Faye Rogers, the 23-year-old Scottish Para-swimmer, dominated the S10 200 individual medley at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold with a 2.5 seconds margin at Tollcross.

On Wednesday, she faces a different challenge: racing the 200m butterfly against non-disabled athletes. Five years ago, Rogers was an Olympic trials qualifier set to train under Patrick Miley in Aberdeen, but a car crash in Teesside left her with a complex open fracture, multiple dislocations, and a severed ulnar nerve. Doctors said she'd never swim competitively again.

Twelve weeks later, she returned to the pool for rehab. By summer 2024, she won Paralympic gold in Paris and is now faster than pre-accident, despite being unable to straighten her right arm. "I never thought I could be faster," says the Edinburgh University student. Her message: don't let anyone tell you what you can't do.

Rogers qualified for the Commonwealths 200m fly after selectors agreed she could compete if three others didn't post faster times. They didn't. "It's a privilege to show people with impairments there's a way through," she says. Making the final would be a huge success.