Tokyo 2020 - Tom Dean's golden swim sparks incredible celebrations among friends and family watching from home

ByJack Bantock

Updated 27/07/2021 at 12:49 GMT

Chanelling enough noise and limbs to rival the biggest of fan parks, friends and family of Tom Dean served up one of the best videos of the Games to date. Scenes of defeaning encouragement gave way to scenes of pure pandemonium as Dean swam for gold in the 200m freestyle, with teammate Duncan Scott following up in second.

As if the euphoric scenes inside the Tokyo Aquatics Centre weren’t enough, footage of new 200m freestyle Olympic champion Tom Dean’s friends and family roaring him on to victory from home has emerged in arguably the greatest video of the Games yet.

Having been third at the halfway mark, Dean tore through the closing 100m to tee up a photo finish with team-mate Duncan Scott and secure a famous one-two finish for Team GB, the first in the pool in over 100 years.

Friends and family of the Maidenhead Marlins swimming club hero gathered in the early hours to watch him race, making a deafening racket as they willed Dean to the wall.

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The 21-year-old’s win sparked incredible scenes of uncontrolled delirium among his loved ones, with enough hugs and tears to fill an Olympic pool.

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There were enough tears of joy to be found pool-side, as James Guy, swimming partner to both medalists, sobbed with happiness at the success of his team-mates.

Dean and Scott’s triumph added to an incredible few days for Great Britain in the Aquatics Centre.

‘Magic Monday’ saw Adam Peaty defend his 100m breaststroke gold before Tom Daley and Matty Lee pulled off a sensational win in the 10 metre synchronised diving event.

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