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Great Britain's James Guy claims 400m freestyle silver

British swimmer James Guy claims silver in the 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships as Olympic champion Sun Yang picks up gold.

James Guy has won Great Britain's first medal in the pool at the World Swimming Championships, finishing second in the men's 400m freestyle final this afternoon.

The 19-year-old set a new British record in the process, completing the race in a time of 3:43.75, just over a second behind China's Sun Yang, who claimed the gold.

China's Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men's 400m freestyle final swimming event at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan on August 2, 2015© Getty Images

Canada's Ryan Cochrane completed the podium, having also been third fastest in this morning's heats.

Sun's time of 3.42.58 was just two seconds off Paul Biedermann's world record, which has stood since 2009.

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