Great Britain’s first medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan came from Matt Richards and Tom Dean. They won gold and silver in the 200m freestyle.

In a time of 1 minute and 44.30 seconds, Richards, who is 20, ran a great last 50m to beat Olympic winner Dean and win the gold.

Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea came in third, and David Popovici of Romania, who won the world title in 2022, came in fourth.

“I’m pretty tired, but I couldn’t be happier. “It was a crowded field,” Richards said.

“It’s unbelievable to get the GB 1-2 again.”

The British won gold and silver at the Tokyo Olympics, where Dean, who is now 23, and Duncan Scott came in first and second, respectively.