Commonwealth Games: Bethany Firth claims gold for NI, while Duncan Scott and Ben Proud also win

Between victories for Scotland's Duncan Scott and England's Ben Proud, the first Commonwealth gold for Northern Ireland was taken by Bethany Firth.

Firth won her sixth gold medal in the 200m freestyle S14.

Scott defeated Tom Dean in the 200m individual medley gold medal match.

Proud won the 50m freestyle before Dean won the relay gold.

Proud won the Commonwealth title for the third year in a row.

Dean anchored England's men to a narrow victory in the 4x 100m medley relay in the final race of the games.

Scott's 13th medal extended his lead as the team's most decorated Commonwealth athlete.

Northern Ireland set a pool record in the 1500m freestyle with a time of 14 minutes 51.79 seconds, but it was England who took the bronze with a time of 14 minutes 51.79.

Australia and Canada won the gold and silver medals in the final swimming race of the Games.

England's Jessica-Jane Applegate took the silver and Louise Fiddes the bronze in Firth's race.

Proud, who won 50m butterfly gold earlier in the Games, took freestyle victory in 21.36 seconds, with Canada's Josh Liendo taking bronze in 22.03.

Proud has been at the top of his game for eight years.

I didn't let the young guns go one more year.

'I have the full collection now' - Firth

Northern Ireland have never won a swimming medal in the Commonwealth, but they have had a great time.

Barry McClements won the nation's first Commonwealth medal in the pool on Friday, taking the 100m backstroke S9 bronze.

Firth has three world titles and said that this gave her the full collection.

I am thankful that my family is here to watch me because they wouldn't be able to attend the Paralympics in Tokyo.

They do a lot for me and I hope I made them proud.

After Firth's victory, he claimed his silver as he completed 1500m in a personal best.

'Rivalries get the best out of us' - Scott

Scott and Dean are close friends and have pushed each other close throughout the games.

Scott finished in a Games-record one minute 56.88 seconds while Dean was 0.13 seconds behind.

Scott beat Dean to win the 200m freestyle title at the Olympics. Scott was third in the 100m freestyle.

Scott's total for the Games is two gold and four bronze medals.

I can say that for myself and Deano, we love a race.

Dean came out on top in the relay, taking Sandwell to the loudest volume it has reached all games, as he held off Australia's Kyle Chalmers for gold.

The England team-mates of Dean led throughout the race.

Dean said it's been a tough week, six silvers, but to finally get the big gold at the end means the world.

This is an honor to do in front of this crowd.

The women's 4x 100m medley team of Lauren Cox, Molly Renshaw, Laura Stephens and Anna Hopkin took bronze after the men's success.

Emma McKeon became the most successful Commonwealth Games athlete of all time with 20 medals, including 14 golds.

England's Cox had lost out on a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke to Australia's McKeown, who finished just ahead of her in third.

Titmus set a Games-record in the 400m freestyle with a time of 3 minutes 58.06 seconds to win her fourth gold medal in the event.

Canada's Nicholas Bennett took the 200m freestyle S14, while New Zealand's LewisClareburt won a bronze in the 200m individual medley.