75-455: [REDACTED] Guernsey [REDACTED] Jersey [REDACTED] Isle of Man [REDACTED] Anguilla [REDACTED] Falkland Islands [REDACTED] Gibraltar [REDACTED] Montserrat [REDACTED] Pitcairn Islands [REDACTED] Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha The British Olympic Association ( BOA ; Welsh : Cymdeithas Olympaidd Prydain )
150-490: A 48.78 and qualified for the final. In the final of the 100 metre freestyle on day four, Scott finished in a time of 48.27 seconds and won the bronze medal. Later in the session, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay , splitting a 1:44.48 for the fourth leg of the relay to help finish in 7:09.33. His relay bronze medal marked his eleventh total medal at the Commonwealth Games and he became
225-488: A Northern Irishman ( Jack McMillan ), a Scotsman ( Duncan Scott ) and a Welshman (again two, Kieran Bird and Matt Richards) . Crown Dependencies : A number of notable British Olympians and Olympic medalists have emerged from the Crown dependencies, including Carl Hester , four-time equestrian medalist from Guernsey and Mark Cavendish , track cycling silver medalist and Peter Kennaugh , gold winning team pursuiter, from
300-499: A judge appointed, with similar judicial powers to a bailiff, but on 1 January 1949, the island adopted a new constitution, giving up some independence, moving closer to Guernsey, and confirming that it is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The island of Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 in 62 km (24 square miles) and forms the legal and administrative centre of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The parliament of Guernsey and
375-580: A parish church dating from the 11th century, with strong religious control exercised initially by the French Catholic church and for the last 500 years by the English church. Over the years, the religious aspect of the administration of each parish has been reduced in favour of democratically elected douzeniers. Each jurisdiction has inhabited and uninhabited islands and its own elected government. All three legal jurisdictions need royal assent from
450-613: A podium with Sun at the medal ceremony when the Chinese national anthem was played. Both Sun and Scott were given official warnings from FINA ; Scott was subjected to death threats from Sun's fans on social media . In the lead-off leg in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay final , Scott broke the British national record with a time of 1:44:91; the team finished fifth in the race. In the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay together with Adam Peaty , James Guy and Luke Greenbank , he swam
525-482: A predominantly Cypriot population from day to day, and the British personnel there are all born elsewhere. As such, it also does not send athletes of its own to Team GB, not competes at the Commonwealth Games. Among Crown Dependencies and current-day Overseas Territories, only a few have been represented on Team GB since 1930 (the year of the first Commonwealth Games) while retaining citizenship of, and (if
600-537: A single Games leading to calls for him to be nominated for a knighthood. In the 2021 International Swimming League , Scott won match most valuable player honours for the fifteenth match of the overall season, which was the fourth match of the playoffs season, narrowly winning top honours over Ryan Murphy of LA Current by 4.0 points. Scott was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in
675-521: A time of 1:44.87. Scott was in the final of the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay together with James Guy, Tom Dean, and Matt Richards, the same four quartet who won in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics. They won the relay with a time of six minutes and 59.43 seconds, and became the first team to have successfully defended an Olympic swimming relay title with the same four swimmers. They are also
750-474: A time of 1:55.90. In May 2021, Scott won a silver medal in 200m freestyle at the European Championships . He also won two gold medals in the men's 4 x 100 m medley and mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relays, as well as two silvers in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relays. At the 2021 British Championships, Scott set a new British Record of 1:55:90 in
825-565: Is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising three separate jurisdictions: Alderney , Guernsey (incorporating Herm ), and Sark . The Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the British monarch , who remains the head of state . The States of Guernsey is the parliament and government of the whole Bailiwick, though several matters are decided locally by the States of Alderney and by Sark's Chief Pleas. The Bailiff of Guernsey
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#1732765662505900-900: Is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships , LEN European Aquatics Championships , European Games and the Olympic Games , and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Scott made history after winning four medals - more than any other British athlete at a single Olympic Games - in Tokyo 2020 , simultaneously becoming Great Britain's most decorated swimmer in Olympic history. With an additional gold and silver medal in Paris 2024 bringing his total to eight, Scott became Scotland's most-decorated Olympian (surpassing Chris Hoy ), and
975-441: Is currently tied with Bradley Wiggins as the second most-decorated Olympian in British history . Scott is the only athlete in the top three to still be actively competing, and the only member of the top four (Hoy, Scott, Wiggins and Jason Kenny ) who is not a track cyclist. An all-rounder in the pool, Scott has swum internationally in 100 and 200 metres freestyle and butterfly, and 200 metres individual medley. He has won gold at
1050-733: Is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team , branded as Team GB , at both the summer and winter Olympic Games , the Youth Olympic Games , the European Youth Olympic Festivals , and at the European Games . All the constituent members of the BOA compete and operate separately at the Commonwealth Games , and
1125-661: Is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom . It represents the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), but also incorporate representatives from eight of the eleven inhabited British Overseas Territories (but not British Virgin Islands , Bermuda or Caymen Islands which have their own national Olympic associations), and
1200-498: Is the civil head of the Bailiwick, and is also president of the States of Guernsey and head of the Bailiwick's judiciary . The Bailiwick is self-governing and not part of the United Kingdom . Its defence and international representation — as well as certain policy areas, such as nationality law — are the responsibility of the UK Government , but the Bailiwick still has a separate international identity. The history of
1275-399: The 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival taking gold in the 200 m medley, silvers in the (400 m medley, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle) and bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle. In July 2014, at the 2014 European Junior Championships , Scott won a gold medal in the (200 m individual medley, 4 × 100 m freestyle) and bronze in the 4 × 200 m freestyle. A few weeks later he won a silver medal in
1350-401: The 2018 European Championships , Scott won a silver in the 100 metre freestyle . Later the same day he won gold as part of the relay team in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay with Calum Jarvis , Thomas Dean and James Guy. He also won gold in the 200 metre freestyle , despite only having just made the final in 8th place. He added a third gold in the final day of the championships, winning
1425-496: The 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming. At the 2022 British Swimming Championships in April, Scott won the 400 metre individual medley with a Commonwealth record , British record , 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 4:09.18. On 2 May, he was officially nominated by Scottish Swimming to be a member of Team Scotland for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He withdrew from
1500-547: The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . He amassed 2 gold medals in his signature 200m freestyle and 200m IM in addition to 4 bronze medals, making him Scotland’s most decorated athlete ever in the Commonwealth Games. On the second day of swimming competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham , England in July and August, Scott swam a 1:47.16 in the preliminaries of the 200 metre freestyle , qualifying for
1575-878: The Channel Islands . The islanders have never had formal representation in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, nor the European Parliament. Those islanders who were not somehow qualified and eligible in their own right to register to vote and to vote in the United Kingdom under the Representation of the People Acts as "overseas voters", were excluded from the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum . Guernsey has an unwritten constitution arising from
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#17327656625051650-624: The Commonwealth Games . In 1969, Royal Mail relinquished control of postal services in the Bailiwick, with Guernsey then being recognised by the Universal Postal Union . Since 1999, the Bailiwick of Guernsey has been a member of the British–Irish Council , currently represented by the Chief Minister of Guernsey . Duncan Scott (swimmer) Duncan William MacNaughton Scott MBE (born 6 May 1997)
1725-673: The Duchy of Normandy , whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. In 1204, as a consequence of the Treaty of Le Goulet , insular Normandy alone remained loyal to the English Crown, leading to a political split from the mainland. Around 1290, the Channel Islands' Governor, Otto de Grandson , split the archipelago into two bailiwicks , establishing those parts other than Jersey as a single Bailiwick of Guernsey. The Bailiwick
1800-483: The English Channel (red) The Bailiwick of Guernsey ( French : Bailliage de Guernesey ; Guernésiais : Bailliage dé Guernési ) is a self-governing British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy , France, comprising several of the Channel Islands . It has a total land area of 78 square kilometres (30 sq mi) and an estimated total population of 67,334. The Channel Islands were part of
1875-596: The Monarch on its primary legislation, but as of February 29, 2024, certain domestic primary legislation need only the Lieutenant-Governor's assent. Each jurisdiction raises its own taxation, although in 1949 Alderney transferred its rights to Guernsey. With a population of around 2,200 in 7.8 km (3 square miles), Alderney has its own parliament, the States of Alderney , which has ten elected members and an elected president. From 1612, Alderney had
1950-549: The Olympic Charter . Working with the national governing bodies of each sport, the BOA selects Team GB 's members to compete in all sports at the summer and winter Olympics. The BOA is independent and receives no funding from the government. Its income comes from fundraising and events. Great Britain & Northern Ireland is one of only five National Olympic Committees (the others being Australia, France, Greece and Switzerland) which have never failed to be represented at
2025-610: The Treaty of Paris (1259) . When Henry III and the King of France came to terms over the Duchy of Normandy, the Norman mainland fell under the suzerainty of the king of France. The Channel Islands, however, remained loyal to the English crown due to the loyalties of its Seigneurs . However, they were never absorbed into the Kingdom of England by any Act of Union, but exist as "peculiars of
2100-599: The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay as part of the British team with Adam Peaty , James Guy and Nicholas Pyle . On 13 September he was named Scottish Sportsperson of the Year at the Team Scotland Scottish Sports Awards. At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju , South Korea, Scott came joint fourth in the 200 m freestyle , but the first-placed finisher Danas Rapšys
2175-475: The 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:58.50 on day two, tenth in the 400 metre individual medley on day three with a 4:12.98, and fifteenth in the 200 metre freestyle with a 1:44.80, also on day three. Scott won the 200 metres medley at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships sealing his place at the 2024 Summer Olympics . At the Olympics he came in 4th in the 200 metre freestyle event with
2250-637: The 200IM, then went onto equal his existing British Record in the 100m Freestyle and finished off with a new British Record in the 200m Freestyle with a time of 1:44:47. A month later in May 2021, the LEN European Aquatics Championships saw Scott win Gold in the mixed 4×100 free relay and men’s 4×100 medley relay; He also achieved Silver medals in the 200m freestyle, men’s 4x 100 freestyle relay and men’s 4×200 freestyle relay. At
2325-653: The 2022 World Championships in advance of the start of competition due to training difficulties leading up to the start of the Championships in June. In mid-July, approximately a week before the start of swimming competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he withdrew from the 2022 European Aquatics Championships . In the 2022 New Years honours list, Scott was recognised for services to swimming with an MBE. 2022 Commonwealth Games Once again Scott made history at
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2400-417: The 4 x 100 metre medley relay silver in the 2017 World Championships . A noted relay swimmer, Scott broke the individual British 200 metre freestyle record leading off in the men's 4 x 200 metre relay, before anchoring the team that won gold in 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2019 World Championships . His anchor splits in a number of global relays are among the fastest in history - as of 2024, Scott has both
2475-544: The 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games . He then competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing taking gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle (with Luke Greenbank , Miles Munro, and Martyn Walton). At the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku (a junior event for swimmers), he won three gold medals in the (100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay) and three silver medals in
2550-407: The 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle, and 4 × 100 m medley (with Greenbank, Charlie Attwood, and Walton). In the 2016 Rio Olympics , he won a silver in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with Stephen Milne , James Guy , and Dan Wallace . He also won another silver in the 4 × 100 m medley relay with Chris Walker-Hebborn , James Guy and Adam Peaty . He was placed 5th in the final of
2625-474: The BOA is not involved. The British Olympic Association – responsible for Olympic participation of the United Kingdom comprising its constituent countries , the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories which do not have their own NOC – competes at all summer, winter and youth Olympics as [REDACTED] Great Britain (" Team GB "). The association comprises members from
2700-685: The BOA: Bermuda , the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands . While the territories of British Antarctic Territory , British Indian Ocean Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are nominally represented by the BOA, these territories have no permanent population and do not send athletes. Akrotiri and Dhekelia , a pair of British military areas on the island of Cyprus, has
2775-680: The Bailiwick established in 2010 an office in Brussels to develop the Channel Islands' influence with the EU, to advise the Channel Islands' governments on European matters, and to promote economic links with the EU. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is in the Commonwealth (Commonwealth of Nations) , although not as a member , in its own right . The Bailiwick is also a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation and competes in
2850-466: The Bailiwick of Guernsey goes back to 933, when the islands came under the control of William Longsword , having been annexed from the Duchy of Brittany by the Duchy of Normandy . The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands formed part of the lands of William the Conqueror . In 1204, France conquered mainland Normandy – but not the offshore islands of the bailiwick . The islands represent
2925-459: The Bailiwick. Combined with a tidal range of 10 m (33 ft) and fast currents of up to 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h), sailing in local waters is dangerous. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a separate jurisdiction in itself and is, in turn, also three separate sub-jurisdictions. It does not form part of, and is separate from (but is not independent of, or from) the United Kingdom . The two Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey together make up
3000-421: The Channel Islands. In 1304, separate seals were provided to Jersey and Guernsey. The provision of different seals is one of the earliest indications of the individual identity and personality of the two Bailiwicks. The seal comprised three leopards (or lions), a symbol taken from the original arms of the Duchy of Normandy. The United Kingdom and His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are responsible for
3075-513: The Crown". A unique constitutional position has arisen as successive British monarchs have confirmed the liberties and privileges of the Bailiwick, often referring to the so-called Constitutions of King John , a legendary document supposed to have been granted by King John in the aftermath of 1204. Governments of the Bailiwick have generally tried to avoid testing the limits of the unwritten constitution by avoiding conflict with British governments. This peculiar political position has often been to
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3150-583: The Games, he split a 51.74 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the final to help win the bronze medal with a Scottish record time of 3:35.11. 2022 Swimming World Cup At his first FINA Swimming World Cup , the 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup stop held in November in Indianapolis , United States , Scott placed eighth in the 400 metre freestyle with a 3:45.35 on day one, twelfth in
3225-533: The Games. A month later, he formed part of the Great Britain squad that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay as the 4th leg swimmer in the heat. In 2016, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won silver in the final of the same event at the Olympic Games as well as the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay. The same team also won
3300-648: The International Olympic Committee. It traces its roots back to the National Olympian Association (NOA), which held its inaugural meeting at the Liverpool Gymnasium, Myrtle Street, Liverpool in November 1865. It promoted an annual series of sporting events across Britain, with the aim of encouraging participation in physical education through Olympian festivals. The NOA came about mainly through
3375-881: The Isle of Man. British Overseas Territories : Some notable British Olympians have come from British Overseas Territories, though some have transferred sporting allegiance to England for Commonwealth Games purposes afterwards. Such a switch is not necessary to represent Team GB at the Olympic Games: Examples include Olympic bronze medalist sprinter Zharnel Hughes and long jumper Shara Proctor , both originally from Anguilla , and Delano Williams , another sprinter from Turks and Caicos Islands . Note – IOC rules currently do not allow dependent territories to obtain recognition for National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Three British Overseas Territories have their own NOCs predating this rule and are therefore not connected with
3450-598: The NOC, the BOA's decision and policy-making body. The NOC elects three officers: a President, a Chairman, and a Vice-Chairman, each for a four-year term. Six members of the NOC are elected to the Board, which oversees the work of the BOA and puts forward proposals for decision by the NOC. The present (2022) chief office holders are: The BOA's origins pre-date the International Olympic movement and its governing body,
3525-471: The Olympics, three golds at the World Championships in 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay, a World Championship gold in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay, as well as silvers at the World Championships and Olympics in freestyle and medley relay. Individually, Scott was the 100 metre freestyle champion at the 2015 European Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games , and the 200 metre freestyle champion at
3600-620: The Summer Olympic Games since 1896. Of these countries GB&NI, France and Switzerland are the only countries to have been present at all Olympic Winter Games; thus Great Britain & Northern Ireland is one of three countries that have competed at all Olympic Games. Great Britain is also the only team in the Olympic Games to have won a gold in every Summer games. The United Kingdom has hosted three Olympic Games, all of them in London: in 1908, 1948 and 2012. At its formation in 1905
3675-510: The anchor leg in 46.14 seconds, the second fastest freestyle relay split of all time, and the fastest in textile. He managed to overcome a 1.11 second deficit to finish in front of the United States team, thereby winning Britain's first gold medal in the event in the World Championships in a European record time of three minutes, 28.10 seconds. Scott competed for London Roar during the 2020 International Swim League once again and during
3750-401: The association consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing , life-saving , cycling , skating , rowing , athletics , rugby football , association football , and archery . It now includes as its members the thirty-three national governing bodies of each Olympic sport, both summer and winter. A representative of each of the Olympic sports makes up
3825-547: The benefit of islanders. Until the 19th century, the Bailiwick was generally exempt from the harsher parts of Westminster legislation while being included in favourable policies, such as protectionist economic policies. England, and later the United Kingdom, passively exploited the strategic benefits of the Channel Islands. For example, the islands were a convenient stop-off point for trade to Gascony . The bailiwick comprises twelve parishes : Alderney, Sark, and ten on mainland Guernsey (one of which includes Herm). Each parish has
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#17327656625053900-830: The citizens is the defence of the state') and ethos were inherited by the National Physical Recreation Society (NPRS) which was founded in 1885. From 1902 the President and Treasurer of the NPRS were members of the Olympic "Comité Britannique" and the NPRS was a founding body of the British Olympic Association in 1905. 1: National Olympic Committee is suspended by the International Olympic Committee Bailiwick of Guernsey in
3975-584: The defence and also for formal international, intergovernmental, and consular representation of, and the foreign affairs generally, of the Bailiwick. While never a member of the European Union or its predecessors, before Brexit the Bailiwick had a special relationship with the EU under Protocol 3 of the UK's Treaty of Accession 1972 to the European Community. Pooling resources with Jersey,
4050-545: The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics Scott made history with his medals. He won gold in the men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay and silver in the men’s medley relay which set a new European record of 3:27.51. He also took silver in the individual 200m freestyle and 200 IM where he set a new British Record of 1:55.28. These achievements made him Great Britain’s most decorated athlete in any sport at one Olympic Games and Great Britain’s most decorated Olympic swimmer ever. Scott won silver in 200m freestyle , finishing 0.04 seconds behind
4125-448: The efforts of John Hulley of Liverpool (Chairman), Dr William Penny Brookes (of Much Wenlock ) and E G Ravenstein (president of the German Gymnastic Society of London). It took the existing Olympian Games of Much Wenlock as its example, thus the NOA Games "were open to all comers" and not just the products of Britain's public schools . After the NOA closed in 1883 its motto ( Civium virtus civitatis tutamen meaning 'the power of
4200-422: The final ranking second. Later in the morning, he ranked seventh in the preliminaries of the 400 metre individual medley , swimming a time of 4:20.92 to qualify for the final. In the final of the 200 metre freestyle, he won the gold medal with a time of 1:45.02. He followed his gold medal up with a bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:11.27. The following day, Scott ranked third in
4275-402: The five years of the German occupation of the Channel Islands . The Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey is the Lieutenant Governor of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and, being the personal representative of the British monarch, has usually had a distinguished military service. Originally, the local courts in Guernsey were " fiefs " with the lord of the manor presiding. Before 1066, a superior court
4350-457: The following countries: Note – Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland or for the Republic of Ireland , as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement . However in a number of sports, including hockey, tennis and rugby sevens, Northern Irish athletes rarely represent Team GB because the designated federation only selects from those players who are active on
4425-427: The gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle in a time of 48.02 seconds. He also won four bronze medals at the Games: in the 200 metre butterfly , 200 metre freestyle , 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay , and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay , and became the first Scottish athlete to win five medals a single Commonwealth Games . He added a sixth medal when he won the silver medal in the 200 metre individual medley . At
4500-413: The individual men's 100 metres freestyle. In the 2017 World Aquatics Championships . He won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle with James Guy, Stephen Milne and Nick Grainger in a time of seven minutes 1.70 seconds. He won a further silver in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the World Championship with same Olympic line-up of Walker-Hebborn, Guy and Peaty. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games , Scott won
4575-416: The island free of pirates and that at least forty men occupied it to defend it. Despite most families coming from Jersey, Sark remained within the Bailiwick of Guernsey. There is no flag or coat of arms for the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In historic times, the governor would have used his personal symbols before a generic flag was created for use by the governor. In 1279, Edward I granted a Seal for use in
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#17327656625054650-546: The island of Great Britain (for example, Northern Ireland born hockey players who live and play in England). Jack McMillan, a Northern Ireland-born heat swimmer in the gold-medal winning men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay British team in 2024, had previously swum for Team Ireland at the Olympics in 2021. The team that won the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay was unique in being the first gold medal relay team from Great Britain ever to contain membes from all four constituent countries: an Englishman (in fact two, Tom Dean and James Guy ),
4725-446: The last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy. Initially, there was one governor, or co-governors working together, of the islands making up the Channel Islands . The title "governor" has changed over the centuries. "Warden", "keeper", and "captain" have previously been used. The bailiff stands in for the Governor, or more recently the Lieutenant Governor, if the latter is absent, for a short term or for longer: for instance during
4800-450: The most decorated Scottish competitor across all Commonwealth Games, breaking the former record of ten total medals set by shooter Alister Allan in 1994. Two days later, on the sixth and final day, he qualified for the final of the 200 metre individual medley along with fellow Scotsman Mark Szaranek , ranking third with a time of 2:00.41. In the final, he won the gold medal with a Games record time of 1:56.88. For his final event of
4875-510: The nearby inhabited islands of Herm , Jethou and Lihou is the States of Guernsey . Sark has a population of around 600 who live in 5.2 km (2 square miles). Its parliament (together with the inhabited island of Brecqhou ) is the Chief Pleas of Sark, with 18 elected members. In 1565, Helier de Carteret , Seigneur of St. Ouen in Jersey , was granted the fief of Sark by Queen Elizabeth I . He received letters patent granting him Sark in perpetuity on condition that he kept
4950-411: The preliminaries of the 200 metre butterfly and advanced to the final with his time of 1:57.48. In his second event of the morning, the 100 metre freestyle , he qualified for the semifinals. For the evening finals session, he started off with a fifth-place finish in the 200 metre butterfly in a time of 1:56.89. Less than an hour later, he ranked sixth in the semifinals of the 100 metre freestyle with
5025-413: The same European Games and the 2018 European Aquatics Championships . He is an Olympic silver medalist in the individual 200 metres freestyle and 200 metres individual medley, and a World silver medalist in the 200 metres individual medley. Winning three gold medals in the (100 m and 200 m freestyle, and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay) at the 2015 European Games , he was the most successful British athlete at
5100-443: The second fastest 100 metre freestyle anchor leg in history, and the third fastest 200 metre freestyle anchor leg. Duncan Scott grew up in Alloa , moving to Strathallan School on a sport scholarship at the beginning of secondary. He trained daily throughout his high school years. Scott came to public attention when he won eight gold medals at the 2013 Scottish Age Group Championships in Edinburgh. Later that year he competed at
5175-438: The sport is held) Commonwealth Games eligibility for their territories. These include: Some more have participated in Team GB after switching Commonwealth Games eligibility mid-career from their territories to England before the Olympic Games, including: The BOA is one of 206 National Committees (NOCs) currently recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC leads the promotion of Olympism in accordance with
5250-433: The three Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man), who do not have their own separate Olympics teams. Athletes from Northern Ireland are also entitled, as of right, to represent Ireland (the team organised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland ) and routinely do so in certain sports due to all-island governing bodies existing in those sports such as rugby, tennis and field hockey. Founded in 1905, The BOA
5325-412: The tournament in Budapest he set a new British Record in the 200 Individual Medley and broke the British Record for the 200m freestyle twice, a week apart from each other. Based on his 2019 individual world championship result, Scott was pre-selected for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics . At the 2021 British Swimming Olympic trials, Scott broke the British record in the 200m individual medley with
5400-448: The two bailiwicks. Situated around 49°24′N 2°36′W / 49.4°N 2.6°W / 49.4; -2.6 , Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands together have a total area of 78 km (30 sq mi) and coastlines of about 50 km (31 mi). Elevation varies from sea level to 114 m (374 ft) at Le Moulin on Sark. There are many smaller islands, islets, rocks and reefs in
5475-445: The winner and teammate, Tom Dean . He followed it up with a gold as part of the 4×200m freestyle relay team with Tom Dean, James Guy , and Matt Richards , winning it in a European record of 6 minutes 58.58 seconds. He also claimed a silver in men's 200 metre individual medley , and another in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay with Luke Greenbank , Adam Peaty, and James Guy, making him the first British athlete to win four medals in
5550-492: Was disqualified for a false start, and Scott was awarded a bronze medal together with Martin Malyutin . After the medal ceremony, Scott refused to shake hands and take pictures with the gold medallist Sun Yang , who had previously been banned for a trimetazidine drug offence in 2014 for three months and was involved in an ongoing doping case controversy. This transpired following Australian Mack Horton 's refusal to share
5625-589: Was introduced above the fiefs and below the Eschequier Court in Rouen and comprised the bailiff and four knights; the court heard appeals and tried criminal cases. Otton de Grandson , then the governor of the Islands, delegated the civil powers to two separate bailiffs for Guernsey and Jersey before he went on crusade to the Holy Land in 1290. This can be assessed as the date of first creation of
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