He may have left it until the final day of the 2016 British Swimming championships, but Stephen Milne gave British selectors a timely nudge ahead of the Rio team announcement with silver in the 200m freestyle.
The 21-year-old suffered 1,500m disappointment on Saturday when edged into second by Timothy Shuttleworth – although the Perth City Swim Club member was still within the 2% consideration time.
He had one last shot to prove his credentials to selectors 24 hours later in the 200m freestyle and did just that to finish second behind world champion James Guy.
It was not enough to put him in the frame for individual selection but could earn him a place in the 4x200m relay.
After surprising himself with a personal best of 1:47.15, Milne was confident he could rise to the occasion if called upon for Rio.
Milne was not the only Scot in the final, with Daniel Wallace finishing seventh while Stirling University duo Robbie Renwick and Duncan Scott were third and fourth respectively to put themselves in the frame for a relay spot.
Scott, who won 100m freestyle gold on Thursday, admitted the result was tinged with disappointment and played down his hopes of making the team.
“I’ve finished two places higher than I was last year but I should have been sportquicker in the final,” said the former Strathallan pupil.
Siobhan O’Connor won the 100m breaststroke in 1:07.15.
The 100m butterfly was won by Alys Thomas.
Luke Greenbank took the men’s 200m backstroke in 2:01.30.
Meanwhile, tickets for the European Aquatics Championships – the biggest event to be held at the London Aquatics Centre since the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games – from May 9-22 are now available at: www.euroaquatics2016.london.
