He started his journey in South Ayrshire, learning to swim at Troon swimming pool, and his ambition and skill have take him all the way to Tokyo for this year's Olympics and now Duncan Scott has a medal to bring back home with him too.

He became Scotland’s first Olympic medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games winning silver in a thrilling 200m freestyle final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre earlier this morning.

He finished second behind his GB teammate Tom Dean. He set a new personal best (and Scottish Record) time of 1:44.26.

It is the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together.

Scott said of the race: “Massive credit to Tom, Olympic Champion, that was unbelievable. To have come along so far over the last 18 months, it has been a pleasure to see and it’s great to be able to say he’s a good mate out of the pool and it’s great to be able to compete against him as well.

“I am delighted with that. For me I’ve got to give massive credit to my coach Steve Tigg. I wouldn’t be standing here without him. The journey I have been on with him since I was eight years old has been phenomenal.”

South Ayrshire Swim Team coach Mike Boles was Duncan Scott’s first coach, he spoke of how he remembered the young lad during his time at Troon swimming pool: “Duncan was just a miniature version of what he is now - a charming young boy always willing to do what you told him in the pool. His sister was in the same squad but a level up and you could see him looking across thinking I’m going to beat you.”

“I had an idea that he was good, you could certainly see something in Duncan at an early age.”

South Ayrshire Swimming Team swimmer Lucy Grieve, who recently starred at the European Junior Championships in Rome: “The performance of Duncan Scott makes me so proud. It gives us young swimmers coming through the motivation to push ourselves to one day compete at the highest level.”