Tokyo Olympics: British swimmer Dean wins men's 200m freestyle gold
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tom Dean and Duncan Scott led a one-two finish for Britain in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Dean sprinted for the for the gold in one minute and 44.22 seconds, with worlds bronze medalist Scott 0.04 seconds behind.
Brazilian Fernando Scheffer took the bronze in 1:44:66.
South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, who led the first 150m, ended up in the seventh place.
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