At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Britain's 4x400m relay teams both secured bronze medals, setting national records in the process. Matt Hudson-Smith expressed his joy after contributing to the relay medal alongside teammates, while Georgia Bell achieved a personal milestone by earning bronze in the women's 1500m with a time of 3:52.61, breaking the previous Olympic record. In artistic swimming, Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe made history by winning Great Britain's first-ever Olympic medal in the event, clinching silver after delivering an outstanding free routine. The duo scored 558.5367 points overall, finishing behind China's gold medalists. Their achievement was celebrated as a significant breakthrough for British artistic swimming, which had never previously medaled in the Olympics. The USA women's 4x400m relay team nearly broke the world record, finishing with a time of 3:15.27 to secure gold.