0:00:11 > 0:00:12Morning,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Martin here with your Wednesday morning Newsround.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18First this morning, the women's football teams
0:00:18 > 0:00:20hoping to make history.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Manchester City Women and Chelsea Ladies take on the first
0:00:23 > 0:00:27leg of their quarter-finals in the Champions League tonight.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Chelsea travel to France to face Montpellier,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31while City host Swedish league champions Linkopings.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34If they can progress, it would be the first
0:00:34 > 0:00:38time a British club gets through to the semi-finals.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Meanwhile, the England men's team have their sights
0:00:42 > 0:00:44set on the World Cup in Russia this summer.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46But who will be in goal?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Four players are hoping to wear the number one jersey -
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Joe Hart, Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland and Nick Pope.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56The squad is preparing for two international friendlies
0:00:56 > 0:01:00against the Netherlands on Friday, and Italy next Tuesday.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Joe Hart says he's hungrier than ever to be the first choice.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07It's obviously going to mean everything but there are so many
0:01:07 > 0:01:12people who have got the same feeling as me and we are all fighting
0:01:12 > 0:01:16and pushing in the same direction to try and be a part of it
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and we'll see, but at the moment, you've just got to live
0:01:18 > 0:01:21in the present and Holland is our most important
0:01:21 > 0:01:22game at the moment.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Staying with the beautiful game - meet Dan?and DJ.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Two?friends who love playing football.
0:01:26 > 0:01:34But that's not all they have in common.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37They?both have Downs Syndrome, a genetic condition which can
0:01:37 > 0:01:39affect their learning and their physical abilities.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42We went along to meet them at the club Manchester City
0:01:42 > 0:01:43runs for them.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Meet Dan and DJ.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45My name's Daniel.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48My name's DJ.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52They both love playing football.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I am a striker.
0:01:55 > 0:02:02I'm in goal.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, it gives Dan and DJ an opportunity to play football,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16have fun, engage, have a laugh, meet friends.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Just be happy.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Me.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Me.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Me!
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Head online to the Newsround website to find out more
0:02:34 > 0:02:35about Down's Syndrome.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And while you're there, there are loads more kids
0:02:38 > 0:02:40who want to tell you about themselves
0:02:40 > 0:02:41so check out their inspiring stories.
0:02:41 > 0:02:48Now, if you had to attempt a world record what would you do?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52To be honest, I would try and eat the most amount of chocolate in one
0:02:52 > 0:02:52minute.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Well for one man in Australia, he just wanted to swim.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57But there's something pretty remarkable about this guy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03Take your mark, get ready, go.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06This is George.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09He's attempting to set a new world record at 99 years old.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Whoa!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14He's attempting to set the record for the fastest
0:03:14 > 0:03:1850m freestyle swimmer in the 100-104 age category.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Although he's 99, he's been allowed to enter because
0:03:22 > 0:03:25his 100th birthday is next month.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Come on, Georgie boy.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34So he is past the halfway mark.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37George used to swim a lot when he was younger,
0:03:37 > 0:03:42but he gave it up and only started again at age 80.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Go yersel', Georgie boy!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Go, Georgie.
0:03:46 > 0:03:53Come on, let's rev him up, let's go, folks.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56He finished the race and clocked 56.12 seconds -
0:03:56 > 0:03:58which is 35 seconds faster than the previous record
0:03:58 > 0:04:00set four years ago.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Officials now need to verify the record before
0:04:02 > 0:04:03it is made official.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05So how's he feeling?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Thank you very much.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09He's exhausted!
0:04:09 > 0:04:17Well done, George, you absolute legend.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Good job, but the chocolate wouldn't have been much effort.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Finally, when you opened your curtains this morning,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25did anything look different?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Believe it or not - it's spring.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Yesterday was the first official day, known as spring equinox.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32That's the date when the amount of daytime we get
0:04:32 > 0:04:35is equal to the amount of night time we get.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Equinox happens twice a year, once in March and again in September,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39which is the autumn equinox.
0:04:39 > 0:04:46So hopefully we can look forward to feeling a wee bit warmer soon.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53That's all for now but don't miss Newsround at 8.20,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57We will have Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian is
0:04:57 > 0:05:00right here on the sofa. See