Tokyo Olympics: Nice Britain win document eighth swimming medal with males’s 4x100m relay silver

Great Britain's swimmers leave Tokyo with four golds, three silvers and one bronze

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Great Britain’s swimmers leave Tokyo with four golds, three silvers and one bronze
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo while Duncan Scott became the most decorated British Olympian at a Games after winning silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay.

The quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finished 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA.

Italy finished third to take bronze.

The silver was Scott’s fourth medal in Tokyo as Britain signed off their most successful Olympics in the pool.

The USA won the final event in swimming at the Games with a world record time of three minutes 26.78 seconds.

The win also meant a fifth gold medal in Tokyo for American superstar Caeleb Dressel. He joins compatriots Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz…

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