Dean beat his compatriot by 0.04 seconds in the final in Tokyo.
Tom Dean stormed to victory in the men’s 200 metres freestyle and Great Britain were left to celebrate a famous one-two after Duncan Scott collected silver at the 东京 Aquatics Centre.
Dean, who twice contracted coronavirus last year, was third heading into the final 50 metres while Scott was down in sixth at the halfway stage, but the pair finished strongly.
Dean finished in a time of one minute and 44.22 秒, edging out his 英式 compatriot by 0.04secs, with Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer claiming bronze a further 0.4s back.