Wallace's Celebration 'From Heart'

Published 26th Jul 2014

Gold medal winning swimmer Daniel Wallace said his celebration in the pool came from the bottom of his heart after he bellowed for freedom!'' when he touched home first. The 21-year-old from Edinburgh described his Commonwealth Games win in the 400 metres individual medley at Tollcross last night asabsolutely amazing''. His victory made it the host nation's third gold in the pool following the successes of Hannah Miley and Ross Murdoch on day one. The Scot, who trains in Florida, admitted he had watched Braveheart last week when he copied Hollywood actor Mel Gibson's line from the movie as he shouted for freedom!'' in celebration as he claimed gold. Our reporter Connor Gillies caught up with Daniel for a chat after his win: