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That the Parliament congratulates Duncan Scott on helping to set a new British record during the opening night of swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships; understands that the swimmer, who is originally from Alloa and is Scotland’s most decorated Olympian, is currently in Singapore as a member of the Great British team at the competition, which began on 11 July and runs until 3 August 2025; acknowledges that diving, water polo, artistic swimming and open water swimming events have also featured at the meeting; notes that Duncan started with the men’s 4x100 metres freestyle, where he lined-up alongside Jacob Mills, Jacob Henry Whittle and Tom Dean in the heats and qualified for the final, for which Matthew Richards replaced Dean, with Scott swimming the final leg in a time of three minutes and 12.69 seconds; understands that during this event, the GB squad set a new British record time of 3:10.73; notes that to date, Duncan has won two Gold and six Silver Olympic medals and that he will enter the pool on 30 July 2025 for his individual event, the 200m individual medley, which is a discipline that has brought the University of Stirling swimmer success at the last two Olympic Games, in Paris during 2024, and in the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games held four years ago, winning Silver on each occasion; notes that he also took second place on the podium in the event at the World Championships, which was held in Japan in 2023; further notes that Duncan is the British record holder for the event; understands that earlier in July 2025, Duncan was presented with his OBE for services to swimming by His Majesty The King at an investiture ceremony, which was held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and that he is attending his sixth World Championships; further understands that Duncan is also one of 10 swimmers from the University of Stirling’s high-performance programme, the largest number they have had selected for the competition, and commends Duncan, and everyone involved from the University, on their highly momentous achievements in addition to their continued discipline and strong performance for Scotland, as well as for the entire United Kingdom.