Scottish swimmers won four medals at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night, including a gold from Angharad Evans. First Minister John Swinney congratulated the athletes for their performances.
Angharad Evans claimed gold in the women's 200m breaststroke final with a time of two minutes, 23.79 seconds, adding to her earlier 100m breaststroke gold. Toni Shaw took bronze in the women's 100m freestyle, and Keanna Macinnes earned silver in the women's 200m butterfly final. Team Scotland also won silver in the women's 4x100m medley relay, narrowly missing first place to Australia.
Overall medal tally and First Minister's praise
Scotland's swimmers and Para swimmers have now collected 12 medals at the Games: five gold, five silver and two bronze. John Swinney, who attended the event, said the athletes had inspired a new generation.
Swinney, who previously met Team Scotland swimmer Duncan Scott when the King's Baton was brought to Scotland on July 1, said: "It was brilliant to attend the swimming tonight to see our Team Scotland athletes perform and achieve on the world stage. Every one of our athletes, across every sport, has done Scotland proud at these Games – and they've inspired a whole new generation to take up the mantle. Winning a medal for Scotland on home soil is truly special and I want to congratulate Angharad Evans, Keanna Macinnes, Katie Shanahan, Evelyn Davis and Toni Shaw on their success. This is a moment the whole country will remember. The Team Scotland athletes are brilliant ambassadors for Scotland."
Swinney added: "Moments like this are exactly why we are investing in our £20 million Summer of Sport programme to inspire young people across the country to get active and participate in sport."
