Six medals for Bury swimmer James Guy at the Commonwealth Games
Let's hope James Guy has a big display cabinet as the Bury born swimmer will be taking home six medals from the Commonwealth Games to add to his existing impressive haul.
After three silvers and two bronze, at the Birmingham games, James rounded up his week with gold as part of the England team 4 x 100 metres medley relay and beating their rivals the Australian team to boot.
Covid restrictions meant that James' family had to watch back home in Greater Manchester but this time around they were able to be in the crowd at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham to see James in action.
Although winning gold is the dream, James says the medal he is most proud of is the silver he won for the 100 metres butterfly event.
He says: "I just haven't got that race right this year just generally and tactically but this meet I wanted to swim it right and swim it how I usually do it and I trusted myself, believed what I was doing and believed in myself."
James was born in Bury and grew up in Altrincham. He started swimming when he was four but at first it had to compete with his love for other sports, he said "When I was younger I was obsessed with Bruce Lee. I used to do kung fu twice a week, gymnastics, football and even lacrosse. I was just a normal kid trying everything. Eventually swimming took over and it went from there."
James swam at the Trafford Metros swimming club and then won swimming scholarship at Millfield public school in Somerset. He now lives in Bath.
Earlier this year James was awarded an MBE for services to swimming.