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hours. I am. There is plenty to it P All right. Let me tell you what

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we have this morning. Will the glorious British summer of cycling

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continue? Manx man Cavendish is on the road assisted by his dream team.

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Updates are coming. Here on BBC One we will concentrate on rowing and

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swimming. Northern Ireland single sculler Alan Campbell in action at

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dornyi. First we are going to the pool to see if Scotland's smiley

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Hannah Miley will cruise through, making sure and saving energy are

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her priorities. Right away, we are heading straight to the mall,

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because I am sure you have been following the road race, six hours

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stretching before them. 250 kilometres. It is Mark Cavendish

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and his dream team who are trying to Ford their way to the frond

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front. I understand tany, there has been some eventualitys in that one

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what is the situation?. It has been a bit slow for the first half hour,

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but we have a break away of 12. The gap has been hovering round four-

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and-a-half minutes. It up it is up to four or five. There are 12 good

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riders. An hour-and-a-half in, they are actually, Dave Miller is moving

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up and down the pack. The rest of the group, to find out who is going

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to make a move. Team GB are looking comfortable. They are letting the

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race carry on and see what is happening. O that is a significant

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move, I wonder if the guys can claw him back. As Mark Cavendish said,

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he has got a wonderful team behind him, trying to fashion his way to

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the front, and be in the running for that big sprint finish later on.

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Should be round about 4.00 we understand. We are dotting round

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all over the place here on this opening day, of the Olympic Games,

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we are heading to the pool now. It's the 400 metres individual

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medley. Hannah Miley could be the first British medallist. She has

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her heats. It's the event in which Sharron Davies won silver in Moscow

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1980. What is the latest. It is interesting. Watching the other

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sports and thinking about cycling and British rowing, how important

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momentum is, Dennis Pursley, the coach was talking about momentum

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the other day and saying when you try and build it in a team of

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individuals as the swimming is, they have to care about each other

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for it to work. Now the British swimmers have been going very well.

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How much will that feed into Hannah's psyche as she stands on

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the blocks? Very much so. They have been together for the last two or

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three weeks so they know how each other, all of the others have been

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training. I know you don't do the same programmes but when you see

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your mates standing on the block and having good swims it makes a

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Miley goes in four. That red hat. Steph Rice of Australia closer to

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us there in that yellow hat. Very good butterfly swimmer. This is the

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weakest leg for Hannah. We expect her to go in a bit behind. She is

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in the centre. Even though she is a very good 200 fly swimmer.

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saves her energy on the fly. She is 2.5 second down on the American

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pleased to see her working this one. Rice, as you said earlier, has had

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real shocking shoulder injuries, Steph Rice. Turns in second place,

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but for about three years she has been so off it. Unfortly, it is sad

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in lots of ways to have that injury plague you. It is nice to see her

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coming back. Hannah Miley is on her British record pace. She went 62.77.

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She has 3 100ths of a second behind. She is coming back well. They have

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a very clear tactic team. They don't work too hard on the fly and

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look it is starting to pay off already. And always gives us the

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Colly wobbles but it is working so far. I am usually a lot more

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nervous at this point, because she normally a couple more seconds down.

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She is moving slightly into the lead. The Japanese swimmer is

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moving into second. Hannah has a strong breaststroke. This is God.

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In is very good. Imagine the white cap in three will start to pull on

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Hannah. Look over. Hannah turning to come back a bit. Miley is going

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well, and these two really looking strong. Steph Rice at the moment

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doesn't look that great in that yellow hat. She has had some

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shoulder trouble. This not looking too good for Rice, the Olympic

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champion. The defending champion and the world record holder with

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150 to go. Three lengths left. Miley putting that kick in, I think

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she went early. Miley looking to working a bit harder. Looking at

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pacing her stroke rate. You can see the two on the right hand of the

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shot. I think Miley is doing one and half strokes to the other

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swimmer's one. Hannah will dig in. Well, one clear job to do here and

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that is to make the final. At the moment, Hannah Miley looking good.

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First the turn with two lents to go. 100 freestyle left. The American

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turns first. Hannah Miley looking good in second and Steph Rice in

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that yellow hat of Australia has a very very big job to do to catch

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them up. She could do it. She is a great freestyler but she has a lot

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of work to do. I think Miley is listening to the crowd, because the

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crowd noticing that she is digging in. Noticing that she wants to win

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this heat and is really raising their tempo, the noise, Rice is

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coming back. She was two seconds down. You can see 1.49. So she is

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trying to battle to get that place. But Miley is not going to want to

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lose this one. I don't think she will. Great swimming. Great for the

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crowd to see. It sends a shiver down my spine. Rice is doing well

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to hang in. She may overtake the the American. She may well catch up

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Hannah Miley. Miley looks like she is going to take this one. She does.

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Massive cheer from the crowd. Wonderful. 4. 34. So barring

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anything miraculous in last heat I think both will be through. 4.36

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for the American. Good solid heat swim for Hannah Miley. That is

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impressive: She put herself in a good position. She used more energy

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on that one. Nice the see. I think played a bit with that pacing, on

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the backstroke. I think they are doing that not for this heat. I

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think they are doing that because it's a tactic that will beat Beisel.

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You can see that yellow cap holding on straight away. A big sign

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somebody has given everything. Rice, I don't think se has much more. So

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Miley, one to go, a good swim. The is third fastest with one heat to

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go. So she is going to make the final, I am pretty sure of that.

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Steph Rice, will go in fourth fastest with one heat to go. So she

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should make it. The the final heat of the 4 hundred medley and Biesel

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was the fastest in the world. She is in lane four and Aimee Willmott

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for Great Britain. What a great opportunity to make an Olympic

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fantastic backstroker as well is in lane four. Aimee Willmott of Great

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Britain, the 19-year-old from Middlesbrough is in lane two.

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no wrais Aimee in is not complete without mentioned her dad Stuart.

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It is great to see Aimee coming through and dare I say eclipseing

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her father's achievements. Good turn there. Looking good so far,

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good first 50. Needs to let it flow. In the red hat up to the top. Very

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close indeed. I mean she is maybe fifth or sixth. It is close. So a

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long, long way to go. Two lengths fly then two back then two breast

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then freestyle. She does usually make a move, again, some of the

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swimmers have stronger strokes than others, Willmott has a decent

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backstroke. I am expecting Biesel to make a move. This is unusual for

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her to be, not having made a move on the fly and back. Biesel, the

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World Championships was 2.5 seconds ahead of the rest of the field

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after the fly and back. Willmott two from the top on that shot. She

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is working hard, head moving. Coming nicely into contention. Look

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at that. Biesel making the move and Aimee Willmott. They will turn

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first and second maybe. Willmott in third. Live, China. Half a second

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down. -- Li. Biesel came second to Missy Franklin. Holding on well is

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Aimee Willmott. That is not the prettiest stroke I have seen on

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backstroke but it is effective. She will turn third or fourth at this

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Willmott in the third, Great Britain, and looking pretty good,

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too. Now she needs to hang on in there. She has a chance of making

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this one. She has got to swim a lifetime best but, if she does, she

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challenge to Hannah Miley's aspirations of a gold medal. I

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think we can be confident, to a degree, of her chances of getting

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on a podium this evening. The world champion, a threat as always. She

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a pretty breaststroke, but effective. Gets a head a bit early.

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I don't want to criticise somebody who the world champion and very

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good. Still going well in the red hat is Aimee Willmott. It she could

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have finished third in this heat, she will make a final. She is

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currently in 4th. She has some serious work to do in this last 100

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metres, but she is going well. Elizabeth Basel from the USA put it

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this is impressive from the world champion. Second, Li from China.

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Aimee Willmott has to go very hard. to up with your confidence for the

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evening. I'm looking forward to tonight and I think Hannah Miley,

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she will know exactly what it's going to take. And what she has to

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do to get the gold medal tonight. She is working hard, as well, here.

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The second fastest swimmer may be? I think she will go second fastest.

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from China and Aimee Willmott experience for in 19-year-old.

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Hannah Miley will be in lane seven in the final. She qualified 6th.

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She will have Li from China next to her. Beisel, The fastest qualifiers.

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qualifiers for the final. Here we A bit concerning when you see the

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times like that because although Hannah Miley won her heat, and is

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the first British swimmer to win at the Olympic Games, it is a hot

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final tonight. She is going to be up against it. Very much so. With

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the 400 metres individual medley, the top eight go through to this

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evening. You want to be in the race. The nice thing for her, she can be

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on the outside, do her own thing. Stefanie rice is one of the

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favourite as well on the outside. In the middle, that they would will

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be doing her own thing. There should be a lightweight and

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heavyweight for that. She is tiny. His only 5 ft 5. When they did the

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photograph, she was the smallest at the end. You think, how can you be

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so good at this event when you are tiny? All of her strokes are so

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technically beautiful. If you watch her, there is no strength involved,

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it is caressing the water all the time. She's also a lovely person to

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watch. The let's get her reaction -- a beautiful tactical race.

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last 100, tends to be the way. Tonight I got to go in and race.

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There is that noise when you come out and it's just unbelievable. Yes,

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I felt really happy with that. This is my fastest heat swim in

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Barcelona. I've got to see what these guys do in the next heat,

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because I know it's very fast. I got to see what I can do for the

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final and fingers crossed by make it. What's the last thing of father

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since June before we send you off down to the simple. He says he

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loves me. It's nice to have up before the race. I'm up slumming

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for my family and for him. Yes, it's great. Good luck for tonight.

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She is tiny but as a great energy. The 6th fastest after winning that

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he this morning. The whole of Scotland will be cheering her on. I

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was down there for the trials a few months ago and obviously you are

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being bought the test events yourself but has only a quarter

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full them. What they like with a full house? The cheap seats at the

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top are absolutely packed and unconcerned because there are

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blocks of seats empty over my shoulder there. And also on their

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side, these are competitive its -- families down there. Be this

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evening, every seed will be packed. Some people this morning will be

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feeling the effects of a late-night last night. Hazel, you're amazing

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because you can wake up early and present. Some of us can't. I

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suspect that's why there could be some people missing this morning.

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Hannah Miley clearly heard the noise pulls it David Carry, a great

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Scottish,, made his first individual final at his third

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Olympics at the age of 30, and there was no doubt he was spurred

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on by the noise and by Keri-Anne Payne, is the answer is, doing this

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to him. -- his fiancee. He could see them doing this. They were just

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waving at him. When you're doing distance races, you're not

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concentrating on anything. It makes a difference, knowing that these

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people are cheering for you. When 17,000 people are chairing former -

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- cheering for you, normally you can't tear it, but you do here.

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curved roof, the design of it, it is beautiful. I hope it continues

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to inspire the swimmers. Hannah Miley, David Carry and Fran Halsall,

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as well. We hope for a medal tonight, but we hope. Get in there.

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I was down there and from the outside, a lot of these venues are

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getting nicknames already. The marshmallow, the Pringle for the

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Vella drome. The Copper Box for the Handball Arena. -- a Velodrome. The

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Aquatics Centre looks like a huge blue whale and the Natural History

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Museum. It's absolutely magnificent. You have got to go right to the

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front of it and look into its mouth and you will see what I mean, later

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on. Anyway, 20 years of hard work to get to the Olympic Games and

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that's what Mark Foster did over a number of Games. He's not competing

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this time but if you worry morning person, the sacrifice is in

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swimming are enormous. Sharron Davies knows what it's like in that

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event, the war hundred metres individual medley. This is her

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I always liked the water. My dad talks about a memory of me I don't

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remember. I was so young. He said as a three-year-old, I literally

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threw myself in and he had to sprint from where he was at the

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other end of the pool to get me out. She always loved the waterfalls are

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always. In Plymouth, there's lots of beaches and places to go. And

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she loved the water, always put up my teacher was Bill Clements, who I

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stayed in touch with until very recently before he passed away.

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coach got sick and there was nobody to take over. My father did not

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coach me until I was about 10. The only way I could good early-morning

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swimming was the open swimming pool, so the local authority said, OK,

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you can come in and open the pool and turn the lights on. We did that.

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I remember as having to swim up and down the pool when people were

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swarming wits, so we had to dodge We had to swim on Christmas Day.

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It's a discipline sport. You have to do it every morning and do it.

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And that's the thing a lot of children don't want to be doing.

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There were times I wished my mother could have stepped in and calmed my

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dad down and made him pull back a little bit, because he was so hard.

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I don't think, as a family, we had a holiday. Every single penny of

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spare money was spent on swimming. By the time I was champion at 15,

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that's when the pressure and expectation came, particularly

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before the Moscow Olympic Games. cheered her on, pushing her all the

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way in a race. Then the phone went from everywhere. It's a marvellous

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feeling because you feel all the effort and money and time was worth

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it. The feeling I had when I touched the ball was achievement

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and excitement but also relief I'd actually delivered, but all this

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hard work and sacrifice was worth it. Swimming in the Olympics in

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particular shape to I Am. I feel like I belong there, it's my space.

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If anything goes wrong in my life, If you would like to get involved

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: Sharron Davies is with us now. A very moving story. I was talking to

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you this morning and we were talking about the impact your

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parents had made in your success. Was it worth it? Absolutely. You

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stand on the side of the poll and of course it's worth it. When are

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you are training at 5am in the middle of winter, it is tough, but

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this is what it's all about, inspiring a whole generation. You

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want results. You met Petra Schneider, who beat you from East

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Germany on that day. Clearly, she was part of rape team for East

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Germany. What were your feelings and emotions when you met in the

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intervening years? She was not well so the drugs had given her

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fertility issues, heart problems and she has to take tablets for the

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rest of her life, so I don't have a personal issue with her. I

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sometimes get upset with the IOC because they are two victims,

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myself. And people whose lives would have been different had they

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been Olympic champions but I would not change anything. Hannah Miley

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qualified in the same position I did, six, so it's a good omen and I

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love everything crossed for a later. Absolutely, we are looking forward

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to so much more and to the men's 100 metres breaststroke. The

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champion has going for a third unprecedented gold in that. It will

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be against a backdrop of great excitement and also a great sadness

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at the death earlier in the year of Alexander Dale Owen from Norway,

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the champion. He was only 26 years old. According to everybody around

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him, he was absolutely fine, he trained that morning, went into the

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showers, and never reappeared. He collapsed in the bathroom and a

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cardiac arrest. He won the World Championships in the aftermath of

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politically the horrible Norway shootings, and he had is incredibly

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high profile and was very important. He was a controlled and calm

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character. A massive shock. It sent shockwaves around the swimming

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world. Lots of swimmers to altitude training and when you think how

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hard athletes in general, let alone Summers, train, and how much

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pressure, you have got to think your heart is a muscle so it's a

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wonder we don't blow up more often. It was a huge shock and nobody saw

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it happening. I suppose sometimes things break. It is a sad moment, a

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huge loss. Desperately sad and it leaves a hole in this event

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although the Japanese champion, he's a huge star. He is known as

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the Frog King. He is the David Beckham of Japan, if you like, and

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he will go into this race I would say as favourite. Craig Benson

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coming up first, the Scottish record holder, only 18 years old,

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but is delaying his 18th birthday celebration until after the Games.

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His first Olympics and he surprised himself by winning the World Youth

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the 100 metres brebg stroke. In the red hat of Great Britain, it is

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Craig Benson, he has the world record holder in three, Rickard.

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Hansen has been a world record holder in five and the World

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Champion is on the bottom. Look at Van der Burgh. Down, 0.3 of a

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second. Under the world record. 26 .7. I couldn't do that with three

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shredded wheat! Do you see his stroke tying up. The arms get

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shorter. He has to go long. He has to keep on going long. The rest of

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the field catching him. Benson doing really well. But in lane six

:28:10.:28:20.
:28:20.:28:21.

you have Hansen the come back kid from the States. Swimming very well.

:28:21.:28:24.

Look at that. Really fast swims. I can tell you, before I tell you the

:28:24.:28:30.

time of the winner, Craig Benson has gone 60.04 and he is fourth. He

:28:31.:28:40.
:28:41.:28:54.

will make the semifinal I bet. The semifinal 60.04. Craig Benson,

:28:54.:29:01.

60.048. A great swim at the trials to qualify. Red Cap. Look, great

:29:01.:29:08.

finish. Straight in the wall. Good skills for somebody of his age. He

:29:08.:29:18.
:29:18.:29:28.

Excellent swimming. So the second of the seeded heats, we have

:29:28.:29:38.
:29:38.:29:43.

Michael Jamieson in lane seven. Fastest qualifier is the Italian.

:29:43.:29:50.

He is a big brute of a man. He will do the same as we just saw there

:29:50.:29:57.

from van ber burg. The Italian is the one to watch for me. He is in

:29:57.:30:07.
:30:07.:30:12.

form. Should mention Great Britain's swimmer who hurt a

:30:13.:30:18.

shoulder. Silva of Brazil in five. He is not using it. He is powerful

:30:18.:30:22.

but slowed his voke down. That is good to see. He is not making the

:30:22.:30:27.

mistake of Van der Burgh. I will keep an eye on him. But the Italian

:30:27.:30:30.

in that dangerous place. Schneider is nice. Lane three from New

:30:31.:30:36.

Zealand. Didn't even make the final at the World Championships.

:30:36.:30:42.

Schneider has a lower stroke rate, stroke technique an the rest of

:30:42.:30:48.

them. Down in seven Jamieson. Slow first 50. The crowd are getting

:30:48.:30:53.

behind him, having a great second 50. Jamieson going very well. If he

:30:53.:30:57.

can get the finish here he has got it. Very close indeed. Schneider

:30:57.:31:05.

gets it 59.7. Jamieson has come third. This is a brilliant swim.

:31:05.:31:09.

Stunning, Jamieson punching the air at the end of that race. Great swim

:31:09.:31:18.

from both the Brit, so Benson goes 60.04 and Jamieson has gone 59.

:31:18.:31:25.

Something, he was third in that way and so, they are both through. Tay

:31:25.:31:30.

are both through to the semifinal. I say pretty comfortably as well

:31:30.:31:36.

and Silva, the big Brazilian only went 60.38. I am not sure she going

:31:36.:31:46.
:31:46.:31:47.

to make the final. Jaily son come back in 31.5. It is all about

:31:47.:31:53.

making the semi-s. So look at that. We have five guys -- Jamieson. Five

:31:53.:32:03.
:32:03.:32:11.

guys under 60 seconds. What a heat, Michael Jamieson 59.8. So, last

:32:11.:32:20.

heat. Men's 100m breaststroke. Here is the emperor. Kitajima. Will he

:32:20.:32:27.

become the first man to do gold medal in three consecutive Olympic

:32:27.:32:37.
:32:37.:32:43.

Games.? Utterly brilliant. Good luck Kitajima San. So all eyes on

:32:43.:32:53.
:32:53.:32:55.

the double, double Olympic champion in lane four, Kitajima of Japan.

:32:55.:32:59.

The other Japanese swimmer is pushing Kitajima at the trials all

:32:59.:33:03.

the way, you can't understate is achievements of Kitajima. Not only

:33:03.:33:10.

is he going for his third straight gold in his third Olympics he is

:33:10.:33:17.

going for doubles. Spenger turning first. Kitajima a wonderful turn.

:33:17.:33:20.

He trains in the States now. Changes training routine and coach

:33:21.:33:30.
:33:31.:33:32.

in the last three years. Sprenger is having a good swim. Sprenger

:33:32.:33:35.

holding on pretty well. Coming back is Kitajima in four. This the will

:33:35.:33:42.

be tight. It may be Sprenger. Kitajima I think. Sprenger gets it.

:33:42.:33:52.
:33:52.:33:54.

59.62. Kitajima 59.63. Then there is a 59.68. Flipping heck! That is

:33:54.:34:01.

a good swim from spenger. -- Sprenger. He has a jerky stroke.

:34:01.:34:08.

The two Japanese in ten ser -- in the centre. He comes up very high.

:34:08.:34:13.

Yes, it's a good stroke. It is a bit like flying. The hip movement

:34:13.:34:18.

is port. If you watch people in the vertical plain the hips move up and

:34:18.:34:23.

down. Sprenger does enough to make semi-s as we know. Benson I think

:34:23.:34:27.

will have made it. We are check through some of the times. That is

:34:27.:34:35.

the result of the heat though. Sprenger wins the last heat. At.62.

:34:35.:34:42.

Kitajima 1 one hundredth behind. Very fast indeed. So the great news

:34:42.:34:47.

for Great Britain is that both of our guys, I think are through to

:34:47.:34:52.

the semifinal what a stunning swim. Jamieson wasn't meant to be in the

:34:52.:35:00.

race, a late entry. Another swimmer hurt his shoulder. He is in ninth

:35:00.:35:10.
:35:10.:35:12.

fastest with 59.89 Benson is 13th into the final. It took a 60.57

:35:12.:35:22.

Adrian to make the final. That makes you a breaststroke expert. A

:35:22.:35:32.
:35:32.:35:34.

The voice of Adrian Moorhouse who won gold in 1988 alongside Andy

:35:34.:35:38.

Jameson commentating. It is working, the momentum. Craig Benson and

:35:38.:35:43.

Michael Jamieson they are swimming out of their skins. They will go

:35:43.:35:47.

back to massage table, the other swimmers are there waiting and

:35:47.:35:50.

getting ready they will get excited and think I can't wait to get out

:35:50.:35:57.

there if they get to a bad start and they are "It is my turn soon.

:35:57.:36:02.

"To make it through to the semifinals, it wasn't expected on

:36:02.:36:07.

paper, but both in a good place. You could give Craig Benson, he has

:36:08.:36:13.

a chance of making the final. 13th. Michael Jamieson in ninth.

:36:13.:36:17.

Between the two of them off in 2 of a second. They should make it

:36:17.:36:24.

through to the final and have a lane, have a chance. Craig Benson

:36:24.:36:28.

stopped by with Sharron Davies. Craig, congratulations, Scottish

:36:28.:36:32.

record, first time you get in the water. Yes, tried to control the

:36:32.:36:38.

first 50, try and catch up with Rickard on the second, because he

:36:38.:36:42.

was next to me. Hopefully it is good enough to get through. Is that

:36:42.:36:47.

the arrogance of youth knowing you have that in the tank to come back

:36:47.:36:51.

with? Not really. I know some of the guys are fast at 50. I wanted

:36:51.:36:58.

to keep up with them and overtake them on the second 50. It is good.

:36:58.:37:01.

Semifinal hopefully. I should step up and hopefully break the minute

:37:01.:37:05.

for the first time. The swimmers as a team took the group decision they

:37:05.:37:10.

would not go to the opening seller anyand they said performance comes

:37:10.:37:13.

first. It's a very professional, tight outfit, and that sounds like

:37:13.:37:18.

I am talking about their clothes, I am not. It seems to be working.

:37:18.:37:23.

does. It is one of the things we say, if you are in the first two

:37:23.:37:27.

days don't go. You are standing round and waiting round a long time.

:37:27.:37:33.

The team, because it is one team, if one is not going, we are all not

:37:33.:37:38.

going.. 24 of them, it is their first Olympics. They are sticking

:37:38.:37:45.

in there together. Those two guy, both came in best times from Benson

:37:45.:37:51.

and Jamieson. Let us hear from Jamie son because he spoke to

:37:51.:37:56.

Sharon. That was happier. Craig gets to hold the record for just

:37:56.:38:01.

over a minute. Yes, Craig had a great swim there. I think it is so

:38:01.:38:05.

special to be here this week, and, you know, I have been thinking the

:38:05.:38:09.

last few week, whatever happens this week, this is, you know, there

:38:09.:38:13.

is no excuse, if you can't raise your game in front of this

:38:13.:38:16.

atmosphere, I don't think you will do. I have been feeling really good

:38:16.:38:22.

the last couple of weeks, the running has been great. I have had

:38:22.:38:30.

a good block. I have been relaxed, and I think that has helped me.

:38:30.:38:33.

acknowledge the crowd when you finished. Are you aware of them

:38:33.:38:37.

shouting. They were raising the roof?. Definitely. I could hear

:38:37.:38:41.

them in the last 25. I was just, trying to hold my stroke together,

:38:41.:38:45.

but you know, it is such a special at moss fee, I can't believe the

:38:45.:38:50.

the reaction we have had. Messages on Twitter and things like that.

:38:50.:38:56.

Even has helped. Thanks to even who is here. Hopefully they will make

:38:56.:39:01.

more noise tonight. Any special messages to Dan at home? I said I

:39:01.:39:07.

was going to try and find something extra, because attend of the day, I

:39:07.:39:11.

am in this event by default. I was so gutted for him. He is a good lad.

:39:12.:39:17.

He has had a hard time with injuries. I feel like I have a

:39:17.:39:21.

responsibility to raise my game, step it up, hopefully squeeze into

:39:21.:39:26.

the final. See you later. Cheers. Michael Jamieson talking about

:39:26.:39:33.

qualifying for the semifinal. He was making reference to how he made

:39:33.:39:39.

the team. Daniel was meant to be in this event but had a shoulder

:39:39.:39:44.

injurery Jamieson was the next best. He is in, he has done a best time

:39:44.:39:50.

and making the semifinal. We will see if they can built build on that.

:39:50.:39:54.

With some of the events you see tactical swimming from guys like

:39:54.:39:59.

Michael Phelps who are swimming a number of vents. They try and save

:39:59.:40:05.

themselves. They can, they can put, save a bit of energy for the finals.

:40:05.:40:09.

What we nearly saw and have seen it Laszlo Cseh and Michael Phelps,

:40:09.:40:13.

playing cat and mouths, both thinking we are going to make it

:40:13.:40:16.

through comfortably, all of a sudden Michael Phelps makes it

:40:16.:40:19.

through and Cseh is out. That would have been one of the medallists and

:40:19.:40:23.

he is not in the final. That was extraordinary. The other one not in

:40:23.:40:29.

his final is the defending champion Park of Korea. He is still

:40:29.:40:34.

appealing. We think it was a false start. It is very strange for

:40:34.:40:38.

anyone, especially the middle distance events. In the '50s it can

:40:38.:40:43.

happen. That was a shocker. I think he will appeal it. Park will be in

:40:43.:40:48.

the final I am sure. We will find out. Mark and I will be back this

:40:48.:40:54.

evening for the finals and semifinals. If you are one of the

:40:54.:40:57.

26.9 million people who staid up very late to watch the opening

:40:57.:41:00.

ceremony, good morning. It is the afternoon but good morning to you.

:41:01.:41:04.

If you have missed some of the opening races in the pool and

:41:04.:41:13.

indeed elsewhere, these are the had That burst of two potential

:41:13.:41:19.

showdowns between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte is on but Michael

:41:19.:41:23.

Phelps just scraped through as the 8th fastest qualifier. Fran Halsall

:41:23.:41:28.

and Ellen Gandy eased into the semi-finals after finishing second

:41:28.:41:38.
:41:38.:41:43.

in their respective heats. Yang cruises through. Park was qualified

:41:43.:41:48.

-- disqualified but the peeling that. Hannah Miley will have to

:41:48.:41:54.

step up the pace in the qualifying after qualifying 6th fastest.

:41:54.:41:59.

Remember, hearing Mark Cavendish saying many years ago when he was a

:41:59.:42:04.

child, an aspiring cyclists, he saw David Miller come to the Isle of

:42:04.:42:09.

Man and he persuaded him to have a go at professional level. David

:42:09.:42:13.

Miller is one of his back men these days. It's ironic how these things

:42:13.:42:17.

happen, isn't it? A lot would Bradley Wiggins and Ian Stannard,

:42:17.:42:24.

there was plenty action earlier on. What is the latest down there?

:42:24.:42:27.

latest is the breakaway is still looking very strong. They are

:42:27.:42:31.

working very efficiently together. There's a gap of about five-and-a-

:42:31.:42:38.

half minutes. And they're getting help from Germany. Specifically

:42:38.:42:44.

from Tony Martin who is helping it just enough. Andre Greipel does not

:42:44.:42:47.

want to give up too much because Mark Cavendish is such a great

:42:47.:42:50.

sprinter. It looks like Great Britain are trying to close that

:42:50.:43:00.
:43:00.:43:06.

gap. It's now over to the and 14 seconds behind the leading

:43:06.:43:16.
:43:16.:43:29.

British rider amongst the group. This group formed after about 20

:43:29.:43:33.

kilometres and built a lead of almost six minutes at one point,

:43:33.:43:40.

but it is coming back slowly. 5.1 for now. A lot of the chasing, its

:43:40.:43:44.

conductor on the front of the field by the Great Britain team. Germany

:43:44.:43:49.

has started to get involved a little bit here. They look and

:43:49.:43:53.

after the interests of their sprinter, Andre Greipel. The race

:43:53.:43:58.

is over two hours old and they on the second ascent of Box Hill, so

:43:58.:44:02.

there's a long way to go. Great Britain need to be vigilant because

:44:02.:44:12.
:44:12.:44:16.

didn't want to let this group go person contributing. Germany are

:44:16.:44:20.

playing a clever game but that lead is about five minutes with some

:44:20.:44:28.

hours of racing to go. The British team will be happy with that. They

:44:28.:44:33.

are expending an awful lot of firepower. That's not going to

:44:33.:44:36.

leave them anybody to help Mark Cavendish out, so they could do

:44:36.:44:43.

with more help from Germany. There are some mind Games going on.

:44:43.:44:51.

in the main peloton, some rides are keeping their legs fresh. Tom

:44:51.:44:57.

Boonen, I have not seen him at all. I haven't seen Gilbert from Belgium.

:44:57.:45:07.
:45:07.:45:08.

Are there is a long way to go but We will be back around that 250

:45:08.:45:13.

kilometre cycle route to check on the progress of Great Britain in

:45:13.:45:17.

that huge peloton later. A huge percentage of Great Britain's gold

:45:17.:45:24.

medals have come in seats, sports or rather, where you sit down. This

:45:24.:45:29.

is rowing obviously with William such and George Nash going in the

:45:29.:45:39.
:45:39.:45:45.

heats of the men's pair so let's go George and William for Great

:45:45.:45:49.

Britain go in Laina number four. Looking to be something very

:45:49.:45:54.

special here. This is the third heat, three to progress to the

:45:54.:45:59.

semi-final. The expectation is that Great Britain would do that. Their

:45:59.:46:03.

expectation was that they would win this. They are under starter's

:46:03.:46:13.
:46:13.:46:22.

Down at Eton Dorney. This is heat 3. Every time the announcer calls

:46:22.:46:28.

about Team GB, the crowd cheers. No one is more deserving than these

:46:28.:46:36.

two. The new men's coxless pair for 2012 in lane at number four. Greece,

:46:36.:46:43.

brothers, in lane one, Germany in two, Italy in three and the UK in

:46:44.:46:49.

the lane number four. A good start, though, from the UK. Crease are the

:46:49.:46:55.

fastest here -- Greece. They were third in Lucerne and 4th at the

:46:55.:47:01.

World Championships. The Italians are very experienced. Third in the

:47:01.:47:05.

world championships. Great Britain are probably the third best crew

:47:05.:47:10.

here on the evidence of Lucerne. They did not go to Munich. There

:47:10.:47:17.

was a tinge to George Nash's back forcibly did not want to test it in

:47:17.:47:23.

the race so he stayed at home and did some training. They have hired

:47:23.:47:29.

a good six weeks training. They are here now in a position where,

:47:29.:47:34.

really, they have got to get into that third place to qualify

:47:34.:47:38.

directly for the semi-finals but they are up against people similar

:47:38.:47:47.

in speed to the run. -- have their own. A great first 500 from Britain,

:47:47.:47:54.

going through in second place. Germany in third. This is Italy.

:47:54.:47:59.

Sorry, this is Greece. This will give the UK an enormous amount of

:47:59.:48:05.

confidence, as a going to the second phase. In the small boat,

:48:05.:48:10.

it's about kicking him, consolidating the first 500 and

:48:10.:48:14.

allowing the confidence to build. For these guys, they will enjoy the

:48:14.:48:19.

moment here. I tipped them as an outside chance of a medal but has

:48:19.:48:25.

no reason why they can't do that. Writing on the shoulders of the

:48:25.:48:30.

brothers from Greece in lane number one. These guys were for the silver

:48:30.:48:33.

medallists, 4th in the world championships last year. It's a

:48:33.:48:37.

great benchmark for the British pair. Don't discount Italy. They

:48:37.:48:41.

have a great second half. And lots and lots of experience, but they

:48:41.:48:46.

are getting on in years. They've been around for quite a long time

:48:46.:48:52.

but they are just beginning to push up past Germany. You have young

:48:52.:48:59.

lads in this British pairing. Under 23. Medalists. Rowing with great

:48:59.:49:06.

maturity, very long, heads up. Very nicely alongside Greece. One thing,

:49:06.:49:12.

though, that the UK have above all others in this race, there is

:49:12.:49:19.

absolutely no fear. They will take this heat by the scruff of its neck.

:49:19.:49:27.

Great Britain just behind Greece. Going through the 100 metres, 1,000,

:49:27.:49:36.

I should say. We are in for a treat in the second 1,000 metres. They

:49:36.:49:41.

are 22 years old, the UK team, and what a great combination. They have

:49:41.:49:51.
:49:51.:49:52.

come out as a new combination this to take it on and that's what we

:49:52.:49:59.

are seeing here. No fear from Great Britain. Excellent stuff. They

:49:59.:50:05.

pushed through, past Greece. Greece have a higher number of strokes per

:50:05.:50:11.

minute, more upright, a slightly shorter stroke. The British are

:50:11.:50:14.

reaching for the full, taking longer strokes and using power to

:50:14.:50:22.

push the boat to wait. Their boat speed is a little bit better.

:50:22.:50:27.

Italians, the white boat, separating Great Britain from

:50:27.:50:33.

Greece. Don't discount number three here. This is a sensational race

:50:33.:50:43.
:50:43.:50:52.

developing as we head towards the the last 500 metres. 1,500 down,

:50:52.:50:56.

and the British crew had the confidence in the world. The crowd

:50:56.:51:02.

are responding. Three-quarters of a length on that Greece. Now, guys,

:51:02.:51:07.

this is all about building confidence. George and William,

:51:07.:51:14.

under 23, a combination here, they are taking on the world. Half a

:51:14.:51:18.

length clear of Greece, Italy pushing hard. They could well get

:51:18.:51:28.
:51:28.:51:29.

past agrees, as well. He is smiling, thinking, we are here. At fantastic

:51:29.:51:33.

attack from Italy. Within 250 metres of the finish, they will not

:51:33.:51:42.

get stopped now. Good growing from them. Coming up to 250, 25 strokes

:51:42.:51:47.

and the British have responded again. Are the Italians are coming

:51:47.:51:51.

hard but the British hold on. This will be a fantastic confidence

:51:51.:52:01.
:52:01.:52:02.

booster. The Italians on the right. Certainly, Nash has responded. Up

:52:02.:52:09.

they go. 200 metres to go. A final sprint, now, by Team GB. A

:52:09.:52:14.

sensational he too. They will know that they have got more in their

:52:14.:52:19.

bag. They leave the Italians to road past the Greeks. They have

:52:19.:52:25.

less than 50 metres to go. A sensational opening to the 2012

:52:25.:52:30.

Olympic campaign. And the crowd are going mad. And they know they are

:52:30.:52:36.

on the road to glory here. A fabulous start from a boat which

:52:36.:52:43.

was definitely an underdog a across all of the media. They knew more

:52:43.:52:51.

and knew better. 22 years of age. They have done themselves proud

:52:51.:52:57.

today. And what a confidence booster. They must not leave their

:52:58.:53:01.

best performance as that performance on the water. They have

:53:01.:53:06.

got to calm down, relax, they got the bronze medal at the world

:53:06.:53:11.

championships last year. It's put them into a chance for a medal. If

:53:11.:53:15.

they can just repeat that, fantastic job, but they have got to

:53:15.:53:20.

calm down, think very hard about lifting their game a little bit

:53:20.:53:26.

more in the semi-finals. A lot of looking around, looking for the

:53:26.:53:32.

line. Where is it, help us! It just shows you how hard they were

:53:32.:53:39.

looking and a joy across George and William's faces. But to win that,

:53:39.:53:44.

at that age, 22 years of age, fantastic. There is confirmation

:53:44.:53:48.

that they have got one heeds three, and are through to the semi-finals,

:53:48.:53:58.
:53:58.:54:01.

It be a hugely impressive start to the regatta at Eton Dorney. They

:54:01.:54:04.

had come from nowhere in the last 12 months and they will be thrilled.

:54:04.:54:11.

Very much so. They have a very good potential. We've always known that.

:54:11.:54:15.

I would have been pleased if they made a final place. Now, they could

:54:15.:54:21.

dream about winning a medal. They had broken the Olympic record by

:54:21.:54:28.

3.5 seconds. Unfortunate, the Kiwis have broken up by 12 seconds.

:54:28.:54:37.

Murray, the scourge of the Team GB row was, who were lost to on 14

:54:37.:54:41.

consecutive occasions and drove them back into the coxless four,

:54:41.:54:47.

they broke the Olympic record and the world record, and, to put it

:54:47.:54:55.

into feet and inches, 12 seconds is how far? It's normally about three

:54:55.:55:01.

seconds per length, so Fawbert lengths. Kyran Bracken was held by

:55:01.:55:07.

Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave. That has gone by a very long way --

:55:07.:55:12.

the record. James was bragging about it a couple of days ago and

:55:12.:55:17.

now it's gone, so don't brag about it because they go very quickly.

:55:17.:55:23.

Are they just about the definitive roles, the Kiwis? I wouldn't say so.

:55:23.:55:29.

They look quite ought to meet. They are an odd shape. -- order to me.

:55:29.:55:34.

They are not a classic tactical group but they do something to make

:55:34.:55:38.

the boat goes very very fast. It almost broke the world record in

:55:38.:55:42.

not very good conditions at last year's world champions. These are

:55:42.:55:48.

very very fast conditions to prepare. A lot of birds are

:55:48.:55:52.

breaking Olympic records but to smash the world record like that is

:55:52.:55:58.

very impressive. OK, it's almost like having a road race here. I'm

:55:58.:56:03.

sure you are watching this and we have a complete peloton of cyclists

:56:03.:56:07.

on the other side of the water with people generally cheering everybody

:56:07.:56:13.

on it. One of the races you must is the men's quad. This what happened

:56:13.:56:23.
:56:23.:56:34.

silver medallists. Switzerland in lane two. Always well-supported at

:56:34.:56:44.

these regattas. Great Britain have a chance to qualify directly for

:56:44.:56:54.
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the semi-final by finishing in the top three. Ukraine will be in a

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plane for. -- lane four. Germany here are the class crew. The silver

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medallists last year. This is an event that they do always excel at.

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Stephen Rowbotham in the men's quad. An Olympic bronze medallist from

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Beijing. Heat three of the men's quadruple

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sculls. Great Britain in lane number three, charging out. Matthew

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Wells leading the British quad out of the starting area. Only three of

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these boats will qualify for the German boat. They have got a length

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almost on Switzerland. They have such power. They sit low in the

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boat and just drive at their legs down. The blade tips going into the

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water as they drive off. They now second at all three World Cup

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regattas. Great Britain were seven in the first two World Cup regattas

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and came 4th in Munich. We would expect Ukraine to fall back, we

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would hope that Great Britain move on. I would expect to see Great

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Britain move on in the second half of the race. Look how far Germany

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have gone out in front. That is the measure. They have been second to

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Croatia up all the way through the year. But Great Britain it now

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beginning to push through. It is early stages. Jeremy going

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through at the halfway mark and they have absolutely crushed the

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competition. The British group now British Quadruple Scull. Look at

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the space that Germany have opened up. This is power rowing but also

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very relaxed. Power and accuracy. That means that their boat just

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travels well. And they just keep moving their boat. That is very

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classy. Great Britain have moved into second place. That would be

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quite creditable for them. But they are quite a long way back from

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Germany. This is sensational. It is

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incredible what Germany are doing. Great Britain safely in second

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place. The fight now on between Switzerland and Ukraine were the

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third qualification spot for the semi-final. Are we looking at the

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Olympic champions in this event? Still a big contrast between

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Germany and Great Britain. I think the German crew could well-matched

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Croatia in the final. The quadruple scull project led by coach Mark

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Banks. They have definitely moved on again from the last time they

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were out in Munich when they finished 4th. It is a credible

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start. They need to keep that long. Germany have got this under control.

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It will be second now for Great Britain. And Ukraine getting the

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third qualification spot. A job well done. And Ukraine over in

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third position. Switzerland going towards the River shares.

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Sensational from the Germans, and a very good start by the British.

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Germany is certainly going to be a Challenge for Croatia in the final.

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For Great Britain I thought that was a pretty good performance. The

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second half was really good. Great to get that race out of the way.

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They have qualified for the semi- final, in the hunt for a final

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place. And they're not far off the chance of a medal.

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The object of the Olympic Games in his project is just to do

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everything to get to the finals. That is all they need to focus on.

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Then it really does open up. In the Quadruple Scull there is a number

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of very good chords. -- quads. How was the first London 20 top

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experience for you? It was nerve- racking. We got off to a good start.

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And after the first couple of strokes we just got going.

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This morning we realised just how much it helps having the crowd

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behind you. It was incredible. Everyone out there having picnics.

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This is extraordinary, the crowd. It is phenomenal. It definitely

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does help. Even from 100 metres, everyone is shouting for you. And

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towards the end of the race I was not even able to here what Robbie

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was saying. I loved every minute of it. What about the race itself?

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had a pretty good race, we just wanted to focus on our own boat.

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And we did a good enough job to come away with a win. Steve, you're

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impressed? I was impressed. Their last performance in Munich looked

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really good. But there is a lot that can go wrong. But to see that

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performance, it was really good. I hate to say it, but I think you

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have put your selves favourite to win this thing.

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In terms of the build up, all the media stuff and all the hype. And

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I'm sure if you watched events in the stadium last night. When you

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will cut this morning, did you think that the time has come?

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of me is just going, it is just around rowing race. And the other

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part of it, there are so many people are shouting for you. It is

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humbling, it is incredible. This is the moment, so we need to seize it.

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We just have to not mess anything up and just bring it out.

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talking of people looking forward to next week, Sam Townsend and Bill

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Lucas had a pretty impressive row in the double sculls.

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A everyone is talking about the atmosphere. How was it for you?

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was incredible. We got into the last 600 metres and you just hit by

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a wall of noise. The pain just disappears and you feel like you're

:07:45.:07:48.

invincible. It is just the most incredible thing I have ever

:07:48.:07:55.

experienced. You were not invincible because she came second.

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But you must have been encouraged by that? Was spent quite a long

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time trying to work on the finish of the race. That was a step in the

:08:06.:08:11.

right direction to date with the finish. Just a little scrubby in

:08:11.:08:16.

the last couple of hundred metres. But we will work on that throat the

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week. It certainly did not feel like a physical thing, it was more

:08:20.:08:30.
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technical. But today was incredible. And that is all thanks to those

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people watching today. I hope it is the same on Tuesday. And you're now

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an Olympian! So at least that it is out of the way. It is a big

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believer up into this and it is very much getting the first one

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under your belt. And to come out and show that we're in the ball

:08:53.:08:59.

park and have a good platform to work from, that is great. When you

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woke up this morning did you think, this is it, what I have done all

:09:04.:09:09.

this work for? A little bit. We had that chat last night. It is the

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culmination of a lot of hard work. We both started roughly 10 years

:09:15.:09:20.

ago in this sport. You have to get up and show what you can do on a

:09:20.:09:29.

day like today. The first race came down with Helen and heather and we

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just wanted to come down and see what was going on. You could just

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hear it all the way back over there. hear it all the way back over there.

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It sent a tingle down the spine. A common theme is emerging from all

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around the Olympic Park, that home advantage does appear to be

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counting for the moment. We heard from the chambered brothers from

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Northern Ireland and also from Northern Ireland is Alan Campbell.

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He will be in the single sculls. He got to Beijing but only just and he

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has unfinished business in his boat. He has. The men's single sculls, it

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is alone the world and you have to do a lot of training on your own.

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If things are not going well, and Alan has had injury and illness,

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you can get quite down. But he is quite resilient? He is very

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resilient. He had a lot of problems for years ago and to come back and

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get to the Games was remarkable. He has got a medal at every World

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Championship in between. But he has not had a great season. But he is

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that type of guy, you just do not know, he could produce something

:10:51.:10:56.

special. Hopefully we can say in a few minutes' time that he is back

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on track. That is a final bit of action from a British perspective

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here at Eton Dorney on the first We have 9th defence at Eton Dorney.

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In the swimming pool we have the women's freestyle relay. They

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always raise the roof in any aquatic centre at any Olympic Games.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

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Let's see how Great Britain's leading at the moment. This is a

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very good swims so far. She is ahead of Team USA. This is a

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fantastic start. She has been around a little bit. She has got a

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lot to prove. She has got some good experience. Came out of the blocks

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flying. Lane five is China. First was Belarus, right at the bottom.

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Great Britain in 5th position. Still going well at the bottom is

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the team from Belarus. Now it is Jessica Lloyd. I want to see that

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takeover from China again, she was very close. Jessica Lloyd still in

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the hunt at the top. I would suggest we get for Scotland Iffat

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not least higher. All in a line, a really difficult to choose. Very

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close again from the American team that time. USA his first, then

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Japan. Third is Sweden. We need a good leg from Caitlin McClatchey.

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But there have been some tight takeovers so far. USA a saving all

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their big guns in the final, but they could get disqualified. It is

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just like a baton in track and field races. The Americans are very

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good at it. This is the only swimmer for Natalie Coughlin. Great

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Britain is still in a 5th position. We have got to get at least 4th. A

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fast second semi-final still to come. Second, third, 4th and 5th

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are all in a line. Rebecca Turner is 20 during the Olympic Games. She

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is going to have people a lifetime best out. Just second, third or 4th.

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Come on, Rebecca Turner. Great Britain has finished equal 4th. I

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have never seen a swim off in a relay. I wonder if we will see one

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here. I hope not. First, USA, second was China, third was Japan

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and 4th was Great Britain equal with Sweden. 6th was the Russian

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Federation. How close was that? think that first Chinese takeover

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was legal. Their feet cannot take it off the block. I think they will

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get away with that one. Touching by the skin of their toes! We have

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left Fran Halsall to come into the freestyle relay. Holland in the

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centre in lane four. Holland are resting their best swimmer just

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like Britain did with Fran Halsall. It will be interesting to see how

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it works for them. This is the first time these print women have

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had a shot to set a time and scare each other. It is an important

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marker for some of the swimmers. In fact, individual world records have

:17:55.:18:03.

been set from a starting position in a relay before. That was not

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Second just about in lane four. Frederica Pellegrini is down in

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lane seven. The Australians look really strong. Really working for

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it. I wonder if they have been told if you swim fast enough in the

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heats, a couple of you will get through to the finals, but not all

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of pupils stock the a could be swimming for their individual

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places in the final. It is going to be one of the great ones this

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evening. Australia, Holland, America, they will all be really

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hot tonight. A Australia lead with one leg to go. Holland are second,

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but in a bit of a precarious position. But really close for

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third and 4th. Great Britain must be watching this and thinking have

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Excuse me, 3.3 8.21. I think we are in equal 7th. They can relax a

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little bit. It would have been draining to do a swim off at the

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end of the seats. -- At the end of their heats. Look at that, it was

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beautiful. Every single opportunity you have been training you practice

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for detail and your coaches are right! Australia won that second

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heat by a full body length. And full body length these days for

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women is 1.4 seconds. If they jump into celebrate, they are

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disqualified. The crowd has just been told about the finalists. I

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think you will have been able to tell from that massive roar from

:21:55.:22:04.
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the crowd. I can tell you that Great Britain have made the final,

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just. Actually, possibly it is the best thing they could have got,

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