Bury swimmer James Guy feeling 21 again in bid for Paris 2024 Olympic glory

James Guy admitted he is feeling 21 again as a fresh training regime has breathed new life into his Paris 2024 hopes.

The 28-year-old made the big decision to leave the Aquatics GB Performance Centre in Bath and join teammate 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.

“I have changed programmes in the last 12 months, so having that and switching up has made things more exciting and being in a new environment and new place. I have really enjoyed that.

“I’d lost my confidence when I was at Bath and regressing slowly in my events. Especially my freestyle wasn’t where it should be.

“Now I am doing a lot more of what I did when I was younger, a lot of endurance work and I feel that is really paying off now.

“It is so frustrating, because you are working so hard every single day and you are wondering ‘what is the problem? Why isn’t this working?’

“Then you can get frustrated with the sport, you are not enjoying it anymore, you want to quit and all these things going through