Tokyo 2020 Medallists Guy And Wilby Top The Podium On Day One Of McCullagh International

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James Guy: Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant

James Guy, Molly Renshaw, Freya Anderson and James Wilby were among the winners on the first day of the McCullagh International in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

Day one finals

Guy, who won two relay gold medals at Tokyo 2020, was the only swimmer under two minutes in the men’s 200m butterfly.

Guy clocked 1:59.33 ahead of Swansea University’s Rhys Edwards (2:01.04) and his Bath teammate Jacob Greenow (2:03.34).

Wilby, who won Olympic silver after swimming the heats of the medley relay, dominate the 100m breaststroke in 1:00.62 ahead of Ireland’s Uiseann Cooke (1:02.25).

Two-time Olympian Renshaw, was the only swimmer under 68 seconds in the women’s 100br, touching in 1:07.41.

Freya Anderson won the women’s 100 free in 55.16 while Jack McMillan was the first Irish gold medallist in the men’s final.

McMillan (49.52) held off Tokyo gold medallists Matt Richards (49.96) and Tom Dean (50.07).

Tokyo 1500 free finalist Dan Jervis won the men’s 800 free in 7:49.95 while Grace Hodgins won the women’s 1500 in 17:34.85.

City of Glasgow’s Katie Shanahan took the first gold of the meet topping the podium in the 400m individual medley.

Shanahan touched in 4:46.85 ahead of Amber Keegan of Sheffield in 4:47.28.

Scott Gibson of Edinburgh University took the honours in the 50m backstroke in 25.45 while Medi Harris won the women’s race in 27.79.

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