Day 4 Swimming: European Championships

Hello and welcome to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park. We are here

for the fourth day of swimming from the European Championships,

featuring some of the best swimmers in the world. Stay tuned because,

tonight, British swimmers could pick up six medals. During the Brits

alongside me, Rebecca Adlington and Mark Foster. You were cheering to

the theme song. You love it! There is what is coming up later. Jazz

Carling is hoping to defend her European title. We have got two

chances of medals in the 200 metres individual medal, Hannah and

Siobhan. Can Ross Murdoch at European gold to his Commonwealth

title? And Kathleen Dawson is swimming so quickly. She is in the

100 metres extra final. First this evening, we have got the final of

the 800 metres freestyle. We got a lady who knows a locked alongside

that. Becky as an Olympic gold in that event and she is still European

record holder. I am begging you up. You are the European and

Commonwealth one. Yes You are the European and

Carling, going for gold tonight. She hasn't been able to make the most of

it because you miss out on London 2012. To miss at four years ago was

tough. Me, my family and everyone throughout my career. A home

Olympics as well. That only comes round once a really. I nearly walked

away from the sport but I gave it another shot and I thought I would

throw everything at it. To come at the other side, it has been four

ways of worry and heartache but, to finally make that team was sort of a

relief. How has being here, moving your training base helped? It is

always different when you move to a programme. You never know how you

will adapt, whether it will take a few months. Last year, I didn't have

the biggest expectations, but working with my coach I knew we

would put together a great programme. We have got an

unbreakable bond now and I know, going into Rio, that will be so

important. We will need each other. I have got so much respect and trust

for him. We will work together so hard to make it a success. It will

be my first Olympics. That is exciting. I will be going to a

competition I have never been to before. I have got a drive to do

really well in training. Everybody has got goals but I will make sure I

do everything I can. The bronze goes to Jaz Carlin! Finally she has a

medal at the World Championships. What would an Olympic medal mean?

Everything, just being at the Olympics is incredible. It only

comes round every four years. To be on that podium with the GB flag is

an incredible honour. Wearing the kit is an amazing feeling,

representing your country, but you want to be on that podium, fighting

for a medal. I can't wait to put everything into training and to race

in Rio. Before we came on air, the 800 metres freestyle got underway.

Jaz Carlin, defending her title, goes in second fastest. Boglarka

Kapas takes lane five. Keep an eye on Sharon Van Rouwendaal. She got a

silver medal at the European and world open water championships.

Boglarka Kapas starting to make a move. Jaz Carlin can't let her get

too much further ahead. You don't want it to come down to a sprint

finish. With the 800 metres freestyle, you never quite know how

the race will pan out. You can't prepare. Becky, you have had races

where you have been out on your own but also ones where you have known

it will come to a sprint finish. When it is unfolding and you are

feeling, goodness, I will have to sprint finish, that must be a

shocker. It is, but it is nice if you know you have got something

left. Jaz Carlin will be hurting. She will struggle. She doesn't have

easy speed from being rested and refreshed. She will be struggling

but she needs to hang on. Everybody swims 800 different. I used to break

it down, placing it as 200 metres, 400 metres and then a 200 metres. It

helps to break the distance down. She looks like she is following a

bit far behind. Hopefully she hasn't given herself too much to do at the

end. Certainly, Kapas is picked up the pace and started to make a move

at the 200 metres turn. This will be the 400 metres turn. It lengths to

go in this final of the women's 800 metres freestyle. Jaz Carlin is

moved into second place and she is moving to the field nicely. She

needs to stay in contention with Kapas, the leading Hungarian. Maria

Vilas Vidal Spain just falling off the pace it. Worrying that Boglarka

Kapas as big a metre and a half more off Jaz Carlin in that last 100. She

has got a really nice leg kick. Jaz Carlin has got a slower rate of leg

kick and she is mainly using her arms. Boglarka Kapas isn't leaving

anything. She is going forward on day one. That is what you have to

do, especially when you are facing people who are so far ahead. To

begin with a shout, because Katie will get gold, it is pretty much

certain, so everybody is battling for the silver bronze medals. Do you

think they will go into it thinking about that, the gold medal, don't

worry about what she is doing, this will be a race for the minor medals?

I think you have to. Even if she is having a bad day, that is somebody

else's amazing day. The league is now 2.2 seconds tween hungry's

Boglarka Kapas and the swimmer in second position, Great Britain's Jaz

Carlin. Unless she really picked something up here, she will lose

this title. She is in heavy training and her main focus will be on Rio.

This is a very good training swim. A practice in process. This is all

about training. It is training the recovery afterwards. It is going

through the motions, putting the suit on, warm-ups, everything like

that you are training for, not just the race. Jaz Carlin didn't have an

amazing 800 at the Olympic trials a month ago so for her it's a great

opportunity to get another one under her belt. 100 metres to go. Two

lengths to go in the final of this 800 metres freestyle European

Championships. Bachacata as of an is first. -- Boglarka Kapas of hungry

macro is first. Tjasa Oder of Slovenia is trying to eat into

silver medal position. Comfortable from the 300-metre mark, Boglarka

Kapas. She has swung it so well. Every time she has needed an extra

gear, she's been able to find something to keep Jaz Carlin at bay.

Jaz Carlin really digging deep, very proud of the effort. Her eyes will

be on Rio. It's a superb practice for the big one in the summer. .

be on Rio. It's a superb practice Bachacata as clearly has got the

gold but they are really attacking Jaz Carlin now. They may be three

metres behind. It will be gold to Boglarka Kapas of Hungary. Boglarka

Kapas of Hungary, with silver medal to Jaz Carlin of Great Britain and

the bronze to Tjasa Oder of Slovenia. Well, it was a tough race.

A little bit cat and mouse for 300 metres and then Boglarka Kapas

really started moving. She took off. Jaz Carlin really couldn't go with

her. No, and, putting it in perspective, that is a season's

best, four seconds quicker than at the trials. Boglarka Kapas really

had all the answers to step up she needed to. Jaz Carlin really fought

had all the answers to step up she back in those closing stages, giving

it absolutely everything. A good, solid, in season swim for

Jaz Carlin. Much quicker than trials and moving

in the right direction. Definitely. It is all about seeing what happens.

Today, it was silver, but I've got to take that. Looking forward to the

400 on Sunday and the 400 by two later. How do you prepare and put

this into your programme leading up to Rio? When you have got a home

crowd in London, you want to be at your best. We are all in different

places in training but we came here to rate tough, to train hard and to

see what we get. -- to race tough. You have been doing more work in the

gym, You have been doing more work in the

400. Do you think that is helping the 800? For me, the 800 has been a

bit up and down because I had an injury months back so my training

was interrupted. I missed a few weeks. It's coming down and I want

to keep it going for Rio. I will keep on trading. See you later. --

training. Huge congratulations to Jaz Carlin.

We can see her picking up her silver medal. How impressed were you guys

with that swim? She is in hard training, don't forget. She is. In

the Olympic trials, she is one four seconds slower than that so she will

be really pleased with delight. That's pretty good in hard training.

The contrary in national anthem is going for the winner of that one,

Boglarka Kapas. Jaz Carlin said in that interview with Sharon that it's

difficult because she had an injury earlier in the year. Mentally, that

must give you a knock. Also, when you can't swim and her arm is it

they -- when you can't see it and her arm isn't in a sling, you can't

see anything wrong. We didn't see what was going on six months ago,

last month, so to come in here with all of the focus being on Rio,

coming from the trials, when it wasn't great, but I feel like we

should be standing up! If I stand up, I go off-screen! I am stuck to

this chair with all of the cables! We talked a lot about Jaz Carlin and

the fact she missed out on swimming in this pool in front of a home

crowd. Is that one of those things that you look back on? We couldn't

stand up for the national anthem, but we will at least acknowledge the

success of Boglarka Kapas. We make a lot of the fact that she missed out

on swimming in this pool. Does it give her extra motivation going

forward? You forget that Jaz Carlin hasn't been to an Olympics. I

remember being on the team with her in 2009. It is crazy she hasn't been

to the Olympics. For her, Rio means so much to her. She didn't have a

successful Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She got to experience the

home crowd. The crowd was so loud tonight, cheering her on the whole

way. So many points before that race, coming in here, getting

silver, when you watch her swim, she just improves their turns by a tiny

bit, which I think she can with some extra strength work in the gym, that

will make a second's different and that will make the difference come

Rio. In the nicest possible way, you want your peers to achieve their

best, so what is going wrong and right? I can't slack off too much

because I had the same issue! My Terns were horrific. You have so

many turns in the race. Jaz Carlin has a slow rotation, no underwater

off the wall. It is one of those difficult things when her swimming

is very good but all of her competitors take a second offer

every time she turns. It is something simple. Over 16 lengths,

that builds. We spent a lot of time, 20 hours a week, swimming up and

down the pool. One simple thing... It's harder than it seems! A bit of

streamlining, jumping. It's like trying to change the way you walk.

Trying to change it in your 20s, when you've done it for years,

that's really hard. As soon as you are under pressure, and you are

tired, you revert back to the old way. So close to the Olympics, you

don't want to start taking it apart. I think she will be working on her

turns, trying to get back to full fitness. Jaz Carlin has had a great

400. She has consistently been better on that event. It is like a

whole focus is on this one event. It is a fight for that silver and

bronze medal come Rio. We will see her later in the relay.

Let us talk about Ross Murdoch. They are having a fight of there. He

doesn't know how to do a turn. It is like a family up here. Ross Murdoch

going in the final of the 200 metres rest stroke, he has 20 to prove in a

big year for him, plenty to kick off about.

The final of the men's 200 metres Ross Murdoch is the fastest

qualifier. Lane seven, they are introducing the

swimmers to the crowd. Slowest to the fastest sixth fastest in his

final, he is having a good meet here. The Eric Person of Sweden goes

in lane two. Great Britain have a fantastic history in this race,

David Wilkie winning the European Championship title back in 1974, 42

years ago. Adrian Moorhouse denies 83, Nick Gillingham winning it three

times. This is the third fastest qualifier and then the big boys in

five, the world champion and next to him will be Ross Murdoch of Great

Britain. Germany have not brought a big squad with them but they have

quality over quantity. It must be lovely to walk out to a reception

like that. He was a bit like Darth Vader. Interesting to see the

goggles strap under the hat, he looks like a bullet fascinating he

didn't make the British Olympic team in the 200 metres breaststroke, you

think of him winning that gold, in the last two years he has been

delivering on the hundred but has looked in good form here. This will

be a fascinating race, Ross Murdoch the last to take off his

be a fascinating race, Ross Murdoch Slapping his chest and heightening

his senses and making sure he is right on top of his game behind the

blocks. The he has to take on the fastest man in the world, the world

champion, Marco breaststroke of Germany in lane five. Breaststroke

right bind him there. Four links of ten two, the final of

the 200 metres in this European Championship and Ross Murdoch is

right in Championship and Ross Murdoch is

hat. Lovely slow stroke and next to Championship and Ross Murdoch is

him the world champion, Marco Championship and Ross Murdoch is

of Germany. The difference in stature of the swimmers from

of Germany. The difference in than the likes of Koch and

Matterson. But he is so efficient, that is why you think of

Matterson. But he is so efficient, better over 200 but he is the

silver-medallist this week over the 100 breaststroke. Some of the

sprinters, not 100 breaststroke. Some of the

them try to take this race on. He was fifth in the 100, he has speed

but he will not have the closing stamina and strength of some of the

other swimmers. The long gliding stroke of the

other swimmers. The long gliding Murdoch in the centre. Going fast

other swimmers. The long gliding down the first 100, matching

Matterson of Finland. Very effective, Murdoch just 34

hundredths of a second behind. A decent turn and probably into the

hundredths of a second behind. A lead. This is where Ross Murdoch

comes into his own. So strong in the second half of his race. So flat in

the water, we talked all week second half of his race. So flat in

how they swim so much more flat now and we have a similar theory for the

breaststroke but it is unusual. Ross Murdoch just starting to speed away,

this is where he is at his most dangerous and he has turned ahead.

Is it possible for Koch to find anything to get back on terms? This

is Ross Murdoch's moment. The last 50 of this 200. The time is quite

extraordinary, let us pick up because they are right on European

record pace and Ross Murdoch of Great Britain is going really well

but coming through is Marco Dem Finn of Germany. Breaststroke coming back

in the Black cap of Germany, it will be tight and he really is coming

back, gold-medal, Great Britain. Ross Murdoch, what a brilliant swim.

Fabulous swim, not sure he knows yet. We do. What a fabulous first

75, 100 metres, then he really took it on the third 50 metres and just

held on at the end. European Championship gold, now he knows.

Brilliant, gold for Murdoch, silver for Koch and bronze for Italy.

STUDIO: You can see what it means to Ross Murdoch to get that European

title. Almost all the would get caught in the closing stages, his

stroke got faster and didn't seem to be going forward. At the touch, so

close. Seven hundredths of a second, Miles. LAUGHTER

Who cares, in two weeks' time nobody will know the difference. Very

clearly, Great Britain, new champion of the 200 metres breaststroke is

Ross Murdoch. European champion. STUDIO: That was absolutely

incredible, you were out of your seats. That was an impressive swim.

We set it up by saying he has a point to prove because he burst onto

the scene at the Commonwealth Games. Since then, it has been difficult

and this season in particular, how impressed were you? He seemed

shocked by that, almost a second quicker than he did at the Olympic

trials. He came third at the Olympic trials and he has just won the

European Championship. That is absolutely incredible. Let us see

how shocked he was. Many congratulations, I haven't seen a

celebration as good as that since the Commonwealth Games? I know. It

has been a long time coming, that swim. To be that quick and come away

with a gold medal I never thought that would happen here, I am

delighted. He was coming up on you, could you feel him? I could see the

splash of his hands out of the corner of my goggles and I knew I

had to keep my length. That is what we have been talking about, that is

why I am so fast, not because I am big and powerful but by and

streamlined. I had to stay disciplined and got to the wall

first. Two British ten two is in such an amazing place but so

difficult for selection as a result, you won't be able to go to the

Olympics for this event? I had a few Demons my bag from a couple of weeks

ago at the trials. But everyone who has supported me, my family, I had a

bad week a few weeks ago so I wanted to prove to them that it is

happening and we are on course for the next cycle. Family is the most

important thing to people, and coaches. I have never looked back,

we get on like a house on fire, you cannot get any way without your

family's support. They are all here as well. Won then they had a great

show, well done. Thank you very much. Absolutely lovely, he

acknowledges his family, to get to the top in this sport, you cannot do

it by yourself. When he gets up to the pool at 5am, he was not driving

himself? Know. A lot of people have got him there. Those who have made

the biggest sacrifice is friends and family. From an early age, without

your parents, you can't drive yourself and they have to get up at

5:30am. When you look back and they have a days work and they get up at

530 to take their child to a pool and sacrifice weekends and the other

bits and pieces. It is a huge thing and then the coach is a massive

thing. If you don't like training, you can have a great athlete with

the wrong coach and they don't perform and that makes a huge

difference. They talked about the depth of the field in British two

but all of the families were him, Adam Peaty, his mother was going

crackers. Earlier we had the final of the women's 200 metres individual

medley, the world champion was in the middle and we had Hannah Miley

and Siobhan O'Connor. COMMENTATOR: What a great swim that is. Her first

major medal. Look at this, she is miles ahead. What a week she has

had, finally winning Commonwealth gold. Siobhan Marie O'Connor held on

for the bronze. Look what it means, wonderful. You could say we have her

surrounded them with the great Hosszu going in lane number four,

right next to her in five is Siobhan Marie O'Connor of Great Britain and

Hannah Miley of also of Great Britain and Scotland in lane three.

50 metres butterfly, 50 metres backstroke, 50 metres breaststroke

and 50 metres freestyle. The sublime Hosszu of Hungary in lane four.

Siobhan Marie O'Connor very good at butterfly. She has to make the most

of it. She knows that if she has any chance of beating Hosszu, she has to

be at the with her after the breaststroke leg. She will do

everything she can on this strongest stroke, fly and freestyle. She needs

to be in the race and a great start by Siobhan Marie O'Connor, a

veteran, only 20 but a veteran of an Olympic Games already. That will be

invaluable when she competes going there hoping for a medal. That

experience will count for so much. going there hoping for a medal. That

She is very going there hoping for a medal. That

extreme the good at breaststroke. Siobhan Marie O'Connor, she will

need to be. Hosszu has a metre and a half lead going to the halfway mark.

It is 1.33 seconds, the gap. I have to say it is a slightly smaller gap

than I thought it might be. Hosszu first, oh, second and Hannah Miley

is in a bad fifth or sixth but she has a great breaststroke at the

bottom of that shot. Shoe always works the breaststroke, the 400

medley is her specialist event. The 50 goes so quickly, the

medley is her specialist event. The Siobhan Marie O'Connor doing

everything she can to get back on terms. She needs to be as close as

possible when they come to the wall because Hosszu is so tough in the

closing stages. Superb competition from Siobhan Marie O'Connor, she is

not giving in, she is digging deep and chasing her. Hosszu of Hungary

looks like she will take four in a row. Siobhan Marie O'Connor won't

let her go, that is great to see. They are miles ahead of the

let her go, that is great to see. the field, Hannah Miley just about

in bronze medal position at the moment. Hosszu of Hungary takes four

straight 200-metre individual medley titles at the European

Championships. Gold Hosszu, and fabulous for Great Britain, silver

for Siobhan Marie O'Connor and bronze for Hannah Miley. Very good

swimming in deed but no one anywhere near the Olympic champion, the world

champion, the world record-holder but no Olympic medals yet. Hard to

believe she does not have an Olympic medal in her locker. The gap didn't

extend from breaststroke to freestyle. Confirmation of the

result, her fourth in a row, Hosszu wins golf Hungary. Siobhan Marie

O'Connor and Hannah Miley, very good swimming indeed. Congratulations

O'Connor and Hannah Miley, very good everything at her and you are going

after her on the breaststroke? Reid I am happy with that to be honest.

Just trying to chase her down. I am re-happy with the time I went. It is

great that we got two medals. Second and third, you are both

multitalented but this and third, you are both

that matters to you? This is the one that is my favourite event. Closest

to my heart. We only have a few months until the 70 have to train

hard and get a lot of confidence. We look forward to the next time you

race. A few weeks away, something like that. We have you

race. A few weeks away, something how pleased are you with that bonus

medal? Isn't 200 to short the year? It is a broken because when do need

some speed. I need to see where things are and it is good to

identify the strokes that are good and those that aren't and be relaxed

with it, to get a medal is an added bonus.

Bronze for Hannah Miley. Her second medal of the week. And they silver

Bronze for Hannah Miley. Her second the same event. Huge congratulations

to Hannah Miley and should Vaughan picking up her silver. She got a

medal earlier in the week. We will see her again a bit later. We heard

Sharon talking about looking ahead to be Olympics but, given the

tactics of this race as well, as a race it is tactical and the season

as well, what will they take from tonight estimate it was great for

Siobhan. It is her main event. For Hannah, it is the 400. This is the

Siobhan. She wanted to scrape past that 208 mark, her personal best. It

is about fighting for the medal. I think Siobhan deserves to be on the

podium in Rio. Would you rather be Siobhan chasing or being the one

being chased? She is like a metronome. She's got one place and

she stayed at it. Siobhan is to concentrate on her own tactics. Time

for the women's 100 metres backstroke finals. Georgia Davies

and Kathleen Dawson swimming out of their skin this week.

The finalists of the women's 100 metres backstroke, Georgia Davies,

and Kathleen Dawson, second fastest qualifier for this final. Champions

equal two years ago. What an opportunity this is. Dawson, 18

years of age, in lane five. This is special for her. What a story it

would be here, as part of the squad looking ahead to Tokyo. Not Rio.

Georgia Davies at the bottom for Great Britain. Dawson of Great

Britain in five. The favourites go in three and four, though, in this

final of the women's 100 metres backstroke at the European

Championships. A very good start in three from Katinka Hosszu. Going

with her is Mie Nielsen of Denmark. Nielsen and Katinka Hosszu tied for

this two years ago. Katinka Hosszu is always taking this race on. What

form Mie Nielsen is in. A beautiful backstroke swimmer, head lovely and

still. Georgia Davies having a fantastic swim closest to us. It

would be great to see her dip under the one minute mark. When you are in

heavy training, this is the bit which hurts. Georgia Davies still

going well. This is great from her. In four, Mie Nielsen. Mie Nielsen

gets the touch. It is gold to Mie Nielsen, silver to Katinka Hosszu,

and what an unbelievable performance in lane five from the 18-year-old

from Warrington, Kathleen Dawson, with a bronze medal in the women's

100 metres backstroke. That time, 58.6. Another lifetime best.

Extraordinary! Kathleen Dawson, take a bow! She timed that so well, she

was coming back, she went past Georgia in the price -- in the last

few strokes. She is beaming. Excellent start coming from Katinka

Hosszu. Got away well, in the white hat. Mie Nielsen, head perfectly

still. You can see at the top of the screen, Kathleen Dawson coming

through. She got the bronze. I simply can't believe that. What an

amazing performance from the 18-year-old! It is gold to Mie

Nielsen of Denmark. A new championship record. Katinka Hosszu

gets the silver. And Kathleen Dawson from Warrington get the bronze.

Georgia Davies is fifth. Kathleen Dawson has been the

surprise start of the championships. For our non-dedicated swimming

viewers, put into context how impressive it is to go under a

minute in that. Very impressive, the world record is 58.1 but not many

people go under a minute. Three goals in British history have gone

and a minute, and two years ago she was 10th at the Commonwealth Games.

She has had a great job. Her stroke looked quite small, and she isn't

very powerful, but her skills are unbelievable. Underwater,

phenomenal. So much more to come from her. I think her interview will

be pretty smiley! She isn't going to the Olympics so it means her

preparation has been different coming into this. You can't compare

her to Georgia. Both girls have swung really well. A huge PB for

Kathleen full stop but Georgia, this is the one we will see her in Rio.

I have got both girls with me and they are both smiling, but

particularly Kathleen. Well done, did you think you could come here

and win a medal? That is definitely not what I aimed for when I came

here. I haven't stopped smiling since I broke the minute yesterday,

but to come away with a medal... I am overwhelmed. Every time you get

in you are knocking that time down. It's kind of unbelievable for me. I

put in so much effort in the training that it had to happen. What

everybody would realise is that you are not going to be at Grillo but

you will be at Tokyo, won't you? -- you are not going to be at Rio.

That's what I'm aiming for. Georgia, to go under a minute would be

special, and that is in the middle of hard training. I've not been

under a minute of hard training. I've not been

when I am in the middle of training that was unexpected. I am pleased.

It shows that my training is going in the right direction and hopefully

I will be to drop it down and get a personal best in Rio.

Well done, ladies. Talk us through how different it is for those girls

coming into this. Georgia is hard training, Kathleen is coming here

for the experience, and even their body language was different. In

Kathleen pop -- Kathleen's position, I would have wrested back. Her first

competition at a proper stage. She went to the Commonwealth Games that

didn't make the finals. An amazing opportunity for her, whereas Georgia

is, Rio, hard training. It is different. They are both really

happy with that swim. We will see more of Kathleen. Especially

happy with that swim. We will see she did a great swim of the 200

back. I think she did a great swim of the 200

backstroke swimmer as well as 100. For Kathleen, it's an

backstroke swimmer as well as 100. get more experience on Danny Simpson

-- on get more experience on Danny Simpson

do it in front of your home crowd and friends, without pressure...

There was no pressure on her coming into these championships. Georgia is

Britain's number one and she is going to Rio, so she has got

something to lose. So she is -- but she is British champion. Kathleen

took her opportunity. That isn't the last of her. We have seen the

amazing improvement she has made. If you look at the difference in the

interviews, Georgia is so much more physically strong, and Kathleen has

that to come. When she starts getting that right, that is the next

part of training, we will see a lot more of her. 59.6 is quick. Kathleen

might have been overwhelmed. We were overjoyed. Now let's cross over to

the men's 200 metres butterfly, featuring the legend that is Laszlo

Cseh. Just coming into the halfway turn in

this final of the men's 200 metres butterfly. The world champion and

European record-holder, Laszlo Cseh, head of the defending champion,

Viktor Bromer Denmark in lane five. 53 point seven, I think he is trying

new stuff. That is just suicide case! The 200 butterfly, so much is

about your place. If you go out too fast, you pay for it exponentially

in the closing stages. He will be starting to feel it. He is 30, for

God 's sake! Nothing wrong with that! Laszlo Cseh, 1.6 seconds

ahead. I am sure it will not be that at the end because the rest of the

field will come at him. He was out in 53 for the first 100. The rest of

the field are not catching as quickly as I thought. Is a European

record, that record is 152.7. With ten weeks to Rio, a really good

swim. Two tenths of a second outside his best time but, in heavy

training, impressive. Look what it means to him. He went rested, fully

rested, ready to go, 1:52.7. That was six years ago, eight years ago,

excuse me, in Beijing. He has just gone to tenths slower in heavy

training. Barely got the energy to celebrate that. He was just in a

different class in that race. Great 50 butterfly. He has got years of

background, 400 medley swimmer, in the bank. He was just on his own.

That must have hurt. Well, I thought he was going to tie

up. He certainly didn't. Laszlo Cseh, a brilliant swimmer of fly,

gold medal for Hungary. A new championship record. Viktor Bromer

get the silver. Tamas Kenderesi the bronze. Next up,

the semifinals of the men's 100 metres freestyle. No Ben Prout but

Duncan Scott goes in the first semifinal.

Duncan Scott is in eighth, not a bad lane on the 100 metres freestyle.

First semifinal of the men's 100 metres freestyle, Duncan Scott at

the top, not a bad start, but a great start in three for the

ex-world extra champion, Jeremy Stravius of France. Unusual to see a

backstroke -- backstroke concentrating on freestyle. Superb

first 50 will stop they will need to start to reel him in. This is

fascinating. Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece really going well. He trained

at Alabama. This is how the Americans go. The rest of the field

really caught him up. Extraordinarily tight. Look at that.

It really was close. Stjepanovic got Velimir the touch in 48.6 and then

there was Glenn Surgeloose, 48.8, Jeremy Stravius, 48.8. Oh, my word!

It was the sprinters at first. The 200 specialist coming through.

Velimir Stjepanovic got caught up and turned his tables in the 100.

Velimir Stjepanovic wins that first semifinal, and then the next five

split by nine one hundredths of a second. Duncan Scott, equal second.

Not a bad swim for him. This one is the second semifinal of the men's

100 metres freestyle. They are going to come from everywhere here.

Clement Mignon in number four. The starter held them quite a while. The

second semifinal of the men's 100 metres freestyle. These boys are

huge. The waves behind them is massive. Don't get caught in that.

At the turn, they've got to go underneath and burst to the surface.

You don't want to hit the wave that hit the wall after them. Luca Dotto

has gone out very fast. Marius Radu in lane one as well. Sorry, lane

eight at the far side. Now, maybe Sebastiaan Verschuren, the

experienced distance specialist, will start to come through. Luca

Dotto looking good. The Italians could well win the 1500, the 800,

the 400 and possibly even this. Extraordinary. Great swim from Luca

Dotto, look at that. 48.3 wins it. It's going to be so tight to make

this final. It really is. They hate being held at the start. A

good finish and a full is rich from Dotto. With the first semifinal

being so fast, Dotto wins Italy. He will be through. As for the rest of

them, it will be tight. It is going to be awfully tight, this one. Let

us see the finalists. There was 86, 87, 88, 89. Goodness

me. What a moment for this young man, Ross Murdoch of Great Britain.

Gold in the men's 200 metres breaststroke. Really went for it at

100 but did so well, beating the world champion of Germany. Fastest

man in the world this year as well. The bronze medal for the man from

Italy, in lane eight. He got a silver medal in the

Italy, in lane eight. He got a in 200, what a meet he is having.

Ten weeks' time, the Olympic Games, what can he do in the 100

breaststroke? STUDIO: Huge congratulations to Ross

Murdoch, his second medal of the week and he is European champion in

Murdoch, his second medal of the the 200 metres breaststroke. He was

surprised in the best possible way and we were surprised and the best

possible way because he is in hard training. We all corrected him to

get a medal but the time he got was seriously impressive, in hard

training. It is nearly a second quicker than he went a month ago at

the Olympic trials. It was so tight at the end, but did anyone expect it

to be as dramatic as this in the last 25? At the Europeans

to be as dramatic as this in the ago in Berlin, it was neck and neck.

I think the surprise and not a surprise to us because we know what

he is like a 200 metres, the surprise is that he is not doing the

200 metres in Rio. On that sort of form, that is a great medal

opportunity which he has not qualified for. In terms of the men

and breaststroke, we have such a big field. It is a great problem to have

but it does pose a challenge. It does. It is so tough because the

Olympic trials are a reason. He came third and on paper it is what it is

and it is fair. And then he puts in a performance like this and

everybody wants him to swim it. It will be frustrating for him as well.

He knows what he is capable of. He will be disappointed but he can

concentrate on the 100. He has the back end for the 100 to get onto the

podium. I think that is something we will talk about for the rest of the

weekend and the weeks to come. I want us to come back and celebrate

this moment because a swimmer's career, they don't go on for decades

so you have to make the most of the opportunities. He spoke about how

important it was for him for his family to be here and enjoy the

moment and it means the world to him. It is a huge opportunity and he

took it. If we had only two entries for that race is in the Olympic

qualifiers, he wouldn't have done the race. The fact that the European

Championships allow us to enter four people, he had a point to prove a

above everybody to himself. He knows that in Scotland a few weeks ago he

got it wrong. Whether him and his coach, the preparation, the race, I

don't know. But he has proved now that he can do it. He will be gutted

because he would like to be on the block in Rio but he has proved

something. He is still 21 and he has a few years to come. I wrote world

record down, he did not break it but I think he could. I'd like it. Two

people in form, so it often and Molly Renshaw going in the

semifinals of the women's 200 metres breaststroke. COMMENTATOR: Chloe

Tutton the fastest to qualify for this semifinal. Wonderful bronze

medal she got in the individual 100, next to the silver-medallist in that

race, from Iceland. Seventh fastest qualifier in the

semifinal, Fangio of Italy, Italians in one and two. Then, some

interesting teenagers. The world junior champion from Turkey. 17

years of age. In Britain's teenagers, 19-year-old Chloe Tutton,

British record-holder and a wonderful bronze in the individual

100. I am sure that will set her up for the rest of her life in

breaststroke swimming. It really was a great performance. She is riding a

wave at the moment, superb swim at the Olympic trials and she seems to

be bouncing from race to race like teenagers can. Do you remember those

days? It really is lots of fun where you get in and every time you swim

it just goes right. Ericsson of Sweden in seven.

I am delighted to say that the fastest women in the centre and the

fastest after the heats, Chloe Tutton of Great Britain and the

British record stands at 2:22.3 four. That might be a little bit out

of her grasp, she is in heavy training so we don't expect her to

go that quick but after the 100 final, who knows? One of those

things, just unexpected. Not quite sure what she will be able to

deliver tonight. Four lengths of breaststroke, the

first semifinal of the 200 metres. Chloe Tutton of Great Britain right

in the centre. She has a very good start down this first 25 and going

with her, the silver-medallist from the 100, Luthersdottir of Iceland.

You don't know what Chloe Tutton can do because she is improving so

rapidly. Even though she will be in heavy training, you are not quite

sure how her body will be responding to it because she is getting so much

stronger. Bigger and physically stronger and mentally stronger with

every race she is doing. You are never quite sure what she will be

capable of, she looked superb in the heat is this morning up until the

last turn. Which she messed up straight into the wall and lost

momentum. Molly Renshaw was able to pull away from her but at that

point, superb. The Welsh will be happy because at the Commonwealth

Games, she will be representing Wales. At the moment, almost stroke.

Four and five, Chloe Tutton of Great Britain closest to us on the

right-hand side of the shot in the pink suit. Luthersdottir of Iceland

is a 10th of a second behind Chloe Tutton. Looking good, starting to

really power on the left-hand side there. Almost stroke for stroke in

terms of the rate they are going at, long glide at the front of this

joke, no need to rush it, they make the most of them are meant from the

late kick. Chloe Tutton starting to turn it on now. She has taken a

metre of the rest of the field. She got her turn right, she took six

tenths of a second out of Luthersdottir. What has she got in

the closing stages? When you are in heavy training, that is when it can

start to hurt. In breaststroke, that stroke rate, going up and down and

not forward. Just keep stretching. Closest to us is the swimmer from

Turkey, the world junior champion in the 50, 100 and 200. She is having a

go at Chloe Tutton but I think Chloe Tutton might hold on, if she times

it right, yes she will. She wins the first semifinal and that is really

impressive in heavy training. Two full seconds faster than the time

she set to qualify for this semifinal. Look at that, waving to

the fans, not too bad, semifinalist, centre lane for the final tomorrow

night, job done. She is executing her races so well, challenging

herself by pushing the third 50. And then to see what she is doing down

the closing stages, then to see what she is doing down

gold medal and pride, amazing what you can do to finish a race. I don't

want to be picky but she can tighten up that glide. One hand on top of

the other but a bit of daylight between her arms. Exciting. Chloe

Tutton wins the first semifinal of the women's 200 breaststroke. Three

very high quality swimmers through to the final I am sure.

The quality of swimmers here at this European Championships is incredibly

high. Molly Renshaw has qualified fastest of all from the heats this

morning. She goes in lane four but Nicky Molla Pedersen Denmark is the

world record holder and she is in five. I wonder how Molly Renshaw is

feeling now because she is right next to the world-record holder.

Quite extraordinary. Molly Renshaw just about to swim but I think

Sharron Davies has Chloe Tutton. Emma Croker congratulations, another

fantastic swim, knocking out world-class limbs every time you get

in the water? Thank you, that is the fastest I have been. Everyday I just

keep amazing in a way. Karen will be pleased you didn't mess up your last

turn to night. I know, that was atrocious this morning. I carried

on. I kept to my race plan. We hope you perfectly execute it tomorrow

night. Thank you. There is Molly Renshaw fastest qualifier and to the

right of her, the world-record holder, what a semifinal this is.

There she is, Molly Pedersen of Denmark. This is going to be

fascinating. The second semifinal of the women's 200 metres breaststroke.

Fiona Doyle of Ireland. At the University of the Greek billion to

fourth position in the individual 100 breaststroke.

What a great opportunity this is for some fantastic experience. There is

the world-record holder in five. Right next to her, what a wonderful

experience, Molly Renshaw in lane four. You cannot ask for better

preparation than swimming side-by-side with Pedersen. Great

opportunity to go for a fast time. The second semifinal in the women's

200 metres breaststroke, they also Chloe Tutton do a good time to win

the first semi. I think Molly Renshaw will be looking forward to a

good one here but she is right next to the world-record holder and

defending champion, Molla Pedersen of Denmark. Renshaw going with

Pedersen, they are in the middle, nothing much between all eight

swimmers there. It is the very early stages. It is the Belgian up of the

top who is leading. A similar, long glide. They really make the most of

their late kick, very smooth, very chilled and relaxed. Don't get too

impatient. I love watching this, so smooth and long, but a massive flow

in lane for in that blue hat. And again, lovely glide, so if fish and

and it looks like Molly Renshaw is going to turn first at the 100

metres. Just 19 one hundredths splitting

these women. It looks like Molly Renshaw starting to take it.

Technically superb. Of the two British women's -- British swimmers

this morning, she was the one who made the best start and best turns.

At a time like this, when it is so close, it comes down to tiny

margins, though important not to waste the turns, underwater work.

Rikke Moeller Pedersen, such experience. Had a difficult

Rikke Moeller Pedersen, such last year but getting herself into

really good form with just ten weeks to go till Rio. She had a bit of a

rest here, only swimming this event 's. Molly Renshaw chasing her. Also

coming back fast is Jessica Vall Montero Spain. Rikke Moeller

Pedersen looks like she has just eased through. Rikke Moeller

Pedersen get the touch, Jessica Vall Montero second, Molly Renshaw third.

I am pretty sure all three of those will go through to the final. It was

a pretty fast first semifinal, I've got to say. Chloe Tutton did really

well. We might have two British women through to the final of the

women's 200 metres breaststroke. That would be fantastic. We didn't

have breaststroke swimmers for quite a while for Great Britain and

suddenly we have got two. All that underwater work they have to do. So

high out of the water. Look at that hour in the upper body. Glide into

the wall. -- look at that power in the upper body. Fantastic to see the

greatest in the world, the greatest in history, Rikke Moeller Pedersen

winning that second semifinal. Great swimming from the British women.

Let's see who is in the final. I believe is the British women will

make it. Chloe Tutton fastest into the final. Molly Renshaw in sixth.

Sharon Davies now talking to Molly Renshaw.

I certainly am. Great to see you swimming so well. You have missed

out so many times on teams. It must be great to see you here, showing

what you can do. I've been training very hard for the Olympics, but

getting back into it now will make a medal much easier. The breaststroke

was going to be tough. If I can relax into it more tomorrow night,

it will be a lot better. What sort of time will win it? The fastest

time! It's a fair point, who's going to

win it, the fastest! I think Sharon hit the nail on the head when she

said both Chloe and Molly seemed to be on the crest of a swimming wave.

Both of them are either but a second off their personal best times. They

are really good in all the gym sessions. Even here, they go into

the pool after here, doing a lot of metres, not just going and getting a

massage. They are still doing serious hard work. Next, the final

of the men's 50 metres backstroke. Keep your eye on lane four, the

Frenchman Camille Lacourt. There are the eight finalists, only

four tenths of a second splitting all eight of them coming into this

final. The fastest and favourite, the world champion in four, Camille

Lacourt of France. Well, all eyes on Camille Lacourt, a 31-year-old

Frenchman. He is a big chap, very fast. Your eyes on him as well,

aren't they? Of course, because he will be in the centre of the pool.

For that reason only! As well... Sorry, only! Oh, dear... In every,

he should win comfortably. A big tattoo. He has got a nose clip. You

don't see many swimmers putting those on now. He will go up to 15

metres underwater and some swimmers prefer a nose clip to stop the water

going up the nose rather than to be breathing out through the nose. You

used to use those. I did, so much easier to hold your breath using

that and to try and club your nose using your lips. -- plug your nose.

The final of the men's 50 backstroke. The world champion in

four, Camille Lacourt of France. Fascinating start from Tomasz

Polewka of Poland. He had the best start of all of them. The European

short-course champion in this 50 metres backstroke. The world

champion is Camille Lacourt, but he's got some work to do in the

centre. Guy Barnea of Israel going well. It may well be Camille

Lacourt. He has got the gold, Camille Lacourt. The world champion

wins it. The silver goes to Richard Bohus of Hungary. That's a surprise.

When you are six foot seven, if you want to beat him, you've got to be

ahead. He's got the reach. His arms are so long. If

ahead. He's got the reach. His arms touch, as he did there. He's got

such a huge reach. touch, as he did there. He's got

reached down rather than out. It was good enough, 24.7 takes gold in the

50 metres backstroke for Camille Lacourt of France.

Halfway through the competition, it's a case of so far, so good for

Team GB. Let's be honest, we've been awesome.

Silver medal goes to Hannah Miley of Great Britain. It's something I can

work on, but pretty good. Is silver, very close indeed. I

think Benjamin Proud might well have got a bronze medal, Britain's first

medal of a two. A gold, bronze to Fran Halsall. A very good time

indeed. It's going to be a wonderful gold medal. Gold and silver to

Britain. One of the best races I've ever had. TV support. Great. Great

Britain are going to win their second gold medal of the

championships, and its gold to team Great Britain. He's going well. I've

got to say, that's a very, very impressive gold medal for James Guy.

Happy with that one. What a brilliant sprint, 1.7, -- 1:7.5.

Took the bronze. It looks like it's going to be gold to Hungary,