Scotland win three medals in 45 minutes to kick-start Glasgow 2026

Scotland produced a remarkable 45-minute medal spree in the pool on Friday to ignite their home Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow. The run started with poster boy Duncan Scott, who successfully defended his 200m individual medley title from Birmingham four years ago, slashing his own Games record in the process.

Para-swimmer Stephen Clegg then added a silver medal in the 100m freestyle S13, with his brother James finishing fourth. Clegg's journey to these Games was fraught with difficulty; after an injury-ravaged year, he admitted he had doubted whether his swimming career would continue. Katie Shanahan upgraded her 2022 bronze to silver in the 200m backstroke, adding to the medal tally.

The frenzied scenes at Tollcross pool settled only for Faye Rogers to spark fresh bedlam with a dominant gold in the 200m individual medley SM10, triggering a second rendition of the Scottish anthem an hour after the initial tri-medal haul.

All the action unfolded at the same Tollcross venue where the now-29-year-old Scott won his first Commonwealth medal at age 17 in 2014. He now has 14 Games medals, making him Scotland's most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete, and his performance in Glasgow underlined his continued excellence.