. <\/p>\n
Attention is now inevitable turning to Los Angeles in 2028, with Scott having the chance to go clear as Britain\u2019s most decorated Olympian. But the Scottish swimmer is trying to stay focused on more immediate races in the pool. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough as a 28-year-old, you just try and take each one as you can. I guess it’s a good thing and a bad thing, with the way the swimming world works. It’s straight on to the next Olympic cycle. It’d be quite cool if there was something else,\u201d said Scott. <\/p>\n
He took a three-month break from the pool at the end of last year, jetting off for some rest and relaxation in Bali, Australia and Hawaii. <\/p>\n
The mini-sabbatical coincided with a change of coach, with Ben Higson replacing long-time trainer Steven Tigg, who has stepped up to the role of Aquatics GB Swimming head coach.<\/p>\n
Time away from the sport has seen Scott return with a more laid-back approach, although he is yet to find the same level of form that he showed last year, missing out on a medal in the 200m individual medley in Singapore. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis year has been quite nice. I\u2019ve taken the foot off the gas emotionally, allowing me to enjoy some other aspects of my life,\u201d said Scott. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s maybe why performances were a little bit off in the 200 IM (individual medley) final, but that\u2019s also the reality of what I kind of thought as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Great Britain started Friday\u2019s final as heavy favourites and looked worthy of that tag after strong swims from Matt Richards and James Guy.<\/p>\n
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Scott\u2019s sublime final leg brought home gold for Britain in Singapore (Reuters)<\/p>\n
But the race tightened up during Jack McMillan\u2019s third leg, with China and the United States reeling Great Britain in.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Belfast swimmer came back strongly in the latter stages of his leg, before handing over in second place for a thrilling finale.<\/p>\n
Scott flew off the starting block and stormed down the pool, kicking off his anchor leg in phenomenal style. <\/p>\n
Speaking after the race, the Olympic champion said that he went out harder than usual in order to get ahead and be able to swim in clear water. <\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I executed pretty well, but the boys put me in a good position,\u201d he said. \u201cJack finished really strong and allowed me to start with a good momentum.\u201d <\/p>\n
Scott\u2019s final leg was clocked at 1:43.82, as Great Britain took top spot on the podium ahead of China and Australia. <\/p>\n
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Scott (right) could become the most decorated British Olympian ever at LA 2028 (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n
Relay success ended a six-day weight for a British swimming medal in Singapore, following a number of near misses including Scott\u2019s fourth place in the individual medley. <\/p>\n
Angharad Evan, 22, went close to snatching a bronze medal earlier on Friday evening, but she faded in the closing stages of the 200m breaststroke final. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just had to use my heart in the last 25 metres. All my body was numb and it was just my heart that I had to use to get my hand to the wall\u201d, explained Evan. <\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up being in fifth place, but there is so much more room to improve on that event.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is still hope of more British success in the Southeast Asian city-state, with Ben Proud securing a spot in the final of the men\u2019s 50m freestyle. <\/p>\n
He will compete for a place on the podium in Saturday evening\u2019s session after recording the sixth-fastest time in the semi-finals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-309898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114954885343893019","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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