That gave Scott a healthy head start and he took full advantage, finishing just short of a new world best. The United States pushed Britain in the opening leg, where they were led by Dean, but Guy closed the gap before Richards took a second out of the US lead. "Tom, my training partner, getting gold yesterday, I felt like I was swimming with him, that's why I was so emotional." "All the early mornings, all the years of getting up at 10 past four, we are here and it is finally nice to do it. "Hurting me most was getting fourth in Rio - being a young lad I was dreaming of Olympic gold, that's all I've ever wanted," Guy said. He won silver in the event in Rio four years ago and was overwhelmed after finally securing his first Olympic gold. James Guy (left, with Tom Dean) showed his emotion as Great Britain's victory was confirmed Guy, who put Britain into pole position with his strong second leg, shed tears as Scott brought the team home. It is also the first time in 113 years that Great Britain have won three swimming gold medals at an Olympics. The victory means Dean becomes the first British male swimmer to win two golds at the same Olympic Games since 1908. Great Britain were favourites going into the race having qualified fastest and they produced what former Olympian Mark Foster described as a "demonstration of a performance". Times and channels for BBC's live coverage. ![]() The British quartet won in six minutes 58.58 seconds - an emphatic 3.23secs clear of the Russian Olympic Committee.
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