The Great North Swim

Hello and welcome to Windermere in the Lake District, home of the

British Gas Great North Swim 2012. This is the biggest open water

swimming event in the UK, so let's # Some day

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This is the perfect setting for an open water swim. It is an epic

setting. Most of the swimmers are going to be swimming one mile. You

can join in with two mile or half- mile events. Good luck! She nearly

tripped over. We are delighted to say we have two elite races this

afternoon. With 46 days to go until the Olympic open water swimming

events, we have the reigning World Champion and hot favourite for gold,

best of all she is British! My name is Keri-Anne Payne. I'm 24 years

old. I have been swimming competitively for 16 years. I'm

Commonwealth bronze medallist, Olympic silver medallist and double

As long as I'm stood on that pontoon before the race with no

regrets of my training, no matter what the result, I will be a happy

girl. Steve Parry and Cassie Patten, we have to pick up on what she said

there. You must be able to understand why she is saying what

she is saying? There is a couple of things. She is quite a humble

person. Also, who would want to stick a big target on their back

going into the Olympics? She won the World Championships in 2009 and

2011. Everyone knows she is the hot favourite for the gold. I think she

is quite clever in down playing those expectations. Maybe Cassie

will know more. Is there a degree of her saying one thing and

thinking another to keep that expectation to a minimum? You don't

want to say, "I'm going to win." People will be angry at that and

they will want to target you more and want to beat you more. With

open water, it changes every single time. It is such an open event.

Anything can happen, goggles can come off. If you say, "I'm going to

win" you are jinxing yourself. From all athletes, you do play it down.

You do your training and you prepare the way you want to do.

Michael Phelps never said he was going to win a gold - he won eight!

That is the mentality that athletes do have. How confident can she

afford to be? You have known her for years. Can she afford to think,

"I can do this"? Goodness, you never think you are going to lose.

Everybody thinks they go in there to win. She won the World

Championships last year. Her home crowd. Things are in her favour.

Then they are also against her. It is a home crowd. I know Keri-Anne

really well. She trains so hard. She will be back in the pool every

day doing nothing different to what she has done to win gold at the

World Championships. For her, it is the way she is preparing. She was

the first to qualify for the Olympics. She has had that year of

people asking her about the Olympics. Are you sick of people

saying, "Are you going to win?"? People have been thinking about

these Games for the last seven years. We are seeing household

names, they are being made through these Games. There is a lot of

pressure on them. All the media ever want to know is, "Are you

going to win?" They would not be involved with the sport unless they

thought they were going to win. She is one of our best chances. We have

some elite competitors today. This race doesn't affect the Olympics,

does it? No, everybody who has qualified for the Olympics knows

they are going. This event is great because people that are going to

the Olympics get to race in England. And also it is nice to get in a

race. There is not that many competitions so to have that - it

is a lot shorter than the 10K, so it is nice to push your sprinting

side a bit more. It is a rare opportunity for open water swimmers

to get to swim outside, isn't it? Yeah, it is. In Britain, there's

only a short window you can swim outside. So everybody wants to take

as many opportunities as they can. It is not just about people like

Keri-Anne Payne. We have thousands of swimmers, some of them have

never done open water swimming before? This is one of the only

occasions where elite athletes can get to swim with the public.

There's 5,000 people down here today. When Cassie and Keri won

their medals, I wasn't aware of a mass participation open water

swimming event. 20,000 people will take part in the Great Swim series

alone. We have the best Olympic swimming team that we have had in

the past 30 years. The sport is doing great. It is fantastic as

well that we have such a fantastic elite team. We know that loads of

you are getting involved partly # If you ever find yourself

# Stuck in the middle of the sea # I'll sail the world

# To find out what we are made of # We are called to help our friends

in need. # I wasn't very keen to swim when I

was young. It was having swimming lessons that gave me a lot more

confidence to do it. Projects like the Big Splash are important. It is

a gentle nudge to remind people that swimming is good for you and

it is good fun. You can do it on your own. You can do it with your

family. # That's what friends are supposed

to do. # I was sitting there, too scared. I

can't stay away from it now. After that training session, you ready

for the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief? Yes! I'm frightened of the

water. Everything else is a periphery concern. On your marks,

# You can count on me You have always been a big

supporter of Big Splash, Duncan? What they are trying to do is to

get people swimming. It is the best sport for you. It is the way to

keep fit. Why go abroad when you can have a nice swim down at your

local pool? For 30 years, you have been the Mr Swimming. Have you seen

so much exciting ever around the sport? The Olympics has built it to

a different level. What's been great is we are starting to get

real stars through. The younger ones, Keri-Anne Payne, and Rebecca

Adlington won't be swimming here - she likes the pool! Could you ever

imagine that five or ten years ago you would have 5,000 people

swimming around Lake Windermere on a Sunday afternoon? If I had

suggested that, I might have been committed! That shows you how much

things have changed. People are really up for having a go at things,

whether it is in the pool, or out of the pool. We are a nation of

swimmers after all. About 12 million people regularly swim. I

think the reason they do it is because they understand how good it

is for them. Two questions: Are you swimming today? Is Keri-Anne Payne

going to win the women's elite? have some tickets to see her this

afternoon and at the Olympic Games. It is really exciting. As for my

swimming, sadly I have a rusty shoulder at the moment. I have torn

a reTaitor cuff so I can't swim at the -- rotator cuff so I can't swim

at the moment. Good to see you. Brilliant. There are 5,000 swimmers

taking to the water today. I am sure this group will feel very

lucky to have been motivated and inspired by an Olympic gold

medallist. We caught up with one of them yesterday. This is my first-

ever Great North Swim and first- ever one-mile swim in open water. I

have had a lifelong battle, really, with weight. It got to my 50th

birthday, I was thinking, "I really have to address this once and for

all." I decided I wanted to learn to swim properly. Last year, I lost

three-and-a-half stone. Last March, I decided to join adult swimming

classes and I was in the very beginners group - there was four

groups - so I was in the beginners group, using the float, not

venturing far away from the side, really worried about putting my

face in the water. I chose swimming because I had read that it has no

pressure on your joints, keeps you buoyant in the water and it's a

really good overall exercise. It's only really been this year that I

have been able to swim a mile. I have done one training session in

Lake Windermere, I was the slowest! There have been times when I have

been anxious about it. I have had nightmares about what I'm going to

see in the water. I have had those anxieties. The fear of being

humiliated if I can't finish. It is something I am excited about doing.

I would say if I can do it, How are we doing? OK. You look like

you are really enjoying it? I am, yeah. I'm so embarrassed about

being the slowest swimmer on the planet. There is no need for

embarrassment! I'm noticing the pace is more on the leisurely side

than the elite side. Yes. Are you prepared to get round? Yes. Yeah,

I've swam more than a mile in a pool so - well over. So, I feel as

if I have done as much training as I can. Well done. Thank you very

much. In total, 25,000 people have entered the five Great Swim events.

They are held in Suffolk, Manchester, London, Glasgow and in

Windermere. Steve has been chatting to a few more of them on the water.

I tell you what, you are in the middle of Windermere and you are

laughing your heads off. What is going on? We are here for a great

day. We are three sisters, all swimming. Come on, sister! Raising

money for Marie Curie and McMillan. We are having a great day. I'm from

Manchester so I swim in Salford Quays. You are a professional!

wouldn't say that. What do you like about swimming and open water?

freedom. You can swim wherever you want. There is nothing there to

hold you back. Are you enjoying the environment? I am, actually. It is

really good. What was your motivation for doing the Great

North Swim? I came on holiday last year, saw it happening and thought,

"That would be cool to have a go." So me and four friends said we

would do it. Only I'm here now. They all bottled out? They did,

yeah. They do wetsuits that cover your arms and your legs, you know?

I got this from a car-boot! You got your wetsuit from a car-boot?

I love it! Will you be having a Sunday roast after this? No. I have

to go back and start digging again! No way! What is going on here?

There's 60 metres to the end. Shouldn't you be racing each other

by now? We are in a race. We are going as fast as we can. Are you

mates? We are mates. School mates. Decided to do it together? Yes,

second year we have done it. won last year? He did! They are

Let's not forget the crowds who have turned out to support them,

too. My ears are ringing, mainly because of you, guys. You were

screaming. Who were you cheering on? Ricky Miller, who is a member

of our triathlon club. He swims with us. We were giving him a big

cheer to get him in! What about you, you are going in a minute? Really

looking forward to it. Did it last year. What is it about this event

that's made you come back for another go? The atmosphere, the

crowd. It is fantastic. We do a lot of events, but we love this one.

Are you swimming? I'm not. I've chief cheerer-on. You have nailed

the cheering on! I'm very pleased to see you have had your sports

drinks there. You, guys, your dads were swimming. You came here to

cheer them on. They missed him swimming over the finish line. You

better tell us how you think your Really good, because I was worried

it because he looked like he was going to pass out. But he will be

all right. Be careful, he is behind you. How did your dad do? Really

well. He is probably just a bit cold and tired. You missed him

coming over the finish line, so why don't you give him a big cheer.

And congratulations to Gill. Barely able to swim a year ago, she has

just finished her first ever one mile open-water swim. You have done

fantastically! There are still loads of people out there. I know,

but they started two hours after me. It is a fantastic achievement. A

year ago, you could barely swim. How was it? Really great. I could

not have done it, had there not been a tie at go there. They are

fantastic, 18 you on. I know you were nervous going into the water.

How did it feel? A kind of warm up until about half a mile in. Not

that you would notice I have a warm-up by the speed, but it does

take me a while. It is a fantastic experience. Beautiful surroundings.

It is a phenomenal achievement. What is next to a? The world is

your oyster! Maybe getting home and getting dry and so on. I would like

to do more, but I would want to try and improve the time, because I am

very embarrassed about how slow I am. Stop it. You have done

fantastically. Well done. As you can see, the great swim

really is open to everyone, whatever their age or ability, even

these two. Earlier, BBC swimming commentators and D Jamieson and

Adrian Moorhouse dusted down their wet suits to have a go.

Congratulations. How was it? was great. We thought we should do

it, given that we were going to be talking about it. Obviously very

different from our careers in the swimming pool, but I enjoyed it.

How different is it to swimming in a pool? Que plead a different. It

is pretty cold, but not too bad. I was expecting it to be really

chilly, but it was very fresh. I swam next to this guy and enjoyed

it. Who won? We know you are competitive. We are competitive,

but over a mile, it took us a long time to realise we were next to

each other. We held hands at the end. We thought we would come

together. We have not not got the energy at our age. Did you just

want a nice finish, or did you have nothing left in the tank? Are had

nothing left! I kept doing the backstroke because I was so tired.

Every time I want to get my breath, he sprinted away. That is an

impressive backstroke. Is it a swimming move or a dance moves?

Let's move on to the men's elite race. Who are you looking out for?

There are quite a few out there. One of our favourites is the German

swimmer. And the French guy. Yet, Sebastien Rouault was world

champion in 2010. I would like to see him sit on the other guy's feet

if he is going to win, and then blast past at the end. Let's check

out the rest of the races in the elite field.

Do you feel under pressure because you are the defending champion?

am not feeling pressure. Pressure is something you put on yourself.

Where will your main competition come from? Everyone. The promising

youngster Tom Allen missed out on Olympic qualification for London

2012. Surprisingly, so did the Olympic silver medallist from

I had the opportunity in Shanghai to qualify, but I missed that. But

I have not got any regrets about that. I did everything I could.

Ages on my side. You finished second here last year. Tom Allen

won the race. You are both in the race tomorrow. How confident do you

feel? I will just go in the race like every race. I don't have a

plan other than to have enough energy in the tank for the last 500

or 600. Your best finish so far is second. Can you go one better?

hope so. I know there are a couple of very good swimmers here. I will

try my best to. I will try to finish strongly in the last part.

It is my first great swim. I am not used swimming in a wetsuit.

Anything is possible. Training has been going well. Hopefully, I will

come out on top. It is almost time for the start of the British Gas

Great North Swim men's elite race. Steve Parry and Cassie Patten are

on a boat in the middle of the action. From a commentary box,

Adrian Moorhouse and Andy Gemma guys here. This is Sebastien

Rouault of France, world champion in the 1500 metres freestyle in

Shanghai last year. Tom Allen has won three great swims over the last

three years. Chad Ho just flew in yesterday

morning, from South Africa. He will be Keri-Anne Payne's training

partner. Look at the beautiful will be the colours of their

on the pontoon. The height of this late really is very high. Normally,

you could walk along that wouldn't So, they are under way. The elite

men in the British Gas Great North Swim. The first 25 metres, they are

really going for it. White water at the start. It is good to see.

Sebastien Rouault has gone out very quickly, top left. Quite high

elbows, very fast pace. This is his tactic. We know he is very good in

the pool. He is looking to use that sprint at the beginning of the race.

This is a different kettle of fish from being in the pool. We know

that, because we were there earlier today. We were not quite going that

quickly. They are scrapping at the bottom with the white caps. They

are a bit too close to each other. That is the difficult thing here,

to get the line of sight to the boys. They went very quickly.

Surely this must be too fast for Sebastien Rouault for the first 100

metres. Well, these guys are experienced. The 1500 metres is the

main distance they are used to. You don't want to swim any extra than

you have to. Blue cap, Sebastien Rouault. Doesn't look like he knows

where he is going. They have a picture of the course before the

start. Chad Ho in the Yellow Hat is starting to look very good. I am

not sure Sebastien Rouault knows where he is going. You have to hope

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

are they doing? They are offered by Sebastien Rouault. Sebastien

Rouault has eased back, and Chad Ho is taking up the pace. Chad Ho flew

in yesterday morning from South Africa. Same time zone, but a long

flight. Maybe Sebastien Rouault missed his flight from Paris. He is

all over the place. It's this is the issue with some of the pool

swimmers who are very good distance swimmers. The Olympics will of

course be a 10 k race of about two hours, very different from this.

This is the one that is attractive to the pool swimmers. Looks like

they are in groups of three, going in a crocodile like kids going to

and difficult to see. On the left- hand side in the Yellow Hat, Chad

Ho of South Africa is just about leading. Coming through it at the

top is of the swimmer from the Czech Republic. Sebastien Rouault

is still looking all over the shop. What is he doing? It would help if

somebody at the front did know where they were going. When you are

in there, you are cashing elbows and hands and getting people's feet

in your face. You have to keep your head up and say, as long as you

know where you are going... Because they are following the back. I am

surprised, because this morning when I was swimming, it is dead

straight out of the first 800 metres. Sebastien Rouault has used

an awful lot of energy looking up. Two swimmers are doing very well.

Jan Posmourny got the second place last week. There is a lot of

looking around. Steve and Cassie, can you see much? We have the best

view in the house. The story here is that Sebastien Rouault does not

seem to know where he is going. His navigation is completely off.

from a pool background, so when he comes here and looks up and there

are waves, the wind has picked up in the last ten minutes, so it is

harder for him than for someone like Chad Ho, who was so

experienced with open water. you feel the wind out here? With

the likes of Tom Allen, he is not the biggest of guys, so will the

waves get him away? You can't feel the wind much when you are swimming,

but you definitely feel the waves. You have to change your stroke. It

is easy for someone who does a lot of open water, but if you come from

a poor background where it is flat or of the time, it takes a while

before you actually start changing is. Tell me, what is he doing?

is hard to be critical sat in a nice warm box now. He does look

like he is an amateur at this, which is a shame. He probably has

got the best technique and he probably is good, he is the best at

this 1,600 metre course. He is wasting so much energy. The three

there in the front, Alex Studzinski picking up there with Posmourny.

The orange buoy is the half-way mark. It looks like they have

another 150 metres or something. Yeah, you have Alex Studzinski,

then Posmourny, then Chad Ho in the yellow. They are leading this to

the half-way mark. So if we are looking for a 17-minute race,

roughly, we are looking at eight- and-a-half minutes down there.

field is very bunched up. They are all over each other. Normally,

particularly in Britain, some of the British swimmers' tactics, they

tend to get out there, but this is a tight group? Absolutely. It seems

like there was no pacesetter. Chad Ho's tactic was to sit with Rouault

and let him set some pace. Then Ho must have thought, "I'm not going

to stay with that." At the top, you have somebody in the blue, I think

that might be Matthias Schweiner of Austria. He's decided to choose a

different line from the rest. He has, he has the best line. If you

have got your own mind, you have to go, "Rather than follow the

sheep..." He is cutting in a bit now. That has probably saved him

five seconds. At the half-way mark of this elite men's race, the

British Gas Great North Swim - a little bit of bashing on that buoy

- now they are going in towards the shore and along the shore. There's

- you can see that buoy and then they will go to the top right, back

to the Low Wood Hotel. Very interesting, indeed, this. Nice

clear water. Interesting to see whether the guys on the boat think

this will favour the pool swimmers or the open water swimmers more?

is extremely choppy down there. There are a lot of arms and legs

involved. These guys are caught in the middle of it. They have gone

past half-way. You either really go for it and work on the second half

to the finish, or see how much you have got left. Alex has pulled away.

He is a very good open water swimmer. This will play in his

favour. How much easier is it for you when you are caught in the

pack? I hated being in the pack. You get squashed. People either

side hit you. It depends what you want. I was never a pack swimmer.

Tom Allen looks like he is having a tough time? He has had a rough

couple of months. He hasn't been very well. His training has

suffered. Tom is so tough. He is a fighter. He is a racer. Incredibly,

they have already done 1,000 metres. What do they need to focus on now

to get in and get those medals? This is where you work it in. You

are starting to burn. Your legs and lungs burn. It is about that finish.

This bit, this last section, it seems like it goes on forever.

Getting smoother coming down the home straight, Andy? Going past the

boat house and it does look like Alex Studzinski is looking pretty

good. He is not the fastest sprinter in the field and still

Rouault is in the middle of the pack. He is the fastest 1,500 metre

swimmer. He's had the worst swim, the most disastrous pacing, from my

point of view, disastrous sighting and he is equal at the front again.

He must have used twice as much energy and he might be challenging

for a gold medal. I noticed at the turn they turned in nine minutes.

Over a 1,600 metre race, it does mean it was a slow first half. What

Cassie was saying then was people making a move in this second half,

really establishing a bit more of a lead.Ed that -- that had to happen.

It looks like Alex Studzinski has had a go at that. Rouault has gone

with them and Chad Ho is back on the case. There was some messing

around around that middle bit. Where is Rouault going?! LAUGHTER

He's cut across everybody. On a motorway, you would get stopped for

that! He's always over the place, Rouault. If he wins this, it will

be quite an extraordinary swim. Very close indeed there, Ho in the

yellow hat and Alex Studzinski of Germany. Rouault has made a massive

move. Very cat-and-mouse at half- way. Now, once Alex Studzinski made

the move in the orange hat, Rouault has taken it on. It looks like he

is trying to kick for the end? is kicking left. I just think the

other guys need to sight their own finish and not follow him. David

Davis did this in the Beijing Olympics and he had to come back

again and missed the gold medal with that. I wouldn't bank on

Rouault being the guy for the finish. I would find my own finish.

It has spread out. The field has spread out now. This V formation,

perfect, that is the distance they have got left. They could do with

staying right a little bit. They are still swimming left of the line

they need. A great crowd in front of the hotel. It's not been the

best weather, but some great family support for this race today. Well,

after that half-way move of Alex Studzinski, I wonder whether

Rouault has got it here. This will be interesting. Steve and Cassie?

Well, I tell you what, you can really see the pain on the guys'

faces. This is where they are kicking for home. They have to make

it count. They have gone past 400 metres to go. He is the European

Champion on the 800 and 1,500, so he has the speed in this pack.

are really hurting down here. This is where they have to make it count,

Andy. He is certainly having a go. He's gone very early. If he is the

800 and 1,500 metre European Champion, so he is a very high-

class swimming pool swimmer. I think he needs a sat-nav on his

head! I think he does. As we said before, this is the - where is he

going now? I get distracted by his line of swimming. He is zig-zagging

down the whole course. If you plotted him on a sat-nav, it is

amazing. This is more suited to him. We will be seeing Keri-Anne and

some of the great distance swimmers doing 10,000 metres at the Olympic

Games. A bit of a sharpener for the two women, the two fantastic women,

Keri-Anne, World Champion on the 10K. She will be in the serpntien

fairly shortly. She goes -- Serpentine fairly shortly. She goes

in about six weeks from now. A couple of waves here on Windermere.

The wind picking up a little bit. This is not over yet, Ade?

Absolutely not over. I remember these waves. Not bragging about the

fact we did this this morning and it was wavey when we did it. The

wind seems to come in when you come into this part of the bay. It isn't

over. I would not be following Rouault's line. Chad Ho needs to

use all his experience here to get out of the back from behind Rouault,

if he can. Rouault has a big kick. He is going at a good pace. Ho

needs to, if he can manoeuvre himself out to the right. It is

much easier to sit on their feet as well. Absolutely. The whole concept

of drafting, whether it be in bike or open water swimming, it is there.

Look at the waves. They are keeping a straight line and the waves are

moving upwards of your screen. They are being pushed from their right.

They are being pushed away into the shore. So very close now. That's

100 metres the orange markers, 100 metres to go. Rouault is still

doing his water polo stroke. Now he has hid head down. I can't see now

Chad Ho catching him up. 100 metres to go. The sprint goes to his leg.

He went to his legs at half-way. has great fitness. This is the

fitness of somebody who has done the yards in the swimming pool.

Chad Ho staying with him. He will have to come in second place, I

think, Ho. It looks like Sebastien Rouault of France had a dodgy

directional swim, but there is the finish. It looks like it will be

Rouault of France and the 2012 elite men here in Windermere, it is

indeed gold for Sebastien Rouault. The silver goes to Chad Ho.

bronze was to Alex Studzinski. Jan Posmourny was in fourth place.

Rouault, well, well done on winning that 2,000 metre race(!) LAUGHTER

want to hear what he has to say about that. That man needs to get

some sighting. What a great swim. He's won it. A great victory. He is

exhausted as well. There he is. Well, he must be utterly exhausted.

There's the finish. There it is! LAUGHTER There's Ho finishing in

second. There's the orange hat - ooh! The orange hat was Alex

Studzinski of Germany. In the end, Adrian, it was comfortable. The

effort that he has put in for that... Absolutely. I think he was,

at that point he was thinking, "Is that it? Thank you!" LAUGHTER

didn't have enough, did he? A great swimmer, Chad Ho, but just not

quite enough fitness and speed at the end. APPLAUSE

So Sebastien Rouault of France finally winning that Great North

Swim in 17 minutes. Chad Ho getting the silver. Alex Studzinski the

bronze and Tom Allen was seventh. Congratulations. Your first win at

a Great Swim event. How are you feeling? It is my first win in an

open water race. Really happy. It was tough. I made a move too early

and the last 200 of the race were really hard for me. I didn't really

know where we were swimming until Chad touched my feet 20 metres from

the buoy and I am glad I got the win. You did go off like a rocket,

then you fell behind and caught up again. When you felt Chad on your

heels, is that what spurred you on? A little bit. I wanted to get out

fast. I'm not a pure open water swimmer. I need my own space to

swim. Usually, the beginning of the race is shaky. We hit each other a

little bit. I tried to stay calm in the middle of the race to push at

the end. Congratulations. A great swim. Great mental strength. Well

done. The first place to start with the men is how good would Sebastien

Rouault be if he knew where he was more experienced caught him back up.

Chad really was pushing him on. He was all over the place. Yeah, it

was unbelievable. Chad Ho is an exciting prospect, just flown in

from South Africa. He put a great turn in for the silver? Chad Ho has

won a medal at the World Championships. He is very

experienced at open water. He really did push it. Sebastien

Rouault is that bit quicker. Obviously, he has great pool

pedigree, Sebastien Rouault. What's he got to do to convert that now to

more open water experience? Practice swimming in a straight

line! Practice sighting and pushing on the distance. It is all well and

good winning a mile, but when you go to Olympics, it is a 10K, which

is six miles. So not being scared to do more distance events.

Allen, not in the medals this time. He was the defending champion. He

is not looking his best? He was really looking like he was hurting,

especially in that last 600 metres. His stroke started to limp a bit.

It is hard to come out here and race and try and perform at your

best when you haven't put the training in due to illness. There

are still thousands of swimmers keen to get in the water. Leslie

and Paul, you are one of our eldest, perhaps our eldest competitors?

83. You have done this before? have done it twice before. What

makes you come back to this event? It is my son! He keeps me going. He

wants to preserve me. Is that right, Paul? I gave him some gentle

encouragement. He swims every day. It is a good thing for him to do.

Fantastic at 83. You must be very proud. I know you are very proud of

your son? I certainly am. He is an ex-Olympian. He keepss fit. He does

triathlons. It is part of his life as well. When you are out there in

the water, how does it work? Are you racing against each other or

supporting each other? I'm being supported by Paul. I just follow

him. Is that right? I think I am there to keep him in a straight

line. Yeah, in his prime he would have shot past me. These days, I am

his - he has to follow me. Will you be doing this in your 80s? I hope

so. It would be great. Yeah, it is a long way off! It is easy to say

an 80-year-old is an old person, but you seem fit? Exercise is the

essence of - inactivity is the worst thing for our present

civilisation. That is the big problem. Not enough people keep fit.

That is related to obesity and heart disease and all sorts of

things like that. You two are doing your bit today. I will let you go

and take to the start line. Good the Olympic silver medallist and

world champion Keri-Anne Payne in action. As you can hear, the guys

are getting ready to set off. Lesley is edging his way to the

front of the start line. He might be 83, but he has sharp elbows. Now

to one of our youngest swimmers. The team-year-olds can take part,

and for Kaye Tiote, this is not just about the challenge of open-

water swimming, she is dealing with a serious health condition. We went

to meet Katie and her parents. But her story does not inspire you,

nothing will. Katie, tell me about yourself. How

old are you? A 13. And have used one this before? No. You first

time? How excited are you? Very excited. Can you tell me about

Katie's genetic disorder? She and her older brother were both born,

Tom had a diagnosis of Barbara beagle syndrome, which won him

100,000 babies are born with. It affects their eyesight. So they are

both registered blind. They can still see during the day, but at

night they are lost without their canes, and they have no peripheral

vision. They just have tunnel vision. But nothing stops her. She

is up for anything, aren't you? Yeah. I hear you have a friend,

India, who you have been doing a lot of swimming with, but

unfortunately, she can't be here this weekend. She is a very good

friend, yeah. We are quite close. She got diagnosed two weeks ago

with lymphoma. It meant she was too poorly to swim, but Katie was

determined. I said, do you want to shelve it this year? But she said

no, I will do it for India's charity. So who are you guys are

swimming with? We are swimming with my friend Lucy and her daughter

Emily, who is a bit older than Katie. India can't come, so it is

for her. When the whistle goes, we will count to 10 and the four of us

probably finish at the back. But smiles all the way round. Cheers To

India. Katie, how are you doing? You are over halfway and looking

fantastic. Are you enjoying it? Yeah. That is an impressive

breaststroke technique. Mum, how are things going? Katie has only

ever swum 500 metres in the pool. In the lake. With have a lake near

us, where we swim in all weathers. She has done 500 before a couple of

times. Well, we know you are raising money for charity, so we

will stop interrupting. She has done it! How proud are you?

Really. Well done, Katie. How are you feeling? Getting there and give

her a hug, Tom. There he goes, very proud big brother. Crying away. Tom

once they had, Katie wants to enjoy the moment. How are you feeling?

Very proud of myself. We are proud of you. Was it fun? Yeah. You feel

quite warm. How was the water? What about you, mum? We enjoyed it.

My feet are a bit cold. Katie, you heard everybody clapping and

cheering and in tears. Congratulations. Will you do it

next year? Yeah. Congratulations. Steve, you are grinning from ear to

ear. We have lost Tom. That was fantastic. Really proud of her.

Massive bay for the family. I will let you join the celebrations. Tom

is lapping it up. Congratulations to everybody who managed to

complete the half mile swim. Katie is not the only young swimmer who

has taken part. You can be in the event if you are 13 years old. It

is one of the things the great swim team are doing to encourage people

to get involved in swimming. There are also run a class is up and down

the country in five occasions. Yesterday, German elite swimmers

went along to meet swimmers in chance to teach six children from

local schools to swim better and work on their strokes. We showed

them how to race on an indoor open- water course. The kids were so

happy. It was a good thing here. It was a pleasure for me to be here

and coach the kids. It is good for the kids to see how it works, and

maybe they will do something like what I said. Not like that, like

this. You try it. Go round once and back to the other side. Excellent.

There were two or three that stood out. In my group, there was a girl

faster. I did well in the race. winner is... The red team! Well

done. What is most important is that the

kids get introduced to swimming in general, and go from there and find

out if they like short or longer distances. If they like long

distances, they can start competing in open water. It was really fun.

They did not tell me I am a great coach or anything, but we saw a lot

of smiles and enjoyment while they were racing. I think we can assume

they had it in good time and we didn't OK job. Isabelle Haerle is

the reigning champion, and it is almost time to see if she can

defend her title against the open water world champion, Keri-Anne

Payne. Keri-Anne is hot favourite to win gold at the Olympics later

this summer. Steve Parry has been chatting to her to see how she has

coped with the attention. Everywhere I look, there are

billboards and TV adverts for Keri- Anne Payne. You are now a household

name in the run-up to the Games. Is there pressure that comes with

that? There is, but it is my job and my psychologist's Dr Mitchell

the pressure does not get to me. I can only concentrate on my own

performance, not on what the rest of the world do. Silver medallists,

Great Britain, Keri-Anne Payne! have inspired a lot of people to

get involved in open-water swimming. How exciting is that for you?

athlete, one of my aims is to try and get people involved in the

sport and make sure you leave some sort of legacy. As important as it

is to teach children to swim, it is about getting the families involved

and getting the mums and dads to swim so that they can go with their

kids. It is great family time. Having something like the great

swim series gives adults a chance to have a go. 10,000 people doing

one swim over a weekend was amazing. Where will your main competition

come from? There are a couple of people who have come over. Jana

Pechanova has qualified for the Olympics as well. And Isabelle

Haerle won three grades wins last year. She is defending champion for

this one, so she will be the one to watch for. Are you going to win?

have no idea. We will have to wait and see. Hopefully, I will be in

the right spot and make the right decisions. You have a lot on this

year. You are getting married after the Olympics. How excited were you

that your fiancee has qualified for the Olympics? To us blessed to have

had the year I have had. And so fortunate to do something I love

doing. To do the great swim and the Olympics and getting married, I am

really excited at the start of a new life. We are engaged and have

lived together for what seems like forever, but it will be exciting to

know that we will be married and we can start the rest of our lives

after that. Would you prefer a fabulous, Perfect Day in the

Serpentine, doing the 10 K open water at the Olympics, or a perfect

wedding? A perfect wedding. have to say that, because he might

be watching. No. It would be nice for them both to be good. But if I

was to be more excited about something, it is my wedding. Time

for the event we have been waiting for, the women's elite race. Can

Keri-Anne Payne take her first gold of the summer? Cassie and Steve are

back on their boat. Adrian and Andy are in the commentary box. The

theory is one of the favourites for the race, 8th in the Olympic Games

on the open water in Beijing. Isabelle Haerle is the defending

champion here in Windermere. And here she is, Britain's golden woman.

World champion in 2009 and 2011. Olympic silver medallist in Beijing.

Can she win in the Serpentine? Some of the most beautiful scenery

The water level here has risen many feet over the last couple of days.

A fast start. It looks like it is Keri-Anne Payne in the Yellow Hat

who is ahead. As expected, she goes off like a shot. We were talking to

her last night about her pace, and she said, you know what I do. And

that is what she is doing. If you are used to being in a pool, you

are used to your own space, and there's nothing worse than being

stuck around other people. So Keri- Anne Payne is striking out. Looks

like Isabelle Haerle was up there at the moment. Pens to go

comfortably until the halfway mark, and then really picks it up. It's

Cassie was saying she goes so quickly in the second half. Very

difficult to stick with. Interesting tactics, as the swifts

and house martins race across this beautiful Lake Windermere. We are

over a minute into this race now, and getting settled. The pink hat

belongs to Jana Pechanova of the Czech Republic. And in third, a

Isabelle Haerle of Germany. We have Charlotte Wooliscroft for the Brits

in the second group that are following. Also Lucy Charles. Keri-

Anne is looking up. Looks like she's taking her time to spot where

18:31. Keri-Anne is a capable of being quicker than that. Beautiful

shots. Great to be here in the Lake District. These swimmers swimming

in this lake. In five years now... It has been for five years. A lot

of the elite swimmers come for the whole event. Massive amounts of

money has been raised for charity. Gone out, as expected, Steve and

Cassie? Well, amazing to see. Keri- Anne Payne was going off on her own

course. But the girls followed her. There are lots of buoys for the

half-mile course. Keri-Anne saw yellow, thought that's the buoy.

She was a bit confused. She spotted the course. The two girls behind

her, they are used to following, so she went off course and they went

with her. Keri doesn't like being in the pack, does she? She likes to

get out in her own water space. But in this weather, that will take a

lot out of her? You saw her get a quick start then. It did throw her,

the sighting. She has lost a bit. The girls have caught her back up.

She is more in the mix. Yeah, they will have to be careful. Pechanova

and Haerle are well-known nor the back-end? Haerle especially. I

think if she's around Keri-Anne, Keri-Anne will have to watch

herself. It is turning into a proper race here, Andy.

It certainly is turning into a proper race. With not an awful lot

of time to go to the Olympics, interesting tactics here. Keri-Anne

going off pretty quickly. Pechanova covering her, though. Isabelle

Haerle also in there. Adrian, not that long from the Olympics now?

have 30-odd days. Longer for Keri- Anne, 40-odd days before Keri-

Anne's open water swim. This is 1.6 kilometres. The race at the

Olympics is the 10K. So this is a one-off. It is good to swim against

some of her rivals, although the main rivals are not here. Pechanova

is a good rival. Just getting back to that, Keri-Anne, we heard the

interview with Chad Ho, he is going to be her training partner. Cassie

- she misses Cassie a bit, training at Stockport. She's known Chad

since a child. Somebody who can help push her for the next three

weeks at altitude. At altitude, training with one of the elite men,

she does look good. Look at her feet, dragging her feet. A two-beat

leg kick, keeping her stroke balanced. She has gone off pretty

fast. Maybe used more energy than she otherwise could have done when

she went off course. Keri-Anne, the last couple of World Championships,

she's been the best in the world. And the rest of the world are

chasing her. It is hers in London to lose. You never know, though. I

think her preparation has been pretty good. Let's see how this

altitude goes, though. She normally makes this a family event.

Unfortunately, driving up the rest of her family yesterday, they hit a

deer on the motorway. The car is not in great shape. The family is

fine. I don't think the deer is in particularly good shape. Say hello

from the settee! She is doing quite well. I don't think it was a

Rouault type of swim. Keri-Anne is very good at sighting. Shaken by

that 500 metre series of buoys. She is good. Nice swimming. Really good.

She looks like she has got good power. Someone has got stuck going

around the buoy. Somebody's right hand got stuck. It looked like it

might have been Isabelle Haerle of Germany. Haerle just missed out on

the Olympic Games. Her boyfriend - oh! That was Lucy Charles. Look how

tight that is. Pechanova is getting squashed. It is Maaike Waaijer,

sorry. Look at these three. Look at that. Lucy Charles closer to us.

Lucy - is that Lucy? No, it is Maaike Waaijer of Holland.

Pechanova in the centre. Haerle at the top. Cassie, this is something

that you really enjoy? Steve, you must enjoy a bit of this as well?

tell you, there is a best of wrestling going on down here! Poor

Pechanova, she is getting it from all angles. Keri-Anne has the right

tactics, let them get on with the squabbling, get out in front!

Anne was very tactical coming past that buoy. She did come close.

There's three girls behind her. me, Isabelle Haerle looks like

she's got a really slow, smooth and comfortable stroke there. Would you

say she is looking the most relaxed? Keri-Anne has a high

stroke rate which means her arms go round quicker. Haerle is looking

very relaxed. She is saving energy. She is making Keri-Anne do the work

and she is drafting, so using water that is already moving to pull her

along. You have retired now. Would you have liked to have been in

there battling it out? I love a good swim. I like a good battle so

I would have loved to have been in there today. Can Keri-Anne hold on?

They are pushing her. They are pushing and drawing back on her.

They are nearly half-way. This is where Isabelle Haerle will come

into her strength. We will have to see if Keri-Anne can hold on.

are looking forward to this next turn. I should remind everyone that

Cassie won this Great North Swim in 2008. There is the half-way marker.

The 800 metres turn. The elite women just coming up to it now.

They must be 75 metres away. Then they turn sharply to their right,

to our left, go along the side of the lake and then the sprint back

to that hotel in the background, Low Wood. The half-way mark, I

think Keri-Anne has done a lot of the work for these women. In terms

of pacing, it has been easy. Look at this now. I tell you what, if I

was Pechanova, I would feel intimidated by this. They are

trying to squeeze her. Keri-Anne in the best place. She is away from

it! Pechanova in the pink hat has moved to her left. She is having a

real scrap there, a big scrap with Maaike Waaijer of Holland in the

green hat. Nice, clean turn. Keri- Anne, sometimes does that corkscrew

stroke to get round nice and quick. It looks like she got half a metre

ahead of the rest of the field. She is excellent. It was a good turn

from Keri-Anne. Doesn't look like they are moving very far here. The

tide is moving against them. Pechanova is up there, Waaijer and

Haerle. Waaijer and Haerle in good form, second and third last week.

They are in the second and third position last week. Keri-Anne

wasn't there last week. Last week at the Great East Swim. Absolutely.

So Keri-Anne making the turn. Frankly, if she can hold this pace,

she is in good shape. I think Cassie mentioned it, particularly

Haerle, a good 800, 400 and 1,500 metre swimmer in the pool, she has

some good pace on her. This is like Rouault. If she chooses, she could

make a big kick. It looks like she is coming on Keri-Anne's shoulder.

So maybe she has started to decide, "I'm going to change the pace of

this race." She is upping the pace. You can see that. Haerle is going

to move and make that effort. Swimming past the boat house. The

speed of acceleration there of Isabelle Haerle - in the water you

can't tell that much. She has caught up a full body length. That

is an amazing move. Steve and Cassie, that must have looked

special? Amazing move watching down here. She turned on the pace.

Within 15 minutes, she came up to Keri-Anne and has gone past her.

Keri-Anne is in the middle. This is the place where Keri-Anne doesn't

like being. She doesn't like being squashed. She is a fighter. She

will fight for this. Isabelle Haerle, her strength is the back

end. She won't like this, Keri- Anne? She always likes to be up

front, having those guys either side of her, will that be playing

on her mind? I don't think she will mind too much. She will be very

much - she can see the finish from here. You can see the orange buoys.

That is all she will be focused on. For her, you don't want to get

trapped behind. Once you are behind, it is so hard to get round people.

She is in hard training, she's swam 80 kilometres this week. How much

will she be hurting in there? She won't have tapered. At the

moment, she is in the peak of heavy training. Ultimately, London is her

main goal. So here is a training race, she wants to race hard, race

tough, which she is doing. Andy, it is a hard-fought battle It looks it.

Having a quick chat with Adrian, Adrian, it looks like Pechanova at

the top there was trying to squeeze Keri-Anne. Maybe she's moved over a

little bit? Pechanova has been a bit more pleasant about this. When

you are all tight together, you don't get enough of your own water.

What you need, when you are underneath the water, you need to

be able to pull yourself beyond. If somebody has taken your water,

there is nothing there for you to pull. It is more bubbles and more

air - it sounds bizarre. When you are squashed in, that is part of

the issue. There's the green hat of Maaike Waaijer of Holland. She is

not out of it. She is on the feet of the leading pack. She is

starting to swim up and maybe pass Pechanova here. So a lovely, long,

rangey stroke of Isabelle Haerle of Germany leading at the moment.

Keri-Anne's not given up. With 200 metres to go, this could be

interesting. The white hat there of the German, Haerle, hasn't broken

Keri-Anne. Absolutely. It looks like they have broken Pechanova and

probably Waaijer has decided to make her own move. Pechanova moving

over to the right now. She is going to go the other side of Haerle. It

will be one heck of a sprint. The buoy they passed was 1,200 metres,

so there's 400 metres to go. We will see where they are come the

orange buoy. That is when the sprint will start. It looks like

Keri-Anne and Haerle have a similar pace here. It will be down to that

sprint and it will start around the orange buoys. You are right, it was

400 metres to go. Isabelle Haerle of Germany. She is the German

National Champion and the defending champion here in Lake Windermere.

Look at that, right, head-to-head. That is head-to-head. The yellow

cap of Keri-Anne Payne and the favourite for gold medal in the

Serpentine. Look at Waaijer in the green hat. Waaijer going on the top

side there. Also Pechanova coming. I thought Pechanova was out of it.

She is now leading. Same here. It looks like it is a battle between

these four. Keri-Anne getting squeezed a little bit. A great shot

there. Pechanova and Haerle... LAUGHTER There is no love lost here

in this race. They are pleasant to each other outside the race. Right

now, if they can bash each other, they will. It will be down to the

sprint. As Cassie said, is there a taper here? Keri-Anne has not

tapered. She will not be resting for that sprint. Maaike Waaijer at

the top. Guys on the boat, this is tight? This is one of the most

exciting races these have ever seen on a Great North Swim. They are all

head-to-head. Lucy has caught them up. It is amazing. It could be

anyone's, Andy. Lucy Charles in fifth position. Maybe she could

come through as well. There is a bit of a gap at the bottom here. So

Jana Pechanova closest to us, then it is Isabelle Haerle, then it is

Keri-Anne Payne and at the top there, in the green hat, it is

Maaike Waaijer of Holland. This is too close to call, Adrian. Lucy

Charles is looking for the gap. Pechanova has closed it. She is

going over to the right. I expect her to come alongside - you might

have a five-horse race! That would be unfair! A five-horse women race!

It is not over. There is still quite a bit left, maybe a minute.

Lucy Charles, look at that, right Pechanova in the light green hat.

Pechanova looks good. Also coming through, Charlotte Wooliscroft of

Great Britain. She trains with Keri-Anne at Stockport. Look at

this. Lucy Charles is coming through, and looking good. She is

not out of it either. They have to go through these two orange markers,

and then there are 100 metres to go. Where is it going to go? You are

asking the hardest question! This could be good for Charles. She and

Terry Paine are squeezing Haerle out. Pechanova is a really

consistent performer. Looks like she has made the break. This could

be decisive. You can catch up on that type of gap. It is going to be

a battle for second, as long as Pechanova has got her line right.

It Pechanova made a huge move inside that last 20 metres. Amazing.

She is leading. RUSI Charles may be in second place. It will be awfully

tight for the silver, bronze and forth. Looks like Jana Pechanova

for the Czech Republic takes the gold. The silver... I can't tell

you. I am going to take a wild guess that it was Isabelle Haerle

of Germany. But I have no idea, actually. I think Keri-Anne Payne

missed it. Even though she might have gone underneath in second or

third, she might have hit it 5th. Very difficult. But during the last

50, Pechanova... Look at that! What a massive effort that was. One

month now till the Olympic Games. That is Jana Pechanova. She worked

very hard, but she is pretty sharp. Keri-Anne Payne will get a lot more

sharpness from her training camps. What an effort that was. Pechanova

goes in first. Then second-placed... So close. Keri-Anne's hand went

over. But I think it was Lucy Charles in second place. Light

green cap. Moussi Charles, then probably Haerle. And then Keri-Anne

comes in fifth. Congratulations. Your first Great North Swim, and

you won. How was it? In it was a really hard race. I was surprised

at the water temperature. In the first 800 metres, I was really

unhappy with my swimming, because every stroke was too hard. But in

the last 200 metres, I felt strong and I picked up speed. For the

finish, I felt so strong that I beat the other girls. I am

surprised at that. It was a very tight race towards the end. Keri-

Anne Payne was in front for ages. It sounded like you were getting

battered in the middle. Before the start, I thought Keri-Anne Payne

would beat me. I am surprised. I don't know how to say how the race

feels for the other girls. But I am surprised and happy with my results.

It is a good position for the Olympics. Congratulations and good

luck. Keri-Anne, what a race. You were

out in front, then Haerle caught up, and was the end, it was anybody's

race. I know, the first half was really rough. It got really windy

all of a sudden. I must have swallowed half of the lake. But I

just went through my usual tactics. I took the first bit quite steady,

nice and easy. As we came back, I just got the bad luck of the draw

and I was with someone who was really rough next to me. I was

boxed in and had no option other than to go forward. And then when I

pushed, everyone else was pushing as well. Is sound like you got to

the front of the packed very early on. How important is it for you to

be in the front? De at is where I am most comfortable. People let me

do that for the first half of the race, because they know that, apart

from one slight mistake I made after the first turning buoy, when

I went the wrong way. Apart from that, I usually have a good sense

of direction. As soon as we turned that buoy, it was a different race.

Everybody followed you, so I would not worry about the direction. They

gained nothing. You said you did not expect to win yesterday.

Absolutely. I would have been happy but concerned if I had won today,

because I still have another six weeks of training to do. I am in

the middle of a nine-week block of training. It would have been nice

to win, but it is one of those things. Great to see another Brit

doing so well. Lucy seemed surprised to be second. I didn't

even see her, because I was boxed in by two other girls. I could not

see what was going on. It is incredible that she did so well.

Congratulations. Now you are going off to be even more training. See

you in August. Lucy, congratulations. Second place

from nowhere! Yeah, it was really rough out there. I started out at

the back, just cruising along. Then towards the halfway mark, I thought

I would stay put up a bit and see what I could do. So I went towards

the leading pack and ended up at the finish. The it sounded like the

swimmers were giving each other a hard time. It was a bit of a battle

out there. It was quite rough. But it was fun. You must be the only

one who came out smiling. Your first time at the Great North Swim.

You seem surprised, but happy. did not think I would come second.

I was aiming for anywhere in the The women's race was not to be the

fairy-tale story, a win for Keri- Anne Payne. That is the great thing

about open water. You can't say the favourite will win. The weather

conditions changed. The girls affect the race. She got boxed in.

You have to be perfect up to the finish. Keri-Anne came second, but

missing the board put her into 5th. It is technical, isn't it, because

we saw Keri-Anne veer off on the wrong course early on in the race.

If a competitor had taken advantage, they would have been miles ahead.

Luckily for her, they followed her, so everybody went off course. You

have to be really vigilant, not just looking at who is around you,

by way you are going. If you go Osh course -- of course, you then have

to make up that distance. Your injury has can be due out this year

for the Olympics, but it was your sort of race and there was a lot of

argy-bargy, hands and feet all over the place. I was itching to be in

there. I miss races like that, where it is really tight and you

are so close together. People have a misconception that it is a

physical sport, but it is just because everybody is so close

together and going for that slapper board to finish. Great to see Lucy

Charles coming through at the end. I think she surprised herself. She

swam really well. At halfway, she was not in the mix at all, and then

she got the bit between her teeth and pushed on. It has been one of

the best wins we have seen in the Steve, Cassie, I don't think

anybody expected that result, Keri- Anne in fifth. It was unbelievable

at the end. The sheer aggression we were seeing from the girls was

unbelievable. Keri-Anne always leads from the front. She is in

hard training. The biggest thing she got wrong was the finish. If

she had touched the wall at the right time, she would have been

second. I don't think she realised that. We did not realise until we

watched it back. She was gutted. She came out of the water and went,

oh, dear. We saw from the boat. I said to Steve, I don't think Keri-

Anne touched it. If you are so close together and somebody is

ahead of you and you are preaching to touch it and you miss it by a

few centimetres, you have still missed it. So you have to touch it

again. That was what happened. It was really close. Hopefully, it was

a mistake she will not make later this summer. We have also seen

thousands of swimmers today and emotional stories. That is the most

amazing thing about this event. The elite racers are fantastic. We have

nothing to worry about with Keri- Anne Payne and a possible gold

medal. But the stories came out today of people getting in the

water for the first time and having a go at open-water swimming. You

could not have a better backdrop. I saw people taking their goggles off,

looking around and enjoying the scenery. People tend to think -

open-water swimming? Why would you do that? We saw people come here

today, never having done it, and it worked out. That is the most

exciting thing about this event. I love open-water swimming for that

exact reason, that we are in the most beautiful countryside, with

hundreds of people doing the same thing. It is a challenge. A mile is

a long way to swim when you have not done it before. So I have loved

watching people come out with huge smiles on their faces. It makes me

happy. Has it been a difficult day for you? You have been in every

other Great North Swim. You retired last year and have come back as

part of the podcasting team. How has it been? I am so glad to be

here, because otherwise, I would have been watching at home on telly.

It is hard. Steve was holding me back, because I wanted to dive in!

But that is life. I did not want to retire, but I had to and I accept

that. Who knows? I might get in the pool one day and race again, but

life is good. It is a great time to be in the area. The crowds have

turned out and the weather has come good for us on the final day. And

the Olympic torch came through here earlier in the week. A great time

to be in this area. The Olympic torch made an amazing difference. I

was in Liverpool when it came through, and we saw it in

Windermere earlier in the week. It is really getting the country

turned on her to this feast of sport. Keri-Anne Payne will be

going for gold, but we will also see 23 other sports. All the

pessimism has gone. Those people who said it would be a waste of

money, that is going. This morning, it was pouring down with rain.

the streets around Salford were packed to see that Olympic flame.

It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. From the Great North

Swim, thank you very much. There is still a feast of sport to come on

That is it from the Great North Swim 2012. There was quite a bit of

drama in the elite men's and women's races. I am sure that has

whetted your appetite for the Olympics, which get under wage in