Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson has given some words of wisdom to the new generation of athletes bidding for gold at the Rio Games.

The Glasgow swimmer won a silver medal at London 2012 and the same medal in is home city's Commonwealth Games two years ago, and has some sage advice for those heading to Brazil.

Despite his London heroics, 27-year-old Jamieson will not be joining them, having failed to meet the qualifying time.

"I've made peace with the fact I won't compete at a Olympic Games again, another four years is far too much," he said.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to fully accept that I'm not there this summer competing because my whole life has revolved around the Olympic Games and winning medals.

"Every decision in my life has been about 'will this make me swim faster?', and I feel like I've got a lot more knowledge to go back and if I was to complete that journey again I would make better decisions in terms of my training approach.

"We all have those thoughts, hindsight is a great thing".

Although the breaststroke specialist will not be competing, he will be cheering on his compatriots and friends in Team GB.

So what advice does he have to the athletes looking to follow in his footsteps to Olympic glory?

For Jamieson, staying relaxed and dealing with the culture shock is crucial.

"When you spend so long preparing for an event you've got a pretty good psychological picture of what it will look like," he said.

"I think the only kind of drawback is the change of environment. Flying to a different country, eating different foods, sleeping in a different bed.

"All these really small details that you wouldn't really address normally but they can make quite a big difference to your performance.

"I think especially for the younger team members it is just important to try and stay relaxed and to take all these little things in their stride."