Duncan Scott says this summer's Olympics will be “pretty special” after winning the British 200m medley title and building on his bid for gold.
He beat his rival Tom Dean to win the race in a time of 1 minute 55.91 seconds, which was less than his qualifying time.
Scott won an Olympic silver medal at the 2021 Olympics, one of four in Tokyo, and is likely to challenge Dean and dominant Frenchman Leon Marchand in Paris.
“Like any other event, this is a cumulative event,” said the 26-year-old Scot.
Scott, who has won six Olympic medals but has yet to win an individual gold medal, showed his form again by winning silver in the 100m freestyle on Thursday with the second-fastest time of his career. .
Dean, the Olympic champion in the 200m freestyle, was also under his qualifying time, but won the silver medal by 0.53 seconds, effectively sealing his place in the event in Paris and setting a record 5. He continued his challenge to win individual medals.
Scott won silver and Dean bronze at last year's world championships, finishing second to Marchand, who has broken various medley records in recent years, including American great Michael Phelps' world record over 400 meters.
Another candidate would be China's Wang Shun, who won the gold medal at last year's Tokyo Olympics and set the world's fastest time.
“I try not to look at what other people in the world are doing, but I have to shut out quite a lot to avoid his actions.” [Marchand] Scott has already decided to go to Paris to compete in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay and is likely to compete in the 100m freestyle as well after this week's results. Told.
“He's really special at what he can do – break Phelps' record, which I thought would never happen as a kid.
“He's really special, but at the same time you've got Wang and you've got a lot of Americans. It's going to be pretty special.”
21 years old elsewhere honey oslin She won the women's 200m backstroke with a personal best time, qualifying for her first Olympic appearance.
katie shanahan Following her performance in the 400m medley, she reached within the qualifying time for a silver medal for the second time this week.
stephen clegg She won her third gold medal this week in the para 100m butterfly. Brock Whiston He also won the para 400m freestyle, which is a qualification standard.
William Ellard She won her first title this week in the Para 200m medley and has already set world and British records in previous events this week, all but sealing her place at the Paralympics.
The men's 100m butterfly was also a big shock. Joe LitchfieldMax's younger brother took the title after winning the 400-meter individual medley on Thursday. This result has interesting implications for the men's 100m medley relay, one of Team GB's medal targets in Paris.
Although Litchfield missed the qualifying time for the individual event, he beat favorite Jacob Peters and two-time Olympic relay gold medalist James Guy and will qualify for the Olympics in the butterfly leg of the race.
Peters set a qualifying time but lost pace in the final, finishing third, with Guy fifth.
Litchfield's 100m fly personal best in Friday's final was 0.55 seconds slower than Peters, but unless there's a surprise in another event or the coach chooses a second option at his discretion, he won't line up in the relay. It would be Litchfield. The team is likely to include Adam Peaty, new British backstroke record holder Oliver Morgan and one of Britain's elite freestylers.
Other events on the night include Holly Hibbott Won the 400m freestyle but missed the Olympic time harvey phillips Although she won the para 50m breaststroke, she fell short of the recommended time for Paris.
