As it was in Tokyo, so it goes again in Paris. On Tuesday night, James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott became the first quartet in Olympic history to successfully defend a 4x200m freestyle relay title. Their victory means Scott has won his seventh medal, which puts him level with Chris Hoy in third-place on the list of Britain’s most decorated Olympians. Scott characteristically refused to let anyone compare the two of them.
“I’m nowhere near the level of athlete Chris Hoy was,” Scott said, “I think to say that I am would be to take away from what he achieved. I’ve won so many of my medals because of my teammates in relays, and I cannot thank them enough for what they’ve done for me over the three Olympics I’ve competed in, but I don’t think I should ever be compared to Chris Hoy. It’s pretty cool to be level with him on numbers, but he’s got a few better colours than I do, that’s for sure.”
