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Tom Dean claimed a surprising gold and Duncan Scott silver to make sure a British one-two in a quick, closely-fought 200m freestyle on the Tokyo Olympics.
Dean touched dwelling in a single minute 44.22 seconds, securing a British report in his debut Video games.
Scott completed simply 0.04secs behind his team-mate, with Fernando Scheffer of Brazil taking bronze.
It’s the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have completed on the Olympic podium collectively.
The 21-year-old Dean had a tough build-up to Tokyo after twice contracting coronavirus in 2020, which at one stage left him unable to “stroll up the steps with out coughing and wheezing”.
Unable to coach for 3 weeks on every event, he advised BBC Sport it had been an actual setback “bodily and mentally” previous to the Video games.
“The three week build-up again to coaching needed to be structured to stop any long-term harm to my coronary heart and lungs, so it was scary,” he defined.
“It was upsetting as a result of no-one takes six weeks off within the build-up to an Olympics. It was an actual shock to the system.”
Regardless of the disruption, he arrived on the Video games because the second-fastest man within the 12 months, behind Scott.
“Once I was sitting in my flat in isolation, an Olympic gold appeared one million miles off,” he mentioned.
“It’s a actual honour. I watched the flag go up and the anthems be performed, it’s the stuff of goals.”
The 2 Britons high-fived earlier than sharing a hug as their outstanding podium finishes have been confirmed.
Each swimmers regarded shocked as they spoke to BBC Sport afterwards, with Scott describing it as an “unbelievable second”.
The Scot was the favorite going into the race however Dean was in a position to again up his fast begin with a powerful end.
Scott, who received European silver in Might, mentioned he was “simply buzzing for Deano” as the 2 good associates allowed their victory to sink in.
About 70 of Dean’s household, former coaches and associates gathered in his mum’s backyard in Maidenhead to observe the race within the early hours, with a video of their celebrations going viral.
“I am delighted. It feels surreal in the meanwhile, it appears like it is a bit of a dream,” Dean’s mum Jacquie Hughes advised BBC One.
“We determined, as a result of we could not be there, how good wouldn’t it be for Tom to know his household and associates have been collectively watching him.”We invited some members of the [swimming] membership, some neighbours and earlier than we knew it there have been 70 folks within the backyard watching on a giant display screen.
“It was so joyous and filled with ardour. It was beautiful. I spoke to Tom this morning and he mentioned he watched the video time and again.”
The British crew – together with Adam Peaty, who received a historic 100m breaststroke gold on Monday – cheered the 2 on from the stands, with a number of decreased to tears by the emotion of the second.
“You may’t describe that. When you’ve got labored so laborious, to share this medal second with certainly one of your finest associates is an unbelievable feeling,” two-time Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington advised BBC TV.
“Duncan shall be barely disillusioned as a result of he was the quickest and the favorite however, on the finish of the day, you possibly can inform that if anybody have been to beat him, he would need it to be his team-mate.”
It’s the first time since 1908 that two British male swimmers have shared an Olympic podium
Scott was fast to reward Dean, with the pair celebrating collectively on the rostrum as they obtained their Olympic medals.
“He has come on to date within the final 18 months and it’s a pleasure to observe,” Scott added.
“He is an effective mate out of the pool and it’s nice to have the ability to compete towards him.”
Dean’s triumph ensured Britain received their fourth gold medal of the video games after Peaty, Tim Pidcock, and Tom Daly and Matty Lee’s successes on ‘Magic Monday‘.
Elsewhere, Britain’s Kathleen Dawson completed sixth within the 100m backstroke, whereas Freya Anderson missed out on qualifying for the 200m freestyle.
Britons Abbie Wooden and Alicia Wilson certified for the 200m particular person medley in second and eighth place respectively.
And American Lydia Jacoby was the shock winner within the 100m breaststroke, forcing her team-mate and Rio 2016 champion Lilly King to accept bronze.
The 17-year-old needed to transfer from Alaska – the place there is no such thing as a Olympic-length pool – to coach and benefited from the Video games being delayed by a 12 months to permit her to develop.
