Scott overcomes pressure and big pal Dean to give Scotland golden start
Scotland's Duncan Scott thrilled a home crowd with his swim to gold at Tollcross on the first full day of competition at the Commonwealth Games.
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"I'm pretty happy with that. It was well executed and, to be honest, it's more of a relief rather than anything."
— Duncan Scott , Athlete
"Duncan had an incredible front end to that race."
— Tom Dean , Athlete
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Scotland's Duncan Scott thrilled a home crowd with his swim to gold at Tollcross on the first full day of competition at the Commonwealth Games.
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