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Scott to drop 100m free at worlds due to schedule clash

Britain’s most decorated Olympic swimmer Duncan Scott will compete in only one solo event, the 200m individual medley, as well as relays at next month’s world championships in Japan due to a schedule clash. READ: Australia heads to World Championships excited after positive trials The four medals made him Britain’s most medalled athlete at a single Olympics. Scott also won two relay silvers at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and has five world championship medals including three golds. He missed last year’s world championships in Budapest due to the lingering effects of COVID-19 and failed to qualify for the 200m free this time, although his time was good enough for the 4x200m relay.

The Hindu

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