Team GB had another sensational night in the pool after Tom Dean took gold in the 200m freestyle final at the Olympics.
Dean, 21, came home in tremendous style over the last 50m to take the Olympic title with fellow Brit Duncan Scott taking the silver.
Adam Peaty who took gold in the 100m breaststroke on Monday was there to support Dean along with James Guy and other team GB swimmers.
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Dean, who hails from Maidenhead, Berks, contracted Covid twice last year and has made a remarkable recovery.
After his victory he told the BBC: "I knew it was going to be a dogfight. I didn't know how people were going to swim it.
"I just want to say thanks to everyone back home. I'm just lost for words. It's amazing.
"It's amazing. It's a dream come true to wear Olympic gold around my neck. Going one-two with another Brit on the podium. What more could you ask for, really?
"I contracted Covid twice in the last 12 months, in the last season. I had six or seven weeks out during an Olympic year which is essentially unheard of.
"When I was sitting in my flat in isolation, Olympic gold seemed like a million miles off. But here we are."
Duncan Scott said: "A massive credit to Dean. That was unbelievable. Olympic champion. He's come along so far in the last 18 months, it's a pleasure to watch.
"It's great to be able to say he's a good mate out of the pool and it's great to be able to compete against him as well.
"I'm buzzing for Deano. He's had a really strange 18 months with Covid twice. To see him win gold... I can't complain. There's plenty of things I'd be able to do better. But I'm really happy."
Dean admitted to the BBC he was struggling to walk after his Covid diagnosis in January and September.
He said: ""It was the biggest setback, three weeks out of the water in January was brutal because it was then another three weeks of building it back up. It was upsetting because nobody takes six off in the build up to an Olympics.
"It was a real shock to the system but the it spurred me on because I knew I had some catch up work to do.
"The three-week build up back to training had to be structured to prevent any long-term damage to my heart and lungs so it was scary. When I can’t walk up the stairs without coughing and wheezing this is going to be tough to come back from, so that was frightening."
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