There will be a more relaxed Duncan Scott rocking up on poolside at this year's Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.
Following three months out of the pool and a coach change, the most decorated Scottish Olympian of all time revealed that he is taking a laid-back approach to his upcoming season.
It is an opportunity to fully destress after an Olympic year that saw the 27-year-old clinch gold and silver at Paris 2024 before posting some of the fastest times of his career at the swimming World Cup.
And with long-time coach Steven Tigg stepping up to take on the role of Aquatics GB Swimming head coach post-Paris, and Rio 2016 coaching staff member Ben Higson coming in to steer Stirling Performance Centre, 2025 is also a breath of fresh of air and a new opportunity.
"It's that change of energy," said Scott. "[Ben] has come in with that different scope of 'I think we can do this' or 'have you ever thought about doing that' and for me it's challenging me to do things I've not thought about before.
"For me, as someone who is always wanting to try and get better it's really exciting. I'm kind of going into champs, a little bit more relaxed than I usually am.
"I'm using it to go in there and try out a few different things and be quite relaxed about the outcome."
Following his record-breaking short course antics in September and October of 2024, Scott embarked on a six-week holiday, jet-setting to Bali, Australia and Hawaii - his longest break from swimming in years.
Returning to Scotland after so much time off and settling in with a new coach has been a bit of a challenge for the eight-time Olympic medallist, who admitted that he got more out of shape than he expected during his time in the sun.
The new coach-athlete duo have hardly been starting from scratch, with Higson part of the coaching set up at Rio 2016 and a close friend of Scott's former coach Tigg.
But it's been a change for Stirling Performance Centre either way.
"It has been quite funny," said Scott. "I obviously knew Ben from before and one or two others did as well but for everyone else it was like having a new teacher come in. Everyone was on their best behaviour and wanted to put their best foot forward.
"The last time I was coached by Ben was around 2016 though, and so I'm a slightly different swimmer and athlete than I was nine years ago. But we've had some really positive in-season races so far.
"Steve and Ben are really close friends and so we had stayed in touch since and that's been fundamental in the success that has happened in Stirling."
Scott is now back in the swing of things and gearing up for the upcoming Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London from 15-20 April where he will be swimming the 200m individual medley, 200m freestyle and 200m butterfly.
The competition will also double up as the selection process for the 2025 World Championships set to take place in Singapore this summer.
Having already gained pre-selection for the 200m individual medley and 4x200m freestyle relay at Paris 2024, Scott will be looking to see if he can make a dent in an incredibly competitive 200m freestyle field after missing out on competing in the event at the 2023 championships.
However, despite being greedy for the maiden individual world title that continues to elude him, Scot admitted that following such a long period away from the pool, he is not setting any expectations.
"I'm still as hungry as ever," he said. "But it's interesting, if I can get another individual spot in that 200m free that would be amazing but to be honest, with how I've swum this year, coming back in after a break, I would be surprised to see my name on there.
"There's a little bit less on the line this time round than I probably usually want which is quite a nice experience for me.
"If I do qualify, it would just need a big chat with my coach around what we now swim at worlds so the number of events doesn't get too high."
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