Duncan Scott powers to spectacular medley win in London

Double Olympic champion Duncan Scott gained the lads’s 200m particular person medley title in type because the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships continued in London.

Scott, 28, has gained silver medals within the occasion on the final two Olympics and confirmed he stays a category act, profitable in a time of 1:56.08 to qualify for this summer season’s European Aquatics Championships in Paris.

He noticed off Evan Jones in second, whereas Max Litchfield took bronze.

Scott mentioned: “It was fairly good, I believe.

“In phrases of my method, my strokes and transitions between them felt fairly good, and I’m pleased – that is a superb place for me to be at the moment of the season.”

The Scottish swimmer won gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024..

Earlier on Friday evening Oliver Morgan won the 50m backstroke and Eva Okaro became champion in the women’s 50m butterfly.

Morgan set a new personal best of 24.36, and Okaro claimed her second title of the week with a PB of 25.95 to break the sub-26-second mark for the first time.

She said: “I’m actually proud of that. The 50m is a little bit of a enjoyable one for me, however I actually loved that race.

“I wanted to race the event to break up the meet a bit, but I’m also quite good at a splash and dash, so why not!”

British titles are being awarded in 36 medal occasions across the meet in London this week., external