James Guy claims World Championships silver in 400m freestyle
Last Updated: 02/08/15 8:31pm
James Guy opened Great Britain's account at the Kazan 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Russia by winning silver in the 400m men's freestyle.
The 19-year-old from Bury, who had never won a world medal before, also set a new British record as he finished just behind China's Olympic champion Sun Yang in 3 minutes 43.75 seconds.
Guy, who qualified second-fastest for the final, went out in front from the start with Sun the only competitor able to keep pace with him before the Chinese swimmer eventually forged ahead to take gold.
"Everyone wants to win but I can't be happier to win a medal at the World Championships,” said Guy.
"I tried to race that from the start and back-end it. Sun Yang is a distance swimmer so he has more endurance than I do so my best chance was to go out hard and try and hold on.
"It was stroke for stroke and that's what it will be like next year as well, maybe with a couple more guys in there - so that will be the big one."
Great Britain could secure further medals on Monday after five swimmers made it into their respective finals.
World record holder Adam Peaty cruised into the 100m breaststroke final, as did Ross Murdoch, while Ben Proud was second in his semi-final to advance into the 50m butterfly medal race.
Sky Sports Scholar Siobhan-Marie O'Connor romped home in the 200m individual medley semi-final and will be joined by fellow Briton Hannah Miley in the final.
