{"id":438648,"date":"2020-07-05T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=438648"},"modified":"2020-07-09T07:15:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:15:47","slug":"swimming-world-presents-great-scott-scotlands-duncan-scott-poised-as-an-olympic-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-great-scott-scotlands-duncan-scott-poised-as-an-olympic-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “GREAT SCOT(T)!…Scotland’s Duncan Scott Poised As An Olympic Threat”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGREAT SCOT(T)!…Scotland’s Duncan Scott Poised As An Olympic Threat<\/span><\/h1>\n

By David Rieder<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Scotland\u2019s Duncan Scott should be an Olympic medal threat next year in the 100 and 200 free and maybe even the 200 IM, and he will be a key cog for British 800 free and 400 medley relays with gold medal aspirations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a period of unprecedented international success for the British men\u2019s swim team, Duncan Scott has been right at the heart of the successful surge, alongside breaststroke superstar Adam Peaty and fellow freestyler James Guy. And during his second FINA World Championships in Gwangju in 2019, Scott experienced a crushing setback, a monumental breakthrough and a full-scale international incident, covering the entire gamut of swimming-related emotions\u2014all within one week in late July.<\/p>\n

When Scott finished the 200 free final, none could have blamed him for a feeling of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. Two years earlier at the World Championships in Budapest, Scott swam a lifetime best of 1:45.16 in the semifinals to earn the top seed for the final, only to swim slower and finish a narrow fourth in the finals. In between World Championships appearances, he would capture gold in the event at the 2018 European Championships, and he finished the year ranked No. 2 in the world.<\/p>\n

But in the Gwangju final, he never got going at full speed, and he couldn\u2019t keep pace with the late surges of the top three finishers, Lithuania\u2019s Danas Rapsys, China\u2019s Sun Yang and Japan\u2019s Katsuhiro Matsumoto. Scott finished 4-tenths back, tied with Russia\u2019s Martin Malyutin at 1:45.63.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge disappointment because I felt amazing in the semifinal,\u201d Scott said. \u201cI felt really positive going into it. Initially, I think you look at your time and obviously your placing as well, and I was gutted with both, to be honest. Joint fourth, and it wasn\u2019t even a good time in joint fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n

But moments later, the scoreboard changed, and Rapsys was disqualified for movement on his start. That bumped Scott (and Malyutin) up to the bronze medal. And suddenly, the emotions swung: \u201cI was delighted with my first Worlds individual medal… and a bronze one,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

Even at that point, the evening was only getting started. As Sun climbed the top step of the podium to receive his gold, he shouted and pointed at Scott, and after receiving his medal on the awards platform, Scott refused to pose for photos with the other medalists. He congratulated both Malyutin and Matsumoto, but he would not acknowledge Sun. Scott was protesting Sun\u2019s dismal record with the anti-doping system, likely believing that Sun did not deserve to be competing at all in Gwangju.<\/p>\n

Sun had been previously suspended for an infraction in 2014, but the story was covered up until his surprisingly short three-month suspension had ended. And then, during a 2018 out-of-competition test, Sun questioned the credentials of his testers and ordered his security team to smash a blood sample he had already given.<\/p>\n

However, FINA refused to penalize Sun for the 2018 incident, and although the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed that decision through the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the case would not be adjudicated until February 2020. Sun would end up receiving a massive eight-year ban from swimming, but in Gwangju, he was still free to compete. On the first day of the meet, Australia\u2019s Mack Horton refused to take the medal stand after the 400 free in protest of his Chinese rival, and Scott followed suit in the 200.<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s protest was silent, and he refused to acknowledge Sun\u2019s taunts, even as an angry Sun got in his face and barked, \u201cYou loser. I am winner.\u201d Scott simply smiled as the crowd cheered in approval of his actions. Other swimmers, including breaststroke superstar Peaty, proclaimed their approval, but Scott stayed mostly silent on his reasoning behind his actions. FINA ended up sending written warnings to both swimmers for \u201cinadequate behavior\u201d and \u201cfor bringing the aquatics sport and\/or FINA into disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, Scott won a clear victory in the heart of public opinion. Most viewed his behavior as not only appropriate, but warranted, given Sun\u2019s history. Since Sun received his ban, Scott has declined comment on the situation, but he did issue a statement that read: \u201cI fully respect and support the decision that has been made and announced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport…. I believe in clean sport and a level playing field for all athletes, and I trust in CAS and WADA to uphold these values.\u201d<\/p>\n

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FEATURES<\/p>\n

017<\/span> A NEW HOPE<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe and changed the lives of everyone in the world. Now, there is some light at the end of the tunnel as the world struggles to find normalcy again.<\/p>\n

020<\/span> ISHOF: \u201cCALLING ALL TROUBLEMAKERS\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nSprinters are a different breed of swimmer. They\u2019re not just free spirits, but they seem to be rule breakers and troublemakers who also are catalysts for positive change. In the first of a two-part feature, Swimming World takes a look at the stories of two of the most well-known female sprinters who fit this image: Dawn Fraser and Eleanor Holm.<\/p>\n

023<\/span> GREAT SCOT(T)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nScotland\u2019s Duncan Scott should be an Olympic medal threat next year in the 100 and 200 free and maybe even the 200 IM, and he will be a key cog for British 800 free and 400 medley relays with gold medal aspirations.<\/p>\n

026<\/span> TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: A STAR OF SWIMMING…AND HOLLYWOOD<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
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COACHING<\/p>\n

012<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS: PART IV\u2014FREESTYLE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
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044<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN EMILY OVERHOLT AND MARKUS THORMEYER<\/strong><\/span>
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JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

046<\/span> UP & COMERS: ZACH TOWER<\/span> <\/strong>
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