Duncan Scott gained a file FOUR Olympic medals as Britain dominated the pool in Tokyo. Now he says investment is vital to get kids studying a vital life ability
- Duncan Scott hopes his success in the pool can encourage the subsequent technology
- He was certainly one of Team GB’s stars of the Olympics as they gained a superb 65 medalsÂ
- Scott mentioned swimming golf equipment have been hit exhausting by Covid and want investment
- Olympic medallist insisted the subsequent few months are essential to get kids concerned
The bubble has burst and so Duncan Scott is briefly stepping out of the pool, turning again in direction of how life as soon as was.
‘Not swimming is what I’ve been up to,’ the 24-year-old says. ‘It’s been good to relax.’
It’s a relaxation properly earned, too.
After 10 races throughout eight days in Tokyo, Scott stood alone — the solely British athlete in historical past to win 4 medals at a single Olympic Games.
Alongside gold in the 4x200m freestyle, he collected three silvers (200m freestyle, 200m medley and 4x100m medley).
Duncan Scott gained an unbelievable 4 medals for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics
And but, inside 36 hours of spearheading a file haul for Team GB in the pool, Scott was again in his Stirling flat, craving for a change of tempo.
‘I went to the women’s Open at the weekend to watch Louise Duncan, which was an excellent day trip,’ he says.
He was fleetingly reunited with team-mate Tom Dean down in Manchester, too.
Largely, although, current weeks have supplied an opportunity to make up for misplaced time.
‘Just catching up with different friends,’ Scott says. ‘Going to the pub, playing a pub quiz…’
Surely he can be the reply to a query earlier than lengthy?
‘Well, I might actually get one if that’s the case!’ he jokes.
Soon, although, consideration should flip again to the pool.
Team GB flourished in the pool, with the likes of Scott (far left) and Adam Peaty (second from the proper) profitable a number of medals
This might show an important interval for Scott as he begins one other cramped Olympic cycle. And for swimming in this nation.
Coronavirus left many golf equipment treading water; some leisure amenities might go underneath for good.
Lucky, then, that Scott, Adam Peaty and Co supplied such a shining legacy on which to construct.
‘We need to jump on that and hope it helps for the next few months,’ he says.
‘Covid has been really tough on swimming clubs… if you’re a part of a working membership, you’ve been in a position to get out, you’ve been in a position to get out on the bike or no matter.
‘But with swimming, the leisure facilities have been shut for so long that it’s been actually difficult to maintain everybody engaged and grasped inside swimming.
‘With that has come a lot of pool closures as well, which has made club swimming even more challenging.’
Scott has spent a while away from the pool since returning residence however is about to start one other cramped Olympic cycle and hopes his exploits in Tokyo may help get kids into the pool
There is no time to waste.
‘These next few months are crucial for getting kids engaged within club swimming,’ he provides.
And for these wanting to make their first splash.
Scott’s personal journey to Olympic glory started at a pool in Troon, the place his father would take him and his sister each Sunday.
‘It is a life skill and I think my parents pushed that because they thought, like I do, that it’s necessary for folks to understand how to swim,’ Scott says.
Among the early classes on that crash course? Mastering the artwork of floating. Soon sufficient, although, Scott had begun to flip heads. For a time, he juggled swimming with tennis, soccer, rugby and cricket.
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