A former Trafford Mini Mets swimmer who used to train in the Sale pool – has swam to his way to a silver medal in Rio.
James Guy, seized his chance of Olympic glory to power the men’s GB 4x200m freestyle to win a silver medal overnight.
James, who is 20, started his swimming career at Sale with Trafford Learn to Swim group. He trained with them for four years, from the age of eight until he was 12. The scheme is now known as Trafford Mini Mets. More than 100 swimmers aged between seven and 12 train with Mini Mets.
After the race a delighted James said: “Every time I’ve raced this week I’ve got faster and faster and that just shows if you put your mind to something then anything can happen.
“For me tonight it’s about racing for my country and doing my country proud.
“I’ve come away with a silver medal and if four years ago someone said to me ‘you’re going to get a silver medal at an Olympic Games, a fourth and sixth and you’re going to swim ok’ I would have taken that. Its fantastic..”
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