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Bury swimming star James Guy's decision to focus on relays vindicated in style after scooping second gold in Tokyo

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing James Guy’s decision to pull out of individual competition and focus on the swimming relays paid dividends in style but he admits there was a nervy wait to see if it had all gone spectacularly wrong.

Along with backstroker Kathleen Dawson, breaststroke star Adam Peaty and Anna Hopkin on the freestyle anchor leg, Guy’s butterfly performance helped Team GB triumph in the first-ever Olympic 4x100m mixed medley relay final in Tokyo on Saturday.

It wasn’t just another gold medal to add to the already-historic haul from Great Britain’s swimmers at these Olympics, but a world record-destroying performance – their time of 3:37.58, a full 0.83s better than the old

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