Englishman, Scotsman, Northern Irishman and Welshman race is no joke

Englishman, Scotsman, Northern Irishman and Welshman race is no jokeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Duncan Scott, Jack McMillan, Matt Richards and James Guy won gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore last year. Published2 minutes agoCommentsAn Englishman, a Northern Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman.Rather than walking into a bar, this quartet won gold for Great Britain in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2025 Aquatics World Championships in Singapore.England's James Guy, Northern Ireland's Jack McMillan, Scotland's Duncan Scott and Wales' Matt Richards came together to deliver for Team GB like swimming's version of rugby's British & Irish Lions.But almost a year later, the team-mates will race one another for the individual 200m freestyle Commonwealth title."It's such a unique relationship. We're all competitors for the individual or team-mates for that 4x200m relay," said Richards."Then you throw Commonwealths into the mix and it makes it even more dynamic and different."There's a lot of trash talk between us leading up to it which is great fun and always a good laugh."Is struggling Ramsay-Peaty nearing the end?Published21 hours agoWhiston wins gold after ill father makes rare tripPublished17 hours agoCommonwealth Games medal table and resultsPublished7 hours agoSo while the friendly rivals are keeping their sense of humour, who will have the last laugh?Richards has already won three medals at these Games but is still waiting for his first gold.He and McMillan swim in the same heat on Wednesday as Scotsman Evan Jones and Englishman Tom Dean, who were also part of that world champion relay squad."We're all good friends and that camaraderie helps us as team-mates, but also as rivals to push each other," said McMillan."We play our roles when it comes the the relay but swimming is an individual sport too."England's Guy said the chance for...