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The best day of the world championships so far? This could be

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forced up right in name Mac and my cull Phelps are one or in terms of

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medals, there is masses of British interest and the chance of the

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first gold medal for Team GB. Ellen Gandy was not far behind her.

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It is the biggest race of both of their lives. James Goddard was the

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star of the Commonwealth games, he dives into action today at the

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depend, against an and Phelps. Yesterday, we were at the new

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aquatic Centre. It was awesome. You really get a sense of what it will

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be like. We did a race in the evening. You did! Look at that

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Olympic tattoo, there. How did the water feel? I wanted to spend as

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much time in the water as possible. For the last 15 minutes, I put my

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head down. The organisers were kind in the line-up they gave me. The

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fast pool is deep, three metres deep. Mark Foster, pool record

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holder. Because you are! Just enjoy it. So a deep pool is a faster

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pool? Yes. When we swim over the surface, we create waves to the

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side and ultrasonic sound ways that go to the bottom and come back up.

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In a deep pool, you have gone past when they come up again. So it is a

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faster pool. I would not say it was faster than any other pool ever,

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the world championships in Shanghai will be the same. When you see the

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seeds go up and up, and they will be full of people shouting for you,

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it will help. I attempted to come back? I was yesterday a!

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Ram Halsall has every chance of being one of the stars. She is a

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talented swimmer but it has not gone right for her. She got food

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poisoning at the Commonwealth games, she is only a tiny and she went a

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horrible colour, she looks seriously ill. At Christmas, she

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needed a ankle operation, she is now on the comeback trail.

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I have only had half a year of training so why do not see myself

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as a contender, so to speak. Because I have only had six months

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of training compared to everybody else. But I am in great shape for

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the little amount of training I I swam close to my best in

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Sheffield, I like a bit of a race. When it comes down to it, I will be

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wanting to win. The first semi-final is the women's

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quickly. A faster turnover than the other women. This is great from

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France, she needs to get out there and used her natural speed. Harder

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to hold on with Fran Halsall's pace. She looks very good indeed, here.

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She is taking on some of the world's best freestyle us. This is

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very impressive indeed. Slowing down a little inside the last five,

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very comfortable. 53.48. Wow. will do, went it? Only one other

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swimmer gets under 54. That should give her a lot of confidence. Amy

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Smith is not managing to step up and take the opportunity as France

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did. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next one, Fran

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knows where the competition is and did what she needed to do.

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Breathing out of your nose is easiest way to control your

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breathing. Fran Halsall wins the first women's semi-final. Amy Smith

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A nice swimmer, total dominance. knew I needed to something like

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that, to get into the game. I was nervous, I had not won in a few

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days. I have set a standard for the girls in the second semi-. That is

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always a tough call, being in the first one. They have been itching

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to swim, I have not won since Sunday morning. I have been locked

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in my room, not allowed to do anything for a few days. It is a

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good start, I hope I can build on it tomorrow. Nice opportunity to

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get in there and raised the game, at the last moment? It is not often

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that two people drop out of the semis at this level. And had an

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unusual opportunity, I would have liked to make more of it, it was a

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last-minute thing but I need to learn to step up and take advantage

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of those opportunities. I am hoping freestyle. The two Dutch women

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from the USA. She's very good. For me, the two Dutch women in the

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Yellow lanes, their strength will hold the pace of the Dutch women.

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Easing off a little bit, this is not as smooth for for Heemskerk as

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this morning. They did not look as deliberate as Fran. I think you are

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right. Fran had the fastest time, going in. I think the pacing here

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showed fragility. Tucker big old through. After that, it will be

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Fran Halsall not just qualifying fastest for the final, but also the

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fastest time in the world this year! Incredible to see. In the

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heats, in the morning, she has bounced back. When you see that

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interview, she said she wanted out of their cage. It really showed in

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the pool. She is healthier than she was in Delhi. She really dominated

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the semi-final. Off the back of an ankle operation last year, and

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various trials, she is now back to form. As she said, she only had

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half a year's training. That will help her confidence, she can beat

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them with half as much training. It will take the pressure off. She, to

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me, is one of the faces for next year. And she is 21 now, she will

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be 22 for the Olympics. Is that about the right age to be peaking?

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It is interesting, men and women are slightly different. You can

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never say that is when you are at your peak, that age. But she is

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coming into her own at the right time, I would say. I think she has

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learnt a lot this year. We get carried away sometimes, saying to

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train harder. She will have learnt a lot from that injury. I cannot

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wait to see her in the final tomorrow. Great sporting moments

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are about great head to heads, and in swimming, we have an absolute

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corker. Michael Phelps has been the dominant force for the next -- last

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seven years. He has looked almost unbeatable and now a man has come

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along who can match him, and beat him. His name is Ryan and A. --

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Ryan Lochte. Is he now the main man?

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It is hard to say in any event that there are just one of two people in

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the event. It is not just me and Two of the best swimmers in the

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world. Very different personalities, but the great thing is that they

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get along well. They get along with the rest of the team. It just so

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happens that their best events fall on each other's events. It is

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important to remember in any sport, it is just sport. And so, anyone

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can win on any particular day and should be allowed to. Those guys

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It is just great for the sport, to have both of them. It is brilliant.

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Michael Phelps is superhuman any sense, unbeatable. And then along

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comes Ryan, who beats him. On their own events, they are clearly

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dominant. I would say they are the world's best to maximise because

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they dominate their main events. In the 200, they are as good as each

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other, it will be a real humdinger. James Goddard is in there as well.

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It is really hard. James had the attitude he can beat anyone. With

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these two, we are looking at the gone. It is a scrap for third after

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that. But he has a chance, he has a lane, he is improving. He pulled

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out of the 200m backstroke today, he has problems with his shoulder.

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But he is fighting Eddie has a It looks like it is going to be

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gulled by the USA. Ryan Lochte finally beats Michael Phelps in the

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Head to head, numbers four and five. James Goddard has got a chance. He

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has done really well to make this final. Lane six moved a little bit.

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I think the starter has let it go. The final of the men's 200 medley.

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Right in the centre is Ryan Lochte of the USA against the great

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Michael Phelps, numbers four and five. James Goddard is going well

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in lane number seven. Is backstroke is superb. He has got to make his

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move on the backstroke. As we thought a Michael Phelps is a

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little bit ahead of the field. This is where Ryan Lochte makes a bit of

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a move. He is a good 1.5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

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That is the world record line and very good first 100 for James.

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Michael Phelps' breaststroke is not good, so he could catch him. If

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Ryan Lochte gets to the turn first, I think I would put some money on

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him. But Michael Phelps is determined. Ever their gamble!

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Michael Phelps is coming back. Ryan Lochte was first to turn. Ryan

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Lochte used a little bit more underwater than Phelps. This is a

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superb display. Michael Phelps has not given up. He is coming back.

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This is very tight. James Goddard is in bronze medal position. Look

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at Michael Phelps going back. a new world record. Wasn't it

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closed? Unbelievable. The first world record to be broken in the

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New era. This is without the shiny, fast suits. Michael Phelps pushed

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him all the way to that new world record. It was set in Rome two

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years ago. It was his own world record. Michael Phelps desperately

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wanted to win a. He is off, he has gone, he is getting out of the pool.

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That is the first world record since those shiny suits, so it is

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possible. Absolutely. A lot of people were saying those records

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would stay for a long time. This just shows the quality of Ryan

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Lochte it. We have got to start talking about this guy. He has now

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got seven world titles. You are up against Michael Phelps who is a

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real genius, but Ryan Lochte has got some talent to do that. That

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was 0.16. It does not look like mutti at all. That is so close. Two

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of the best swimmers in the world. Head to head. He beats Michael

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Phelps. Michael Phelps did really well. The gold goes to Ryan Lochte

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and a major world record. That is a massive world record. Michael

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Phelps gets the solver. James Goddard was one Ted behind in 4th.

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It was really close. I know that bothers you because you hate 4th.

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It will probably be my last World Championships. I knew going into

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the race I had a good chance of getting a medal. Yes, I am gutted.

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It was one-tenth of a second. freestyle was not good enough for

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me. I reckon I had about 1.50. The freestyle is where it is won and

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lost. You get it your all. You pulled out of the backstroke this

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morning to give you energy for tonight. The shoulder has not been

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quite right, but the physio got it going and they have got me for that

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the world championships will stop if it was not for them, I would be

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struggling. There is a big event coming up next year that you can

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get yourself sorted out for. Yes, maybe I can get myself sorted out,

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that would be nice. The world championships are done and now I

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can prepare for the season ahead. I was only slightly behind for the

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medal and maybe I can get that the next time. And they will give you

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that second. The us, the British public are crazy about sport.

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Congratulations, a fantastic world record. How much difference to the

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suits make? I don't think they make any difference. I think it is all

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in your head. A lot of people said the world record would not get

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broken after they banned the suits and I wanted to prove everyone

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wrong. Anything is possible. If you put the hard work in, you can

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It is Michael Phelps' 30th medal at the World Championships. It is just

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extraordinary. I have to say I did not expect him to go that fast. He

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was only 61 hundreds of a second He must have an awful lot of those

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rabbits and stuffed toys after these Games. He has not got a lot

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of silver medals. He does not like those. He it is his 6th world

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championship silver medal. Here he is. Ryan Lochte of the USA is the

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world champion for the second time in a row in the men's 200 medley.

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In doing so, he sets a new world record. I cannot say enough about

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that, the first world record set since the old, shiny suits were

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Very hard to see where their Ryan Lochte had gold in his gumshield.

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It sparkles. Yes. It is interesting what he said about the suit, that

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it is psychological. The bottom line is they helped some people

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more than other people. You float really well and you are high in the

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water and they did not help you. The difference between a great

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swimmer and a good swimmer is that much. When you go forwards you lift

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yourself up at the same time. Above the water there is no resistance.

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You try and lift yourself up as high as possible and the suit

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lifted the good swimmers to make them great swimmers. It did not

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help those guys because they are so good anywhere. That is a landmark

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world record and it is a psychological blow for Ryan Lochte

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against Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps did a great time there as

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well. He smashed the world records. Ryan Lochte broke the world record

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and Michael Phelps was fastest in certain parts. You are talking

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about tiny amounts. In the last length Michael Phelps was faster.

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Ryan Lochte's backstroke is just a little bit better. The finals of

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the 200 backstroke is also tonight. In the Olympics both finals are in

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the same session. In the Olympics in Beijing, Ryan Lochte had the 200

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backstroke final at the beginning in the same session as the 200

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medley about half-an-hour before. Here it is the semi-finals of the

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backstroke. This is about half an hour after he has broken the world

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record and won the gold in the 200 metres individual medley and he is

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just cruising. You can do that against a world-class field and

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just play. One word on James Goddard. Just off the middle and

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very disappointed. It was just that tiny amount again of an Olympic

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medal in 2004 in Athens. Nobody likes it to happen to them, but I

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think that will motivate him for next year. He has got a tough

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decision because he does the 200 medley and the 200 backstroke as

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well. If he just works on his freestyle a little bit more on that

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medley, I believe the backstroke his the best event. Will he have to

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choose? Can he do both backstroke and medley? No, it is tough. We do

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say just to the Baxter? Tomorrow in the final he will see what the

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world is doing. He knows what he can do. He has got a real chance of

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winning an Olympic medal. If you look at this race, the first and

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the second where gone because they were so far ahead of the rest of

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the field. In some disciplines you can predict it and in others it is

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very open. The men's 100 metres freestyle. James Magnusson is

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Enders and he led Australia to gold on the very first day. Seven

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different nations are represented holder in a number two. France have

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never won this. Australia have competitors. The Brazilian is off

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to an absolute flyer. He is wearing a black cab. He has probably got

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half a metre lead already. He is going to go for it. This is a

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tactic he has to play. Look at numbers three and four and do not

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write them off, they come back very strongly. Expect the Australian, be

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yellow cab, to come through now. Magnusson is starting to show. He

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the first time ever. It is slower than that which he led off the

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relay. But who cares? What a great swim. Three-tenths of a second.

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Aussies are really chuffed with that. Magnusson knew he had the

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speed from the relay. The Brazilian did everything he could with that

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tactic of going out. He is just so strong to be able to keep going

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with that power. That was a very good swim, beautifully timed. How

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much does it mean to him? The first ever Australian gold at the World

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Championships. Bang! A slow-motion The a fantastic swim, Australia's

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first gold. I am proud to do it for the country. You have had a perfect

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week, haven't you? I would say so. It has been a hard week, behind the

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cameras, I have had a lot of downtime and my mind has been

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ticking over. I was so glad to get out there tonight and get it over

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and done with. And the youngest in the field, many years to come?

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Plenty of years and speed to come, I hope I keep improving. The 200 is

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something I am looking at, it will not be any easy one to make the

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team for but I think I could do a sneaky 200 damage track. Enjoy your

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James Magnusson there. James says the Australians have Thorpe coming

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back. America have always dominated the for by one. A little like a

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track and field. They are always dominant. Plus, if Thorp get back

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to what he can do, he will be the old man on the team. He is only 28,

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he has been on the team since he was 15. USA have strength and depth,

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that is what we need. We have two, we need four. Interesting what

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James was saying about downtime, and that you have to learn to deal

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with that in championships. What is the best way to get through the

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time in between races? To make it as normal as possible. What you do

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at home? I know you cannot really go off shopping, people will have a

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coffee, do some e-mails, watch a movie. The thing is to be as normal

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as possible. In the Olympics, there are a lot of distractions in the

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village. It is like an amusement park. After your race, great. In

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between races, hang out, chat and relax. The rest is more important

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than anything else. World championships is one thing. When

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you come to the Olympics, there is so much going on, so much to be

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distracted by. It is like Stars in Their eyes, people get carried away.

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Roger Federer got mobbed in the Olympic village in Beijing, twice.

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And this is by other athletes! And he had to leave. He checked himself

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into a hotel and stayed out of the village. All of the American

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basketball players went and found a hotel because they also got mobbed.

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There is so much to do, so much nervous energy. But like Fran said,

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but little, stay in your room, and then come out and explode. He would

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almost want to bone -- banner phone cameras. A difficult to monitor

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everything. I say to everyone, do your own thing. Once be spinning is

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over, you have a week to do the sightseeing and everything. -- the

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swimming. This is an advantage for the British athlete. They have been

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to London and done it. They hire a have got it out of the way. British

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swimmers have been doing OK in the pool so far, without setting the

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world alight, just one silver medal for Becky Adlington. That could be

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about to change, because Jemma Lowe and Ellen Gandy have qualified

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fastest and fourth-fastest for their final. Gold is not out of the

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question. There are two very strong Chinese swimmers in this, so expect

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a lot of noise as we head back to Ellen Gandy in the fourth lane. --

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6. A great start, great reactions. The Chinese Olympic medallists in

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three and one. As they have gone asserting their position. Really

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race is at the top of the pool. Ellen Gandy, down the bottom, is

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doing well. Leaving the Australians behind. This is extraordinarily

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quick from the Chinese women. Jemma Lowe third, Allam a 4th on the turn.

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There are some decent racing here but they have to get going. --

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Eleanor Gandy for on the turn. is starting to look good for the

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:35:34.:35:35.

Brits. Jemma Lowe are starting to come through. Gandy Looking

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fantastic. Jemma Lowe a little tired, not as quick a turn as she

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normally gets. This is two Brits against two Chinese. I think Jemma

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Lowe is tiring but Ellen Gandy is having a fantastic race. She is

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going well, looks really good. It is going to be really tight down

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the last ten minutes. Alan dandy in lane six for Great Britain. He was

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going to get the touch? It was close, we get silver. Four one

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hundredths of a second. Ellen Gandy has swum the race of her life, for

:36:19.:36:29.
:36:29.:37:03.

a silver medal. Well done. A great the silver medal. Ellen Gandy it

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almost store it away. I do not think she could have sworn any

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better than that. The crowd rising and saluting the world champion.

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into collide. It is easy to be clever in the commentary box, if

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she could have thrown her arms forward a bit more, she was just a

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:37:54.:38:16.

Congratulations. Four 100 its! not even care, I am happy I got

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silver. -- 4/100ths of a second. You were really pulling her back,

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though. I was focused on myself and could not see anyone around. I just

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went as hard as I could. You have put so much work into that. You

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have moved to Australia, your whole family, there has been a lot of

:38:41.:38:48.

investment. Yes. I am just happy I have done so much better than last

:38:49.:38:53.

time. A lot of noise at there. That could be for you next year! Yes, it

:38:53.:38:57.

was just incredible and I came out. I cannot wait until next year when

:38:57.:39:07.
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it is fast. Goal and enjoy a level! -- your medal. Gemma, a solid swim.

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I was disappointed with my place there, but I gave it my best shot.

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That is what happens. And what now? Your American terms paid off, they

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were nice and strong. I would just go and have a little bit of a break,

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:39:35.:39:41.

and start training soon for the Very disappointing for Jemma Lowe,

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but a career best performance for Ellen Gandy. She has a great

:39:46.:39:51.

attitude to go with her talent. said she was over the moon with a

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medal, so she should be. She went in at fourth place, and every race

:39:56.:40:04.

she gets faster. That is the way to do it. Not that she is saving it,

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but she does it had the right time. It is the story of two races. You

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had the two Chinese swimmers and Gemma, Allam Gandy was a little out

:40:16.:40:19.

of the way, she could not see what was going on and that will have

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helped. When you are in the water, do your own race. She finished so

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strongly. You can see her at the bottom of the screen, she really

:40:35.:40:45.
:40:45.:40:45.

finishes strongly. At the beginning of the race, you count your strokes.

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Towards the end, you put your head down and aim for the wall. You know

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how close you are what you cannot change your stroke. It is either a

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long collide, a lunch, or you do what the Chinese women did at the

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top of the screen. -- a glide, a lunge. There is a sensor, if you

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coming slowly, your momentum is If you if you could talk to either

:41:35.:41:45.
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of them, what would you say to In that field, a great result, not

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think that could have been done different. Had she put in an extra

:41:53.:41:57.

half a stroke, she might have won. It is a snap decision at the end.

:41:57.:42:07.
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It may not have changed the result. They are young girls, they are

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improving. Gennady daytime earlier this year which could have run the

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final. -- Jenner did a time. The thing is, do your own race. Alan is

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based in Melbourne, Jeanette is over here. -- Ellen. They will be

:42:45.:42:55.
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checking out each other's time, they want to be the best. What

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Baden-Wurttemberg needs to do is get into Europe and raised the

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fastest swimmers. You want to keep testing yourself. A second medal in

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the pool for Team GB. We are into the semi-finals of the 200m.

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Lookout for Michael Jamieson in the second semi-final and Andrew Willis

:43:33.:43:43.
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in the first. The Japanese Olympic paced race.

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Interestingly, the favourites going the Japanese champion is still a

:44:48.:44:58.
:44:58.:45:05.

gliding a bit, less than he used to do. Good from Willis. Both the

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Brits came here to attack the big boys. The defending champion right

:45:11.:45:21.
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up. The white hat at the top is Kitajima. He is on world record

:45:30.:45:40.
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Willis is holding on. Top four in such a fast race would be a great

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finish. This is a wonderful display. The European junior champion is

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coming back. He is in the grey cap. Kitajima is tailing off the world

:45:58.:46:04.

record. Andrew Willis needs to keep ongoing. There are four very fast

:46:04.:46:10.

guys ahead of him. With Edison's second semi-final, he can still

:46:10.:46:20.
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At his best time. You cannot do much more than that. 0.6 of us

:46:29.:46:38.

second. That guy is just superb. High-fives all round. But it was a

:46:39.:46:44.

decent start from Willis. It he swam well. But in the end he could

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not laboured that pays. Kitajima also could not deliver the 33

:46:49.:46:52.

seconds he requires to get that world record. I wonder whether he

:46:52.:47:02.

eased off a little bit. We will find out tomorrow night. He was

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disappointed in the 100. He slipped to 4th place. We will see if he

:47:09.:47:13.

changes his stroke. He has also changed his hair and has got a

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Californian haircut! The German Kemback super-fast. That is a very

:47:20.:47:25.

good time at four Andrew Willis. We will have to wait for the second

:47:25.:47:30.

semi-final to see if he makes it in. A personal best and it puts you in

:47:30.:47:38.

with a shout. Hopefully. Coming here I am glad to make a semi and

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hopefully it will be a bonus to get into the final. I enjoyed the

:47:41.:47:48.

experience. It is a PB, so I cannot complain. You and Michael are

:47:48.:47:52.

coming together, pushing each other along. All of the guys have been

:47:52.:47:58.

great, pushing each other with David McNulty. We have been working

:47:58.:48:06.

hard for this. It is all coming together now. Fingers crossed.

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Michael Jamieson looked very good good old days of British

:48:23.:48:33.

breaststroke swimming, Adrian! James Gibson was world champion on

:48:33.:48:38.

the 50 breaststroke. Yes, we have had a tradition in breaststroke. We

:48:38.:48:42.

have had a few relatively lean years. But it has got better over

:48:42.:48:48.

the years. It is good to see two of them in the top eight. Both of them

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trained together in Bath with DAVID COULTHARD: Nodded. He has done a

:48:52.:49:02.
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fantastic job with the breaststroke team. -- David McNulty. He is doing

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a difference when from this morning. has got some work to do. He is

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looking good, but I would like to see him make a move. He is in the

:49:43.:49:51.

blue hat at the top. He has got to move now. 4th would be not too bad,

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but it will be much better if he could catch a couple of guys to his

:49:55.:50:01.

left. 50 metres to go in the second semi-final. Great Britain's Michael

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Jamieson has got a bit of work to do, but he is looking good.

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second half will have to be 67 a flat. And he is doing it. He is

:50:10.:50:17.

coming back. His pacing is superb. We will have to look at the split.

:50:17.:50:23.

A fantastic second 100 metres. He is really stretching out now.

:50:23.:50:33.
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looks really, really good. That will get him in, I am pretty sure

:50:35.:50:45.
:50:45.:50:47.

of that. We will probably have two British swimmers in that final.

:50:47.:50:57.
:50:57.:51:03.

Andrew is's time is very close as men seem to use that a little bit

:51:03.:51:07.

more than the women. A absolutely, if you have got it, use it. Get

:51:07.:51:17.
:51:17.:51:18.

their hips in. Jamieson came back in 67.1. That is a fantastic second

:51:18.:51:24.

100. But he will have to get down as second quicker. He has got to

:51:24.:51:34.
:51:34.:51:40.

risk it. He might have a little bit a lovely problem to have, get out

:51:40.:51:45.

quicker in the final, Michael Jamieson. I think those first three

:51:45.:51:50.

will all make it. I'm not sure about Michael Brown. That would be

:51:50.:51:58.

a bit of a shock. He was the Commonwealth champion in Melbourne.

:51:58.:52:06.

Yes, we have got two British men in the final. They are only one second

:52:06.:52:12.

of the medal positions. But it is a really split field. We have not

:52:12.:52:17.

seen many that far apart. That is 2.7 seconds.

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A fantastic swim. You leave it to the last 75 metres. Mixed reactions

:52:24.:52:29.

to that. It took me a while to get going. I have made the by now and

:52:29.:52:33.

that is the main thing. I definitely feel there is a lot more

:52:33.:52:40.

there. I feel like I can do another 50. You came back and 67.1. That is

:52:40.:52:46.

not bad. I felt a lot more controlled this morning. I will go

:52:46.:52:49.

back and look at the analysis tonight, but I am delighted I am in

:52:49.:52:53.

the final and I will be looking to drop a bit of time tomorrow night.

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And both of you are in as well, which is fantastic. Watching the

:52:58.:53:03.

girls before always helps. Yes, I was watching the fly and it was

:53:03.:53:07.

great to see Ellen get on the podium and it was a good swim by

:53:07.:53:11.

German as well. It is always nice to see that. We have got a great

:53:11.:53:16.

team and I think we deserve more medals. I think it will be extra

:53:16.:53:21.

motivation leading into next season. On the whole it has been a really

:53:21.:53:25.

good meet. The holding camp went really well in Japan and we have

:53:25.:53:29.

all enjoyed it as well. Maybe tomorrow get out a bit quicker and

:53:29.:53:34.

use that immense endurance to bring it back? Yes, definitely. I have

:53:34.:53:39.

got absolutely nothing to lose, so I am going to go for it and stick

:53:39.:53:44.

it out in the first 100. I know I have got a good last 50 and

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sometimes I rely on that a bit too much. I have to be brave tomorrow

:53:48.:53:58.
:53:58.:53:58.

Kris Gilchrist, the British record holder did not make it out there.

:53:58.:54:03.

Interestingly the three of them trained together in Bath. It is

:54:03.:54:07.

almost like they have an intensive training centre for breaststroke.

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Bath is the breaststroke capital of Britain. That is what I mentioned

:54:11.:54:15.

about being in a place where you can push each other all the time.

:54:15.:54:21.

When Jemma Lowe and Ellen race together, they push each other all

:54:21.:54:29.

the time. Every training session is like a race. It is a shame we do

:54:29.:54:34.

not have a backstreet reef -- Relate. Michael said he is going to

:54:34.:54:39.

do something he has never done before, and go for it from the

:54:39.:54:43.

beginning. It is a dangerous mood, but I guess he does not want to die

:54:43.:54:49.

wondering. He had the fastest last length and he beat Kitajima. He has

:54:49.:54:55.

got a lot left at the end. What he needs to do is not go from the gun

:54:55.:55:01.

in the first 50, but push that time. It is all to do with pacing. Maybe

:55:01.:55:05.

push the early splits a tiny bit more and have that mentality to

:55:05.:55:10.

think, I will have my back up at the end. He likes to come through

:55:10.:55:13.

at the end and save something because that is the way he has

:55:13.:55:17.

always done it. It is the world's championship by no, nothing to lose.

:55:17.:55:23.

And give yourself a chance of a medal. It is 0.5 between those two

:55:23.:55:29.

and a medal. When you go into a final, forget the paper. Kitajima

:55:29.:55:33.

is a tiny bit ahead of the rest. They are only a little bit away

:55:33.:55:37.

from it. Now is the opportunity one year on from the Olympics, try

:55:37.:55:41.

something different, they have got nothing to lose. We are now going

:55:41.:55:46.

to go to a sprint event and there is no chance of pacing. This is the

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50-metre backstroke by women. It is not an Olympic event. Gemma

:55:52.:55:56.

Spofforth did not qualify. We have been talking about how out of form

:55:56.:56:01.

she has been this week. She said it has given her a kick up the

:56:01.:56:08.

backside. There is a 16 year-old from America and the Russian was

:56:08.:56:18.
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events at the World Championships. The Russian is pretty quick. No

:56:24.:56:28.

world champion and No world record- holders in this. I think it is

:56:28.:56:38.
:56:38.:56:42.

pretty wide open. 50 metres backstroke for women. They are

:56:42.:56:48.

allowed 15 under water. It looks like the Chinese in lane six at the

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:56:59.:57:13.

for her. Two silver medals in Rome. She has just now become the world

:57:13.:57:23.
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champion. Japan gets this will. The bronze goes to Franklin of the USA.

:57:26.:57:36.
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-- Japan gets at the silver medal. It is hard to call. I am glad you

:57:38.:57:48.
:57:48.:58:08.

lots of colliding in at the end. Russia's first ever gold medal in a

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50 backstroke. Franklin, the 16 50 backstroke. Franklin, the 16

:58:18.:58:23.

year-old, gets the bronze. News From Shanghai this morning that

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Becky Adlington is not in the line- up for the relay. Is that a

:58:27.:58:31.

surprise? Yes and No. In the individual as she was a little bit

:58:31.:58:37.

out of sorts. I would have, because you know what she is capable of,

:58:37.:58:43.

but at the same time the top three teams are that far ahead on paper,

:58:43.:58:48.

that maybe it would not have made that much of a difference. She has

:58:48.:58:51.

got a final tomorrow evening and they are saving her more for that

:58:51.:58:55.

and put in her into theirs. I would have put her in, but at the same

:58:55.:59:01.

time they have got four very good girls and they are all very even.

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Yes and the benefit is it saves her for tomorrow the 800 metres. This

:59:05.:59:12.

is a very tough race and this is the final of the women's freestyle

:59:12.:59:22.
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swimmer. Very quick out his 16 year-old Mellissa Franklin of the

:59:41.:59:51.
:59:51.:59:53.

USA. Jo Jackson did not have the best in the freestyle. She had a

:59:53.:59:58.

couple of tough years medically with asthma. She was coughing so

:59:58.:00:08.

much she popped a read out. On the left hand side, lane two. But she

:00:08.:00:14.

is a tough second half swimmer. France are leading. Maybe USA in

:00:14.:00:24.

the centre. USA is on the world record line. Let's see if Mellissa

:00:24.:00:29.

Franklin can hold this. Again, the impetuousness of youth. She has got

:00:29.:00:33.

out quickly. She has got to hold on to theirs. It is not a two-length

:00:33.:00:43.
:00:43.:00:44.

race. She has got a good lead to give to the second swimwear. Jo

:00:44.:00:48.

Jackson is now moving up again. It is good to be next to the

:00:48.:00:53.

Hungarians. The Hungarians are a strong team. It is good to be a

:00:53.:00:58.

couple away from the Americans. But they will struggle for medals. They

:00:58.:01:08.
:01:08.:01:09.

have got to work hard. Jo Jackson is coming through nicely. But

:01:09.:01:14.

Mellissa Franklin is holding on to this lead. This is quite ominous.

:01:14.:01:19.

That is the world record split. She is 16 years of age and six-speed

:01:19.:01:29.
:01:29.:01:49.

not sure the others can come back again. Joe Jackson's one a very

:01:49.:01:59.
:01:59.:02:03.

good lead as well. -- Jo Jackson swam a very good lead as well. They

:02:03.:02:13.
:02:13.:02:30.

are just about in 7th position at together. The good to see Rebecca

:02:30.:02:40.
:02:40.:03:05.

to go. This is pretty wide-open, Great Britain are not out of this

:03:05.:03:15.
:03:15.:03:21.

at all. USA leading, the at the halfway mark of the women's 400m

:03:21.:03:28.

relay. Second is China, third Australia, and Great Britain in

:03:28.:03:35.

fifth position. But looking good at the moment. Hannah Miley in now,

:03:35.:03:45.
:03:45.:04:20.

between the Hungarian sand the a private battle with China. Cali

:04:21.:04:30.
:04:31.:04:31.

Palmer, on the end, for Australia, she is very good indeed. Hannah

:04:31.:04:37.

Miley, on the left-hand side of lame two. Not badly placed, not so

:04:37.:04:47.
:04:47.:05:01.

far behind. China and Australia are very close indeed, behind USA. It

:05:01.:05:11.
:05:11.:05:17.

looks like USA have got it by a decent margin. Cali Palmer should

:05:17.:05:27.
:05:27.:05:29.

take the Chinese. You never know what is going to happen. The

:05:29.:05:39.
:05:39.:05:56.

Australians far right, yellow cab. group. We have three groups here.

:05:56.:06:04.

The good news for Great Britain is that by qualifying, they

:06:04.:06:08.

automatically have the right to swim in 2012 by making this final.

:06:08.:06:18.
:06:18.:06:19.

That was the first good step of the morning. 100m to go. A massive

:06:19.:06:23.

scrap for silver and bronze between Australia and China. That is not

:06:23.:06:28.

finished. Australia on the right of the two, China with a white hat on

:06:28.:06:36.

the left. Palmer did a massive kick off the wall there, about 10m. She

:06:36.:06:46.
:06:46.:06:50.

has not been able to shake off bellozane tang. -- shake off Tang.

:06:50.:06:56.

The Australians are coming back and so are the Chinese. The Americans

:06:56.:07:02.

are not looking great. I can not believe she's going to get caught

:07:02.:07:12.
:07:12.:07:21.

but China and Australia are having a go. Gold to the USA. The

:07:21.:07:26.

Australians still silver. China get the bronze. Great Britain back in

:07:26.:07:36.
:07:36.:07:41.

sixth place but they could swim. 7.53, better than heats. Can you

:07:41.:07:47.

believe the Americans only one by 1.28 seconds? After dominating the

:07:47.:07:53.

whole race. They will be glad there was not another ten metres on that

:07:53.:08:03.
:08:03.:08:03.

one. Palmer thought she was chasing the Chinese, but they were catching

:08:03.:08:10.

up with the USA. That was a fantastic race. Tango had a great

:08:10.:08:20.
:08:20.:08:51.

last length, I did not think she Britain in six, but it was a good

:08:51.:08:59.

The important thing for today was the qualification, wasn't it?

:08:59.:09:03.

Absolutely. It was also the fact that everybody put their heart and

:09:03.:09:10.

soul into it. We swam our hearts out. I am saying heart a lot. It is

:09:10.:09:14.

a fantastic environment to be in. Becky experienced a final for the

:09:14.:09:17.

first time. It was really solid, we went faster than this morning, we

:09:18.:09:23.

did everything we needed to do. have some serious business so we

:09:23.:09:27.

will let you get off and do your swim down. Betty, how did it feel

:09:27.:09:32.

to be any big final? Fantastic. I really wanted to be a part of all

:09:32.:09:35.

the action, the flashing lights and everything. To be part of a great

:09:35.:09:43.

team, it was really good. That kind of motivation helps, doesn't it? We

:09:43.:09:49.

have to go to but 5am every day? Yes. But it is what you have got to

:09:49.:09:54.

doing it is what it in the end. Yes! How was that last length?

:09:54.:09:57.

There was a bit of European competition going on on that side

:09:57.:10:02.

of the pool. Yes I know, France and Hungary 2. Them getting back to

:10:02.:10:07.

where I want to be. I had a difficult year last year, I want to

:10:07.:10:10.

be good for the team. I think we have a good chance for last year --

:10:10.:10:20.
:10:20.:10:23.

next year. Are you a little happier to hang your hat? Obviously, the

:10:23.:10:28.

start of the week was not great for me. This morning was a solid swim

:10:28.:10:35.

for me. Things are really starting to pick up and to finish on a 1.57,

:10:35.:10:38.

I have to be proud of that. The girls were fantastic, we were

:10:38.:10:43.

really pleased to make the final. We all slammer our hearts out and

:10:43.:10:53.
:10:53.:10:53.

It did everything they had into it, but the USA would just amazing.

:10:53.:10:58.

That first leg, how good was that? Are amazing, especially when you

:10:58.:11:01.

consider she just got a bronze medal 10 or 15 minutes earlier. The

:11:01.:11:05.

interesting thing is, the American trials were last year. She is 16

:11:05.:11:10.

now, she was not as fast were needed in trials. She did not

:11:10.:11:16.

qualify for the American team but her lead-off would have won this by

:11:16.:11:21.

half a second. Another to look at next year. She is only 16, isn't

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she? So definitely something to look out for. What was your

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highlight of the session? I have a couple of highlights. Phelps and

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Lochte, two of the stars for next year. It is so interesting because

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they are so evenly matched. Disease somebody beating Phelps, seeing

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that he is beatable, -- to see somebody, it is just great. A world

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record, too. Your other hair like? Ellen Gandy. -- highlight. It is

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just so nice to see swimmers, and compete on a world level. And the

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chance of more models tomorrow with Fran Halsall. -- medals. She is a

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bubbly, charismatic character. You know she's going to perform, it is

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what is going to do. It is really We we also have Andrew Willis and

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More sport coming upon BBC Two. It has been a very good session in

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Shanghai, I hope we have enjoyed watching the highlights.

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Congratulations to Ellen Gandy on the biggest race of her life. She

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delivered as well as she possibly could with a silver medal. The

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other thing to watch out for tomorrow, the men's freestyle relay,

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