Scotland's Duncan Scott wins gold and bronze in pool
Scott won his eighth and ninth Commonwealth medals.
Scotland's Duncan Scott beat England's Tom Dean in the men's 200m freestyle final in a reverse of the Tokyo Olympics result from last year before winning bronze in the 400m individual medley.
Scott, who won four medals in Tokyo but was beaten to Olympic gold by his Team GB team-mate Dean, got his revenge with a remarkable swim on Saturday night to win his eighth Commonwealth medal and his second gold.
The 25-year-old from Glasgow was forced to withdraw from this month's world championships in Budapest after catching Covid, making his victory at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre all the more impressive.
Scott pipped Dean by just 0.39 seconds, with Australia's Elijah Winnington winning bronze.
On racing Dean, Scott said: "Yeah we both love it. It's a really positive thing. It's a nice change being on different sides of the table this time.
"Scotland vs England. It’s always positive, we’ll rekindle the relationship as we get back to Team GB. It’s really good that's what we want to do in Paris… that 4x200m we won in Tokyo, we want to do the same in Paris."
Dean added: "The friendship comes before the rivalry. We are great pals in and out of the pool.
"It's a healthy competition and it's only going to be good for Commonwealth sport and for Great Britain when we do come together and show them what we are capable of."
Scott then returned to the pool just over an hour later to take his Commonwealth tally to nine with third behind New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt, who set a 400m individual medley Games Record, and Australia's Brendon Smith.
England's Ben Proud kicked off the action on Saturday night with a Games Record to claim gold in the men's 50m butterfly - his fourth Commonwealth gold.
Proud, a world champion in 50m freestyle last month, finished ahead of Singapore's Tzen Wei Teong and New Zealand's Cameron Gray.
The 27-year-old won 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle at Glasgow 2014, before standing on the top step of the podium in freestyle four years ago.
"It's a weird one. On paper it's just another gold medal but to me this is an eight-year legacy that I've just completed," Proud said.
It's a weird one. On paper it's just another gold medal but to me this is an eight-year legacy that I've just completed
"I walked into this event eight years ago and walked away with a gold not knowing what I'd done.
"Four years later I got disqualified and felt like I was held back from taking that title. So to be able to come back four years later after a lengthy career, after some highs and lows and to take that gold back into my hands, that is something that I am extremely grateful for."
Adam Peaty's quest for a fourth Commonwealth Games gold remains on track after a dominant swim in the men's 100m breaststroke semi-finals.
Peaty qualified fastest in a time of 59.02 - a distance ahead of Australia's Zac Stubblety-Cook.
South Africa's Lara van Niekerk also notched up a third successive Games Record on her way to gold in the women's 50m breaststroke.
The 19-year-old improved the record from heat to semi-final and set the bar higher again in the final to beat England's Imogen Clark and Australia's Chelsea Hodges.
"It felt amazing, the crowd was going wild, I knew it was going to be close," Van Niekerk said.
"But I am just happy I could swim the second-best time I have ever done. To win a medal is a bonus."
Australia were dominant in the 4x100m freestyle relays, claiming gold in the women's and men's events.
The women's team of Emma McKeon, Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack and Madison Wilson finished 5.98 seconds ahead of England, with Canada taking bronze.
It was a 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal for McKeon, matching the record of her compatriot swimmers Ian Thorpe, Susie O'Neill and Leisel Jones.
In the men's 4x100m final, Australia produced a Games Record to hold off England as Canada again took bronze.
Men's 50m freestyle S13 gold went the way of Canada's Nicolas-Guy Turbide, who pipped Scotland's Stephen Clegg by an astonishing 0.01 seconds, with Australia's Jacob Templeton claiming bronze.
The women's 50m freestyle S13 final was won by Australia's Katja Dedekind in a world record time of 26.56, ahead of England's Hannah Russell and Dedekind's compatriot Kirralee Hayes.
Margaret Mac Neil won women's 100m butterfly gold for Canada, ahead of Australia duo McKeon and Brianna Throssell.
South Africa's Pieter Coetze won gold in the men's 100m backstroke, with England's Brodie Williams second and Australia's Bradley Woodward third.
