Games On. A Total of 29 Medals, Including 11 Golds, Represents One of the Most Impressive Scottish Performances Ever. It's No Surprise, However, That 12 Came in Swimming, a Sport We Have Professionalised, Says Natasha Woods

Sunday HeraldMay 09, 2006

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THIS morning, just as Scotland was waking up, Gregor Tait walked into the MCG proudly carrying the Saltire at the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. It would not have felt much of a burden.

Not for a man who has grown used to the weight of four medals around his neck.

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Games On. A Total of 29 Medals, Including 11 Golds, Represents One of the Most Impressive Scottish Performances Ever. It's No Surprise, However, That 12 Came in Swimming, a Sport We Have Professionalised, Says Natasha Woods

Such images have summed up Melbourne for the Scottish team.

Led by swimmers whose performances stunned the host nation, Scotland's competitors exceeded expectations by such a margin that one began to lose track of the medal haul as the good news flooded in from the aquatics centre, velo...

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