Jak Scott

Jak Scott (born 23 May 1991) is a Scottish former swimmer.

Jak Scott
Personal information
Born (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
 England
SportSwimming
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Delhi4 × 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow4 × 200 m freestyle

Scott, a freestyle swimmer, was raised in the town of Hawick and would travel to Edinburgh for training. When he was aged 15 his family relocated to Bo'ness so they could be closer to Edinburgh.[1]

As a 4 × 200 m freestyle relay swimmer, Scott won two silver medals for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. In Delhi in 2010 he swam the third leg of the final and in Glasgow in 2014 he featured in the heats. He represented Great Britain at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships, reaching the 4 × 200 m freestyle final of the latter.[2]

Scott swam for the University of Stirling.[3]

Retiring in 2016, Scott had personal best times of 49.87 for the 100m freestyle and 1:48.00 for the 200m freestyle.[4]

References
  1. Bale, Karen (7 October 2012). "Scots swimming star Jak Scott's mum says why she pushed son to the top". Daily Record.
  2. "Jamieson just short of fitness in the final analysis". HeraldScotland. 3 August 2013.
  3. "Capital student chasing gold in Open Championships". The Scotsman. 28 June 2012.
  4. Race, Retta (17 April 2016). "Scottish Swimmer Jak Scott Announces Retirement". SwimSwam.
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