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two. He had the best season of 47.50 and he has his work cut out.

Men's 400m running in Jamaica is not that strong compared to the shorter

sprints. The Ugandan does not start in lane four. There is Philip O sigh

of Canada. There is Tom Druce who runs for

Guernsey, and Brielle on Taplin of Grenada.

A strong runner for Texas a and M -- A N M in the United States.

He says those sleeves like his hands of power. I'm not quite sure what

he's talking about. He's 27, so not just a youngster emerging, but he

might be a threat to Kirani James. The only caveat around that 44.01

last year was the altitude. He didn't go outbreak quickly but he

home strongly. The Botswanan won the Diamond League a few weeks ago and

looks strong on this track. STEVE CRAM: This man is going to be

a danger to Kirani James. He is the quickest of the qualifiers. That

time was short of form but he did break a record before that. He could

put James under some pressure. Just easing through, jogging through,

45.33, making that look very easy. I don't think James is going to be

frightened of him - he should be able to beat him - but pretty good

there. JONATHAN EDWARDS: One more heat to

go, featuring Martyn Rooney. Let's hear from him.

It's a golden age for British athletes to be competing, with the

Olympics, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, now the 2017 world

Championships in London, so we're very lucky. It's my second

Commonwealth Games. I went to Melbourne as a kid and loved it.

Martyn Rooney has the Judd greatly in this championship. I experienced

a global final at a young age so I have advantage over my competitors

quite early on. I didn't go to the deli Commonwealth Games so now I'm

trying to make up for it. Season is building towards this and the

European Championships in Z?rich. It's a great opportunity to win a

medal. I am in front of a home crowd so it would set me up perfectly for

the Europeans. In London, I really struggled with

the noise because I'd never heard so much noise on me, like a Rooney

child going round for my semifinal, and it kind of through me. This

year, I'm faster than I've ever been, so I'm trying to use that to

my advantage. It's like being given superpowers and you don't know what

you're doing. Championships is the perfect occasion to find out.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: Martyn Rooney goes in-line six for what you would hope

would be easy provocation. A word on his beard,

would be easy provocation. A word on of view. With Sir Chris Hoy in the

velodrome, we were talking about Bradley Wiggins. Apparently it is

not such an issue. I'm glad he hasn't got a ponytail but I'm a fan

of Martyn Rooney's because I keep willing him to run so quick. It

seems like he's got the ability and the speed. We've seen him run some

fantastic relay races. We can always count on him to bring the baton home

and make up ground when we've lost ground. I hope he has a great

Championships. He is rounded into form nicely. That 45.03 that he's

run very recently I hope will give him a loss of confidence because I

think that's what he's been lacking. He's had injury and his

recuperation hasn't been quite right. We are seeing a new Martyn

Rooney. That 44.6 personal-best dates back to 2008 when he was just

19. He will be furious that he hasn't been able to really push

himself close to that personal-best again. But he has a lot of injury

problems so again, when you're doing the 400m, it's hard to return when

you've had so many injuries. It's about the timing and the effort.

Let's wish him the best. Steve Cram is calling this one. Have you given

up on the 800m dreams? STEVE CRAM: Just about. I think he

thinks he could of done it but that was alleged in conversation about

the beard because wind resistance takes on a whole other connotation

here in the commentary box! Martyn Rooney is in Lane six. Lalonde

Gordon will be the favourite to go through.

We talked about Nigel Levine in the first heat. Rooney has not picked

the easiest one here but on his season's form, he should be OK.

We missed a couple on the outside there. The young man from Grenada

got 46.21 earlier this year. The bronze medallist, Gordon, was fifth

earlier this year. He is in excellent form again. 44.91 is his

season's best. Gordon has been running some 200s

this year, to good effect. Not far off his personal best and that is a

good indicator of the 400m form that you bring to a Championships. It's

always useful to have you bring to a Championships. It's

bag. So Martyn Rooney, then, the last heat of this men's 400m first

round. Semifinals tomorrow night. Malala Day Gordon is on the red. --

in the red. A good performance from Martyn

Rooney. He eases back. Very good indeed, 45.57, an excellent

performance. No mistakes, a well-controlled race. And Martyn

Rooney looks in good form on the evidence of that. The semifinals but

it will get a bit difficult. I don't think Gordon enjoyed Lane one. He

was really wider going around the first bend and you wouldn't expect

him in lane one in the semifinals but well done, Martyn Rooney.

him in lane one in the semifinals realised the race was a long way

away from him. Martyn Rooney said he had been thrown by the noise in the

stadium at the Olympics in London a couple of years ago but he was ready

for it couple of years ago but he was ready

tremendous noise as he came down and he finished very strongly.

Meanwhile, there was a bit of a staring contest between Lalonde a

Meanwhile, there was a bit of a Gordon and the runner in Lane eight.

Meanwhile, there was a bit of a Martyn Rooney says he's in the form

of his life and he may be telling the truth. Very good. He can

sometimes be accused of not getting out hard enough, not committing in

the race, but he did really well in the first 200 metres here. He

doesn't have the same flat speed as many of the 400m runners so he's got

to get out many of the 400m runners so he's got

of his to get the stride going. This was a really controlled, measure the

run. This part of the race, sometimes he doesn't do enough. In

his younger career he would finish strongly but you've got yourself in

the race and when it comes to the semifinal, if he runs like this he's

got every opportunity of getting through to the final. Now he can

relax. He knows he's in a qualifying position. He knows Gordon will be

chasing him down, he's watching the screen. Very nicely done and relaxed

and he's now with Phil. Relaxation personified there. Are

you pleased with how you performed at how it looked? It was the best

I've felt in a race all year. I always run my seasons best in the

heats for Championships. Today that was really good and if I can

replicate that tomorrow, I'll probably run 44! I'm happy. Tell me

the emotions on the start line for you when you're coming into an event

and know you've got to negotiate a couple of rounds before the business

end. I take it round as it comes so every round is a final. You have to

be like that to get through each round. A very tough competitor in

lane one. I got lucky with the lane draws. I had to come in and race it

properly. He set a really good benchmark for me. Keep going.

Cheers, Phil. Thanks. Very good indeed. The beard has

become part of his persona now. His winning time - 45.5 seven, one of

the quickest qualifiers. A great jump! He is the man in form.

He jumped 2.28 a couple of weeks ago. He is enjoying a bit of home

support. Can England's Tom Parsons match

this? Qualifying, remember. No medals today - this is just to get

you in the final. Fairly convincing from Tom Parsons.

Good clearance there at 2.20m. 2.25m is automatic qualification.

The men's hammer qualifying. 70 metres is automatic to take you into

the final tomorrow evening. Alex Smith, a silver medal last time

around, looking to go beyond 70 metres. We know he's capable. That

has snuck over qualifying. Good lad! Silver medal last time, just as

his dad did before he went on to take gold in the Commonwealth Games

in 1986, also in Scotland. Alex will get the chance to emulate his

father's silver gold. Or go in pursuit of it at least. 72.34m will

take him into the final. This is Martyn Bernard's second attempt at

2.20m. A long way away. He seemed to take

off miles away. Look how far he is! Good clearance. Good distance

between him and the bar. 2.20 metres is possibly going to be enough to

qualify for Wednesday's final. mix-up. The men's decathlon results.

I will be discussing the relative merits of long jumping with Denise

later. Next, it will be the women's 1500m. We have Laura Muir for

Scotland, Laura Weightman for England and also Hannah England for

England. Let's hear from her. Your experience in Delhi probably

was not the best. I enjoyed it and it was different. Athletically, it

was a good stepping stone for me. To come back now with more experience,

hopefully I will have a better opportunity than four years ago. Was

London something you had to get over? Yes. It should have been an

amazing experience, and instead I got injured a few weeks before, and

it was a mad rush to even get to the start line. It was hard to enjoy it.

I tried to make the most of it. When it comes to your event on the track,

who do you look to to be the main opposition? The Kenyans are very

strong. I have Laura Weightman and Laura Muir going for Scotland. As

usual, the women's 1500 is loaded. With Laura Muir particularly, on a

Scottish track Tom that could be one of the must see events for a home

crowd. It is. The local cloud our knowledgeable -- the local crowd are

knowledgeable about her. It could be a really good dynamic. Do you go

public and say, I want to win that event? I don't need to. It is

something I have learned from Kelly Holmes, one step at a time. I am not

even in the final yet, and it is naive and dangerous to talk about

medals when you are not even in that race. The first hurdle was

qualifying for the championships. The next goal is the heats on

Monday. I am motivated to finish well in every race I do.

The delightful Hannah England. One of my favourites. As Martyn Rooney

was one of your favourites. He was good. It was back to what I remember

of Martyn Rooney at his best. He was competitive and aware of the

situation around him. He looked good and sounded confident. Hannah

England is out on the track now. The first heat of these 1500m. Steve

Cram is calling this one. Thank you, Jonathan. Two of

Britain's finest middle-distance runners, Hannah England and Laura

Muir. There runners, Hannah England and Laura

which was a shock to a lot of the athletes. There were a few

withdrawals. The first heat has only athletes. There were a few

got eight athletes. Four go through from each of the two heat is, and

four fastest losers. Sifuentes won a bronze medal at the world indoor

Championships. She has followed it up with a good outdoor season. So

she, the two British athletes and Helen Obiri, of course, the Kenyans

are so strong, maybe the favourites. The women's 1500 is a high standard

competition, with five or six women in contention for medals. But the

first job is to qualify. Laura Muir broke the Scottish record recently

in Paris, just outside four minutes. So, it is a very good morning. A

late alarm call for Paula Radcliffe. Should not have to come in two early

this morning, although I did see her running. Paula, they will just want

to get through safely? Exactly. As Hannah was saying, the most

important thing is just to run this race as well as

important thing is just to run this make sure you are in that final.

important thing is just to run this conditions. The first four from each

heat, plus the four fastest losers. So out of the 17 runners, we are

only eliminating five athletes. It is about keeping ahead, staying out

of trouble. In the second heat, it will be interesting to see if they

took advantage of the fact that they will know the times that have an run

by the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth runners in this race and will

know what they are shooting for. Sifuentes goes to the front with

Nicky Hamblin, born in the UK but competing for New Zealand. Yes,

Nicky Hamblin picked up medals at competing for New Zealand. Yes,

the last Commonwealth Games and had a brilliant time in Delhi. She has

not followed that too well, but is not having a bad season. Sifuentes

and Hamblin probably looked at Hannah England and were worried

about a top four finish. They would have thought, let's not just hand

eight places to the second heat. have thought, let's not just hand

Let's make it a reasonable race. Having said that, Sifuentes has now

slowed down after that solid first lap. Yes, Sifuentes was Robert Lee

hoping that by going to the front and leading at a reasonable pace,

somebody might come through and take it on on the second lap, but no one

seems keen to do that. Now Laura Muir starts to move a bit wide and

get herself in position. Hannah England is looking comfortable. She

has been a bit frustrated with how slow her season has been to get

started. I know she feels she is coming into good shape. She has been

doing good training in the parent needs. -- in the Pyrenees. The gold

medal favourite, Helen Obiri of Kenya, stays at the front. The pace

is not that slow. For a lot of these athletes, this is not too far from

personal best shape. Laura Muir and Hannah England might have thought

something easier might have been before them for this first-round

heat, but Helen Obiri gets them to the bell in just over three minutes.

That is a really quick pace. The second heat will know what they are

aiming for, but now it turns into a race. You could almost threw a

blanket over the first group in this, just one athlete starting to

tail at the back. Hannah looks comfortable, but I would like to see

her move more and stay in contact. Hannah England on the outside. Only

four of these will qualify. Is going to be a bit of a sprint here. It

will be a quick first heat. Helen Obiri, kicking from the front. Nicky

Hamblin going well. Laura Muir knows she has got to get in the top four.

The four are just moving away. Helen Obiri, Nicky Hamblin, Laura Muir and

Hannah England struggling a bit. Obiri, Nicky Hamblin, Laura Muir and

Duncan finishing quick Lee. -- quickly. Well, well, well. We were

thinking we would see a dawdle here. What we got was a pretty quick

first heat of the 1500m. That will give the second heat something to

think about, because six athletes ran fast. Hannah England had to be

aware. I am not sure she was relaxing down that home straight.

Nicky Hamblin got herself in a great position, came past Laura Muir, who

was starting to panic a bit and realising that she would have to use

the finish you wanted to save for the final. The two Australian

athletes were fighting. They could see Hannah England in their sights

and knew they had to keep running, because that time would count as the

fastest loser. Well, Obiri looked the most comfortable. Let's see what

Laura Muir and Hannah England thought. Yes, both home nations

entrants are here. The commander 's performance from you both to make it

into the final. Laura, as you are running around and the noise is so

incredible and seeing so many Scottish flags, are you aware of

it's yet, it is amazing. All the flags here. A gutsy performance as

always from you, and a decent pace. I was quick. It was a matter of

getting round as comfortably as possible and saving energy for

tomorrow. Hannah, you qualified as well. How tough was it as a heat

goes? You have experience on the world stage. It was good. Like Laura

said, it was an amazing atmosphere. It is a relief when Nicole went out

fast. It is nerve-wracking being in the first heat. But it is good that

it was fast. Well done to you both. As Steve was saying in commentary,

it was a lot faster than anybody anticipated. For those athletes

going in the second heat, it gives them something to think about. Steve

Cram is going to take off his commentary hat and put on his

coach's hat. One of those athletes in the second, you have got your

commentary hat off? What is she thinking? She is probably less

nervous than I am now. Obviously, for all of the athletes from the

home nations, the two Laura 's are ranked three and four in the

Commonwealth behind the two Kenyans. But the heats are always nervous

times. This is one of the top quality events of the Commonwealth

Games. So although there are only eight in this heat, after what has

happened in the first heat, they will have looked at the result and

they will be aware. Somebody here will be thinking, I will make sure

we run well. That is a good thing. Laura prefers the pace moving along.

She tripped in the trials last year. When it is slow, she gets a bit nova

's. And so do I on her behalf -- she gets a bit nervous. So this will

make it a lot more straightforward for Laura and all the athletes

because there is no cat and mouse? There is not any cat and mouse. The

only thing she might be worried about, we are looking forward to

seeing the young Ugandan girl who will run against Laura Muir. It is

her first serious 1500m, and the Ugandan team have decided to put her

in both events. We have never seen her in the 1500m, so it will be

curious to see whether she is even able to keep up. So far, she has

only run 4.20. I will leave you to your nail-biting. And hand over to

Andrew Cotter for the commentary. Again, knowing what time they have

to go for, knowing they have to get a quick time to get through as a

fastest loser. We are not losing too many, but also so things can happen.

Laura Weightman, who is one of the class athletes here, will want to

stay out of trouble. All of these athletes are looking for a fairly

brisk pace. In this heat, they should have

information before they came out onto the track with the results of

heat ones so they know the time they are aiming for. It comes down to

whether there is somebody who is willing to take it on and if there

is a front runner who wants to keep the pace, or are they all going to

sit around looking at each other? It looks as if it is moving along at

sit around looking at each other? It mentioned. She is going to run the

800m and I hope she will still be there. She is a rising star

middle-distance running. But Zoe Buckman out in front at the moment.

She wants to ensure the pace remains.

The Kenyan challenge is very strong in this event. Laura Weightman in a

decent position at the in this event. Laura Weightman in a

looking very comfortable. England are very well represented in the

800m so she is not running that one. That will be fascinating. The

1500m, despite the lack of huge numbers competing in it, is of very

high quality. Extremely high-quality from the British athletes here.

Laura Weightman will be disappointed not to abduct under four minutes but

I think that will come with not to abduct under four minutes but

confidence this year. Stronger than I've ever seen her but it isn't

translating into races so far. Four go through automatically and in the

first team, they were through to the bail in about 3.01 minutes.

The pace list is a little bit. Laura Weightman moving up into third

position. Sorry but I just got a little clip

and had to re-steady herself and gather herself.

Laura Weightman looked to move up the shoulder of her Kenyan opponent.

The Canadian champion is in second place at the moment. Zoe Buckman and

Laura Weightman will have to make a move just now around the outside.

Plenty of running in the legs of Laura Weightman at the moment. A big

gap between the top two and the rest.

Laura Weightman easing into third place. It's going to be a very

comfortable win for faith keep you. Laura Weightman in third and that is

automatic qualifying for all the fastest losers, I think, from the

first team. A good win and Laura Weightman does move through. There

is Laura Weightman, comfortably qualifying in the end, but she will

have had a feeling nervous, shooting through their system. That little

jostle really shook her up and at that stage, the Kenyan was going

backwards and she took advantage of that to go through the outside. The

Canadian runner was probably the surprise package in how well she

ran, although she did win the Canadian Championships. I think

Laura probably knew that she had Jemma Simpson on her shoulder. She

was shooting for it, trying to get past. We might find that Jemma

Simpson does go through as the fourth fastest loser. She is running

hard. I think we can confirm Sipson has gone through as one of the

fastest losers but Laura Weightman through as an automatic qualifier

and she is talking to fill now. You got through nicely in the end

that there was a point where there was a stumble ahead of you and you

had to negotiate a tricky situation and you did it well. Everyone was

getting a bit too close and I could tell faith wanted out and I was

trying to get past the other Kenyan girl so I was trying not to panic

and I knew that my time would come and I wanted to wait as long as

possible and not make too many surges. I'm pleased to get the

qualification out of the way so I can focus on the final. Give us an

insight into the mindset when you are starting a race like that. One

had already gone and it was pretty fast. Do you think that it is top

for nothing? We were in the tunnel and the first one was quite quick

and I didn't expect that so for me, coming out in the second heat, I

wanted to do none of the work myself and see what the other girls do and

I knew I could rely on my strength at the end if someone was ahead of

me and I would need to get that automatic place. You've got it and

we'll see you in the final. Satisfied athlete, satisfied coach

sitting beside me. The second heat not as quick as the first but a very

impressive run from the Kenyan winner. Jemma Simpson does go

through as one of the fastest losers.

What that means over the two leads is that we didn't lose too many

athletes. Winnie Nanyondo did not start so we had only 16 runners and

only five of them going through. A bit further down, we find all the

home athletes through. Back to the men's hammer. We've seen

one Englishman go beyond automatic qualification, Alex Smith. This is

Nick Miller and it is his third attempt. He needs a big improvement.

More than 70m would be... Well, there it is. It is beyond 70m. The

yellow line was beyond 70. He joins Alex Smith. He needed all three of

his qualifying throws. Good technique, very clean, tidy.

Surprised it needed three attempts but he does proceed to the final

tomorrow. 72.76m. The high jumpers have left the

stadium and it was 2.20m that was needed to sort them out. 13 athletes

went clear at 2.16m. They thought they would drop one of them but they

all went clear at 2.20m and they decided they'd had enough and they

left, so they all go through to the final. That is on Wednesday.

STEVE CRAM: Let's tidy up some of the qualification scenarios from

earlier. That should be a great race between Isaac Makwala and Kirani

James. Chris Brown will be a threat. A very good quality event, the

men's 400m. 26 through to tomorrow's semifinal.

After two events in the decathlon, we're on script. Damian Warner, who

is the favourite to take the title. World bronze medallist, fifth in the

Olympics, leads the way. Well, we've got a big medal ceremony

and this crowd will enjoy this. Well, we've got a big medal ceremony

was a good competition earlier on. It was a combined event. It was

about points and it came right down to the wire between Daniel Greaves

and Eleanor Davies. But it is Richard Orchid by the Nigeria

A good tussle between Aled, completing for Wales. -- competing.

But it was Daniel Greaves who is waiting to take gold, take his well

earned gold. Representing England, Daniel

Greaves. I wonder what that will mean to Dan to hear the words

"Commonwealth champion for distance".

"Commonwealth champion for settle in and then unleashed his

best throw halfway through the competition to sneak ahead of the

best throw halfway through the Welsh man. He medalled at the last

four Paralympic Games and experience was everything today. Great scenes.

Well done, Dan Greaves. Enjoy your moment. Ladies and gentlemen, the

national anthem of England. WHAT A MARVELLOUS MOMENT FOR DANIEL

GREAVES, ENGLAND'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL HERE IN HAMPDEN PARK.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: It has been a great morning, a full house here at

Hampden Park. We are just about done here on BBC One. Thanks to Denise

and Colin, who will be back again soon. It is the men's and

and Colin, who will be back again soon. It is the men's women's 100m

finals. But now back to Ore Oduba. A busy morning and a great day so

far on day five of the Commonwealth Games. I'm joined by Jason Mohammad.

Hello. That moment seeing Dan Greaves on the top step of the

medals board for discus. I know we're supposed to be impartial so

you've got to feel for Aled Davies. I interviewed him a few weeks ago

and he was very much looking forward to being the captain of Wales. He

will be very disappointed with that. Over to you, but evil stop the

pattern is in your hands. Thank you very much to Ore Oduba.

This is what is coming up: women's squash.

And Nick Matthew, James Willstrop and Peter Barker are also hoping to

make it a one-two-three. And we are loving the boxing right

now. The one to watch in the ring today, Northern Ireland take on

India in the men's bantamweight. And as ever, lots of sport for you

this afternoon. If you fancy some lawn bowls live from Kelvingrove,

that is on BBC Three. It is England against Namibia. On the red button,

you can pop over to the hockey. Terrific game going on between South

Africa and Australia. And every sport is on our website. You can

keep up-to-date with the latest news and interviews on the BBC Sport app

and on Radio 5 Live. Seven golds to be won at the athletics today. The

men's and women's 100m are tonight. But this afternoon, for now, until

we break for the news, we will concentrate on the swimming. What a

competition so far. The atmosphere is extraordinary! The

crowd is on their feet. Hannah Miley wins gold for Scotland. A brilliant

swim. Ross Murdoch. Is he going to get the touch? First gold medal to

England in the swimming pool. The new Commonwealth champion, Dan

Wallace of Scotland. A great swim from Chris Walker-Hebborn. Gold

again to Fran Halsall. Looks like it is going to be Seebohm. Adam Peaty

of England beat the Olympic champion. Gold to Siobhan-Marie

O'Connor. Finally, she has won Commonwealth gold. 13-year-old

Erraid Davies gets a bronze. Utterly brilliant.

Some great moments from Glasgow 2014 in the pool. Rebecca Adlington has

made her way from Tollcross to this lovely studio on the banks of the

River Clyde. What is your assessment of the swimming so far? It has been

incredible. Everyone coming into the Commonwealth Games probably thought

the Aussies were going to dominate. And they have obviously done well.

They have got 38 medals in total, but us ASEAN are only trailing on 31

medals -- is British guys. It is neck and neck. They have put in so

many incredible performances. I have an impressed by the amount of young

swimmers coming through. These guys will be the ones on the podium in

Rio, hopefully. It is nice to get to know them. And seeing them post

world-class times, everyone has been going, but the Americans are not

here, or the Chinese. But we are still posting world-class times. We

have so many number one or very highly ranked swimmers. Talking of

Ross Murdoch, in the build-up to these games, everyone was talking

about Michael Jamieson after his success in London 2012. But Scotland

and Team GB now have a fantastic prospect. You have to feel for

Michael Jamieson. He was the poster boy. Unfortunately, he did not quite

get the result he wanted. But men's breaststroke as a whole is

incredible. Ross Murdoch, Adam Peaty. You have four guys ranked in

the top ten in the world over the 200m rest stroke. -- breaststroke.

Only two people can make the team for Great Britain in Rio am so it

will be tough. They are going to push each other every time they step

up at the nationals. It is great competition, but Ross has acted so

professionally. I have been blown away by how much camaraderie there

is between Adam Peaty and himself. They are happy for each other. What

is it about swimming? I was watching this in my hotel room, and I saw

Adam in the pool and I saw you afterwards when the camera cut back

to you. Clare was talking about the tears rolling down your face. Why

was it so emotional for you? I know! The first time I have cried on live

television. The thing I love about Adam is that he is from a club

background. So many people talk about performance centres and that

you need this and this. Adam just trains in a local pool. He and his

coach have been together six years. It is kind of how I was with my

coach. They have worked together as a team. Adam has so much more room

for improvement. If he went to a 50m pool, what difference could that

make? Introduce more sports science, physio, nutrition. He has

such a bright future. It was such an intelligent race from a 19-year-old.

He was not scared by the world record-holder. He was like, I am

going to take you on. He has a bright future and you have a busy

night tonight. These are the finals this evening. It is going to be

eight cracking night. I have been talking to Jazz Carlin a

lot since 2006, and I know how disappointed she was to miss out on

London 2012. What have you made of the way she has fought back? Jazz is

lovely. I have been lucky enough to race against her. Obviously, she had

a disappointing 2012 I missing out on the Olympics, but I love her

attitude. She was like, this is the first time I am getting a home crowd

and I am loving it. You need that resilience as an athlete. I think

now is her time. Everything happens for a reason, I think, and with Jazz

Carlin, it has made her stronger. You learn more from bad times. She

learned that from the World Championships last year. She was

posting incredible times and did not quite get a result in the World

Championships. Now is her time. She has learned how to race and be

strong mentally. Everyone talks about their physical shape, but not

how much the mental side of things really affects athletes. I used a

sports psychologist. I know Fran Halsall is using one as well. So

many athletes are learning that it is about mental strength as well.

Jazz is showing that. I know how hard she has worked. Let's look at

her breaking the Commonwealth Games world record yesterday.

Does she have to be this fast in the heats? Well, the finals are not

tonight. They have 24 hours. If you are doing 100,000 metres a week,

this is not going to tax you. Maybe she wanted to show what she has got,

frighten the rest of the field and prove to herself that she is capable

of a gold medal. Tomorrow night, here is one to watch. I wanted to

put in a good heat swim this morning. I have been waiting around

a couple of days to swim my main events. I have in training hard. I

know I can recover, ready events. I have in training hard. I

race tomorrow. Missing out on London, I have not experienced a

home crowd like this before, so it is a special feeling and I can't

wait for tomorrow night. Let's look at Fran Halsall

yesterday, winning yet Let's look at Fran Halsall

for England. The final of the women's 50m butterfly at the

Commonwealth Games. Fastest qualifier Fran Halsall has a very

good start. Going with her is Arianna Vanderpool Wallace of the

Bahamas. Fran Halsall looks good. Fran Halsall looks like she is going

to get it. Another Commonwealth record. It is gold again to England,

and gold again to Fran Halsall. What a double. The 50 freestyle, and now

the 50 fly. When you look at the success the

British swimmers have had, there may be people watching and thinking, OK,

British swimming is in a good place. There was a lot of

soul-searching after the Olympics. Do you think something has changed?

Definitely. Obviously, London was quite disappointing. For a lot of

athletes, Fran being one of them, she the she was going to get a lot

of medals and fell short. At the World Championships, only Fran

Halsall delivered a medal in the 50m butterfly. There has been a massive

change, a new coach and a new performance director. A lot of

athletes retired as well, myself being one of them, to let the new

generation come through. I know a lot of people say I am only 25, you

have to make way for the younger athletes. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor,

Adam Peaty, they are all 16, 17, 18. They are all under 20. Some are

a bit older like Liam Tancock and Fran Halsall, but swimming is in a

great position and the real test will be next year at the World

Championships, when we are next to literally world record holders. But

the ultimate test will be the Rio Olympics. Yes. Next year, if they

can get a good Championships, it will be a great place for Rio. It is

about having belief in yourself. Sometimes it is hard to stand next

to someone and think, God, how do I beat him? But now we are getting

that confidence. I have been impressed with the Scottish swimming

team. On paper, they were not meant to be incredible, and they have

blown the swimming world away. It was the role on effect from Hannah

Miley on day one, winning that gold medal. Now, the rest of the team are

like, I am here to get on the podium. And the crowd have helped as

well. Bucky just mentioned some big names. They don't get much bigger

than this fella. Chad Le Clos, world Olympic

champion. There is his dad. My beautiful boy! Ian Thorpe said

before these games started that this is what the Commonwealth Games

needs. It needs the big names. When you are talking track and field, you

need Usain Bolt, and you need Chad Le Clos in the pool. You need a

character as well, and Chad is definitely the character of the

swimming world. He has got the biggest cheers this week. He is a

funny one, because he has not fully shaven down, which is important for

a swimmer to feel smooth in the water. He hurt his ankle coming off

the bus the other day as well. He's just kind of letting it happen. He

is enjoying it it is scary to think what else he has got. He knows

Michael Phelps has made a comeback now and that he will have to race

him next year. I think he is using this as a bit of fun and experience.

Lovely to see you. Let's take a look at how it is looking this evening in

the timetable for tonight. Lots of finals. It all starts at seven

o'clock. Clare Balding will be there, alongside Rebecca Adlington

and Mark Foster. Lots more to look forward to at the Commonwealth Games

in Glasgow. More to watch on BBC Three and the red button. We have

been asking on the social media, what is your favourite swimming

moment? This was it. Erraid Davies, 13 years old, winning

a bronze medal. That is your favourite moment so far of these

Commonwealth Games in the pool. We are switching over to BBC Two. See

you in a few moments. Bye for now. We've got factory boys and butchers'

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