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Matt Richards’ father hails ‘very special’ Team GB 4x200m relay quartet

Swimmer Matt Richards’ father says he was “belting out God Save the King” poolside after his son’s freestyle relay team retained their men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay Olympic title. Richards and teammates James Guy, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott ...

31 Jul 2024 at 04:17

Olympics

Great Britain relay team featuring Adam Peaty miss out on a medal

Adam Peaty was unable to inspire Team GB to a podium place as they finished fourth in the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay. While Peaty, who on Saturday described how he had had the “worst week” of his life physically after testing positive for ...

04 Aug 2024 at 18:33

Duncan Scott: I can’t touch Sir Chris Hoy’s achievements

Olympics

‘He’s well above’: Duncan Scott shies away from Sir Chris Hoy comparisons

Duncan Scott shied away from comparisons with Sir Chris Hoy after equalling his fellow Scot’s Olympic medal haul by anchoring Team GB to victory in the men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay final. Scott has a chance to move up to joint second in ...

31 Jul 2024 at 07:25

Swimmer going for solo Olympic medal ‘phenomenally talented’ – former coach

The former coach of a British swimmer has praised him as a “phenomenally talented athlete” as he hopes to secure his first solo Olympic medal on Monday. Droitwich’s Matt Richards, who won Olympic gold as part of the men’s 4x200m relay team ...

29 Jul 2024 at 16:56

Olympics

Matt Richards in the ‘best shape’ of his life ahead of bid for Paris medals haul

Matt Richards is embracing the weight of expectation at the Olympics as he insisted his mindset heading into Paris gives him an almost “invincible” aura. At the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, Richards, then only 18, was the junior swimmer ...

24 Jul 2024 at 10:18

I thought I’d got it – Matt Richards after narrowly missing out on swimming gold

Olympics

Matt Richards defies lane one to claim silver in frantic 200m freestyle finish

Matt Richards defied being in an outside lane to claim Olympic silver in the men’s 200 metres freestyle – but he missed out on gold by an agonising two-hundredths of a second. Richards claimed Team GB’s second runner-up spot of these ...

29 Jul 2024 at 21:03

Olympics

Matt Richards rues his finish after narrowly missing out on 200m freestyle gold

Matt Richards was kicking himself for a poor finish that cost him Olympic gold in the men’s 200 metres freestyle final after missing out by just two hundredths of a second. Richards thought he had defied being on one of the outer ...

29 Jul 2024 at 22:05

Swimming

Mark Foster ‘excited’ by Matt Richards’ potential after world championship win

Mark Foster believes new 200m freestyle world champion Matt Richards is “fearless” and could thrive under the pressure of having a “target on his back”. Richards ensured his status as a marked man after clinching glory at the ...

25 Jul 2023 at 15:55

Swimming

Matt Richards leads British one-two at World Aquatics Championships

Matt Richards led a sensational British one-two in the men’s 200 metres freestyle final to secure Great Britain’s first medals of the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. The 20-year-old came on strong down the ...

25 Jul 2023 at 13:59

Olympics

Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses

Adam Peaty missed the chance to join Michael Phelps in an exclusive club but he was not the only Great British swimmer dashed by fingertip finishes at the Paris Olympics. Peaty could have become only the second male to ...

11 Aug 2024 at 12:00

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