Rory Nesbitt has joked that he couldn't let his parents "have a favourite child" after following in his brother's footsteps to claim a national water polo prize.
The Dunfermline Water Polo Club player was named as the Senior Water Polo Player of the Year at the recently-held Scottish Swimming Awards 2025.
He was recognised after a stellar year in the pool, which included a call-up to represent Great Britain at a European Championship qualification tournament in Slovenia.
Nesbitt, the first Dunfermline player to have been selected for a GB senior men's squad in 11 years, helped his team to a pair of victories, achieved against Czechia and Poland, whilst falling to losses against the Netherlands and the hosts.
His award win sees him follow in a long line of Dunfermline players to be win the prestigious accolade, including Niamh Moloney, who last year won it for a second successive year, and third overall, and his brother, Finlay, who was the recipient in 2022.
"My older brother won it a couple of years ago, so I was aware of it, but I don't know, I just didn't expect it," Nesbitt told Press Sport.
"I've always thought I've got to try and get in one day. I can't let mum and dad have a favourite child!
"He's taken it well. He sent me a nice message and said well done, and just keep doing what you're doing. He's now back in the country and back playing water polo now, so it'll be good to have us pushing each other, and both probably trying to win it next year again.
"I think when you look back over the people who have won the trophies, there's a couple of brothers or siblings on it, so it's nice to sort of extend that legacy and have both of our names in the trophy."
Nesbitt, who also competes for the Caledonia water polo team, which comprises of players from Scottish clubs to play in the British Water Polo League, continued: "It came as a surprise.
"I just got an email a couple of weeks ago saying that I'd won it. It's never something you have in your mind when you're training, or that you're working towards. You don't think about winning individual awards. You just think about trying to do what's best for the team and trying to get better yourself.
"When your hard work gets recognised, and your performances, it's a really nice feeling.
"It's the biggest compliment you can get when you win an award like that and people are recognising the work that you're doing and the sort of stuff I did over the last year with my GB debut, and with Dunfermline and Caley (Caledonia), and the way we managed to play last year.
"It was nice to be recognised throughout the whole country and win the award. It was a big surprise for me."
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