The British men take the 4x200 freestyle relay.

Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesThe 4x200-meter men’s freestyle relay was what everyone expected it to be — a coronation for British men.

Tom Dean and Duncan Scott claimed gold and silver medals in the 200 freestyle earlier this week and formed the backbone of a nearly impossible to beat British team.

The British men took control in the second half of the race and missed the world record by just three one-hundreths of a second. The Russian team took the silver, finishing a little more than three seconds back, and Australia edged out the American team by a little more than a half-second to take the bronze.