Tag: Duncan Scott

Olympics-Swimming-Scott on for Record Haul as Team GB Pile on the Medals

TOKYO—Duncan Scott spoke of the ‘Adam Peaty effect’ after becoming Britain’s joint most-decorated Olympic swimmer of all time on Friday with a silver in the men’s 200-metre individual medley. The medal was his third of the Tokyo Games, after 4 x 200-metre relay gold and 200-metre freestyle silver, and fifth from two Olympics. The Scot…


Duncan Scott on Record Haul as Team GB Pile on the Medals

TOKYO—Duncan Scott spoke of the “Adam Peaty effect” after becoming Britain’s joint most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time on Friday with a silver in the men’s 200-metre individual medley. The medal was his third of the Tokyo Games, after 4 x 200-metre relay gold and 200-metre freestyle silver, and fifth from two Olympics. The…


British Swimmers Make Relay History; US Doesn’t Even Medal

TOKYO—For the first time in more than a century, Britain claimed a relay gold at the Olympic pool. The United States, shockingly, didn’t even make the podium. A dynamic quartet carried the British to a dominating victory in the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay Wednesday. Tom Dean, the 200 free gold medalist led off and 200…