Commonwealth Games: Scotland kickstart Glasgow 2026 with three medals in 45 minutes

The drama all unfolded on the identical Tollcross pool the place 29-year-old Scott gained the primary of his now 14 Games medals in 2014.

Scotland’s most embellished Commonwealth Games athlete was a wee boy then – simply 17 – however is a giant man now and was beneath strain to ship a primary rendition of Flower of Scotland at this staging.

And he delivered sensationally, streaking away from the sphere within the backstroke and breaststroke legs earlier than closing it out within the freestyle.

Watching from the decision room, Clegg couldn’t fail to be roused.

There have been instances over the previous yr the place the 30-year-old thought he won’t be at these Games, and that his swimming profession was over.

But he made it to Glasgow and managed so as to add one other silver to the gained he claimed within the 50m occasion 4 years in the past.

Shanahan got here dwelling from that Birmingham Games with two shock bronze medals so silver was an improve for one more athlete who has come by means of robust instances in current months.

Her Scottish team-mate Holly McGill simply missed out on the medals in fourth.

That success would have been sufficent to sate the house crowd, however Para-athlete Rogers delivered one of the vital dominant performances of the evening to clinch a second gold for the hosts and spark a second airing of the anthem.