Tokyo Olympics: How did the Scots do on day three? Scott & Dawson make finals

Tokyo Olympics: How did the Scots do on day three? Scott & Dawson make finals

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There was good news in the swimming pool for Scotland on day three of the Olympics, with Duncan Scott and Kathleen Dawson progressing to finals.

But Jamie Murray’s run in the doubles tennis is over after a second round defeat.

Here’s how the Scots have fared so far…

Swimming – Scott sets pace for 200m freestyle

Duncan Scott says “there’s plenty more to come” after setting the fastest time to reach the 200m freestyle final.

The Glasgow swimmer clocked 1:44.60, saying afterwards: “I’m sure my coach will tell me straight away about the improvements. There’s plenty more to come.

“Once you get into a final, times go out of the window. It’s going to be really tight, the heats and semis were both really tight and I’d expect nothing less tomorrow morning.”

Kathleen Dawson produced a strong swim to finish third in her 100m backstroke semi-final and progress to Tuesday’s final as fifth fastest in a time of 58.56 seconds.

“It’s my first 58 in a heat, ever, so I’m pleased to have moved it on,” said…

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