James Guy Shares The Set That Made Him Battle Ready for Tokyo

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We sat down with Olympic champion James Guy, who is currently stuck at home from a positive COVID test, although he is A-symptomatic. Guy walks us through his last 6 months, from the Olympic Games to his “reset” time to ISL. Guy breaks down in fine detail what it meant for himself and Britain to win the men’s 4×200 free relay in Tokyo and the hopes they have for the men’s 4×100 medley relay after winning silver.

Guy shared a set specifically that he did before the Olympics that once completed, gave him confidence heading into Tokyo:

4x

Broken 200

3×100 descend to threshold

100 VO2

Guy has always shown up on relays, but when asked about them he didn’t say he feels differently when swimming on a relay. Contrastly, he admitted that over the past few years, he has struggled mentally in his individual events with having a plan and executing it, or rather he’s tried too hard when it comes to race by himself. However, Guy has gone back to the basics of setting in-race goals and has found success, registering a 50.9 in the 100 fly twice and a 1:46.3 200 free at the 2021 European Championships before ultimately scratching all his individuals in Tokoy to focus on relays.

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Anonymous
2 years ago

Great interview, as always. I think James made an important point also how everybody trains hard and can swim fast, but you have to show up on race day with a plan and be able to execute on it. The confidence in your race plan and the ability to execute on it is the downfall of a lot of swimmers.

Swimfan
Reply to  Anonymous
2 years ago

You gotta have also good genetics 🧬.

You can’t beat Dressel in the 50 free or Usain Bolt in the 100 dash by hardwork and having a race plan.

Have you ever asked yourself, why Kristof Milak is miles ahead of his competition?

Bruh
Reply to  Swimfan
2 years ago

Daiya Seto doesn’t have the ideal genetics but performs so well

Corn Pop
Reply to  Bruh
2 years ago

He certainly does have the ideal genetics . You must never have seen him.at his peak .

2Fat4Speed
2 years ago

Can get the video to play(my tech issue). Can someone type out the set?

I admire how this guy(pun intended) showed up for his teammates in those relays. It takes maturity to know yourself that well.

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Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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