Duncan Scott won his third Commonwealth title with victory in the men's 200m individual medley ©Getty Images

Scotland's Duncan Scott and England's Ben Proud added to their already-stacked medal collection with victories on the final day of swimming at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, ending competition on a high-note.

Scott was victorious in the men's 200-metre individual medley, excelling in the second half of the race to touch the wall in 1min 56.88sec for a new Games record, holding off England's Tom Dean in 1:57.01.

Lewis Clareburt from New Zealand took bronze.

Soon after, Ben Proud sent the home crowd into raptures as he led an English one-two in the men's 50m freestyle in a time of 21.36sec.

Lewis Edward Burras joined his compatriot on the podium, while Joshua Liendo Edwards took bronze for Canada.

Ben Proud, left, celebrating his win with silver medallist Lewis Edward Burras ©Getty Images
Ben Proud, left, celebrating his win with silver medallist Lewis Edward Burras ©Getty Images

The roaring atmosphere continued later in the night for the hosts when the men's 4x100m medley relay team claimed the gold medal by the finest of margins, beating rivals Australia by 0.08 seconds in a time of 3:31.80.

Brodie Paul Williams, James Wilby, James Guy and Tom Dean stood atop the podium, just in front of Bradley Woodward, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Matthew Temple and Kyle Chalmers, who came close to overturning the English lead.

Scotland's Craig McNally, Ross Murdoch, Duncan Scott and Evan Jones claimed bronze.

In the women's equivalent, Australia's Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon and Mollie O'Callaghan were comfortable winners in a time of 3:54.44, beating the Canadian quartet of Kylie Masse, Sophie Angus, Maggie MacNeil and Summer McIntosh by over two seconds.

England's Lauren Cox, Molly Renshaw, Laura Stephens and Anna Hopkin pipped South Africa on the line for bronze.

Bethany Firth claimed Northern Ireland's first gold medal of Birmingham 2022 with a victory in the women's 200m freestyle S14.

Her time of 2:07.02 was enough to beat Jessica-Jane Applegate of England, who was catching Firth, by more than a second.

Applegate's team-mate Louise Fiddes completed the podium.

Bethany Firth gave Northern Ireland its first gold medal of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images
Bethany Firth gave Northern Ireland its first gold medal of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images

Nicholas Bennett of Canada set a Games record in the men's 200m freestyle S14 in 1:54.97 to hold off the Australian pair of Benjamin Hance and Jack Ireland.

Ariarne Titmus from Australia won the last individual gold of the night in the women's 400m freestyle competition, breaking her own Games record in a time of 3:58.06.

She managed to stave off Canada's Summer McIntosh to the line, while Kiah Melverton of Australia claimed the bronze.

Canada did win gold on the night thanks to Kylie Masse in the women's 50m backstroke final, setting a new Games record in 27.31.

In a blanket finish that saw the top six separated by half-a-second, Australians Mollie O'Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown took silver and bronze.

Finally, Sam Short overcame Northern Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen to claim the men's 1500m freestyle gold medal, touching the wall in 14:48.54.

Luke Thomas Turley of England was a long way off the top two, finishing 24 seconds short of Short for the bronze medal.