That the Parliament congratulates Olympic Team GB swimmer, Duncan Scott, on making history as he secured a seventh Olympic Gold medal to his name on 30 July 2024, and his eighth Olympic medal by winning Silver in the men’s 200 metres individual medley final on 2 August 2024, putting him ahead of Sir Chris Hoy; understands that Duncan, who grew up in Alloa, earned the seventh gold with the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team in Paris; considers that this achievement puts Duncan ahead of Sir Chris Hoy, as Scotland’s most decorated Olympic athlete; acknowledges that the relay team, which also included James Guy, Tom Dean and Matt Richards, also made history by becoming the first four swimmers to successfully defend an Olympic 4 x 200 metres relay title, having won in Tokyo 2020, and commends Duncan, who trains at the University of Stirling, as well as Team GB for what it sees as their excellent endeavours in this regard.
Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle, Beatrice Wishart
Testing out Motions info block text