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Liam O'Dell
Jul 31, 2021
Team GB secured their fourth swimming gold medal in Tokyo on Saturday, for the first time since the 1908 Olympics and setting a new world record in the process.
The mixed medley relay team - made up of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin – finished in 3 minutes and 37 seconds, just 0.83 seconds ahead of the previous best.
“It’s pretty surreal. We knew we could do something pretty cool. We knew in the back of our heads if we got it exactly right to our race plan we could win it and get the world record,” Guy said in a statement.
Great Britain’s medal tally currently stands at 28 at the time of writing (that’s 8 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze), placing them sixth on the table.
People have since taken to Twitter to react to the win, calling it an “absolutely brilliant” and “amazing” performance:
@BBCSport @BBCNews @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Swimming is my favourite Olympic event and I always look forward to it, I wi… https://t.co/0P4qRjiZvX— JamieSMB2 (@JamieSMB2) 1627700307
@BBCSport @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer Absolutely brilliant 🥇🥇🥇🥇🏊🏼♂️🏊♀️🏊🏼♂️🏊♀️ what an inspiration you all are .. I’m aw… https://t.co/MZSSzAVCBH— lisa keates (@lisa keates) 1627703247
@BBCSport @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer what a RACE!!!! OMFG that was so tense, an amazing performance, omg truly deserved well done guys 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇— Oli Stone (@Oli Stone) 1627700143
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB Congratulations to the UK for winning 4×100m medley relay and setting a new World Record, an amazing job 👏🏻 #GBR— Dario Atencio E 🦥 (@Dario Atencio E 🦥) 1627700316
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB Just watched this. Amazing result! Well done. So proud 🇬🇧— Natalie Bacon (@Natalie Bacon) 1627722155
Worth staying up for. Come on #TeamGB ❤ https://t.co/8LfQfkxNbI— Reddevil Jay (@Reddevil Jay) 1627700943
This was an amazing performance from #TeamGB , not only did they win the gold but also set a new World Record in th… https://t.co/DVcF5ZvYk5— Chris CFC Harvey (Champions of Europe!!) ⭐⭐ (@Chris CFC Harvey (Champions of Europe!!) ⭐⭐) 1627701945
A NEW WORLD RECORD??? INJECT IT https://t.co/b7BVa29z1F— Nana Ama 🇬🇭 (@Nana Ama 🇬🇭) 1627714729
More amazing results for #teamgb ! @adam_peaty continues to inspire our #Staffordshire swimmers, proving that anyt… https://t.co/WCVIisLwCP— Staffordshire County Council (@Staffordshire County Council) 1627718680
Some have also called for more mixed events going forward:
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB Absolutely loving these mixed relays/events! ⚡⚡ more please! 🙋🏻♀️— Kirsty Gilmour (@Kirsty Gilmour) 1627700272
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB we need more of these, probably the most fun event in the entire games!— unfunny individual (@unfunny individual) 1627700615
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB More Mixed races please. It was awesome seeing both men and women compete alongside one… https://t.co/0DaQIgwgIK— Craig Anderson #BLM #StopAsianHate (@Craig Anderson #BLM #StopAsianHate) 1627700220
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB Please add more of these mixed events! The unpredictability was so entertaining to watch— Chucktown Tiger (@Chucktown Tiger) 1627700915
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB we need more mixed relay!!— rez (@rez) 1627700940
@Olympics @fina1908 @TeamGB So good to watch mixed relay. More of these please !!— Jyoti Rai Dhakal (@Jyoti Rai Dhakal) 1627700368
Looks like Team GB’s Olympics performance is quite literally going swimmingly…