highlights - 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

"It was very important to me to do my best for the team on the first day. I wanted to make that final and it meant so much to represent Scotland in front of the home crowd"

On the opening day of competition in Glasgow, Stephen slashed over 4 seconds off his personal best time in the 400m freestyle heats. Memorable images of that finish, with the Scotland 1, 2, 3 as Dan Wallace and Robbie Renwick followed him to the wall, brought the Scottish crowd to its feet.

"I would have loved an individual medal, of course I would, but I wasn't disappointed.  I did my best and was really pleased with the improvement in my time"

A 12s improvement on his 1500m freestyle personal best in the heats in Glasgow earned him a place in the final, edging ever closer to the magic 15 minute mark. Another strong swim in the final the following day brought him home in 5th place at his first senior International games

"I was so proud to be there swimming with those guys. All the guys, the ones who gave us the chance with the heat swim too. It was fantastic to be part of the Glasgow Games and to win a medal for Scotland"

In a thrilling 4x200m freestyle relay final, with teammates Dan Wallace, Duncan Scott and Robbie Renwick, Scotland's men went head to head with the Australian favourites, claiming the silver medal and a new Scottish National Team record of 7:09.18

Glasgow 2014 - men's 4x200m freestyle relay silver medallists