Olympics-Swimming-Tears and triumph as Britain hit a 113-year high


  • Swimming
  • Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Medal Ceremony - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Tom Dean of Britain, James Guy of Britain, Matthew Richards of Britain and Duncan Scott of Britain react after winning REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tears were shed and dreams came true for Britain's 4x200m freestyle relay team as they celebrated an historic first at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday and their country's best performance in the pool in more than a century.

Tom Dean collected his second gold medal of the Games, after winning the individual 200m on Tuesday, while a tearful James Guy joined Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott in collecting a first.

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