HARVINGTON swimming star Cameron Brodie has returned to visit his home club in Evesham following a summer to remember.

In July, his efforts for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games were well publicised.

Qualifying fastest for the 200-metre butterfly final, he then went even quicker.

But, after his swim of one minute 56.59 seconds, Brodie agonisingly finished in fourth place, a fraction of a second behind bronze.

However, he was satisfied at being the top British swimmer, moving up several levels in world swimming.

“Fourth place sucks,” was his immediate response afterwards. “But it is a great personal best time and my first Scottish national senior record. It can’t be all bad.”

On-form Brodie was drafted into the Scottish teams for both the 4x100m medley and 4x200m freestyle relays.

In the freestyle, his efforts were limited to the heats, helping the Scots make the final before they secured a silver medal.

He said: “The same thing happened at the Delhi Games four years ago. Although it would have been nice to gain a medal through my own individual efforts, it’s nice to receive one in this way, offering a tangible reminder of a great week in Glasgow.”

Brodie earned his first senior Great Britain team call-up a couple of weeks later in Berlin. His times would have been lifetime bests before Glasgow but were not enough to make the final.

He was a little disappointed by his times, wondering if the emotion and efforts of the past month were taking their toll.

Brodie is now ranked 23rd in the world and, having just turned 22, is well placed to make waves in the future.

He added: “I now have a two-week break from the pool, giving me a chance to relax and improve my golf.

“After that, it is all about putting in the hard work in the winter months to build a platform, which I can progress from in 2015.”