DUNCAN SCOTT took revenge on Tom Dean for his Olympic heartbreak by winning the Duel in the Pool at the Commonwealth Games.
The Scot had lost out to the Englishman in the final of the 200m freestyle in Tokyo by an agonising 0.04 seconds.
But on a raucous evening in the West Midlands, he got his own back by coming from behind to beat his close friend into second place this time around.
Ben Proud (below) had got England off to a flying start as he took gold in the 50m butterfly in a Games record 22.81secs.
And superstar Adam Peaty qualified fastest for today’s 100m breaststroke final – just 10 weeks after breaking his foot.
But the race they packed the Sandwell Aquatics Centre to see was the ‘blue riband’ 200m and it was Scott who managed to edge a thriller.
This was a clash which injected genuine quality into a Games struggling a little for credibility after a number of early gaffes.
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