The brutal yet pleasant rivalry between Duncan Scott and Tom Dean gained another chapter on the very last day of swimming at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre as Scott hung onto his lead during a dramatic climax to the 200m individual medley, eventually seeing off a surging Dean to win his second gold medal and fifth medal of the Games.
Another gold medal is further evidence that Scott stands at the peak of his powers. Over the past 13 months, he has won two individual Olympic silver medals, four overall, and now six medals at the Commonwealth Games.
