Duncan Scott narrowly misses out on medal as swimmer finishes fourth in 200m freestyle

Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal after finishing fourth in the 200m freestyle.

The 27-year-old was competing in the event at the Paris games on Monday night but fell just short of a podium place with a time of 1:44.87, just 0.08 seconds off bronze and 0.15 seconds away from the gold.

Team GB teammate Matt Richards took silver with a time of 1.44.74 just behind Romanian David Popovici who finished in first place on 1.44.72.

American Luke Hobson took bronze and edged Scott out of the top three with a time of 1.44.79.

Scott, who took silver in Japan three years ago after finishing behind Tom Dean, was unable to make it a British double on the podium at the 200 metres freestyle for a second consecutive Olympics.

Scott and Richards qualified for the event at the expense of the Tokyo 2020 champion Dean.

Moments earlier, Team GB’s Freya Colbert missed out on a medal of her own, finishing fourth in the women’s 400m individual medley, with Scottish swimmer Katie Shanahan in seventh.

Colbert was in bronze position with 100m to go but Emma Weyant overhauled her in the freestyle leg as 17-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh, dubbed swimming’s next superstar, claimed her first Olympic gold medal.

Angharad Evans finished sixth in the women’s 100m breaststroke final while Oliver Morgan was eighth in the men’s 100m backstroke.