Marchand wins fourth gold as GB's Scott & Proud take silver

France's Leon Marchand won a sensational fourth Olympic gold in the Paris pool, beating Duncan Scott into second place - and moments after Ben Proud also won a superb silver for Team GB.

With French president Emmanuel Macron in the crowd, home superstar Marchand led from the start of the 200m medley to cap a sensational week for the 22-year-old.

He emerged from the pool to an almighty roar, having become the first swimmer since US legend Michael Phelps to win four individual golds at one Games.

Scott, 27, was second behind the Frenchman – just as he was at last year's World Championships – and took silver for the sixth time in his career.

Earlier, fellow Briton Proud ended his long wait for an Olympic medal by claiming silver for Team GB in the 50m freestyle.

At his third Olympics, the 29-year-old Proud - who had won world, European and Commonwealth gold but never a medal on the sport's biggest stage - was second, agonisingly just 0.05 seconds behind Australia's Cam McEvoy in the one-length sprint.

France's Florent Manaudou took bronze, which only ramped up the atmosphere for Marchand as he enjoyed more glory at the Games.

Despite pressure from Scott down the final leg, one of the poster boys of Paris 2024 proved too strong – as he has in all of his four finals this week – to complete one of the great achievements in recent Olympic history.