Overview
- He qualified for the evening 400m freestyle final after finishing fourth in his heat on Saturday with a time of 3:52.64.
- In the final that evening he placed eighth with a time reported at about 3:53.47.
- His parents Kate and Gerry and twin sister Amelie watched and cheered from the stands and he thanked the home crowd for their support.
- McCann grew up in England but qualifies for Scotland through his Glasgow-born father, studies chemical engineering at Loughborough University, and is also entered in the 800m and 1,500m freestyle events later in the Games.
- Reporting places his performance in the wider McCann family story because his sister Madeleine disappeared in 2007, and making a senior final gives him a sporting milestone that could shift public attention while advancing his path toward higher-level selection.