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:00:51. > :01:01.Joanna Rowsell wins the gold medal for England! Can we really get

:01:02. > :01:11.another gold medal for Scotland? The new Commonwealth champion! A wall of

:01:12. > :01:20.noise helping them around the arena. It is a gold medal for Scotland!

:01:21. > :01:33.It is all over! She wins the gold medal!

:01:34. > :01:38.He has got it, fantastic, the first gold medal for England in the

:01:39. > :01:48.swimming pool, for Benjamin Proud. Welcome to the third day, the

:01:49. > :01:52.weather has changed a bit, but it still feels as though there is a

:01:53. > :01:59.Scottish golden haze. Scotland won three gold medals yesterday, today,

:02:00. > :02:05.29 gold medals up for grabs, and Wales will be keen to get there

:02:06. > :02:12.first. Their hopes will be pinned on their

:02:13. > :02:19.rhythmic gymnasts, who compete in four events. We will be live in half

:02:20. > :02:23.an hour for the first of them. Then, Chad Le Clos takes centre

:02:24. > :02:28.stage in the swimming pool, in the 200 metres butterfly.

:02:29. > :02:33.The rugby sevens should be one of the hits of the Commonwealth Games.

:02:34. > :02:39.Scotland, England and Wales will all be in action today.

:02:40. > :02:41.The mixed team triathlon relay makes its debut, with England tipped for

:02:42. > :03:01.glory. The Brownlee brothers are going for

:03:02. > :03:36.gold in the triathlon. And we will speak to non-Stanford.

:03:37. > :03:44.but BBC Three is also showing Commonwealth Games action. They will

:03:45. > :03:49.show the netball, England against Australia, from 9:30am.

:03:50. > :03:54.On the red button, England against Trinidad and Tobago in the men's

:03:55. > :03:56.hockey. And, press the blue menu button to see what else is

:03:57. > :04:06.available. The lawn Bowls between Scotland and

:04:07. > :04:09.Australia is already live, fire the BBC Sport website. This is where you

:04:10. > :04:22.can watch every single live sport. Another exciting day ahead. There is

:04:23. > :04:30.a final chance to see some of the triathletes stars of the games,

:04:31. > :04:35.there is a new event that will take place, and it is hard to look past

:04:36. > :04:35.England after the dominating performances in the individual

:04:36. > :04:44.event. The women's triathlon will be the

:04:45. > :04:52.first medal decided. We expect a strong slowing -- showing from

:04:53. > :04:59.Simpson. Lucy Hall, Vicky Holland and Jodie Stimpson lead them out.

:05:00. > :05:08.England first, second and third. The Brownlee brothers are at the front.

:05:09. > :05:17.Really putting the hammer down. There is the leading group.

:05:18. > :05:25.Emma Jackson is at the front. Lucy Hall having a go. Goodness me, we

:05:26. > :05:32.have got one down, followed by another. Lucy Hall changes the shape

:05:33. > :05:42.of the Commonwealth Games triathlon. Jodie Stimpson gets her shoes on and

:05:43. > :05:48.makes her way out of transition. What a fabulous opportunity he has.

:05:49. > :05:54.He is the meat in the sandwich at this stage. Another disbelieving

:05:55. > :05:58.Chea that Mark Austin has been able to stay with the Brownlee brothers.

:05:59. > :06:06.Another break at the front, Mark Austin has been dropped.

:06:07. > :06:14.There is a sense of inevitability that one of the Brownlee brothers

:06:15. > :06:19.will win the title here. Still, Jodie Stimpson controlling the pace

:06:20. > :06:26.of this race. Jodie Stimpson has a lead of three metres. The final

:06:27. > :06:29.effort, as she moves clear. Jodie Stimpson of England wins the first

:06:30. > :06:34.gold medal of the Commonwealth Games.

:06:35. > :06:40.It is awesome, and to share the podium with Vicky, it is really

:06:41. > :06:44.special. The boys have got to do it now.

:06:45. > :06:51.They have become separated, the gap is growing further. Jonathan cannot

:06:52. > :06:55.keep pace. Alistair Brownlee, the Olympic champion, he is now the

:06:56. > :07:06.Commonwealth champion as well. This is the goal that I wanted to

:07:07. > :07:11.achieve for the season. Now I have done everything I wanted to do, so I

:07:12. > :07:17.might as well retire! One think he will do is compete in

:07:18. > :07:24.today's team event. Non Stanford is the 2013 world champion, you would

:07:25. > :07:29.have been competing here, but you had the last-minute injury. Yes, I

:07:30. > :07:35.was hoping to be here, it was my goal all year. I had been excited

:07:36. > :07:39.about competing at the Commonwealth Games, but injuries ruled me out. I

:07:40. > :07:46.am grateful to be here and able to support the team. Now, we have this

:07:47. > :07:50.opportunity, we have seen the individual triathlon, and now we see

:07:51. > :07:59.them in the team event. The team event is for athletes, two women and

:08:00. > :08:02.two men. Female, male, female, male. It is really exciting, it has

:08:03. > :08:08.brought an exciting element to triathlon. Each athlete does all of

:08:09. > :08:14.the individual part of a triathlon? Yes, they swim 250 metres, cycle

:08:15. > :08:19.eight kilometres and run 1.5 kilometres. It is short and fast.

:08:20. > :08:26.The athletes love it, they can be part of a team. You have competed

:08:27. > :08:32.with the Brownlee brothers. What it last year that you were part of a

:08:33. > :08:39.team with them? Yes. We raced at 18, and back in 2012 in Stockholm. I

:08:40. > :08:47.have experienced the highs and lows. We won in 2012, and we were the

:08:48. > :08:52.favourites in 2013. This is Alistair Brownlee handing over to you in

:08:53. > :08:57.Hamburg. Yes, but I did crash. It shows how unpredictable it is. Even

:08:58. > :09:03.though we were the clear favourites, it might not all go to plan. It is a

:09:04. > :09:07.much smaller event than the main triathlon, you call it a super

:09:08. > :09:12.Sprint, all the same things that can go wrong in any triathlon can go

:09:13. > :09:17.wrong in this. Definitely, and it is so fast, you are not just racing for

:09:18. > :09:21.yourself, you are racing for your team. There is extra pressure, so

:09:22. > :09:28.things can go more wrong, as I proved! I am sure it is going to get

:09:29. > :09:32.loads of audience interest, but is it a breakthrough for the sport,

:09:33. > :09:37.been chosen to be in the Commonwealth Games? A major step

:09:38. > :09:43.forward to be included. Everybody was the lighted. But we are now

:09:44. > :09:49.pushing for 2020, and the event making an appearance in Tokyo. The

:09:50. > :09:53.mixed event, you mean? Yes. They have to choose an order, the England

:09:54. > :09:58.team has not been officially announced yet, but it is fair to

:09:59. > :10:02.assume that the Brownlee brothers and Jodie Stimpson will be in it?

:10:03. > :10:09.Yes, the Brownlee brothers, Vicky Holland and Jodie Stimpson, all four

:10:10. > :10:14.of the English medallists. The final order will be announced an hour

:10:15. > :10:19.before the event. I am sure they are in discussions as to the best

:10:20. > :10:24.possible order. How much will it mean for interest in the event in

:10:25. > :10:29.general? It is certain to be a fantastic spectacle for everybody

:10:30. > :10:36.watching. It is a very exciting event. It is generating more and

:10:37. > :10:43.more interest in triathlon, it shows how dynamic the event is. Hopefully,

:10:44. > :10:47.it will inspire more people to get involved, because it is a fantastic

:10:48. > :10:56.sport. For the changeover, you just have to touch, then you can go? Yes,

:10:57. > :11:03.you just have to touch. There is no baton. Will the England team have

:11:04. > :11:11.much competition? They are the clear favourites, but this is triathlon,

:11:12. > :11:15.any number of things can happen. Thing is crossed, they all execute

:11:16. > :11:23.and get round smoothly. The gold medal is pretty much theirs. For you

:11:24. > :11:28.personally, you had a nasty shock that prevented you competing, how is

:11:29. > :11:33.it looking? I am back on the bike, which is great, such a relief, and

:11:34. > :11:40.hopefully back running in two weeks. Maybe competing next year. We wish

:11:41. > :11:45.you all the best. The triathlon, the race will begin at 12:30pm, you can

:11:46. > :12:01.watch it on BBC1. Another sport the home nations have

:12:02. > :12:04.enjoyed so far, it has been a clean sweep of the gold medals for the

:12:05. > :12:10.home nations in judo, and there are five more at stake on this final day

:12:11. > :12:16.of competition. Here are some of yesterday's older moments.

:12:17. > :12:22.This is how he scored before. Danny Williams onto the arm. The second

:12:23. > :12:38.are ticking away. Danny Williams gets up slowly. He

:12:39. > :12:46.needs to stand his ground. It is all over. Danny Williams wins the gold

:12:47. > :12:50.medal for England. He is a happy boy! First major tournament

:12:51. > :13:13.victories the Danny Williams. Megan Fletcher has her. She was

:13:14. > :13:19.always going to get punished. She flopped once too often. You cannot

:13:20. > :13:30.do that with Megan Fletcher. She is holding for the gold medal. It is

:13:31. > :13:37.all over. She went right to the last second. She did not give up. Credit

:13:38. > :13:49.to her, she is the Commonwealth Games champion.

:13:50. > :14:02.She is such a strong girl, Brown. I cannot see the Canadian getting out

:14:03. > :14:15.of this. There it is. The Canadian made a mistake on the ground. An

:14:16. > :14:41.ippon started off. A bronze medal for England.

:14:42. > :14:57.beating their target of 33 medals, from 1986.

:14:58. > :15:05.three of yesterday's medallists. Megan Fletcher, you won gold,

:15:06. > :15:11.Jemima, gold, and you, bronze. Congratulations to you all. Megan,

:15:12. > :15:16.you had quite an amazing fight yesterday with your opponent from

:15:17. > :15:25.New Zealand. Yes, it was tough, and I managed to catch her on the ground

:15:26. > :15:28.and hold her down for 20 seconds. It was a weird position, but if you

:15:29. > :15:34.hold her down for 20 seconds, you win the fight. Hold her on the

:15:35. > :15:40.ground, and keep her there. And she was doing her best to wriggle out of

:15:41. > :15:47.that. Yes, it is hard to imagine. I was just literally, I am not letting

:15:48. > :15:50.go. It must feel like an eternity. It was just unbelievable. How

:15:51. > :15:56.unusual is it to end up in that kind of hold? It is quite unusual,

:15:57. > :16:01.normally you end up further down the body. And you were not going to let

:16:02. > :16:07.go! Your day job is as a teacher. I am just imagining what it is like to

:16:08. > :16:15.be one of your pupils, watching you do that. Some of the Jack the Lad

:16:16. > :16:20.boys have been going on at me. About me getting embarrassed on TV. They

:16:21. > :16:27.will be Danny, congratulations, you had a pretty last-minute call to the

:16:28. > :16:31.Games? Yes, one week ago I was not even coming. And that was because

:16:32. > :16:38.somebody else dropped out, in fact, it was your brother, Megan? Yes, she

:16:39. > :16:46.got injured, his knee was too badly injured. Unfortunate for him, but...

:16:47. > :16:53.Yes, it is not a nice scenario, we are all team-mates and friends. What

:16:54. > :17:00.did you have to do between then and now, to get ready to compete? I am

:17:01. > :17:03.still training 12-15 times a week, even when you are not preparing for

:17:04. > :17:11.tournaments. You almost do more when you are not preparing for

:17:12. > :17:14.tournaments. Obviously, being a weight-controlled sport, you have to

:17:15. > :17:17.make your weight, to be able to fight. Did you know that you were

:17:18. > :17:27.just above the weight category, and how much above? A fair bit! So, was

:17:28. > :17:33.it a crash diet as well? Yes, I mean, most of the training is done.

:17:34. > :17:38.My main aim for that week was to get the weight down. I always feel fit

:17:39. > :17:49.and strong, so I always feel like I can come and be a threat that these

:17:50. > :17:57.tournaments. And so it proved. It is a 24-hour, all you can eat Canteen

:17:58. > :18:01.in the village, so I will be...! Let's take a look at what turned out

:18:02. > :18:06.to be a golden moment. There it is. Incredible to have achieved that -

:18:07. > :18:12.did you dream it was possible, or did you not want to think about it?

:18:13. > :18:16.When the draw came out, I had a look at it, and I really did fancy my

:18:17. > :18:23.chances, to be honest, of getting to the final. No one is a pushover, but

:18:24. > :18:29.yes, I knew it was doable. To have a gold medal at the end of the day is

:18:30. > :18:34.always great. And Jemima, you ended up with a bronze medal. You had an

:18:35. > :18:39.even more last-minute call, didn't you? Yes, seven o'clock, Tuesday

:18:40. > :18:44.morning. This Tuesday. Asking if I would like to fight at the, wealth

:18:45. > :18:50.games. So I said, yes, of course! Could you believe it? Was it because

:18:51. > :18:57.somebody had dropped out? Yes, unfortunately, another player got

:18:58. > :19:01.injured. I I rolled over and went back to sleep when my mum told me. I

:19:02. > :19:06.thought it could not be, because the selection was done months ago. So,

:19:07. > :19:13.what was it like to have two psych yourself up in such a short period

:19:14. > :19:17.of time? Well, psyching myself up was not a problem because I am

:19:18. > :19:22.always ready to fight. I have been doing a tough block of competitions

:19:23. > :19:24.for junior tournaments, it was just getting up here and getting

:19:25. > :19:32.everything sorted in time. Incredible, a few days ago, you were

:19:33. > :19:37.yes, yesterday I was meant to be doing laser combat with the family!

:19:38. > :19:47.So, Commonwealth Games or laser combat?! Hopefully there will be

:19:48. > :19:54.time for that! May be in the summer holidays I will try that. Not to

:19:55. > :19:59.disappoint your family for too long! Now, competition is done for you

:20:00. > :20:03.guys, but the judo carries on - will you be there supporting the others?

:20:04. > :20:08.Yes, we have got three people fighting today, we will be cheering

:20:09. > :20:13.them on. Gemma Gibbons is a name lots of people will remember from

:20:14. > :20:18.London. This was her amazing moment from London 2012. What effect did

:20:19. > :20:23.this have on all the rest of you, seeing her win the silver medal?

:20:24. > :20:27.Gemma is one of my best friends, so I was absolutely wrecked when I

:20:28. > :20:34.found out she had managed to get to the final. Absolutely amazing. And

:20:35. > :20:38.here she is. This is when she won her Silver medal. Danny, it has been

:20:39. > :20:44.a fantastic showing for the Home Nations, throughout the judo, I have

:20:45. > :20:48.really dominated? Yes, it is a sport not many people really understand.

:20:49. > :20:53.At everybody seems to enjoy watching it. So, hopefully, it should be

:20:54. > :20:58.brilliant for the profile of the sport within the Home Nations.

:20:59. > :21:04.Thanks to all of you. We have probably all learnt a lot more about

:21:05. > :21:07.judo. Yes, I guess it is hard to understand, but it is quite

:21:08. > :21:14.spectacular, anything can happen. When something big happens, people

:21:15. > :21:18.go, wow! Well, all of you will have given this sport a tremendous

:21:19. > :21:25.boost, so, thank you or for being with us. And congratulations. And

:21:26. > :21:35.coverage of today's judo starts from 10am this morning.

:21:36. > :21:41.Now, it was another thrilling night in the pool last night, the first

:21:42. > :21:44.swimming golds for England, as well as another one for Scotland, and we

:21:45. > :21:50.have more heats coming up this morning. It is going to be another

:21:51. > :21:54.packed session at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. First

:21:55. > :22:00.up, one of the stars of London 2012, the South African Chad lacrosse. He

:22:01. > :22:04.will be going in the 200m butterfly, an event in which he beat the

:22:05. > :22:08.legendary Michael Phelps a couple of years ago. We went out to meet him

:22:09. > :22:25.in South Africa. Good to see you again. Welcome to

:22:26. > :22:31.South Africa. It is not yes, this is home. You always train here, this is

:22:32. > :22:37.where you started? Yes, the same lane, that is home for me. So now

:22:38. > :22:47.you have got big plans for Glasgow? Yes, hopefully it is going to be

:22:48. > :22:50.another big thing for me. What does he do differently to the other

:22:51. > :22:57.swimmers which means he is an Olympic champion? Some athletes are

:22:58. > :23:02.born with it, that is what I believe. That is what gives them the

:23:03. > :23:05.edge. But let's be honest, a lot of people can have their work ethic and

:23:06. > :23:10.the mind and that, but I believe it is the killer instinct to win. He

:23:11. > :23:17.likes to win, he likes to race, he does not shy away from big

:23:18. > :23:31.competition. We are now following Chad back to his place, where he is

:23:32. > :23:40.laying on a barbecue. How are you?! Nice to meet you at long last! You

:23:41. > :23:48.got here safely? Yes, it was good. How have you been since London? Life

:23:49. > :23:59.has changed completely. Wherever I go now, they recognise me, thanks to

:24:00. > :24:08.the BBC! I love you! Oh, my God, every time I see myself! You were

:24:09. > :24:12.here at most perfect moment of your son's life, and it sounds like the

:24:13. > :24:20.most perfect moment of yours. Unbelievable! If one day you are

:24:21. > :24:23.lucky enough to have a son who is a gold medallist, it really is

:24:24. > :24:28.unbelievable. I know it is a cliche, you know?

:24:29. > :24:34.At that time, it was my perfect race, definitely. I still pinch

:24:35. > :24:39.myself, I just remember the last 50 was like a movie. It felt like

:24:40. > :24:44.everything was going in slow motion. I just shut everything out. When I

:24:45. > :24:52.came down the stretch in the last 10m, I could not hear anything, just

:24:53. > :24:57.myself talking to myself. Basically I had not seen my parents until the

:24:58. > :25:03.end of the 100 final. That is when I found out, about my dad. It was

:25:04. > :25:06.quite crazy. We were just like Batman and Robin! Fracked man and

:25:07. > :25:22.Robin! I love what I do, I love racing on

:25:23. > :25:27.the big stage. Nobody loves waking up at five in the morning and

:25:28. > :25:30.jumping into a cold pool in winter. But it is something which has to be

:25:31. > :25:34.done in order to achieve what I wanted to achieve. The Commonwealths

:25:35. > :25:39.is every four years, it is still a lot of prestige, especially in South

:25:40. > :25:42.Africa. I am very excited, this is where it all began for me, four

:25:43. > :25:49.years ago, in Delhi. For me to go and defend two titles, and hopefully

:25:50. > :25:52.add some more to that, it will be right up there. I will have a lot

:25:53. > :25:57.more support than I did in London. A lot of my family are coming. I think

:25:58. > :26:00.I will have a lot more fans now. It is going to be really awesome to

:26:01. > :26:06.hopefully deliver some more golds for them.

:26:07. > :26:22.And Chad's dad is on the highlights programme tonight. And it also

:26:23. > :26:28.features or Lee Williams, with his quest to interview someone from each

:26:29. > :26:33.of the 71 nations and territories. -- Oliver Williams. How has it been

:26:34. > :26:37.going down on the social media? I was at the velodrome yesterday, and

:26:38. > :26:46.track-side is a fantastic spectator sport. Yes, we have been getting

:26:47. > :26:54.lots of reaction. Jason Kenny's of a half, Laura Trott, was too ill to

:26:55. > :27:04.attend, but she says - get behind my Jason!

:27:05. > :27:10.Joanna Rowsell on Instagram last night - so happy to get the gold

:27:11. > :27:17.tonight. Thank you everyone for all the messages. And she puts an image

:27:18. > :27:22.of her medal on there. So special to see those ceremonies. They call the

:27:23. > :27:28.Friendly Games, and are they living up to that reputation? Yes. This is

:27:29. > :27:30.a rare chance for athletes to actually get the chance to hang out

:27:31. > :27:36.with each other, from different sports. That rarely comes around.

:27:37. > :27:40.For example, you have badminton player Lauren Smith from England

:27:41. > :27:44.hanging out with long jumper Greg Rutherford, and taking a photo

:27:45. > :27:50.together. Lauren has actually already played a couple of times.

:27:51. > :27:55.She is in action against Mauritius at the moment. It is a chance for

:27:56. > :27:59.athletes to see and do things they would not otherwise do. Tom Powell

:28:00. > :28:03.from the England rugby sevens team went to the velodrome yesterday.

:28:04. > :28:10.Also Kimberley Renicks and her fellow Scottish judo medal winners.

:28:11. > :28:26.Now, the 71 Club, how is it going? We are getting there. Today,

:28:27. > :28:30.hopefully, eight or nine more. We have not been around the Caribbean

:28:31. > :28:34.nations yet. We are going to see if we can get someone from Jamaica,

:28:35. > :28:38.think Vincent and the Grenadines, and hopefully a few more. This

:28:39. > :28:44.afternoon, at the track cycling, I have got to try and find the only

:28:45. > :28:49.athlete from Brunei at the Games. If I do not get him, the house of cards

:28:50. > :28:55.falls. Does he know how important he is to you? He is going to know, put

:28:56. > :29:07.it that way. I cannot let him leave! He is a marked man. Good luck. Now,

:29:08. > :29:12.we are about to go and watch the first individual final of the

:29:13. > :29:14.morning in the rhythmic gymnastics. There is plenty of other sport you

:29:15. > :29:35.can go and watch elsewhere. On the red button, there is a men's

:29:36. > :29:43.hockey match at the moment, New Zealand playing Trinidad Tobago.

:29:44. > :29:48.And on the BBC Sport website, you can see the badminton, Jersey

:29:49. > :29:54.playing Northern Ireland, in the mixed team event.

:29:55. > :30:00.Now, live sport on BBC One, it is the hoop final in the rhythmic

:30:01. > :30:03.gymnastics, just about to start across the River Clyde from us.

:30:04. > :30:21.Let's join Mitch Fenner and Christine Still.

:30:22. > :30:28.have been a fantastic team. They took the silver medal in the team

:30:29. > :30:33.competition, and the silver and Ron is individually. They have worked

:30:34. > :30:36.with confidence. Their spirits are high, they will want to continue.

:30:37. > :30:47.The first to perform is the Cypriots. 16 years old. Seventh in

:30:48. > :30:50.the all-around competition. She qualified in seventh for this

:30:51. > :31:02.final, the first of three finals for her today.

:31:03. > :31:21.The apparatus has to keep busy the whole time.

:31:22. > :31:36.The pivot at towards the difficulty. Two sets of judges, one counting the

:31:37. > :31:38.difficulty, and one for the execution. A lovely split in the

:31:39. > :32:00.leaps. A good amplitude in the balance.

:32:01. > :32:06.Superb height. It makes the catch so much easier. But that is an error,

:32:07. > :32:15.that will come off the execution score of ten.

:32:16. > :32:32.Much better that time. A touch of nerves for the Cypriots. Enormous

:32:33. > :32:38.pressure out there, first up in a big final. The gymnasts from Cyprus

:32:39. > :32:46.performed really well on the first day, then they just appear to have

:32:47. > :32:55.got tired slightly. Each gymnast has their customised group. The

:32:56. > :33:01.apparatus has to try and the at one with the performer. It has two add

:33:02. > :33:12.to the performance, not be a hindrance. Very good, precise throw.

:33:13. > :33:18.Very good underneath it as well. A lovely, supple gymnast. All of these

:33:19. > :33:26.gymnasts are beautifully prepared. But there is the problem. A

:33:27. > :33:30.relatively simple transition. 0.3 for the drop, and it depends how

:33:31. > :33:44.many steps you have to take to retrieve it.

:33:45. > :34:00.The execution down at 7.2. A good faculty. In qualification, we saw

:34:01. > :34:05.some difficulties in the sevens. The Malaysian makes her way to the

:34:06. > :34:11.floor, 19 years old, she is in all four finals. She was in sixth place

:34:12. > :34:13.in the all-round competition, she qualified in fifth place to make

:34:14. > :34:32.this final. A very light, smooth gymnast. She

:34:33. > :34:50.holds the split position beautifully through the pivot. Dynamic movement.

:34:51. > :34:52.The gymnast has to be right up on her toes during the pivot. That was

:34:53. > :35:08.a difficult catch. The movement has two mirror the

:35:09. > :35:19.music. A strong, dramatic performance.

:35:20. > :35:33.Beautiful body movement. Good control.

:35:34. > :35:45.The group is working all the time. Super accuracy.

:35:46. > :35:56.A great finish. Crisp, clean and confident. She is a tiny girl, quite

:35:57. > :36:01.small for a rhythmic gymnast, which she makes it look so elegant, she is

:36:02. > :36:12.so long in her lines, such beautiful style and presentation. A gymnast

:36:13. > :36:18.that makes it look easy. You can see the variety the gymnast needs to

:36:19. > :36:26.throw the apparatus. It needs to be well stretched. She bounces off the

:36:27. > :36:32.body. Great dexterity needed. A lovely catch on the outstretched

:36:33. > :36:41.arm. All of the technical attributes the judges are looking for.

:36:42. > :36:47.Qualification, quite a difficult routine, she had a difficulty in the

:36:48. > :36:51.60s. The maximum difficulty is ten. We have had a big spread of

:36:52. > :37:09.difficulty scores. Seven the highest. But this is constant

:37:10. > :37:15.movement. The concentration. A great presence throughout that routine.

:37:16. > :37:26.She has beaten the target. She takes the lead. Execution score of 7.75,

:37:27. > :37:28.we have only had two or three in the eighth for the whole championship.

:37:29. > :37:45.That is what they are after. 17 years old, the second Malaysian.

:37:46. > :38:01.She has seen her team-mate take the lead. 14.42 -- 14.2 is her target.

:38:02. > :38:12.A very different tempo to this routine.

:38:13. > :38:47.The Malaysian team took the bronze medal in the team competition. They

:38:48. > :39:16.are beautifully prepared gymnasts. Their toes extended.

:39:17. > :39:30.Beautiful work. A consummate performance. She seemed to have so

:39:31. > :39:36.much time. She packs a lot in there, she seemed to have the time to do it

:39:37. > :39:40.all. That is the sign of brilliance. The courage to throw the apparatus

:39:41. > :39:46.high enough, so you have time for the elements. That is how the

:39:47. > :39:51.difficulty gets packed in. You throw the apparatus, the elements

:39:52. > :39:57.underneath the apparatus before you catch it again, secure catching.

:39:58. > :40:02.Each of these elements has a value, the judges have to be eagle eyed and

:40:03. > :40:07.at those together. That gives the difficulty school. She is watching

:40:08. > :40:14.all the time. Anticipating the catch. But not only was this

:40:15. > :40:22.technically very good, it was quite a moving performance as well. The

:40:23. > :40:29.devil music. -- beautiful music. When every skill is performed well,

:40:30. > :40:32.it becomes a real performance, as opposed to a dash from one element

:40:33. > :40:41.to the next. That was beautifully done.

:40:42. > :40:53.Super soft hands. So graceful and elegant, captured the mood and

:40:54. > :40:57.captured the lead. She is ahead of her team-mate. Super difficulty,

:40:58. > :41:20.6.8. The young lady that has had a super,

:41:21. > :41:24.rough game so far. The Canadian. # a super -- a super Commonwealth Games

:41:25. > :41:31.so far. She could come away with a bag full of medals. A fabulous 15 in

:41:32. > :41:57.qualification. She will want to recapture that.

:41:58. > :42:03.Beautiful extension through the ankles, but that was an error. She

:42:04. > :42:18.slid out of the pivot. She covered it well. She holds the shape. Full

:42:19. > :42:27.of interesting, intricate work with the hoop.

:42:28. > :42:51.Super difficult. Beautifully performed.

:42:52. > :43:01.Packed full of difficulty and risk. She just saved her stumble, but

:43:02. > :43:05.apart from that, she packed it in. That was an all-round champion's

:43:06. > :43:11.performance. She was only fifth in the all-round, but she qualified in

:43:12. > :43:17.first place. She has been a bit inconsistent throughout the

:43:18. > :43:22.competition. She has performed really well on every piece at least

:43:23. > :43:27.once, but then on a couple of pieces has had a little error as well. But

:43:28. > :43:35.she has got such difficult routines. She does not hold back. She really

:43:36. > :43:43.works the apparatus. Beautiful body preparation. She just recovered

:43:44. > :43:48.herself. But like all great gymnasts, she can recover and make

:43:49. > :43:54.it look effortless. The Canadian champion, but she has dual

:43:55. > :43:59.citizenship, she trains in Russia as well. Russia the home of

:44:00. > :44:01.citizenship, she trains in Russia as well. Russia the home many of the

:44:02. > :44:10.great champions of rhythmic gymnastics.

:44:11. > :44:36.A dramatic finish. A great performance.

:44:37. > :44:42.from execution, no doubt. That's right. As she stumbled, she probably

:44:43. > :44:46.did not complete the pivot quite cleanly, which affects the

:44:47. > :44:52.difficulty, if she did not make the three pivots, only two of them. So

:44:53. > :45:01.she will lose out on difficulty, and then she also does lose an execution

:45:02. > :45:08.as well, as it was an error. MITCH FENNER: 14.65 is the target.

:45:09. > :45:15.She does not look too confident. But it really was superbly presented,

:45:16. > :45:20.such confidence, such projection, which is a huge part of rhythmic

:45:21. > :45:29.gymnastics. CHRISTINE STILL: Well, she has got a

:45:30. > :45:32.lot of pressure, she knows she can win four gold medals today, which is

:45:33. > :45:41.a lot of pressure. Just 17 years old. She can see the judges. Lots of

:45:42. > :45:46.discussion. There is a jury overseeing the judges as well, so

:45:47. > :45:49.everybody will have their say. She has recovered her composure and

:45:50. > :45:59.little bit, and she awaits the verdict. 14.65 is the magic figure.

:46:00. > :46:10.And it is 14.8! Bezzoubenko takes the lead, with a difficulty of

:46:11. > :46:16.seven. And an execution Mark well down on her qualifying score. But

:46:17. > :46:23.leaves the door a little bit open. England's Stephani Sherlock, 17

:46:24. > :46:27.years old. Just missing out on a medal in the team competition. She

:46:28. > :46:41.was 11th in the all-round, and qualified sixth for this final.

:46:42. > :47:05.And a really strong piece of music, beautiful pivot to open with.

:47:06. > :47:24.Beautifully extended gymnast, high on the toes.

:47:25. > :47:58.Strong in the leaps. Technically, very good.

:47:59. > :48:09.Oh, really confident on that catch. Well done, Stephani Sherlock! She

:48:10. > :48:16.made the most of this opportunity. She is in two finals, and that

:48:17. > :48:22.promises well. Very confident, very precise. You're right very precise,

:48:23. > :48:27.and strong. Technically, really very good indeed. Whether the difficulty

:48:28. > :48:34.is white up there with Bezzoubenko, we will have to see. But she gave a

:48:35. > :48:40.really good performance here. Very good shoulder line. The judges have

:48:41. > :48:57.to decide whether the gymnast gets right round all those divots. --

:48:58. > :49:05.pivots. Beautiful posture, very nicely choreographed. Very precise.

:49:06. > :49:22.For me, one of the best performances she has given over these three days.

:49:23. > :49:29.Coached by the England coach, Debra Howells. She leans 14.2 for a third

:49:30. > :49:39.place and a potential medal at this stage. 13.875. It was the difficulty

:49:40. > :49:51.which did the damage. Yes, just 6.175, as opposed to a difficulty of

:49:52. > :50:01.seven. And what a Games this young lady has

:50:02. > :50:05.had so far. 23 years old now. Team and individual all-round silver. She

:50:06. > :50:10.qualified in eighth position, but was second in this apparatus in the

:50:11. > :50:22.all-round, so she has got a good chance. If she can hold her nerve,

:50:23. > :50:51.she has a very good chance. Beautiful control there.

:50:52. > :51:35.She has really matured as a gymnast now. Selling this routine.

:51:36. > :51:50.Well, that was a superb performance. She really is growing with every

:51:51. > :51:54.second of this competition. Absolutely, and it is such a good

:51:55. > :51:58.performance, you do not really feel you want to intrude with too much

:51:59. > :52:06.commentary. As you say, she has really developed and maturing to a

:52:07. > :52:09.great performer. We have watched her in international competitions, she

:52:10. > :52:17.represented Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics. We have seen her

:52:18. > :52:21.having a tax of nerves in the past. But this was a beautiful

:52:22. > :52:25.performance. She has always been a fabulously prepared gymnast. She is

:52:26. > :52:33.strong, supple, powerful and very artistic. And she is 23 years old,

:52:34. > :52:36.and she seems to be getting better and better, and what a good message

:52:37. > :52:43.that is for all of the other rhythmic gymnasts. Well, she has

:52:44. > :52:47.been the leader of British rhythmic gymnasts for the past few years, the

:52:48. > :52:57.leader of that generation come and there is a very exciting generation

:52:58. > :53:01.coming up underneath her as well. A really emotional performance. She

:53:02. > :53:15.really felt every second of the routine. Now, 14.8 is the target, to

:53:16. > :53:24.share the lead. Well, she has not scored quite as high as that over

:53:25. > :53:30.this competition. 14, 14.25 have been her two scores. Look at this,

:53:31. > :53:39.they cannot wait. And there is the smile! Tremendous support here for

:53:40. > :53:43.the Welsh team. Lovely to see that. Relaxed, she knows she has done a

:53:44. > :53:58.good job. It is in the hands of the judges, as it always is. Well, they

:53:59. > :54:08.are having a long think about this. They know it is a very important

:54:09. > :54:17.score here. Discussion can be either a good sign Rob +. -- a good sign or

:54:18. > :54:53.a ad sign. Laura Halford, 18 years old. The

:54:54. > :54:58.second of two Welsh competitors in this final. She qualified in third

:54:59. > :55:08.position, socially is a potential medallist as well.

:55:09. > :55:20.Quite a different, jazzy style to this routine.

:55:21. > :55:37.AUDIENCE CLAPPED ALONG TO THE UPBEAT MUSIC.

:55:38. > :55:45.Very nicely controlled there. Laura, the current British champion.

:55:46. > :55:47.Bronze medallist in the all-around yesterday. Really strong and

:55:48. > :56:21.confident. Oh, but that was a little wobble.

:56:22. > :56:26.She just lost the balance. Absolutely important catch there.

:56:27. > :56:31.That was a great performance. Just the wobble in the middle. Yes, and

:56:32. > :56:37.it was refreshing, a slightly different take. Wales can be very

:56:38. > :56:45.proud of those two performances from their country. Well, this is their

:56:46. > :56:53.third day of competition, these gymnasts. Both of the Welsh girls

:56:54. > :56:56.have been incredibly secure. That little bubble was probably the very

:56:57. > :56:59.first error that I have seen Laura Halford make over these three days

:57:00. > :57:06.of competition. And it really was not a big error. She covered it

:57:07. > :57:13.well. It probably WILL affect her score by .1 or so. But she is such

:57:14. > :57:21.an impressive gymnast. It looks like she loves the competition arena.

:57:22. > :57:31.Is it me or has the whole level of rhythmic gymnastics in the

:57:32. > :57:35.Commonwealth Games lifted? Well, certainly, the top countries have

:57:36. > :57:41.performed very impressively. It is a real showcase for the rhythmic

:57:42. > :57:46.gymnasts. Well, she is happy now. And so she should be. She is in

:57:47. > :58:00.fourth place, just outside of the medal rankings at the moment, Laura

:58:01. > :58:09.Halford. Well, it is so tight. One performance remaining. Bezzoubenko

:58:10. > :58:19.out therein first, Frankie Jones in second, at the moment. Amy Kwan in

:58:20. > :58:26.third place currently. This is Theodoulou. She qualified in fourth

:58:27. > :58:36.place. So, if she can raise her game, she could be in the medals.

:58:37. > :59:56.Theodoulou, with a lovely, elegant, dreamlike performance from her.

:59:57. > :00:02.It was indeed. Just sometimes I think she is a little bit lacking in

:00:03. > :00:07.extension, with the legs not quite straight. But her performance, her

:00:08. > :00:12.ability to sell the routine, is really very good indeed. Not the

:00:13. > :00:22.most difficulty, but a good difficulty level. There you see, not

:00:23. > :00:33.quite right up on the toe. But she is very good with the apparatus.

:00:34. > :00:42.Beautiful catch. She really works with the apparatus, keeps the

:00:43. > :00:50.movement. The skill level is enormous. They are so accurate with

:00:51. > :00:54.their throws. We have not seen anybody have to scurry around to

:00:55. > :01:05.catch the apparatus. It has been a beautiful final. Indeed. She just

:01:06. > :01:18.misses out on a medal. A very good final. Accurate, it is really

:01:19. > :01:23.captivating. Potential rhythmic gymnasts loving every minute of it.

:01:24. > :01:40.Everybody getting in on the act. The Canadian on course for a clean

:01:41. > :01:48.sweep, that is her third gold medal. Another silver medal for Francesca

:01:49. > :02:05.Jones. The Cypriot just misses out in fourth place.

:02:06. > :02:12.The Welsh quest for their first gold medal continues, it did not come

:02:13. > :02:18.there, but you will be able to watch the next final, the individual ball

:02:19. > :02:22.final, live on the BBC website from 10:15am.

:02:23. > :02:26.One of the sports featured at the moment there is the mixed team event

:02:27. > :02:34.in badminton, jersey against Northern Ireland. All of the action

:02:35. > :02:40.can be found on the website. You can also see Australia and

:02:41. > :02:45.England in the netball on BBC Three. And on the red button, we have got

:02:46. > :02:53.the men's hockey, New Zealand against Trinidad and said they are.

:02:54. > :02:56.You can press the blue button on your digital menu for more options,

:02:57. > :03:05.including lawn bowls, tennis and badminton today.

:03:06. > :03:09.Just about to start at Ibrox is the rugby sevens. It is sure to be one

:03:10. > :03:15.of the highlights. This has been given a boost by the fact it will

:03:16. > :03:18.become an Olympic sport in two years time. It enjoys an illustrious

:03:19. > :03:27.history, which began right here in Scotland.

:03:28. > :03:34.Rugby is a hard game, not for the faint-hearted. In the Commonwealth

:03:35. > :03:40.Games, it is made even harder, with just seven players on the pitch.

:03:41. > :03:45.Rugby sevens is an international sport, played all of the world. But

:03:46. > :03:50.it all began here, in Melrose, a sleepy market town in the Scottish

:03:51. > :03:54.Borders. Rugby players are traditionally a beefy breed, so the

:03:55. > :04:04.genesis of the seven aside game is especially appropriate. Good

:04:05. > :04:09.morning, how I did doing? I believe there is a connection between this

:04:10. > :04:16.shop and rugby sevens? In 1883, David Sanderson, who worked in the

:04:17. > :04:21.shop and played at Melrose, decided to organise a rugby tournament. They

:04:22. > :04:26.shortened the game to seven minutes per half with seven players, so they

:04:27. > :04:31.could fit it all into one day. From its humble birth here, the

:04:32. > :04:38.popularity grew, with fans and players. This fascinating game is

:04:39. > :04:45.becoming very popular. By the 1970s, it was played internationally. This

:04:46. > :04:54.is magic stuff. Fans and players could not get enough of this game.

:04:55. > :05:00.Teams come from all over the world to play here. Coming from as far

:05:01. > :05:08.afield as the USA and Trinidad and Tobago. What is it about it that you

:05:09. > :05:17.love so much? The speed, the flare, everything. It is awesome. A

:05:18. > :05:23.magnificent support by the International Centre. Everywhere you

:05:24. > :05:27.go, everybody loves it. They love the atmosphere, the brilliance of

:05:28. > :05:32.the game, the fitness of the players, in the professionals, it is

:05:33. > :05:43.to be admired. It is one of the box office sports for the future. Rugby

:05:44. > :05:50.sevens' popularity is continuing to glow -- grow globally, it will be

:05:51. > :05:54.played at the 2016 Olympics by men and women. Not bad for a sport

:05:55. > :05:59.invented by two butchers in the Scottish Borders.

:06:00. > :06:03.The history of an international sport. Teams from Scotland, England

:06:04. > :06:07.and Wales will be competing here, and we went to catch up with the

:06:08. > :06:21.Welsh team as they completed their preparations.

:06:22. > :06:27.Four times in the last ten years, Wales have ruled the northern

:06:28. > :06:31.hemisphere with victory in the six Nations. The question for these

:06:32. > :06:34.players, can they transfer that onto the rugby sevens stage and conquer

:06:35. > :06:49.the Commonwealth? We will find out. Realistically, from the vibe you

:06:50. > :06:55.have picked up, what do you reckon? Someone the full talent. With the

:06:56. > :07:01.rugby tournaments, it is all about who qualifies where, hitting

:07:02. > :07:06.momentum and confidence. You get confidence, you get the rub of the

:07:07. > :07:10.green, you get a bounce of the ball, your confidence grows, you grow in

:07:11. > :07:16.stature, some of these guys will shine. Anybody in the top six or

:07:17. > :07:21.seven in the world can compete for a podium place. We have had a lot of

:07:22. > :07:25.difficult discussions with players who have been left out, and who

:07:26. > :07:30.probably deserve to be here just as much, but the competition has been

:07:31. > :07:33.so excellent. It is exciting, they can take us forward as a team and

:07:34. > :07:49.challenge in the tournament. Gareth works you hard, doesn't he?

:07:50. > :07:55.Definitely, one mistake in sevens, it is a try, and you could lose the

:07:56. > :08:02.game. It is hard, but it works like that. We have been training for two

:08:03. > :08:09.months. There was a bigger squad, they cut it down. It is good when

:08:10. > :08:14.you are winning, Gareth has been training is hard, but it makes you

:08:15. > :08:18.tight as a squad. For all you have achieved, you are as much of a fan

:08:19. > :08:23.as anybody, you have taken pictures on twitter and all that sort of

:08:24. > :08:30.stuff. I am a victim of the Olympic effect! I am walking around the

:08:31. > :08:34.village, meeting people, even within Wales, I caught up with the captain,

:08:35. > :08:43.it was great to see him. He was in a good place. I am Wales' number one

:08:44. > :08:50.fan, and a sports fan. What about New Zealand? Can anybody beat them?

:08:51. > :08:54.I think so. They are phenomenal their form has been exceptional,

:08:55. > :09:01.their record in the Commonwealth Games is phenomenal, so when teams

:09:02. > :09:04.come up against them, you will look at the best way of getting through

:09:05. > :09:10.them, and that is what is exciting about it. It is about dreaming big.

:09:11. > :09:15.That is why we always watch, there is a human side, there will be

:09:16. > :09:20.victories, losses, disappointments, and everybody loves an underdog. It

:09:21. > :09:25.is about giving everything, and you could come away with something

:09:26. > :09:33.special. Let's take you over now to Ibrox.

:09:34. > :09:41.Usually the home of Rangers, now the home of rugby sevens, which will

:09:42. > :09:46.take place over two days. The biggest crowds of these

:09:47. > :09:49.Commonwealth Games, and the noisiest by a country mile, will be here over

:09:50. > :09:56.the next couple of days. This is an Olympic sport in a couple of years

:09:57. > :10:01.time. England are in the same group as Australia. Wales will face Samoa,

:10:02. > :10:08.but the biggest task faces Scotland, they play the Canadians, and also,

:10:09. > :10:11.the almost unbeatable New Zealanders. The hosts against the

:10:12. > :10:20.holders is live at around about 12:30pm.

:10:21. > :10:27.Lots to look out for, I have already had some medallist in the studio,

:10:28. > :10:31.saying how much they are looking forward to the rugby sevens, which

:10:32. > :10:36.will be pretty exciting over the next couple of days.

:10:37. > :10:47.More immediately, this morning, we are going to live to the Tollcross

:10:48. > :10:51.swimming centre, because they start at 10:30am. It will be another

:10:52. > :10:55.action packed day here. Atmospheric, passionate, colourful.

:10:56. > :11:02.A wicked sense of humour. Deep-fried. Deep-fried chocolate

:11:03. > :11:09.bar. Chicken tikka masala. Everybody loves chips. Cold and windy. The

:11:10. > :11:19.weather changes all the time. It does not always rain. That is OK.

:11:20. > :11:25.Tartan, smiles. A soothing accent. I struggle on accent! People come away

:11:26. > :11:30.from Glasgow struck by the sheer friendliness. It is known for being

:11:31. > :12:16.warm and welcoming. Yes, Glasgow! We are going to show you a bit of a

:12:17. > :12:20.sport that is very much a Commonwealth is the, big

:12:21. > :12:23.participation across the Commonwealth. The lawn bowls is

:12:24. > :12:28.taking place in a beautiful setting. It is on the lawns right outside the

:12:29. > :12:34.Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in the West End. We will take you

:12:35. > :12:44.there in a moment. First, your guide to the sport.

:12:45. > :12:48.There will be ten gold medal events, men's and women's singles, doubles,

:12:49. > :12:56.triples and fours. And to Para-sport events. The basic equipment required

:12:57. > :13:02.to play includes a level outdoor playing surface of grass, but mats

:13:03. > :13:06.and a target ball, known as a Jack. After a coin toss, the first ball of

:13:07. > :13:10.places the mat and rolls the jack to the other end of the green. When it

:13:11. > :13:17.comes to rest, it is moved across to the centre. A player or team scores

:13:18. > :13:28.a point for each ball closer to the jack than any one belonging to the

:13:29. > :13:36.opposition. In the team format, the weather is the team with the most

:13:37. > :13:41.shots after a set number of ends. Let's go to the live-action, this

:13:42. > :13:49.morning's match in the women's singles, Scotland's Caroline Brown

:13:50. > :14:17.was taking on her main rival, from Australia, in the group stage.

:14:18. > :14:47.She had the best back bowl. She tried to spin the jack back.

:14:48. > :14:55.I would not swear to be 100% correct. But I think we caught the

:14:56. > :15:01.Australian glancing over onto the other side of the green, where Wales

:15:02. > :15:08.and Guernsey are playing. Guernsey are well ahead of Wales, 18-5. If

:15:09. > :15:20.Wales do not win, the Australian has a chance to get to the

:15:21. > :15:26.quarterfinals. A good effort there. A single shot. It will be

:15:27. > :16:05.interesting to see. in that one, but she is in a fair

:16:06. > :16:10.bit of trouble. Slightly shorter length there. I am

:16:11. > :17:15.surprised she did not bring the mat up a little further.

:17:16. > :17:26.Kelsey looking to trail the jack - and she has. Well, it was an

:17:27. > :17:33.infighting catch, and she latched onto it well. Caroline taking no

:17:34. > :17:43.time whatsoever! Looking for a similar result... Lovely draw shot.

:17:44. > :17:50.Another metre of weight would have been a good result for her. That is

:17:51. > :18:06.still a very good second shot. Kelsey just missing her line a

:18:07. > :18:14.little on that occasion. Now, as she altered it? A little bit

:18:15. > :18:43.more weight on this one. Could have done with a little bit

:18:44. > :18:58.Good weight. I think it is two. And it is. That

:18:59. > :19:04.was the risk for Caroline, playing with a little bit of weight. Here is

:19:05. > :19:30.Kelsey's bowl. Caroline Brown is in command of this

:19:31. > :19:38.section, she will go through as the group winner. At stake for Kelsey

:19:39. > :19:47.Cottrell is a place in the women's singles quarterfinal. She has to win

:19:48. > :19:51.this tie and then keep her I am a match between Caroline Taylor of

:19:52. > :20:09.Wales and the competitor from Guernsey. Caroline Taylor has just

:20:10. > :20:12.picked up a four in that match. Although she has just thrown the

:20:13. > :20:14.jack in the ditch come which will give the impetus back to her

:20:15. > :21:09.opponent. I do not think Kelsey will be short

:21:10. > :21:16.with this one. I hope not - for her sake! Well, it is at that point of

:21:17. > :21:23.the game where a full house would see her over the line. She has been

:21:24. > :21:36.on a remarkable run. The Australians watching on. Pretty good tracking

:21:37. > :21:50.their fur Caroline. There is a gap built for her... Yes, Kelsey just

:21:51. > :21:54.turned one bowl over. Here it is again, and it was a very good

:21:55. > :22:04.effort. And all of a sudden, Kelsey Cottrell has a shot to lie game.

:22:05. > :22:07.Kelsey will need to decide whether she does try to draw a shot for the

:22:08. > :22:12.match, or whether she goes for cover. If it were you? I would

:22:13. > :22:42.probably put another one in there. There appeared to be a marker going

:22:43. > :22:49.wandering from the next door Inc. Did the right thing, settling back

:22:50. > :23:01.down. If she lies here, it is a match lie. And that is a match lie!

:23:02. > :23:06.Well, well, Caroline Brown! Moving that jack into a very, very good

:23:07. > :23:14.position for Kelsey. Caroline has no option but to attack this. If she

:23:15. > :23:20.can remove even one of Kelsey's bowls, it gives her another chance.

:23:21. > :23:23.Well, if you are going to have one disappointing game in the group

:23:24. > :23:28.stages, making your final one, when you are already four out of four.

:23:29. > :23:29.This is not the Caroline Brown we have seen this week. Her coach

:23:30. > :23:43.watching on. Reaching up, and it is in the

:23:44. > :23:46.area... Oh, all the way through. What a win for Kelsey Cottrell!

:23:47. > :23:56.Well, the bronze medallist in Delhi has powered her way past one of the

:23:57. > :24:01.favourites for gold here in Glasgow. Picking up a four to win it. And

:24:02. > :24:05.what a performance! Well, she certainly tightened up after the

:24:06. > :24:08.opening stages of that game. Caroline was in control of the match

:24:09. > :24:17.early on. Both players were playing some wonderful shots on occasions.

:24:18. > :24:25.Well, what a run, a run of 18 shots to two, to close it out.

:24:26. > :24:31.That was actually the first defeat that Caroline Brown of Scotland has

:24:32. > :24:34.had. She has been doing very well in the Lawn Bowls Centre. You can carry

:24:35. > :24:42.on watching that match by the BBC Sport website. Now, we are going to

:24:43. > :24:46.be taking you to the Tollcross swimming centre in a moment, but

:24:47. > :24:47.first, a reminder of how important the Commonwealth Games can be in the

:24:48. > :25:06.development of an athlete's career. EDDIE BUTLER: He was a child star.

:25:07. > :25:10.At 14, he was the youngest swimmer ever to be selected for Australia.

:25:11. > :25:17.At 15, the youngest men's world champion. Fully grown, he was 6ft 5,

:25:18. > :25:32.with flippers for feet, natural propulsion. Ian Thorpe, Thorpedo. At

:25:33. > :25:37.his first Commonwealth Games, in Kuala Lumpur, he won four gold

:25:38. > :25:49.medals and helps to break a world record. Olympic success followed. At

:25:50. > :26:01.his home pool in Sydney, three gold medals. Still only 17.

:26:02. > :26:09.ANDREW JAMESON: Look at that guy, oh, what egg board he is!

:26:10. > :26:23.Following that, every victory came with a Games or world record.

:26:24. > :26:36.After winning two more gold medals at the Athens Olympics, he retired,

:26:37. > :26:42.the adult Thorpedo could not quite cut through the water like the

:26:43. > :26:48.teenager. Ian Thorpe, freestyle poetry in motion.

:26:49. > :26:52.Eddie Butler they're reporting on the story of Ian Thorpe. Ian is here

:26:53. > :26:57.in Glasgow, you might have seen him as part of our coverage. But the

:26:58. > :27:01.live swimming action is going to get under way in the next few minutes.

:27:02. > :27:09.And I continue, the heats are going to come thick and fast.

:27:10. > :27:13.Yes, it is going to be another busy, exciting morning, following a

:27:14. > :27:18.phenomenal night last night. Sharron Davies is with me. Six Commonwealth

:27:19. > :27:23.medals yourself, you know what these guys are going through. You are the

:27:24. > :27:27.first person they see when they get out of the pool. Sometimes I envy

:27:28. > :27:31.you, sometimes I don't, but it must be difficult? Most of the time it is

:27:32. > :27:36.lovely, because they are happy and bubbly and I can be very positive

:27:37. > :27:40.with them. Occasionally, as with Michael Jamieson, it does not go to

:27:41. > :27:43.plan, and you have to ask slightly more difficult questions. When you

:27:44. > :27:49.have got two of them, one of them who is bubbly, the other who is not,

:27:50. > :27:53.it is a difficult situation. When Michael Phelps became the most

:27:54. > :28:00.decorated Olympian in history, I got to speak to him first. How

:28:01. > :28:04.incredible is that? What about Dan Wallace? I tipped him beforehand,

:28:05. > :28:09.and he was very much in control of the race. He knew what Sebastien was

:28:10. > :28:14.going to do, the guy from South Africa, who came third eventually.

:28:15. > :28:20.He obviously had his race plan and he was sticking to it. A very cool

:28:21. > :28:24.customer. Chris Walker-Hebborn, how significant was last night for him?

:28:25. > :28:31.He has been the nearly man for many years. Was incredible junior, but he

:28:32. > :28:40.is 24 now. He has stuck in there. Recently it is beginning to come

:28:41. > :28:42.right for him. He has got a fantastic relationship with

:28:43. > :28:49.Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, who was watching him last night. Unfortunate

:28:50. > :28:52.for them, because he will be celebrating but she will be a bit

:28:53. > :28:56.disappointed? I think it was a learning curve for her last night.

:28:57. > :29:02.She nearly got it. She is still only 18. This is her first major medal

:29:03. > :29:06.winning Championships. I think she was happy. She has got her 200 IM to

:29:07. > :29:11.come. That is the one she is excited about. Exciting seems to be the

:29:12. > :29:17.keyword around Ben Proud. Last night he lived up to expectations, didn't

:29:18. > :29:22.he? Yes, he is now recognised as the world is best junior. And that is a

:29:23. > :29:25.big thing to deal with. He had some big names in the pool but he beat

:29:26. > :29:32.them. He is very calm and collected. John Roder down in Plymouth is a

:29:33. > :29:37.great coach. He has got a 50m pool to train in, which is very

:29:38. > :29:42.important. You could say this guy has got 15 years to come. In its

:29:43. > :29:49.simplest terms, he beat the guy who beat Michael Phelps, didn't he, Chad

:29:50. > :29:56.le Clos, last night? Yes, but not in the 55. That is probably chaired's

:29:57. > :30:01.best event. Whereas Ben is a born sprinter. Like Mark. They are

:30:02. > :30:06.mavericks, Linford Christie, that is the way they are made. We can now

:30:07. > :30:11.talk you through this morning's programme. We are going to see lots

:30:12. > :30:12.of the swimmers that we have seen over the last few days. What should

:30:13. > :30:25.we look forward to? The 200 metres breaststroke will be

:30:26. > :30:36.interesting, we have not seen much of that yet.

:30:37. > :30:46.We have got nine heats in the men's 100 metres freestyle. But first,

:30:47. > :30:50.Chad Le Clos in action. I think he will take this one. He is so laid

:30:51. > :31:02.back, he has his goggles around his neck, he is chatty, a cool customer,

:31:03. > :31:06.lovely to deal with. This is him in 2012, he became one of the stars of

:31:07. > :31:15.the Olympics. Yes, and he was only young. We love to see that. We felt

:31:16. > :31:23.Michael was unbeatable, he had never been beaten in his senior

:31:24. > :31:58.international career. With that comes expectation,

:31:59. > :32:06.their strong swimmers at the beginning, but they love their

:32:07. > :32:10.strong, tall guys. We have got some fantastic swimmers.

:32:11. > :32:18.How will be swimmers be feeling now in the locker room? Nervous and hot,

:32:19. > :32:23.it is extremely warm! The crowd are amazing, lots of noise. The pool

:32:24. > :32:29.feels very small, which helps them feel it is fast. It does not look

:32:30. > :32:34.like a 50 metre pool. That is the psychology of getting into racing.

:32:35. > :32:41.When the crowd get going, it is electric. Yes, I wish I was swimming

:32:42. > :32:47.now! I love where I am and working for the BBC, but if somebody said,

:32:48. > :32:54.you can be in the water, I would do it in a flash. Do not let us stop

:32:55. > :33:01.you! I would need armbands now! That is something we've not be seeing!

:33:02. > :33:03.Let's to Andrew and Adrian. Andrew, then proud is a hugely exciting

:33:04. > :33:13.prospect, isn't he? Yes, and the way he won last night,

:33:14. > :33:19.not only the fact that he won, the concentration that he has, he

:33:20. > :33:25.ignored everything else, and he had to perform to his best. Everything

:33:26. > :33:41.had to be perfect. The second thing, either side of him, he had South

:33:42. > :33:44.Africans. A multiple gold medallist on the other side, and Chad Le Clos

:33:45. > :33:50.on the other, and he only went and beat him. Straight into the 200

:33:51. > :33:59.metres butterfly this morning. Joe Roebuck therefore England. Both of

:34:00. > :34:05.these guys train in the United States.

:34:06. > :34:10.Only about four of the South Africans in America now. The first

:34:11. > :34:23.heat. On the third morning here. Lewis Smith is in lane two. Dylan

:34:24. > :34:33.Bosch there as well. Dylan Bosch in the green hat turning

:34:34. > :34:58.first. The South Africans are hoping for a

:34:59. > :35:20.first, second, third. Halfway through. The South African

:35:21. > :35:28.leading. He has split this lower than the 400 medley. It was a

:35:29. > :35:34.massively fast first 300 metres. Unfortunately for him, the wheels

:35:35. > :35:44.fell off. It looks like he is taking a long Lewis Smith.

:35:45. > :35:56.Lewis Smith being cheered on by the crowd. He will be hopeful for a

:35:57. > :36:03.middle lane here. Joe Roebuck has dropped a bit. It looks like the

:36:04. > :36:06.South African will win. It is important to get the touch. Daniel

:36:07. > :36:24.Tranter coming back. Joe Roebuck in fourth place. Lewis

:36:25. > :36:28.Smith got tired down the last 50. I am not sure that will be fast enough

:36:29. > :36:34.to make the final. There are only two heats, no semis. Lewis Smith

:36:35. > :36:40.tying up was not the best thing that could have happened. There are a

:36:41. > :36:46.good four people in the next heat that are capable of going faster.

:36:47. > :36:52.Joe Roebuck might have done enough. What do you think about the South

:36:53. > :37:00.Africans? Can they do a 1-to-3? They could do. If their third guy has

:37:01. > :37:10.beaten Michael Phelps's American record, he is not too shabby. Do we

:37:11. > :37:19.think Joe Roebuck has done enough? I do not know.

:37:20. > :37:26.Here he is, the world champion, the Olympic champion, he beat Michael

:37:27. > :37:33.Phelps to win in 2012. Chad Le Clos of South Africa. Australians

:37:34. > :37:47.surrounded him. We also have Cameron Brodie from

:37:48. > :37:56.Scotland, he trains at Stirling University. From my alma mater down

:37:57. > :37:58.in Devon. A wonderful school. Roberto Pavoni in Lane 6 for

:37:59. > :38:16.England. Cameron Brodie turning first. I saw

:38:17. > :38:28.a couple of flags out for him earlier. I saw Steve Parry do this

:38:29. > :38:34.in Athens. He took a Michael Phelps. Cameron Brodie taking out Chad Le

:38:35. > :38:39.Clos. Chad Le Clos is two seconds ahead of the field coming into this

:38:40. > :38:57.meet. He has got a lot of clear water. The British record is 54.5.

:38:58. > :39:00.Chad Le Clos keeps an eye on the rest of the field and then turns on

:39:01. > :39:06.the afterburners when he feels like it. Cameron Brodie doing well.

:39:07. > :39:11.Scotland having a fantastic mate. If you can do your best time, you can

:39:12. > :39:17.get in finals that maybe you should not be in. Cameron Brodie is doing

:39:18. > :39:27.that. He is still ahead of Chad Le Clos.

:39:28. > :39:40.A really gutsy swim from Cameron Brodie. We will keep a record on --

:39:41. > :39:49.keep an eye on the Scottish record. He has got it, look at that. 1:50

:39:50. > :39:54.7.28. Just outside the Scottish record, but a big lifetime best. In

:39:55. > :40:02.doing so, he has made the final of the Commonwealth Games, and he is

:40:03. > :40:11.going to be in fastest. He talks about being at the big international

:40:12. > :40:16.meet in India, he roomed with Michael Jamieson, he decided to go

:40:17. > :40:24.for it. Chad Le Clos was looking out, looking forward, then to the

:40:25. > :40:32.right, making sure he was in with a shot. Every single/ from Chad Le

:40:33. > :40:40.Clos, just checking. A very good swim from Cameron Brodie, at 21.

:40:41. > :40:48.He has taken the scalp of Chad Le Clos, the Olympic champion. They

:40:49. > :41:02.will both be in the final. The fastest six will make the final.

:41:03. > :41:06.Yes, Dylan Bosch will not make it. The really big surprise, Cameron

:41:07. > :41:16.Brodie is the fastest qualifier. Goodness me.

:41:17. > :41:22.Unfortunate for Lewis Smith and Robert have only, but good news for

:41:23. > :41:28.Cameron Brodie. A lifetime best for him.

:41:29. > :41:39.Fantastic, well done. You managed to beat Chad Le Clos. It is easy! You

:41:40. > :41:43.made it look easy! I felt like him, looking across, where are you? I

:41:44. > :41:50.cannot wait for the final. How exciting. What were you thinking

:41:51. > :41:57.during the race? Everybody must be so up. Oddly enough, it's all that

:41:58. > :42:06.or a bronze medal is not good enough, the standard has been set,

:42:07. > :42:07.the gold medal. I want to be part of that group. I will see what I can

:42:08. > :42:25.do. Good luck. Cameron Brodie and Robert have only

:42:26. > :42:31.go into the final. He said that old was the only medal for him. That is

:42:32. > :42:40.a big shout. Chad Le Clos the hot favourite. Good on him, he went out

:42:41. > :42:44.for hit, he is hungry for success. He wants to be part of it. If you

:42:45. > :42:50.see that, you are bound to think that. Yes, this is his first meet,

:42:51. > :42:54.he needs to settle into it. He needs to figure about the medals and race

:42:55. > :43:01.his own race, because the guys that have been winning have been

:43:02. > :43:04.concentrating on their own plans. It is great to see the confidence

:43:05. > :43:10.feeding through the team. He trains with Ross Murdoch. He has seen him

:43:11. > :43:20.take on the rest of the world, and this is similar to when Chad Le Clos

:43:21. > :43:24.beat Michael Phelps. It is one thing doing it in the heats, Chad Le Clos

:43:25. > :43:30.has another five seconds in the back. What a way to do bit. He led

:43:31. > :43:36.down the benchmark. Chad Le Clos was worried towards the end. He started

:43:37. > :43:43.snatching. He did not want to be beaten. But again, the Scottish

:43:44. > :43:49.swimmers are putting on the show. You can see final tonight from 7pm

:43:50. > :43:55.on BBC1. The crowd will go crazy. Hannah Miley, from that first night,

:43:56. > :44:06.it has got the whole Scottish team pumped. The crowd is incredible, it

:44:07. > :44:11.is creating a buzz. Like Cameron Brodie has said, he wants to keep it

:44:12. > :44:16.going, which is great for Scotland. He should enjoy it, everybody knows

:44:17. > :44:25.that the bad times are hard, so you have got to make the most of the

:44:26. > :44:31.best times. It is great for the Isle of Man, getting swimmers in there.

:44:32. > :44:37.Alex has got the 100 freestyle, a good morning for him, and a good way

:44:38. > :44:42.to spend his 16th birthday. Going back to the Scottish swimmers,

:44:43. > :44:49.somebody said, are they pumping Irn-Bru into the water? Their

:44:50. > :44:55.performances have been outrageous. I have never drunk so much of it, no

:44:56. > :45:02.wonder I am giddy this week! The women's 200 metre breast stroke. The

:45:03. > :45:06.Welsh girls go in the second heat. The English girls go in the third

:45:07. > :45:15.heat. Sophie Taylor and Molly Renshaw have been close.

:45:16. > :45:19.Yes, and last night, we saw Sophie not swimming quite as well as she

:45:20. > :45:23.had done in the heats last night, and actually, her time would have

:45:24. > :45:26.actually won last night, in the final. It is interesting, whether

:45:27. > :45:32.she just got a bit too excited last night. So I think the 50 is not her

:45:33. > :45:36.best event, so she is probably looking forward to getting involved

:45:37. > :45:39.in the 200m today, and having a good race with Molly Renshaw as well. It

:45:40. > :45:51.was a great night last night for the British men. And could today be a

:45:52. > :45:54.great day for British women? We seem to go through patches within

:45:55. > :45:58.swimming. There has never been a time when we have been really strong

:45:59. > :46:02.in both the men and the women at the same time. If you look at the men's

:46:03. > :46:08.breaststroke, how dominant we are, we have got a lot of guys at the top

:46:09. > :46:12.of the rankings, but in the women, we do not have it. But now, we seem

:46:13. > :46:16.to have a couple of girls who are coming through. It normally takes

:46:17. > :46:21.someone like Rebecca to be at the top. We have got a good history in

:46:22. > :46:25.breaststroke, and long-distance women's freestyle, people like Sarah

:46:26. > :46:31.Hardcastle, from back when I was swimming. Jackie Wilmot. There is a

:46:32. > :46:34.little bit of history there. When you have got that little bit of

:46:35. > :46:39.history, you have got world-class people to chase. And you are trying

:46:40. > :46:43.to be one of the best in Britain, and all of a sudden, you are one of

:46:44. > :46:47.the best in the world. But that is why the Commonwealth Games is good,

:46:48. > :46:54.it is everybody who should here. Good to see the Welsh team get on

:46:55. > :46:59.the podium last night. Great to hear Jerusalem. We were trying to sing

:47:00. > :47:07.the words this morning! It is a weird one. We actually got to vote

:47:08. > :47:12.in Delhi, when we were competing, which was really nice. Time to see

:47:13. > :47:17.Heat 2. Time to go over to Andrew and Adrian.

:47:18. > :47:35.ANDREW JAMESON: Martin Martha McCabe of Canada, the fastest qualifier.

:47:36. > :47:44.There is the Welsh record-holder, Chloe Tutton, who goes in-line six.

:47:45. > :47:51.But I think she really needs to set a Welsh record here to get through

:47:52. > :48:01.to the final. Bethan Sloan of Wales also going in Lane 2. So, the first

:48:02. > :48:08.of the seeded heats. Heat 2 of the women's 200m breaststroke. The

:48:09. > :48:16.Canadian, fourth in Delhi in the 200, she goes as the fastest seed.

:48:17. > :48:25.ADRIAN MOORHOUSE: Martha McCabe, former world record-holder,

:48:26. > :48:28.actually, from 2009. Now coached by Ben Titley, from Loughborough, who

:48:29. > :48:40.has gone over to Ontario to start up a programme there. The Canadian

:48:41. > :48:45.system has had this influx of foreign coaches, a real shake-up of

:48:46. > :48:49.the system. It is really good to see them coming back. For a while, the

:48:50. > :49:00.Canadians have been in the wilderness, as a nation. From when

:49:01. > :49:03.we used to swim, it was really the Canadians as well as the

:49:04. > :49:09.Australians, who were really competitive against the English

:49:10. > :49:22.under Scottish. So, the first of the seeded heats in the women's 200m

:49:23. > :49:28.breaststroke. Tessa Wallace of Australia is going quite well, as

:49:29. > :49:45.well as Tutton. But I think she will have to break the Welsh record, to

:49:46. > :49:54.make the final. There is no semifinal, socially has really got

:49:55. > :50:00.to pick it up down this last 50. I am thinking 2.26, 2.27, but I would

:50:01. > :50:04.like to see her get third in this one, to have a realistic chance,

:50:05. > :50:12.Chloe Tutton. McCabe pulling away now. That world record she used to

:50:13. > :50:27.hold, 2.22. It is down at 2.19 now. It has fallen by three seconds in

:50:28. > :50:33.three years. Let's have a look. That is just outside of the Welsh record

:50:34. > :50:36.the Chloe Tutton. A little bit slower than I expected, the first of

:50:37. > :50:40.those seeded heats, which is dangerous, because there are some

:50:41. > :50:46.really quick women coming up in the next two heats. They could be in

:50:47. > :50:58.trouble. You're right, I am just wondering, I think the 27s will get

:50:59. > :51:09.in. But if I was Van Beilen now, I would not be doing my warm-down!

:51:10. > :51:14.Well, she will have the 100 still, when she? So, the first of the

:51:15. > :51:18.seeded heats, a little bit slower. They are going to be nervous now for

:51:19. > :51:24.the next ten minutes or so. Martha McCabe winning it. Chloe Tutton,

:51:25. > :51:30.just outside of her Welsh record, in fourth. But it is not really quick

:51:31. > :51:37.enough, I would suggest. With two big heats still to come, that is

:51:38. > :51:48.dangerous. You're right, and in the heat we are about to see, the second

:51:49. > :51:55.of the seeded ones, contains four women very capable of beating those

:51:56. > :52:02.times. So, a big heat for England, this. British record-holder Sophie

:52:03. > :52:09.Taylor in Lane 4. She tied with Molly Renshaw for that British

:52:10. > :52:25.record, who is in Lane 5. Three English women, in Lane 4, Lane 5 and

:52:26. > :52:32.Lane 6. Also closest to us, joking of St Vincent The Grenadines, just

:52:33. > :52:45.14 years of age. Oh, she has just scratched, what a shame. So, three

:52:46. > :52:55.English women in here. If you go under two minutes 27.5, you are

:52:56. > :52:58.highly likely to make the final. Sophie Taylor, then Renshaw. As you

:52:59. > :53:03.mentioned, both of these women sharing the English record. Both set

:53:04. > :53:09.this year. Taylor got it in the trials, in this pool. And Molly

:53:10. > :53:21.Renshaw, two months later, in June, in a race in Tokyo. Taylor has eased

:53:22. > :53:25.back, and it looks like Renshaw has kept the glide going, looking really

:53:26. > :53:33.good. Taylor went out quickly, Renshaw, lovely glide on that second

:53:34. > :53:37.50. Looking strong. So, Molly Renshaw looking very good indeed

:53:38. > :53:43.inside this first 100. She has got to bring it home. Lovely long

:53:44. > :53:47.glide. Currently leading up in Lane 3 is Smith of Canada. They are just

:53:48. > :53:51.starting to drop Sophie Taylor in the centre. If Sophie is going to

:53:52. > :54:00.make the final, she needs to pick this up a little bit. She showed a

:54:01. > :54:04.good sprint on the 50, then went out quickly in this one. But it looks

:54:05. > :54:12.like she is winding it up now. Smith is going very well. Renshaw is with

:54:13. > :54:17.her still. I would like to see Renshaw picked the stroke raked up

:54:18. > :54:24.here, and she is doing that. It should be enough for these two. As

:54:25. > :54:32.you said, Andy, I am not sure whether Taylor will be fast enough.

:54:33. > :54:39.Well, this is really interesting. A pretty slow heat so far. So, those

:54:40. > :54:52.in the final heats, they will be jumping around. Smith gets the

:54:53. > :54:57.touch. Molly Renshaw, a good heat. That is second fastest, after two

:54:58. > :55:03.out of the three seeded heats, so she should be in the final,

:55:04. > :55:15.hopefully. Sophie Taylor, that is not going to make it. I think you're

:55:16. > :55:30.right, Andy. Taylor was maybe a bit excited. Nice throwing her arms

:55:31. > :55:33.forward, from. Kierra Smith If you do not get the timing right with

:55:34. > :55:40.your legs, it can look very strange, and not very effective. So, Molly

:55:41. > :55:45.Renshaw do a job there, very good indeed. Not so easy when there are

:55:46. > :55:47.no semifinals, you have got to get up in the heats and really do the

:55:48. > :56:14.job. to make it, I am afraid. I am

:56:15. > :56:22.looking forward to the next one, we will be seeing Hannah Miley again.

:56:23. > :56:29.So, the final heat of the women's 200m breaststroke. Hannah Miley is

:56:30. > :56:33.in Lane 6. She has got to be fired up, she really has, after that

:56:34. > :56:45.wonderful 400 medley. The Australian, the fastest seed, in

:56:46. > :56:58.Lane 4. So, it is Australia in Lane 4 And Lane 5. Robertson, of the Isle

:56:59. > :57:04.of Man, the 14-year-old, we'll be right at the top of the shot. But it

:57:05. > :57:09.is the Australians in four and five. They are the fastest two seeds in

:57:10. > :57:16.this one. And then, in the white hat of Scotland, that is Hannah Miley.

:57:17. > :57:21.She has got a strong breaststroke. Obviously good at all for. We spoke

:57:22. > :57:29.about Atkinson, in Lane 3. A good 50m. She did mention that she was

:57:30. > :57:36.working for the 200 at this competition as well. It is not easy

:57:37. > :57:51.to bridge all of those distances, from 50 through to 200. She has got

:57:52. > :57:55.the two Australians just below her. McMahon is going well, from Northern

:57:56. > :58:01.Ireland. She had a really good heat in the 50 breaststroke, and then

:58:02. > :58:10.just missed out on the final. But quite a few of these could make it

:58:11. > :58:15.through here. McKeown over first. At the moment, maybe four or five of

:58:16. > :58:21.these swimmers could make it through. Hannah Miley in Lane 6 has

:58:22. > :58:28.still got a decent chance. On the right-hand side of that shot, with

:58:29. > :58:33.the white hat. She works very hard in the third 50 normally. At the top

:58:34. > :58:37.of your picture, McMahon, just tailing off, so it is the middle

:58:38. > :58:51.three lanes. Atkinson really holding on well.

:58:52. > :59:03.Sally Hunter going really well, formally Sally Foster, before she

:59:04. > :59:07.got married. If Hannah Miley can bring it back, this could be very

:59:08. > :59:14.good indeed. It is going to be tight. Hannah Miley really has got

:59:15. > :59:20.to bring it back. But it looks like in the centre, Taylor McKeon, of

:59:21. > :59:28.Australia. And Sally Hunter of Australia. And I think Hannah Miley

:59:29. > :59:35.is going to make the final. I think she is in. Good heavens! Well, that

:59:36. > :59:48.is a great swing, that is a big boost for her. I think they will be

:59:49. > :59:50.knocking out people like Sophie Taylor and maybe

:59:51. > :00:01.knocking out people like Sophie well, could be pushed out. Very high

:00:02. > :00:06.in the breeding action. Look at streamlining, so tight on that,

:00:07. > :00:13.particularly from the Australian in Lane 4, Taylor McKeown. And a good

:00:14. > :00:52.finish, fancy getting the touch. So she will qualify.

:00:53. > :01:02.will make the final. Very unusual. Look at that! Molly Renshaw looked

:01:03. > :01:09.very fast. What a great swim for Hannah Miley. That is what happens

:01:10. > :01:20.if you do the job in the heat. That is wide open.

:01:21. > :01:31.The next race is the men's 200 metre freestyle, Para-sport. The S14

:01:32. > :01:49.category, the guys with the learning disabilities. It is pretty

:01:50. > :01:52.straightforward, lots of interest from the home nations. But Daniel

:01:53. > :02:04.Fox is the world-record holder for Australia. It is interesting, only

:02:05. > :02:10.seven athletes entered. We have got three from the home nations. Three

:02:11. > :02:15.Australians. And a South African. But with only seven in it, they do

:02:16. > :02:25.not need to go fast in this heat. But there is some high quality. Not

:02:26. > :02:29.least Daniel Fox. Tactics here? They will go fairly fast, they will want

:02:30. > :02:44.to be in the mix when it comes to the final.

:02:45. > :02:51.I expect them to go very quick. It will be interesting to see. We will

:02:52. > :03:03.keep an eye on the world record, just in case. Four lengths of the

:03:04. > :03:13.pool. Only one heat. The S14 category 200 metres freestyle. Mark

:03:14. > :03:19.Woods, 12 times Paralympic medallist. Talk us through it.

:03:20. > :03:27.Daniel Fox has gone out very quickly. He set the world record in

:03:28. > :03:36.qualification. He has gone out very fast. Pretty much on track for the

:03:37. > :03:44.world-record time. The three Australians in the centre going very

:03:45. > :03:48.well. It is Daniel Fox leading. He looks as though he has got a really

:03:49. > :04:02.nice stroke. Good heavens. Unless his wheels fall off, this

:04:03. > :04:13.will be a world record, very impressive indeed. Has he gone off

:04:14. > :04:23.to quickly? We will find out! You heard it here first! He looks pretty

:04:24. > :04:29.comfortable. A lot of these guys have swum lifetime best times this

:04:30. > :04:38.year. He is smashing it. He won the World Championships last year. He is

:04:39. > :04:43.looking very strong. He has got to go under 31 seconds for the last 50.

:04:44. > :04:53.He looks very strong indeed. Keep it long and strong. This will keep up a

:04:54. > :04:58.100% record of world records in the Para-sport events. Half a second

:04:59. > :05:10.under the world-record, and that is just the heat! A yelp of joy,

:05:11. > :05:15.slamming the water. It is a new world record for Daniel Fox, his own

:05:16. > :05:22.world record has gone, by a Street. He laid down a marker. He wanted to

:05:23. > :05:28.show he was the man to beat. It will be tough for everybody else in the

:05:29. > :05:34.final. Thomas Hamer for England did a solid swim, just outside his

:05:35. > :05:38.personal best. A couple of tenths outside his best time. He has put

:05:39. > :06:15.himself in the mix for a medal. Stunning. While! Everybody else will

:06:16. > :06:21.be thinking, I am racing for second and third. I have got to say, a

:06:22. > :06:24.Commonwealth medal is nothing to be ashamed of. And there is a great

:06:25. > :06:37.chance for medals for the Home Nations this evening. Daniel Fox,

:06:38. > :06:40.another world record. Tommy Hammer, well, a bronze medal at the

:06:41. > :06:49.Commonwealth Games. He is going to go in third fastest. And I think

:06:50. > :07:13.Craig Rodgie will actually come through. The finals are in the

:07:14. > :07:17.evening. You are more alert, but people have started to swim faster

:07:18. > :07:19.here. We have seen loads of Commonwealth Games record is going

:07:20. > :07:24.in the morning, and world records as well. But I definitely think he can

:07:25. > :07:41.go faster tonight. From one crowd-pleaser to another, we can

:07:42. > :07:42.here from Hannah Miley now. That is probably the fastest I have been all

:07:43. > :07:48.season. I was happy to probably the fastest I have been all

:07:49. > :07:54.chance. Hopefully I can better that or get a good place in the final.

:07:55. > :08:00.What was your week like? It is scary that two days ago I was racing the

:08:01. > :08:08.400. I am so much more in control. How I feel, how I have handled

:08:09. > :08:16.things. The crowd has been great. The volunteers, I am looking forward

:08:17. > :08:24.to racing. Did you enjoy lapping it up? VI M is the big one and it is

:08:25. > :08:30.now out of the way? I have gone on a Twitter ban and Facebook ban, cutout

:08:31. > :08:33.social media, because I did not need the distraction. As much as I

:08:34. > :08:37.appreciate the positive messages, it takes one person to write something

:08:38. > :08:40.that is not nice and it sticks with you. Just stay focused on the

:08:41. > :08:42.swimming. that is not nice and it sticks with

:08:43. > :08:46.you. Just stay focused on the This is our job. We have two stay focused

:08:47. > :08:57.and do the job correctly. Very wise words. She joins Molly in the final,

:08:58. > :09:02.not necessarily who we expected to see in the final? Sophie Taylor.

:09:03. > :09:08.Disappointing this morning. Sometimes when you have a rest, a

:09:09. > :09:13.race goes well, you have more speed, you like endurance. That

:09:14. > :09:19.comes down to tapings of the competition. At the beginning of the

:09:20. > :09:24.season you do your hard work. People say when you are getting ready for a

:09:25. > :09:30.meeting, you must be training hard now? But I am doing less mileage in

:09:31. > :09:39.the water. I think Molly looked awesome. Really strong. She is on

:09:40. > :09:44.form. It is disappointing for Sophie Taylor. She came in second fastest

:09:45. > :09:50.on paper. She has breaststroke to come and hopefully she can get back

:09:51. > :09:58.on form. Not nice coming forth as she did. She is only 18. Her first

:09:59. > :10:00.major meeting. She has an exciting future and she will be changing

:10:01. > :10:09.clubs. Many positives in the England camp. Liam Tancock will be swimming

:10:10. > :10:17.again. What affect will medals have for today? It will be a boost. Liam

:10:18. > :10:21.Tancock got the joint bronze medal with the Australian swimmer who is

:10:22. > :10:29.in the same heat this morning and they will be head-to-head again.

:10:30. > :10:35.There will be a confidence boost. Liam is traditionally more than a 50

:10:36. > :10:41.backstroke swimmer than Chris Walker Evans. He has done a lot of 200 and

:10:42. > :10:48.has only just moved to the sprinting. It will be interesting to

:10:49. > :10:53.see who has more fast twitch fibres. It will be good to see him

:10:54. > :10:58.fulfilling his promise. He always had talent and ability but never

:10:59. > :11:03.delivered. Liam Tancock, bronze medal last night, can he go one

:11:04. > :11:11.better? He has to go to the finals first, we can handover to Andrew and

:11:12. > :11:16.Adrian. Liam Tancock had a long time out of

:11:17. > :11:21.the water with injury, but he came back. Normally it takes you time to

:11:22. > :11:25.get the second half of your race rights. He has been excellent at 50,

:11:26. > :11:36.but the year and in the 100 last night. I am impressed. Tying for the

:11:37. > :11:48.bronze medal. Liam Tancock just dropping into the water.

:11:49. > :12:01.24.0 is the record. I would like to see him doing a decent swim.

:12:02. > :12:11.Sometimes he sticks his head up high. Joshua Beaver in Lane 5, for

:12:12. > :12:15.Australia, maybe just heading it. That is an impressive swim. Liam

:12:16. > :12:29.Tancock seconds. Russell Wood of Canada getting

:12:30. > :12:37.third. It was a slow reaction to the gamut from Liam Tancock. Unusual. He

:12:38. > :12:49.starts well normally. Liam Tancock got the better finish. Joshua Beaver

:12:50. > :12:50.just taking it. Getting away from that equality with Liam Tancock last

:12:51. > :13:23.night. Marco Loughran of Wales going in the

:13:24. > :13:36.centre. Marco Loughran, would like to see him rip a 50 here. Larkin

:13:37. > :13:40.might be a better 200 metres swimmer. His sprint form is pretty

:13:41. > :13:48.good, but I wonder if the 50 will be short. He is better known for the

:13:49. > :13:53.200 backstroke. 50 might be a stretch too far, but you never know

:13:54. > :14:09.with the Australians. Lamont, with the blue cap, from Scotland. Trains

:14:10. > :14:18.with Ross Murdoch's first coach. Great coaching.

:14:19. > :14:28.The second last heat. Marco Loughran, fifth in Delhi, he has a

:14:29. > :14:35.decent job to do. The crowd getting into it for Rory Lamont of Scotland.

:14:36. > :14:43.Marco Loughran, we wanted to see him doing something special. Spinning a

:14:44. > :15:07.little bit inside the last ten and not holding as much water as he

:15:08. > :15:17.could, but not bad. Both 25s. Mitch Larkin was second. Rory Lamont was

:15:18. > :15:23.this. He should make the semifinals. Grant house all swam well. Marco

:15:24. > :15:44.Loughran needed to get one out of his system -- Halsall. A number of

:15:45. > :15:45.them below 27. The final heat... Chris Walker-Hebborn, what a great

:15:46. > :16:09.swim, in five. The 100 metres champion from last

:16:10. > :16:19.night. Chris Walker-Hebborn of England. An important medal for him

:16:20. > :16:30.and for England, as well. Two gold medals. Ben Proud. Chris

:16:31. > :16:39.Walker-Hebborn. Two Scots men. Jack Ness is in Lane 3. The final heat of

:16:40. > :16:44.the 50 metres backstroke and the fastest seed is Ben Treffers from

:16:45. > :16:51.Australia. Chris Walker-Hebborn, having won the hundred metres, I

:16:52. > :16:55.would like to see him do a good time. He has a fairly comfortable

:16:56. > :17:04.first 25. Starting to wind it up well. It is tight. He has it. That

:17:05. > :17:19.will put him in fastest in the semifinals this evening. McGovern

:17:20. > :17:26.and Jack Ness, they will both make it through to the semifinals this

:17:27. > :17:30.evening. Relatively comfortable. A lot of effort put into it. When

:17:31. > :17:47.trekkers and Chris Walker-Hebborn doing the trick. -- Ben Treffers.

:17:48. > :18:01.It was good to see George Bove L doing well. -- Bovell.

:18:02. > :18:24.Marco Loughran, good. Liam Tancock, the world record-holder. George

:18:25. > :18:38.Bovell, backstroke, good heavens. I believe that Sharron Davies is

:18:39. > :18:45.talking to Chris Walker-Hebborn. Good morning, a fantastic swim. It

:18:46. > :18:51.was all right. Trying to make it through the rounds. I am tired from

:18:52. > :18:56.last night, I did not get to sleep until 3:30am. But happy to come away

:18:57. > :19:00.with that and hopefully be flying better tonight and progress. When

:19:01. > :19:06.you have a great swim under your belt, it makes everything else a bit

:19:07. > :19:09.easier? Definitely. The main event, last night, to have a great swim

:19:10. > :19:10.under your belt, it makes everything else a bit easier? Definitely. The

:19:11. > :19:21.main event, last night, to else a bit easier? Definitely. The

:19:22. > :19:29.main habit out out. -- to get a 24 out. You were sending messages. I

:19:30. > :19:44.thought I would make the most of it and enjoy my time. Did you inspire

:19:45. > :19:47.Siobhan? She gave me the nod of approval and it worked. I went to

:19:48. > :19:52.see her after and she gave me the nod of approval and it worked. I

:19:53. > :19:57.went to see her after and a proud boyfriend. What will the new tack to

:19:58. > :20:05.be? I am finishing off the arm, it will be an angel and lion. We will

:20:06. > :20:12.see you later. He is quite a character! He will be

:20:13. > :20:18.running out of room! That is a good sign. Does he get a new tack to

:20:19. > :20:25.every good race? He will be covered after this. 3:30am is a ridiculous

:20:26. > :20:35.time to go to bed when you have to get in. I think he was in our hotel.

:20:36. > :20:40.The fire alarm was going off at 3am. The adrenaline is going. Like he

:20:41. > :20:44.said, he has two enjoy this. He got the gold medal at the Commonwealth

:20:45. > :20:50.Games in front of a home crowd and he wants to enjoy it and everyone

:20:51. > :20:55.for their support. Sometimes, when you leave the ceremony, you have the

:20:56. > :21:04.drugs test. The first time I did one, at 15, before you were born. We

:21:05. > :21:09.have touched a nerve with that! Not at all. Sometimes, one hour, it

:21:10. > :21:14.depends. Before you race, if you need to go to the toilet, you go to

:21:15. > :21:19.the toilet. Then you think you will not go, in case you get drugs

:21:20. > :21:24.tested. Sometimes you get stage fright. When you have left here, you

:21:25. > :21:29.have a bite to eat and lie down in your bed and it sinks in. The medal

:21:30. > :21:41.is by the side of you and you are excited, worn out, you want to

:21:42. > :21:47.sleep. You cannot switch off. And you get dragged into the Twitter

:21:48. > :21:51.world. We can talk to Sharron Davies. She caught up with Liam

:21:52. > :21:59.Tancock, who was on the podium last night.

:22:00. > :22:04.Fantastic rivalry. Joshua Beaver. Pretty good. We both got on the

:22:05. > :22:12.podium. This morning, it was about getting up and racing. The semifinal

:22:13. > :22:16.later this evening will be good. Other British athletes hopefully. It

:22:17. > :22:22.should be fun. He is a totally different character.

:22:23. > :22:25.Chris Walker-Hebborn is very cool. He was not only singing Jerusalem

:22:26. > :22:31.last night, he flicked his hair throughout. Liam Tancock, he is

:22:32. > :22:40.different. What is Chris like to be around? They have different

:22:41. > :22:45.personalities. Chris is more calm and under the radar, while Liam

:22:46. > :22:49.Tancock is like you, always smiling and happy. He never gets angry, sad,

:22:50. > :22:58.which is what I love about him stop he is positive. He likes to use the

:22:59. > :23:06.crowd. A lot of athletes keep their head down and stay focused. He likes

:23:07. > :23:12.to use everyone else. Ben Proud. It was a huge moment. Winning the race

:23:13. > :23:21.and the time he has done, the only person under 23 seconds on the 15th.

:23:22. > :23:26.I was 23.4 seconds. Three hundredths off the record at that

:23:27. > :23:32.time. It was a huge swim. He is a talent with a bright future. 19

:23:33. > :23:38.years of age and you normally see sprinters coming into form in their

:23:39. > :23:49.20s. Rightly so, a huge smile on his face. We talked about tapering.

:23:50. > :23:56.Marco Loughran, he was pre-selected, did that have an

:23:57. > :24:00.effect? Every nation is different in how they qualified. The Scottish had

:24:01. > :24:05.their own qualifying and the English separate. A lot of the Welsh

:24:06. > :24:08.qualified last year from the World Championship will stop Marco

:24:09. > :24:13.Loughran had a season where he tapered. You need that period,

:24:14. > :24:18.mentally and physically. He had a different year to some of the

:24:19. > :24:22.others. I think he was probably disappointed with the 100 backstroke

:24:23. > :24:32.and not getting up there. I think he wants to blow the cobwebs away and

:24:33. > :24:37.put that right this morning. Eight minutes of work, which on the track

:24:38. > :24:43.is like free thousands. I'd do the equivalent to 200 metres on the

:24:44. > :24:47.track. Sprinters love racing. If you teach your body what to do, you need

:24:48. > :24:53.to stand on the block more often. With Marco Loughran and the others,

:24:54. > :24:58.leading into it, race as often as possible, which is difficult. What

:24:59. > :25:03.we used to do is every Saturday, stand on the block and race other

:25:04. > :25:11.people and do sprints with 15 minutes rest. It was not the same

:25:12. > :25:15.for you. Fran Halsall loves that environment, she loved the

:25:16. > :25:21.atmosphere. We saw that with her last night. She has got more to come

:25:22. > :25:27.today in the 50 metres butterfly, then the 50 freestyle final. It

:25:28. > :25:38.could be a good day for her. Which is she most likely to get a medal

:25:39. > :25:46.in? Both. I would think the 50 butterfly is her better chance of

:25:47. > :25:57.winning, but she could win both. We are in her event now.

:25:58. > :26:06.The first of the seeded heat. Catherine Southard, a shock champion

:26:07. > :26:10.on the 100 metres butterfly, the first Canadian to win a butterfly

:26:11. > :26:20.isn't here since 1978. Impressive from her last night. A good swim,

:26:21. > :26:31.strong. We will have to see how she stands up this morning. Up in Lane

:26:32. > :26:41.1, Bethany Firth of Northern Ireland is actually a Paralympian. She has

:26:42. > :26:52.learning disabled -- this ability is, it is great to see her in this.

:26:53. > :26:57.This is Heat 4 of six. Katerine Savard one in the 100 metres

:26:58. > :27:12.butterfly. She has got a quick turnover. She has not breathe yet. A

:27:13. > :27:21.quick breath indeed. Katerine Savard gets the touch. Not too bad a time

:27:22. > :27:28.at all. Just outside the Commonwealth Games record. Not a bad

:27:29. > :27:34.first seeded heat. Canada first and second, and fourth. It is looking

:27:35. > :27:50.like sub 29. Good stuff from Charlotte Atkinson,

:27:51. > :28:01.she trains down in Plymouth, a great programme down there. I am thinking

:28:02. > :28:10.maybe 27 point five. Maybe 28? Split the difference! The second of the

:28:11. > :28:20.three seeded heat. Brittany Elmslie in this one.

:28:21. > :28:31.Sian Harkin, the Scottish record-holder, in Lane 6.

:28:32. > :28:46.Brittany Elmslie is the fastest seed. The second last heat of the

:28:47. > :28:57.women's 50 metres butterfly. Amy Smith had a decent start.

:28:58. > :29:05.The top 16 make it through to the semifinals. The Australian coming

:29:06. > :29:14.through fairly well. That is pretty fast. Faster than the first of the

:29:15. > :29:22.seeded heat. Sian Harkin finished in fourth place. 27.03, just outside

:29:23. > :29:29.her Scottish record. But that should be enough for the semifinals. As

:29:30. > :29:36.should Alys Thomas, a good swim for her for Wales. Amy Smith just one

:29:37. > :29:45.stroke out from Brittany Elmslie at the end. A good swim. A strong part

:29:46. > :29:59.of the Loughborough sprint programme. Alys Thomas should be

:30:00. > :30:10.good. How are we looking for the top 16? If you take 12, it will be about

:30:11. > :30:15.27.8. The final seat. Fran Halsall, the fastest seed in the Commonwealth

:30:16. > :30:26.Games this year. Alysia Coutts did not do well in the 100, she came

:30:27. > :30:31.fourth. Fran Halsall is in the feast -- 50 freestyle final tonight. I was

:30:32. > :30:33.pleased with her semi last night. Alysia Coutts did not do well last

:30:34. > :30:56.night. The final feed. The defending

:30:57. > :31:03.Commonwealth champion, Fran Halsall, right in the centre. Very fast

:31:04. > :31:12.turnover. She swims very similar to Benjamin Proud.

:31:13. > :31:23.Fran Halsall, comfortable. That is a big new Commonwealth Games record.

:31:24. > :31:32.That is a new British record as well. Goodness me. A good morning.

:31:33. > :31:40.Yesterday, she said, I am not good in the mornings. She had just set a

:31:41. > :31:46.British record! Somebody might have said, it would be good if you woke

:31:47. > :31:49.up! She holds the water really well, I am excited at how she is swimming.

:31:50. > :31:57.When you look at the underwater shots, she is really gripping the

:31:58. > :32:01.water. Just like Benjamin Proud, skimming the surface of the water,

:32:02. > :32:08.strong, all the way through. A perfect finish. Very good indeed.

:32:09. > :32:18.That is what you have got to do. A full stretch. You can adjust your

:32:19. > :32:29.stroke to make sure. Not bad! Rather fast! Super stuff. A new British

:32:30. > :32:36.record. Alysia Coutts nearly one second behind. Rachael Kelly did

:32:37. > :32:40.well, she will be in the semis. Very good. Really strong. She could be on

:32:41. > :33:02.for two gold medals. We do have the top 16. Rachael

:33:03. > :33:14.Kelly, Sian Harkin and Alys Thomas in. It will be exciting.

:33:15. > :33:22.Chatting away! That looked amazing. You must be incredibly pleased with

:33:23. > :33:29.your form. I am really surprised at that. I tried to keep it low key,

:33:30. > :33:32.because I have got the 50 freestyle final tonight. It was just a good

:33:33. > :33:38.swim, which is quite nice! The crowd has been awesome, it gets you going

:33:39. > :33:47.and buzzing. It has been good fun. I am enjoying going fast. We did

:33:48. > :33:59.mention a dispute, which one you had the most hopes for, but I think

:34:00. > :34:01.both! Will you tell me? I dropped the 100 butterfly because I thought

:34:02. > :34:06.it would impact on the 50 freestyle too much. I worked out my programme

:34:07. > :34:14.and by best options, and these are the best ones. Can you remember back

:34:15. > :34:19.to India, you were so poorly? Yes, I am in better shape now. It has been

:34:20. > :34:20.a great week. That was a totally different experience, but I am

:34:21. > :34:31.enjoying this one a lot more! She has got a final and semifinal

:34:32. > :34:42.tonight. Is that exhausting? You disagreed! It is two lengths of the

:34:43. > :34:51.swimming pool! When you have done your length, it is like doing that

:34:52. > :34:56.again afterwards. She buzzes off that, she will swim the 50 freestyle

:34:57. > :35:02.first, hopefully she will put everything in that. For the 50

:35:03. > :35:06.butterfly, it is just a semifinal. It has been perfect for her. The

:35:07. > :35:10.other way round, it might have been a different story. She is half a

:35:11. > :35:19.second faster than the others for the semifinal. Depending on your

:35:20. > :35:26.advantage, what I used to do, in the heats, 25 Max, then relax. In the

:35:27. > :35:31.semifinal, 35 Max, then relax. And in the final, give everything. In

:35:32. > :35:40.those 50 minutes in between, what shall we do -- what will she do? I

:35:41. > :35:45.would hope she would have a podium. She will go into the podium, she

:35:46. > :35:49.will have to go through the mixed zone, she will walk out to the

:35:50. > :35:54.crowd, but she is experienced, she is not a first timer, she knows what

:35:55. > :36:00.she has to do, drink loads, recover, she might want to change her suit.

:36:01. > :36:04.She will have got it under control. She will be prepared. I hope she

:36:05. > :36:13.wears Batsuit, it is clearly lucky. A British record. It looked like she

:36:14. > :36:18.was in good nick. She gets a good reaction, her dive is great, she

:36:19. > :36:27.works very well underwater. Exactly the same as her freestyle start.

:36:28. > :36:35.Freestyle, her arms turnover fast. It is because her arms are shorter

:36:36. > :36:39.than the other girls'. In butterfly, and breaststroke especially, all

:36:40. > :36:46.about the timing. You do to clicks per one on Paul. She got the finish

:36:47. > :36:51.spot-on. It is really hard, when you are not breathing, to see where the

:36:52. > :36:55.wall is. She will be counting her strokes, to know when to finish.

:36:56. > :37:01.Every time you do the race, you will count. 22 strokes from start to

:37:02. > :37:06.finish, she will be counting the strokes all the way down, and know

:37:07. > :37:09.she will hit the end properly. I am still amazed by the fact that

:37:10. > :37:16.Benjamin Proud goes all the way without breathing. Do the women do

:37:17. > :37:22.that as well? Some do. It is whatever you prefer. Some people, it

:37:23. > :37:27.breaks up their rhythm, some people find it harder. I had asthma, there

:37:28. > :37:32.was no way I was holding my breath. Every athlete is different. You used

:37:33. > :37:45.to hold your breath. In the training pool, you have, say, 20, 50 metres,

:37:46. > :37:49.you go one length undergo water, and then you go on top of the water,

:37:50. > :37:54.holding your breath, so you do a lot of hypoxic work. When you are going

:37:55. > :38:00.hell for leather, you are exerting energy, so it is difficult. The

:38:01. > :38:04.Americans are very good at looking at every avenue to improve your

:38:05. > :38:11.performance. It started there, a lot of the European swimmers swum there,

:38:12. > :38:19.then it came back into Europe. Nobody in Europe track started until

:38:20. > :38:22.it came over from America. Even since your day, it is different

:38:23. > :38:28.now! The whole idea about holding your breath is creeping into other

:38:29. > :38:32.sports. A lot of professional rugby players do that for training. It

:38:33. > :38:38.will help your vascular fitness. It is good all round, but the sports

:38:39. > :38:45.science has come on so much. Watching the Ian Thorpe clip, it is

:38:46. > :38:48.amazing how much it has come on. That is why the sport is getting

:38:49. > :38:53.younger and younger, the improvements are so quick. You can

:38:54. > :39:00.probably hear some cheering, because we have got a team from Saint

:39:01. > :39:07.Halina, supporting a young man who is the only swimmer in a team of ten

:39:08. > :39:15.athlete. He has had a mammoth journey.

:39:16. > :39:21.I am at Glasgow airport for one of the busiest days of arrivals for the

:39:22. > :39:31.Commonwealth Games. I am here to meet one special team.

:39:32. > :39:39.We leave the island on the 11th of July, we get to Cape Town on the

:39:40. > :39:58.16th, then we fly to Amsterdam, then up to Glasgow, on the 20th.

:39:59. > :40:12.Is this the first trip away? I have been away quite few times, to

:40:13. > :40:24.previous Commonwealth Games. We had a good night last night. A

:40:25. > :40:43.couple of people were seasick. Where are you going to night? A

:40:44. > :40:58.cocktail party! 25 minutes, free beverages!

:40:59. > :41:12.In a few hours, we will. In Cape Town. We will see you in Glasgow in

:41:13. > :41:16.a couple of days' time. Hello! Nice to see you, welcome to Scotland! Are

:41:17. > :41:24.you well? How was the journey? It was good. You are smiling! We are

:41:25. > :41:32.excited! Ten days to get here, the competition starts when? The 25th.

:41:33. > :41:38.Good luck with everything, I look forward to cheering you on, enjoy

:41:39. > :41:42.your time in Scotland. The Commonwealth Games only lasts for 11

:41:43. > :41:48.days, so you are going to spend almost twice as long travelling as

:41:49. > :41:52.competing, but if they can get their competition right, it is worth it.

:41:53. > :42:00.That is not a game I have played on a boat, dragging a greyhound. With

:42:01. > :42:05.ten hours to fill, you have to do something. It is only accessible by

:42:06. > :42:14.boat, it is hours away in the South Atlantic. Anybody been? Now! He went

:42:15. > :42:18.in Heat 2, and an impressive swim. Seven seconds quicker than his entry

:42:19. > :42:26.time, so a huge improvement. He should have been swimming alongside

:42:27. > :42:32.the boat! Almost a. ! If he has not been in any competitions, he would

:42:33. > :42:37.have been rushed to get onto the block. It is an intimidating setup,

:42:38. > :42:42.there will be lots of swimmers who do not have this experience. Yes, we

:42:43. > :42:50.will see that more and more. We saw it yesterday. I love the fact that

:42:51. > :42:54.he did not know what he was doing! That is what it is all about,

:42:55. > :43:01.instead of being macho, he just swam. Fair play to him. All of his

:43:02. > :43:03.team-mates are behind us, they are going crazy for him.

:43:04. > :43:04.team-mates are behind us, they are going crazy They keep

:43:05. > :43:10.team-mates are behind us, they are going crazy They looking at us, we

:43:11. > :43:16.are talking about their man! Quite a lot of people shooting for them, but

:43:17. > :43:28.he is the only swimmer. Let adopt him! Officially, we sit on the

:43:29. > :43:37.fence, but we will adopt him. He has been talking to Sharron Davies.

:43:38. > :43:44.You had quite a journey? It took awhile to get here, but it is it in

:43:45. > :43:49.the end. How have you managed to keep fit during such an epic

:43:50. > :43:53.journey? It is hard because you do not have a swimming pool on the

:43:54. > :43:59.ship. But I have a great team who have been supportive. I try to do

:44:00. > :44:04.trading now and again and body weight exercises. Have you enjoyed

:44:05. > :44:13.Glasgow? People are very friendly and it is a beautiful place.

:44:14. > :44:18.That was Ben Dillon. We have nine heats in this freestyle and a

:44:19. > :44:23.world-class field. We have number one and two in the world, the two

:44:24. > :44:28.Australians who are number one and two. Magnusson, two years ago at the

:44:29. > :44:34.Olympics went in as the Australian poster boy. This is the blue riband

:44:35. > :44:39.event stop ranked number one, he had the swagger, but he lost to the

:44:40. > :44:45.United States. That knocked his confidence, but it is a learning

:44:46. > :44:49.curve as well. McAvoy has come on, he was 18 at the time, he is now

:44:50. > :44:55.number one in Australia. Between them, it will be a great race. I

:44:56. > :45:01.cannot see anyone else touching those two. We have Ben Proud and

:45:02. > :45:06.Adam Brown going for us, and I do not think they will touch them. But

:45:07. > :45:12.major championships are about improvements. 50 metres freestyle,

:45:13. > :45:19.are used to spend 600 hours each year in the swimming pool, 300 hours

:45:20. > :45:25.in the gym and also on the running track. And it is the 21 seconds that

:45:26. > :45:29.are remembered by everybody. If it did not happen, you have to wait

:45:30. > :45:38.another year, another four years. An interesting race. It is optimistic

:45:39. > :45:43.of me, Ben Proud, the golden boy, we saw last night that the crowd can

:45:44. > :45:52.lift people. We have a world-class field but they could do something?

:45:53. > :45:56.Ben Proud, it was hard to tell last night what he got over the 100

:45:57. > :46:03.metres, but he is on form. Adam Brown, his wife just had a baby

:46:04. > :46:09.girl, she was four weeks early. He has had a very exciting few weeks. A

:46:10. > :46:14.new dad. I know he will be focused on racing. Hopefully he will produce

:46:15. > :46:20.a good swim and make it to the semifinals. Not easy to balance

:46:21. > :46:27.being a father and this lifestyle. We were talking that this is your

:46:28. > :46:33.life and your identity. Sports people in general are selfish.

:46:34. > :46:38.Everything needs to revolve around your performance. When you are on

:46:39. > :46:43.the block, if it does not happen, within your family, everything

:46:44. > :46:47.revolves around you. When you are younger, your parents, you going to

:46:48. > :46:54.trading and going to competitions, everything else took second place. A

:46:55. > :46:58.little bit selfish, but hats off to family members who get in on the

:46:59. > :47:05.act. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor's brother said he goes to the event.

:47:06. > :47:11.He had not been to the city before. His parents feel sorry for him and

:47:12. > :47:17.he gets taken out and treated! Colin Jarvis, we saw him last night and we

:47:18. > :47:26.will see him in the final of the men's 100. It was incredible last

:47:27. > :47:31.night. It will be interesting to see how he has recovered and what he has

:47:32. > :47:37.to offer for the 100 metres, which is a very different race from the

:47:38. > :47:42.200. Tactically, physically. Magnusson is stepping in and fresh

:47:43. > :47:48.and ready to go. I do not know what Cal has two offer over the 100. He

:47:49. > :47:59.goes in the final heat. Over to Adrian and Andrew.

:48:00. > :48:04.Heat six. The last of the unseeded heats and then we get into the big

:48:05. > :48:18.boys with the top 24 in the, well. No Scotsman entered the 100 metres

:48:19. > :48:22.freestyle. I think only Robbie Renwick in the 200, I will have two

:48:23. > :48:28.check out. But none in the 100 metres freestyle is interesting. The

:48:29. > :48:36.programme is producing champions, such as the 400 medley. Good,

:48:37. > :48:51.all-round technique, not quite the sprint freestyle swimmers. Home

:48:52. > :49:00.nation interest in one, from the Isle of Man. Gallagher started well

:49:01. > :49:34.in four. He has a powerful stroke. Gallagher coming through from

:49:35. > :49:57.Jersey, it looks like, in Lane 4. 52. A lifetime best. I think it puts

:49:58. > :50:04.him in second fastest so far. With the fastest 24 to come it will be

:50:05. > :50:05.tough to make the final. Very strong in the last 12 metres.

:50:06. > :50:09.tough to make the final. Very strong in the Head down, keeping the

:50:10. > :50:24.technique going. Make it look comfortable. Well done.

:50:25. > :50:32.We are waiting for the big three heats. I do not know whether they

:50:33. > :50:38.will all go under 50, but expect the top qualifiers to be under 50. Not

:50:39. > :50:40.results come out quickly, but they have not made them official.

:50:41. > :50:54.Slightly strange. I am not quite sure what is going

:50:55. > :51:00.on. People make Glasgow, they certainly do. It is a cracking

:51:01. > :51:04.Commonwealth Games. We are based in the city centre and have been

:51:05. > :51:07.wandering around between doing our homework and have met fantastic

:51:08. > :51:13.people, really friendly, making us feel welcome. Final confirmation.

:51:14. > :51:20.Gallichan, a new lifetime best. The big boys. Ben Proud the new

:51:21. > :51:54.Commonwealth champion. Lloyd, I... Ben Proud in five. Adam

:51:55. > :52:03.Brown's wife had a baby last week. He was going to go back to the

:52:04. > :52:07.states where they live or they had a chat, he said he was committed to

:52:08. > :52:13.the team and this is what he trained for. He is looking very good indeed.

:52:14. > :52:19.He got the bronze medal in the relay and he is carrying on that form.

:52:20. > :52:43.Brown wins it. It looked reasonably comfortable. Maybe worked the second

:52:44. > :53:00.50 harder, and that is not bad. Jason Dunford was third. Surprised

:53:01. > :53:02.at the timing. Out of the shot... Adam Brown did a fantastic job. Ben

:53:03. > :53:30.Proud should make the semifinal. The second last heat. Can be

:53:31. > :53:37.Australian, Cameron McEvoy, he won the Australian trials. McAvoy took

:53:38. > :53:58.on the world champion. He took on Magnusson in Australia,

:53:59. > :54:05.but McAvoy beat him. A difference in height between the two.

:54:06. > :54:23.Disney-May, he trains at the same place as Adam Brown. Cameron McEvoy

:54:24. > :54:31.is coming through and showing class. He looks very good. He almost surfs

:54:32. > :54:40.off the left arm. It looks like he will be first. South Africa's

:54:41. > :54:44.second. Disney-May, third. I am guessing they have decided they do

:54:45. > :54:55.not need to go too quick. He will certainly get through to the semi

:54:56. > :54:59.finals, Disney-May. 48.3 yesterday, now over 50. With the relay

:55:00. > :55:05.takeover, I think he went fairly comfortable. I am not sure the

:55:06. > :55:12.decision to go comfortably in a hate, to qualify, would you approach

:55:13. > :55:17.the race to go come to be? With the semifinal this evening, you do not

:55:18. > :55:23.have to kill yourself. Make sure you are in this evening and he has done

:55:24. > :55:33.that, James Disney-May. The top three will certainly get through.

:55:34. > :55:42.The final heat. Calum Jarvis, the brilliant bronze medal, he is going

:55:43. > :55:45.in Lane 3. And the world champion, not short of self-confidence.

:55:46. > :55:47.brilliant bronze medal, he is going in Lane 3. And the He said he would

:55:48. > :55:53.break the world record at the Australian trials, but it did not

:55:54. > :55:58.quite work, in fact he got beaten. That was by his compatriot, McAvoy.

:55:59. > :56:23.-- Cameron McEvoy. That was not as clear as I thought

:56:24. > :56:27.they might be on the start. No false starts are allowed in the swimming

:56:28. > :56:37.pool any more. Be used to be allowed two, then one,. Look at that. So

:56:38. > :56:49.powerful. He is using every centimetre. Magnusson over first. He

:56:50. > :56:52.is very strong in the water. He is looking better than Cameron McEvoy.

:56:53. > :57:17.He is making a statement. Easing off fairly comfortably. He

:57:18. > :57:21.will go into the semifinals one second ahead of Cameron McEvoy.

:57:22. > :57:25.Trying to reverse the trend. I do not think he liked being beaten in

:57:26. > :57:36.the Australian trials, but that was a strong performance. D'Orsogna, he

:57:37. > :57:45.was having a quick look to see where Magnussen it was. The wave that hit

:57:46. > :57:49.the wall, as they go into the wall, it is huge, and you do not want to

:57:50. > :58:02.be too far behind because it comes back at you. He is pleased. That was

:58:03. > :58:16.impressive. Magnussen, he sets a big marker.

:58:17. > :58:29.Calum Jarvis will be in the semifinals. Qualifying eighth. The

:58:30. > :58:38.top 16 are through. Cameron McEvoy, Adam Brown, Ben Proud. Magnussen.

:58:39. > :58:43.That will be an interesting evening. It has been a fantastic morning at

:58:44. > :58:46.the swimming. The mixed team triathlon will start on BBC One

:58:47. > :58:52.straight after the news. Tomorrow morning, we will have the marathon

:58:53. > :58:57.live on the BBC. We will be on air earlier than usual. You can carry on

:58:58. > :58:58.watching swimming on the red button. We will have more