Richards & Scott 1:44s Take Paris 200 Tickets, Dean & Guy Ensure Awesome Foursome Will Defend 4×200 Crown For Great Britain
Battling 1:44s from Matt Richards and Duncan Scott and 1:45s from Tom Dean and James Guy over 200m freestyle solved the impossible sum of two solo slots between four Olympic champions, three World champions and a European champion, the joy in the equation the return of Britain’s awesome foursome to defend the 4x200m Olympic crown in Paris.
Richards, 1:44.69, the second fastest of his career; Scott, 144.75, 4th career best; Dean, 1:45.09, shy of his 1:44.22 national record, Tokyo winning time; Guy, 1:45.28, 4th career best and his fastest in seven years of asking, since 2017. Just 0.59sec between gold and fourth. And Scott’s University of Stirling teammate Jack McMillan in line for a first-reserve spot on 1:46.19.
Devastating for Dean that he was not at his best this day and cannot defend the 200m title he claimed