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See the full story · 2 sourcesAngharad Evans won two gold medals for Scotland in the pool [PA Media]
Angharad Evans describes herself as a "nervous swimmer" who dare not even let herself think of getting a medal. She ended the Commonwealth Games swimming meet as Scotland's breakout star.
Double breaststroke gold, and a relay bronze and silver means her strategy of keeping expectations low must work. But after an imperious performance across the week at a raucous Tollcross, they will never be as low again.
After recovering from a slow start, Evans powered to 200m breaststroke gold to add to her first place in the 100m on the final night of swimming action, during which Scotland claimed four medals.
A couple of hours later Evans' superb second leg helped Scotland into silver medal position behind Australia in the women's 4x100m medley relay - her fourth medal of these home games.
Only one of her training partners at Stirling University, Duncan Scott no less, tipped her for big things in Glasgow. Even Evans did not believe.
"It's been a big step forward in my career," Evans told BBC Scotland.
"There are things I've battled with this week. I don't hide from my nerves - it's something I'm very open about.
"I'm a very nervous swimmer but I proved to myself that even though I am nervous I can get medals individually and in relays, even when I'm tired on the last day.
"But it makes it a lot easier doing in front of a crowd like that and with your team-mates you train with every day."
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Evans, like many of her team-mates, has memories to cherish from these Glasgow Games. After her 200m gold she looked almost stunned as the crowd went nuts around her.
Evans emerged from the water and tried to take it all in. Her family and boyfriend were scattered around the small arena, but she managed to spot them all and get hugs. There was even a guard of honour with team-mates bedecked in kilts.
It was all so far from what Evans had allowed herself to dream of.
"I disassociate the idea of getting a medal because that's when I operate best," the Cambridge-born athlete said.
"It was a very special moment for me. Going into the Commonwealth Games with no expectations and coming out with two gold medals and a bronze [and silver] in the relay has just been so surreal.
"It just shows the hard work that we've been doing in Stirling."
So, can this be the springboard for more?
"Right now it's just taking a breath and taking it in before we hit Europeans [Championships next week]. We'll see what happens there.
"But as I said, I think this is a really big step forward for me - and hopefully the Europeans will be another step forward. I won't go out without a fight."
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Katie Shanahan, Angharad Evans, Keanna MacInnes, and Evelyn Davis won 4x100m medley relay silver [Reuters]
A Scottish gold made up for the fact Scott missed out on his bid to defend his 200m freestyle title and add a 16th Commonwealth medal, having failed to qualify for the final at the end of a rigorous schedule.
And Evans' success was not the only one cheered to the roof of Tollcross instead.
Aberdeen's Toni Shaw stopped an Australian clean sweep of medals in the women's S9 100m freestlye final to replicate the bronze of Birmingham four years ago.
"I had lots and lots of nerves even before the walkout, all day since my heat," Shaw told BBC Scotland.
"But we've got a good support team and they helped me keep my cool and wish me luck. All you can do is swim as fast as you can and that's the mentality I went into the race with."
Meanwhile, Keanna MacInnes added 200m butterfly silver, having also come second in the 100m. The 24-year-old played her part in the relay silver too to take her own tally to three.
As she stood next to her relay team-mates Katie Shanahan, Evans, and Evelyn Davis the Stirling swimmer reflected on a Games during which Scottish swimmers have delivered 12 medals, four of them gold.
"If you said to me at the start of the week I'd win two medals I'd be over the moon - sneaking that extra mixed medley one last night was special for all of us," MacInnes said.
"We heard it a 100 times, about the crowd being amazing but it absolutely delivered. I'm a proud and patriotic Scot so there's been a lot of tears this week.
"Not only is it 12 medals but there are a lot of golds and silvers, not necessarily sneaking into bronze. That shows the depth.
"There were so many finals with multiple Scots in them. So not just medals but lots of personal and season's bests which shows how good the team has been this week."
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