Guy rolls back years for Paris
Manchester Evening News|June 20, 2024
JAMES Guy admitted he is feeling 21 again as a fresh training regime has breathed new life into his Paris 2024 hopes.
JOE HARVEY
Guy rolls back years for Paris

The 28-year-old made the big decision to leave the Aquatics GB Performance Centre in Bath and join team-mate Matt Richards in Millfield just a year out from the Games.

Guy earned two relay golds in Tokyo but admitted he felt his own performances going backwards and knew something had to change before Paris.

The hour's drive to Millfield School appears to have done the trick, with Guy earning European short course silver in the 200m freestyle behind training partner Richards within months of the move last December, his first individual podium in the event since 2016.

And the Bury-born swimmer is hopeful he can continue improving in time for the Games, where he will look to add to his five Olympic medals.

"What I am doing in the pool, I am really happy with and the main thing for me is making sure that I am fit enough and best prepared that I can be for an Olympic Games," he said. "I am on track for that.

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