On a night when the roar of Friday had finally quieted at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scottish swimmers still found plenty to celebrate.
Saturday brought no medals to the home team, but five swimmers earned their places in finals yet to come — and one performance lit up the arena with a reminder of just how bright Scotland's swimming future looks.
Angharad Evans, a 23-year-old swimmer, charged to victory in the second semi-final of the women's 100m breaststroke, posting the fastest time of any swimmer heading into Sunday's final. The roar that greeted her wall-tap was one of the loudest of the evening, and it set up a compelling showdown at 19:20 BST.
"She's a frightening prospect in the pool," one observer noted, as Evans left the crowd buzzing and her competitors surely taking notice.
Katie Shanahan, who won silver in the 200m backstroke on Friday, will also be in the water on Sunday hunting for her second medal. One hour after the Evans final, Shanahan dives in for the 100m backstroke showdown — the same pool where she wowed the home crowd just two nights before.
Also on Saturday, the 4x100m mixed relay team finished fifth, but their result came with a milestone: a new Scottish record. The squad included Duncan Scott, already a hero in these Games after his gold in the 200m individual medley, and they received a hero's welcome as they took to the water one last time.
Two other finals brought top-ten finishes for Scotland. Sean McCann came eighth in the men's 400m freestyle, and Lucy Grieve placed seventh in the women's 50m butterfly. Meanwhile, Matthew Ward broke the Scottish record in the men's 50m backstroke on his way to seventh in that final — a personal best and a national record on the same night.
There were no renditions of "Flower of Scotland" echoing through the arena as there had been Friday, but the foundations for more anthems are being quietly, steadily built. With young talents like Evans and Ward rewriting the record books, and Shanahan proving she's a podium contender, Scotland's swimming story at these Games is far from finished. Sunday's finals will offer the next chance to turn cheers into medals.