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James Guy edges through to 200m final

Team GB's James Guy advances through to the final of the men's 200m freestyle final at the Rio Olympics.

Team GB swimmer James Guy has made it through to the final of the men's 200m freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro by just 1/100th of a second.

The 20-year-old, who narrowly missed out on a medal in the 400m final on Saturday, placed third in his semi-final with a time of 1:46.23, just 0.07s ahead of Kacper Majchrzak.

The other semi-final was a much more competitive affair, with Sun Yang - the first ever Chinese man to win an Olympic swimming gold - leading the pack on 1:44.63.

One of the favourites for the event, Chad le Clos, had to settle for fifth place with a time of 1:45.94.

Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes placed sixth in the same semi-final, but his time of 1:46.24 left him an agonising 0.01s behind Guy for the final place in the final.

The final of the men's 200m freestyle takes place Tuesday at 2.21am BST.

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