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awful lot to come in the next three or four hours. A mayor Boris

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Johnson calls it the Olympic mania. Whilst it's not at fever pitch yet,

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that could break out, if and when that elusive first medal is in the

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bag for the British team. There's a huge wave of goodwill towards Great

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Britain's athletes around his Olympic Park and beyond, from

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Weymouth to Wimbledon, to inside the giant whale that is the

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successfully defended an Olympic title. Becky Adlington Stobbart in

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her attempt to be the first this morning shortly. Ben Ainslie takes

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to the water to go for an historic record equalling fourth sailing

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gold at the Olympic regatta. It gets under way at high noon. Andy

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Murray was on his lonesome after doubles disappointment. Can he

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served up another run to the singles final at Wimbledon, a month

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after his last? Andy lost to Federer in that emotional final

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three weeks ago. Today, he's got a Swiss roll again. Stanislas

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Wawrinka in his match. We are gearing up for the first appearance

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in the Staines of Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer for over

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a century. You know her. Two gold medals in won the Olympic Games.

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Rebecca Adlington, you are absolutely brilliant! I've coached

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over 30 years and I've never coached any body with the drive

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that Rebecca has got. I've definitely learned more from my not

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so good swims than I have my good swims. She's got this innate

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ability to push herself to the limit, day-in day-out. It is in her

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DNA, I suppose. As an athlete, you want to keep improving, you want to

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get faster. Anybody can do absolutely anything at the Olympics

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will start nobody expected me to do what I did in Beijing. There's

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going to be upset us, highs, everything. That is the whole point

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everything. That is the whole point Double gold at 19 years of age in

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Beijing. She became the first British woman to strike gold at the

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Games since Rome in 1960. She did it again, doubling the distance at

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800. But she's got some way to go before she beats this man's total

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of five, but who knows? Ian, let's get a sense of perspective.

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Everybody is saying this medal is in the bag. This is the weaker of

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her two events. What might we expect today? High expectations of

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Becky Adlington. We will put it in perspective. This is trying to

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defend an Olympic title at her home Games. At the moment, we expected

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some of her team mates to have perhaps had better performances

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than they've had. So it has all added, all of this weight was on

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her shoulders. Plus the rest of the world is swimming well. She has

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great competitors in this event. Everybody knows of Pellegrini. But

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there are other contenders for this spot. Can you tell us what it is

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like to defend successfully at his title? You did it in the men's race

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in Athens, and also Sydney. What are the main components that one

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needs to do so, and how much more pressure is there when you are the

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one to watch in this race, a defending champion? The worst thing,

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and we talk about the home crowd and what happens around this, but

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when you walk out and you are Olympic champion, they say that

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when you are announced as defending Olympic champion, and you go,

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though, it's that moment where you go, I have to defend this title.

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You feel that. And they will say that when it is Becky Adlington

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going out there. But it is knowing what you've done to become Olympic

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champion and committing and sticking with that. Because if you

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can get to number one, you know how to do it. It's not a matter of

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thinking of number two, because you always want to be better than them.

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You've talked about a home Games, and in Sydney that was your own

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Games. I've noticed the increased level of emotion that is surging

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through Great Britain's athletes here. I guess in a Olympic terms,

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one has to have a cool, hard-headed approach to things, so how

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distracting is the overwhelming emotional experience that it is

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proving to be? It can be overwhelming. It can also be one of

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the things that gives you that extra bit that you need, that extra

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thing that kind of finish us off a performance. But if you let it

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become a distraction, it will be. If you get caught up in the hype,

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you will be lost. You need to keep a calm head but enjoyed that it is

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at home. Remember, the best things about home, and not think of all

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that of the pressure and expectation. Think of mum and dad,

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your friends and family. Don't think about everyone else. I am

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sure that is what Becky and Jo Jackson will be doing, because they

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will be going in the third of the heats in his women's 400m freestyle.

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Adrian and Andy about to pick up for us. A quick word about Becky'

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stroke rate. I did read from a cold, stroke rate. I did read from a cold,

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Bill Furniss, that she is very extraordinary and reasonably unique

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in that when she wants to upper speed, she doesn't necessarily

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increase first stroke rate, she seems to lengthen her stroke. Is

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that unusual? It is not unusual -- uncommon. It's something I tried to

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do as well. In doing so, being able to increase speed. You will see a

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slight change in kick when she does it. All the very best. Back to you,

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Becky in four, Jo Jackson in two. Gold and bronze from Beijing four

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of the women's 400 freestyle. I've said it a couple of times, but this

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is a dangerous heat to be in because it's all about time making

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it through to the final. In theory, all the swimmers from the final

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heat could go through to the final if they are the fastest in the

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heats. You don't really know how fast the rest of the field is going

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to go. The fastest 24 in those last heats. You've got to swim a quick

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time. Becky has gone out for it, half a second ahead. She looks good.

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Even though she's got such a high profile, she's kept a little bit

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under the radar. Everybody is talking about ABBA athletes, but a

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body length ahead after 75 metres is pretty impressive. Becky, easy,

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tiger! Goodness me! You can't stop it. If she wants to go for it, she

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feels good, why not? She is right on Pellegrini's world record split.

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That world record was outstanding and Pellegrini came back like a

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rocket. She might fall off those splits but this is good. Very good

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indeed. She has clearly got a race plan to get out there and get out

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there fast. She took about a body length off the field by 100. The

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crowd are going nuts. Very loud indeed. Also going reasonably well

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in lane two macro with Jo Jackson. Jackson is in fourth. Jo needs to

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continue to move through this field. If she can touch it second and May

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3rd, that will give her a good chance of getting through to the

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final. But Becky looks really, really good. She does just need to

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swim to qualify. If you were Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, you

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might think about easing back here. This is half way. Keep the pressure

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applied through to 300 and take a view. She has just dropped off that

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looks really good. She's probably taken about another metre and a

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half from the field in that last 100m. Still now going into her legs

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pace. Adlington over first. 2nd looks like Chloe Sutton of the USA.

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The Jo Jackson still in the hunt. She needs to start making a move if

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she is going to get in this final. But Adlington looks wonderful.

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Adlington is winning like the Olympic champion she is. She is one

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of our greatest swimmers ever, and dominating this, her first swim

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that we've seen. They are seeing somebody at the top of her game.

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Chloe Sutton coming back on her. I'm thinking Adlington right now

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will have a few questions in her mind about whether she should keep

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the accelerated arm of. The legs are not for long. She's not looking

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left, she won't really know where Sutton is just yet. When she does

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this turned she will, Sue have a quick look either side. -- she will

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4.03. This is an interesting tactic, she doesn't need to go this fast,

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she really doesn't, but the noise here is absolutely huge. I think

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she is easing back slightly on this the women's 400m freestyle. A

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massive roar from the crowd, absolutely deafening. It is not the

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fastest time we've seen this year. She swam it in a very interesting

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way. She really went out in that last -- first 100, and then looked

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in 7th, so she won't be making the was a little bit out of breath.

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Just don't know how much pressure she applied all the way through.

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Because if that was all a bit, I'm not sure it's going to be enough to

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be to Camille Muffat. My feeling is she will have left something in the

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tank when she realised she was such of the women's 400m freestyle. She

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led it from the front. Jo Jackson in 7th. A massive roar from the

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crowd. Federica Pellegrini has been a world class for the last four

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years, but only second fastest in to this Olympic Games. There she is.

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I wonder whether she is going to win, or one, gold, and two, if

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it like that. One job, make the final. Pellegrini tactic the swum

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the world championships really, really strangely. She went out

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super slow and was miles behind. I think she turned seven. She then

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picked it up and went very, very fast. A really bizarre way of

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swimming, she was miles behind. When she set a world record, when

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she did her 3.59. Very slow, not slow for the first 100m, but then

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traditionally bring it back very quickly. It is something she worked

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hard on. She is sitting in position the first turn. Kylie Palmer is a

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real workhorse. She's got a lot of spirit. She's in lane five, from

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Australia. Pellegrini is just Championships and waited until the

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200-metre mark. Then she picked it leading on the left-hand side of

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that shot. I still think Pellegrini now. Parma will track her. The two

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swimmers in the Yellow lanes will probably feed off each other. If

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she can only see... Balmy leading for France closer to us. Brittany

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McLean going well. She is the world junior champion on his 400m

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freestyle. She is starting to come back, Federica Pellegrini, the

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world champion on the 200 and 400. The world record holder in this

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event. Right in the centre, she is currently in third position but

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starting to rue -- to move up reasonably comfortably. I Nocher if

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she will catch the Frenchwoman, though. 100m to go at this turn.

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Over first is Balmy, second, Pellegrini. One second behind.

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has army poured back 0.4 of a second. She still has a second to

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go. Balmy swimming really nicely there. She is top right of your

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There was a second between them with 100 metres to go, and Bolney -

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- barmy as God, that's not very impressive. She needs to touch a

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least second to give herself a charter get in the final, but she

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looks like she's going backwards -- a chance to get in the final. But

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in the centre, she doesn't look good, if she is touchdown by

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McLean... And she is. That is a real shock. Having said that,

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Rebecca Adlington one that in a 4.05, so all of them faster than

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Rebecca. If she is in trouble, then Adlington is in trouble. You're

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right, that was a fast race. Adlington is in 4th place on times

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at the moment, but I do nothing there are four or -- but I don't

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think there are four or five who could do better. We actually need

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five people to beat her. She will be all right. Hold tight, Andrew.

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We are looking at the next French woman, and that would have put her

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5th in the world this year with that time. That is a good swim in

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and Rebecca Adlington lying in 4th, so only four of these women are

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allowed to beat her! She has been utterly stunning in the 400 metres

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about. She has had a dominating year. Coming into the competition

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over a second faster than everyone else. She swam 800 metres in Paris,

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at the Paris Open and was playing around a little bit on the first

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400 metres and then swam it in 4.04. She did and 8.23, which puts her at

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six the best in the world at the 800 but she was trying to see if

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she could do negative splitting, which means finishing the race

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better in the second half than the first. Then, in June, in Monaco she

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did for 0.03, and she did 57.1 for the last hundred. She has almost

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been playing around in the year to make sure she is in the best

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position to win the gold medal. Schmitt is a strong swimmer. She

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has taken a year of university to be coached by Michael Phelps's

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coach. Schmitt over first. Expect the Danish swimmer to maybe

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comeback in the second half. She looks a little bit flashy and that

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pink suit on the left-hand side. A straight arm stroke and really

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smacking her arms in, and working hard. Schmitt comfortable at the

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moment. The that is a halfway turn. The rest of the field, there are

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five swimmers who are looking pretty good. Six actually looking

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pretty good, and Rebecca at Clinton's time of 4.05 might be

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getting into the final, but it could be tight. -- Rebecca

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Schmitt turning in great pace. Muffat coming through Third. I

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imagine that yellow line will move away further from the swimmers. She

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has been working a lot on this. I imagine she will definitely try to

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win the race. But now she has five swimmers of -- who are capable of

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going under 4.05. They are still on at that pace. So that would make

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Rebecca Adlington 9th. We have to be careful, well, we don't need to

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be careful, we just have to urge them to slow down. That is the best

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place to race anyone has won here. She looks tired, but she can

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certainly come back. On the left- hand side in it lay in at number

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seven is Costa of Spain. We may be OK. Lauren Boyle has just come

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through the field like a train. is a big stretch. I think we are OK.

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Let me see, 5th is before 0.06. Thank goodness for that. -- 4.06.

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Oh my word, thank goodness for that, Rebecca is eight into the final.

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Interesting pacing from the winner. An interesting swim in this race.

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I'm not sure if it is the right way to do it, but she has played with

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her pacing all the way through the year and that 800 metres where she

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went for 0.05 at the end, that is ridiculous. Then a stretch. -- 4.05.

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Two minutes and two seconds basically her split. No, not

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right. I think I have. The confirmation of the finalists is

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just about to come up. Let's see who is No. 8. Thank goodness for

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The final is tonight, just after 8:15pm, but that is a major reality

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check because it would be a huge achievement for Rebecca Adlington

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winning a medal tonight, because gold looks unlikely. It was always

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going to be a tough field and tough for her to get to the final. You

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think Michael Phelps is comfortable, but he ended up eight. She did look

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comfortable and did not have to push it too much. But she can get

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on and do her own thing. We have the two outside burners and the

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ones in the middle will fight it out. We she got out of the pool,

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despite winning their heat, she went straight into the cool down

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Paul and she will now focus on one thing only, the final tonight. She

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is the defending champion. It was a shock when she won four years ago

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and it would be a shock if she won tonight, but she is there, in the

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We were discussing the situation, because we were quite tense in the

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studio about whether she would get through. We talk about a reality

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check, and I think we just have one. We have. I have spoken about trying

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to manage expectations around athletes. She backed off in the

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last 100 metres, let's know that. She definitely did. I actually

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think that lane might suit her. She can swim her own race, she is out

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there and she does not have to worry about the wash from the other

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girls. We know she has a strong back and and she can be out there,

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alone, and no one will know what she's doing and not have the worry

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about her coming over the top. underlines the point from Hannah

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Miley in that the heats in the Olympics have become a total

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bunfight as the quality from the rest of the world has increased.

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discussed this with some of the senior swimmers, and these young

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kids out there, they go out in the heats and it ruins us for having a

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comfortable swim to get into the final or the semi-final. And that

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means that training for two big races in one day it becomes all the

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more difficult. It really does. Looking at the swimmers to do

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multiple events across the Games, that makes it an even tougher

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struggle. We should really applaud them when they win at multiple gold

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medals. But Coralie barmy was a stand-out, she looked beautiful, as

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Moving on, when you watch the sun a round-the-world yachtsman, which

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she is not, sailing is in the blood, but Ben Ainslie has lived and

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breathed the sport since his first appearance in 1996. 0 the next 10

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days his ambition is to become the greatest sailor in the next --

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history of the Olympics -- over the And there he is. The sailing

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regatta starts in about two minutes in a Weymouth. The favourite for

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gold in the men's Finn is the aforementioned Ben Ainslie. He has

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already been hailed by the President of the Olympic Committee

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as the greatest ever Olympian. Shirley Robertson has two gold

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medals of her own will be our guide in Weymouth over the next 10 days.

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First of all, we saw you at the opening ceremony. They you are,

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your home from home, on the water. -- they you are. We saw you handing

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over that torch, a magical experience, I am sure. I am still

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tingling. For younger Callum, for I handed it to, what a moment. I

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don't think he really got it until he actually did it. Definitely a

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star for the future. They you are, wind in your hair, that is what we

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like to see -- their you are. Can you give us some context on Ben's

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achievements? Where does it put him in the pantheon of sailing and what

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might achieve in the next few days? Team GB have said this medal is the

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dead certainty but I'm sure Ben Ainslie doesn't see it like that as

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sport does not work out like that, as we have seen over the last day

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or two. He is a phenomenally competitive sailor but he has had a

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battle to get here. Domestically, that was his biggest challenge. We

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are strong in this class and it was a tough year for him. He did have a

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back-up, but he is in great shape and very confident last night when

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I spoke to him. Also today there are Super conditions. He was one of

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the first men are out and we saw him warming up and getting used to

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them in Weymouth. Lots of crowds and lots of boats out and lots of

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people out to support him. And amazing place to watch the sailing.

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This is the very first time for any Olympic regatta that they've made

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tickets available. 4500 people here. It is the sailing equivalent of

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Henman Hill. Send us an e-mail if We bumped into Stephen Park here.

:29:27.:29:32.

He's getting a round of applause. He is in charge of the sailing team.

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I would imagine Ben is just relieved, his race is just starting,

:29:36.:29:41.

I imagine he is believed to be underweight. Yes, very relieved. A

:29:41.:29:45.

little bit of pre-match nerves this morning. Just keen to get on with

:29:45.:29:48.

the main event. It looks like he's had a cracking start at the right-

:29:48.:29:52.

hand end of the line. Finally the Olympics are here, and isn't it

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great to see some many people - the weather is out, it's fantastic!

:29:58.:30:03.

There are more than a few people who want Ben Ainslie to win this

:30:03.:30:10.

Olympic regatta. He has made a good start. Nice,

:30:10.:30:13.

safe start. We've not always seen that from Ben Ainslie at the

:30:13.:30:17.

Olympic regattas Bo Storm normally he has a bad start and passed a

:30:17.:30:21.

fight for that gold medal. I think today he just wants to be

:30:21.:30:24.

conservative and get a good couple of scores. There are 10 races to go

:30:25.:30:33.

and then that medal race next I think we will stay with this for

:30:33.:30:38.

the first five minutes. If you want to see this from start to finish,

:30:38.:30:42.

there are 10 races over the next few days for Ben and his mates in

:30:42.:30:45.

the Finn class, as Barrar for many others in the other sailing classes,

:30:45.:30:50.

you can do on the hour live streams. But Richard Simmonds, my goodness,

:30:50.:30:56.

I hardly get to talk to him. Every four years, and he's there for us

:30:56.:31:05.

he's got into the right-hand side of the course. The crowd will love

:31:06.:31:09.

that because he's heading right towards them. Absolutely, he is

:31:09.:31:14.

heading over to the hill. We've got a grade on board a shot of him

:31:14.:31:17.

working the boat. We start to get a glimpse of the technique that he's

:31:17.:31:22.

developed for the class. The rest of the fleet carrying on to the

:31:22.:31:28.

other side. Let's see who it was that went back and had to we

:31:28.:31:35.

crossed the line. Supporters from Ukraine will be somewhat

:31:35.:31:41.

disappointed. Alexei was forced to cross the line again, he jumped the

:31:41.:31:51.
:31:51.:32:07.

towards the nose, towards the crowd. moving, working the boats up very

:32:07.:32:14.

small waves. I can't see any other boats. This is the view from the

:32:14.:32:19.

back of Ben Ainslie's boat. Working that rudder, it's like steering

:32:19.:32:26.

round every bump in a car. So easy just to keep that rudder still.

:32:26.:32:32.

He's got his body weight way out the side of the boat. It's all

:32:32.:32:42.
:32:42.:32:42.

about keeping the boat flat. The Danish sailor coming across. Ben

:32:42.:32:48.

Ainslie is headed to the other side towards the crowd. But it was a

:32:48.:32:56.

good start for Ben Ainslie. The Austrian and the Croatian here. The

:32:56.:33:01.

Croatian sailing is squeezing over towards... The wind is not quite as

:33:01.:33:05.

strong as at the beginning. We are looking for a picture of Ben

:33:05.:33:09.

Ainslie, who had a good start to this race. The British sailor

:33:09.:33:13.

heading for targeting gold number four has started well, but these

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are the early stages of an 11 race competition. This animation shows

:33:19.:33:29.
:33:29.:33:32.

us his advantage Austria at the pack. And when you are in the pack,

:33:32.:33:37.

other boats are taking your wind. The wind coming from the left of

:33:37.:33:41.

screen. Ben Ainslie is now absolutely floating in the pack,

:33:41.:33:51.
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technique is about keeping the boat absolutely flat. The breeze is

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about 20 kilometres an hour. A breeze that would cool you down.

:34:09.:34:13.

saw Ben tack off to the right of the course there. Somehow he got

:34:13.:34:17.

swamped a little bit. He is struggling to get his own position

:34:17.:34:21.

in this course, where he can make his own decisions and not get

:34:21.:34:25.

dictated by the boats around him. Obviously everyone knows who then

:34:25.:34:30.

is, so they want to pin him down a little bit. He is struggling out --

:34:30.:34:34.

to get out into the Frontier, but I'm sure we will see him coming

:34:34.:34:41.

back. The Dane has won the championship twice and he is opting

:34:41.:34:46.

to the other side of the course. The sailor from the Netherlands had

:34:46.:34:52.

a real fight with Ben Ainslie at the championships. The animations

:34:52.:34:57.

say it is looking very good for Denmark. Yesterday they had a

:34:57.:35:03.

practice race. The Danish sailor nearly gave up after the Olympics,

:35:04.:35:09.

he came back but he is an absolute prat to Ben Ainslie. He is one of

:35:09.:35:15.

10 boat that could win a medal here. You mentioned the pact has raised

:35:15.:35:20.

yesterday. We saw the left-hand side of the course come good. It

:35:20.:35:25.

was favoured that way. That is not where Ben is today. It's

:35:25.:35:28.

interesting to see he thought the other side was good yesterday and

:35:28.:35:33.

that's why he's gone that way. look at the crowd, that is new for

:35:33.:35:38.

sailing. A partisan crowd. There was a lot of cheering and flags for

:35:38.:35:42.

Ben Ainslie. They are wanted to see him pop out of that pack. Another

:35:42.:35:46.

boat went to the other side of the course, that is from Finland. The

:35:46.:35:51.

finish sailor is coming over all by himself. It is always a risk in

:35:51.:35:57.

sailing when you go out to one side of the course alone. The other pack

:35:57.:36:07.
:36:07.:36:10.

could get the advantage and you are looking at now. A man who has won a

:36:10.:36:20.
:36:20.:36:24.

the beach in the background. It looks like Ben Ainslie might be in

:36:24.:36:27.

the top 10 but he's absolutely struggling. It may be dramatic to

:36:27.:36:32.

say that but he's not dominating the early stages. He tends not to

:36:32.:36:35.

at the Olympic Games in the first day, but he didn't want to have a

:36:35.:36:45.
:36:45.:36:48.

slow start. The race is expected to wasn't the top of the form guide of

:36:49.:36:56.

the cultures I was talking to, nor was the Austrian. -- the coaches I

:36:56.:37:06.
:37:06.:37:07.

right-hand side of the course. We always imagine ourselves standing

:37:07.:37:14.

behind these boats looking up the course. Yes, we've it certainly

:37:14.:37:20.

seen then a struggling in the pack there. -- then. The thing about

:37:20.:37:25.

sailing in general, there's a lot of variables. It's very easy for

:37:25.:37:29.

the fleet to have a bad race. That's why we race over such a long

:37:29.:37:34.

series. You've got to average it out. That is what Ben Ainslie has

:37:34.:37:38.

done so excellently well in over the years. But we are going to see

:37:38.:37:41.

him go downwind, and that is where he really comes into his own. He's

:37:41.:37:49.

got exceptional technique. We saw on the Mini boat that the flag was

:37:49.:37:53.

flying. What that means in the Finn class is that he'll be able to work

:37:53.:38:03.
:38:03.:38:09.

Ainslie wanted a safe start and was clean off the start line, but he is

:38:09.:38:13.

struggling a bit. The quality of this fleet is the hype. They are

:38:13.:38:18.

tremendous athletes and very physical. One thing he is good that

:38:18.:38:22.

is downwind sailing. He just seems to be faster than anyone else. He

:38:22.:38:26.

is very physical with the boat. I hope to see him make a bit of an

:38:26.:38:33.

impression on the next leg as they It all looks absolutely beautiful

:38:34.:38:37.

down their in Weymouth, terrific conditions for the start of the

:38:37.:38:42.

Olympic regatta. We have some swimming to wrap up for you. It's

:38:42.:38:49.

the men's 4x100m freestyle heats. Phelps and Lochte for the US team

:38:49.:38:54.

up for this one. They are going to go in heat two, along with old

:38:54.:38:57.

rivals the Aussies, who are looking to win gold here for the first time

:38:57.:39:01.

since a certain Mr Ian Thorpe and company did 12 years ago, after the

:39:01.:39:05.

USA had threatened to smash you like guitars. Q air guitar

:39:05.:39:09.

celebrations. Can you still do it? I've forgotten how to do that. You

:39:09.:39:14.

are more than welcome to do it. think I will pass. In heat one,

:39:14.:39:18.

Great Britain are going alongside France, who could push both of

:39:18.:39:28.
:39:28.:39:33.

of two pleads for the men's 4x100m freestyle relay. -- two heats.

:39:33.:39:42.

South Africa were Olympic champions back in Athens. That was a big

:39:43.:39:52.

shock. And very excited for them I was as well. Team GB. We need a

:39:52.:39:59.

really big lead to start with from Simon Burnett. He's got great

:39:59.:40:04.

experience and has been training in the States for many years. He has

:40:04.:40:12.

been training in Tucson, Arizona. It is beautiful weather pretty much

:40:12.:40:17.

all year round, you can train outdoors. Fantastic. Team GB have

:40:17.:40:27.
:40:27.:40:30.

the red hats. This is an interesting one. Venezuela in one,

:40:30.:40:35.

Brazil in two, South Africa in three. France in the centre in four.

:40:35.:40:41.

Italy, 5, Great Britain, six, Canada, seven. It is the South

:40:41.:40:51.
:40:51.:41:23.

Canada has gone off very fast indeed. He was world champion on

:41:23.:41:33.
:41:33.:41:40.

the 100m freestyle. He got off either side of Burnett will start

:41:40.:41:50.
:41:50.:41:55.

This is a difficult position to be in. It is not a great to swim for

:41:55.:42:05.
:42:05.:42:09.

that's an interesting decision. will be a long rest because he

:42:10.:42:19.
:42:20.:42:30.

He's really pulling back. He's trying to get on to the waste of

:42:30.:42:40.
:42:40.:42:49.

the Italian. Getting back into South Africa third. Great Britain

:42:49.:42:55.

back into 6th position, they've made up one place. That split from

:42:55.:43:01.

grand turnout was very good indeed. It was a 48 point, much better.

:43:01.:43:11.
:43:11.:43:41.

James Disney-May now going for up a place. We are two tenths of a

:43:41.:43:45.

second behind fourth. We do need to try and finish in fourth if we can.

:43:45.:43:49.

If we are 5th, only three teams from the second heat can beat us.

:43:49.:43:59.
:43:59.:44:11.

We are getting a massive wave from moment leading. Team France with

:44:11.:44:21.
:44:21.:44:36.

our fastest guy, I'm afraid he's going to have a very long rest. I

:44:36.:44:42.

think it might be four years before he gets to do another Olympic

:44:42.:44:52.
:44:52.:44:56.

the guys there. He was literally behind the wave after the first leg,

:44:56.:45:01.

and those poor guys in two, three and four would have been bashed

:45:01.:45:08.

about all of the place. Really try to get -- tried to get back in to

:45:08.:45:16.

it, but that would have really impacted on that swim. 3.12 in

:45:16.:45:26.
:45:26.:45:31.

Beijing when they made the final. job, those are fast times. Italy

:45:31.:45:38.

should be through as well. Great Britain, well, what they were doing

:45:38.:45:43.

resting him, I don't know. It will be an interesting question to ask

:45:43.:45:53.
:45:53.:46:08.

these guys, the big guns. Russia, fastest Australian. They have not

:46:08.:46:13.

rested their best guide. James Magnusson, the fastest guy in the

:46:13.:46:20.

team -- their fastest guy. Very sensible. He has walked past you in

:46:20.:46:27.

a white top, I was going to say, but they all are! He's down there

:46:27.:46:36.

in the white top! I'll narrow it down, he's in the middle. Team

:46:36.:46:46.
:46:46.:47:08.

I've been following him on Twitter, he's hilarious. Matt Grieve is

:47:08.:47:12.

going second for the USA. By that is interesting. He's just done the

:47:12.:47:22.
:47:22.:47:22.

backstroke. I bet your estate swim him in the heats, but taken at the

:47:22.:47:25.

final, but he would get a medal because he has helped the team get

:47:25.:47:32.

through, so I reckon they will take him out of the final. Just to be

:47:32.:47:37.

clear, he swam the 100 metres backstroke, the fastest qualifier

:47:37.:47:44.

in that, and he is likely to win it, so to seek him on the second leg --

:47:44.:47:47.

taking on the second leg, that is interesting. Right now, the

:47:47.:47:53.

Russians doing what they do best, blasting out. A scrappy stroke on

:47:53.:48:01.

the right. Pretty hectic, though. It is getting very choppy. Almost a

:48:01.:48:08.

water polo strokes. A very tight takeover at five for the USA. The

:48:08.:48:18.
:48:18.:48:35.

lead-off leg from Russia, 48.1. Not the 100 backstroke helping his team

:48:35.:48:42.

to qualify for the final. For those of you who don't watch swimming

:48:42.:48:47.

that often, people do train all of the strokes, so he won't be shabby.

:48:47.:48:57.
:48:57.:49:07.

In fact he's very good! Could take trials, but then he withdrew. That

:49:07.:49:12.

was going to be his 8th race, but he decided to only swim seven, what

:49:12.:49:21.

an incredible guy. So, Russia, in three. A fantastic turn from the

:49:21.:49:31.
:49:31.:49:32.

Americans again. He will be handing over to Jason Lee's act. Coming

:49:32.:49:35.

back are Australia in four, and we are about to see the world

:49:35.:49:43.

champions, so this will be an interesting last leg. Germany now

:49:43.:49:48.

in 4th. Here is the first time we will see James Magnusson of

:49:48.:49:54.

Australia, currently in second, at the bottom of the shot. Magnus is

:49:54.:49:57.

breathing to the left. He is in the second of the yellow lines. Coming

:49:57.:50:03.

in between the Russians and Americans. It will be a line-up of

:50:03.:50:07.

four off the turn. Australia in second. All of these four teams

:50:07.:50:13.

should qualify easily. Magnusson, to the right. He does not like

:50:13.:50:23.
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losing races. The USA swimmer is absolutely flying, and Magnusson

:50:24.:50:28.

next to him is the world champion. Fantastic to see it. Australia

:50:28.:50:38.
:50:38.:50:49.

winning it. Faster than the first indeed. 47.2, the split from

:50:49.:50:57.

Magnusson. Not bad for a beginner! You would expect him to do that in

:50:57.:51:03.

the individual, 47.2. Quite a few swimmers are starting at the back

:51:03.:51:07.

of the block to get some momentum and then diving in. But it's not

:51:07.:51:16.

easy time it right when you do that. Beautiful takeover. I love it.

:51:16.:51:22.

fantastic swim from the American. He is the guy who saved the 8th

:51:22.:51:26.

gold medal prospects for Michael Phelps and that last leg. Look at

:51:26.:51:34.

Magnusson looking over. What are you doing? That is interesting.

:51:34.:51:41.

They are sledging. A Yes, we saw that! Australia winning the second

:51:41.:51:51.
:51:51.:51:51.

heat. America will be in the number five, and Russia in three. That

:51:51.:51:55.

will be interesting. Those three are the fastest qualifiers in the

:51:55.:52:05.
:52:05.:52:23.

final. Germany will be in the final Britain, well, 2.3 seconds behind.

:52:23.:52:33.
:52:33.:52:35.

Always tasty the rivalry between the US and Australia, but how is it

:52:35.:52:44.

these days? It is a hot rivalry in this race, and I did like watching

:52:44.:52:50.

that. Australia actually placed the two fastest swimmers in the heat of

:52:50.:52:53.

this morning. We have another two athletes who have qualified for the

:52:53.:52:59.

event that we could put in for the final. But this is very close.

:52:59.:53:03.

Great swimmer by the Russians and the Americans were strong. The

:53:03.:53:09.

French team is well placed. This is going to be a very tight race

:53:09.:53:14.

against four nations. The US are looking stronger than I expected.

:53:14.:53:18.

It is going to be a battle. James Magnusson is a very confident

:53:18.:53:24.

character. He said that this relay team that he will head his bullet

:53:24.:53:29.

proof. That is tough talk. It might be good for James to say that but

:53:29.:53:34.

it might not help the other three guys. That is James's character. At

:53:34.:53:38.

the moment he is producing the kind of results where he is able to do

:53:38.:53:43.

things and say things and make sweeping remarks like that. He is a

:53:43.:53:48.

brilliant sprint freestyle or. And I hope he produces it at an Olympic

:53:48.:53:53.

Games, which she is capable of. I think we have to see a taste of

:53:53.:53:58.

that perceiving -- which he is capable of. Australia will

:53:58.:54:04.

presumably grind to a halt. Sport in Australia is one thing we wake

:54:04.:54:07.

up for. It doesn't matter what time it is, Australia will be watching

:54:07.:54:13.

the race. Bleary eyed, no doubt. Ian, thanks for talking to us again.

:54:13.:54:17.

We now turn our attention to cycling, out on the roads.

:54:17.:54:21.

Yesterday did not go to plan for Mark Cavendish and the Great

:54:21.:54:25.

Britain team, obviously. And is there a danger that the rest of the

:54:25.:54:32.

world will, as they put it, ganged up on us again? Nicole Cooke is

:54:32.:54:36.

defending her title and Lizzie Armitstead is primed for a sprint

:54:36.:54:46.

finish. Tony Gray Thomson is down We are all expecting quite a

:54:46.:54:51.

different race today. There has been a little break away from

:54:51.:54:54.

Fernando Silva from Brazil, but she doesn't look very comfortable in

:54:54.:54:59.

the saddle. The peloton just waiting to catch up. I am joined by

:54:59.:55:04.

Jill Douglas who was a reporter yesterday. There has been a lot of

:55:04.:55:06.

talk coming into the race about the rivalry in the British team and

:55:06.:55:10.

what the team tactics will be. How do you think that will play out for

:55:10.:55:15.

the girls? They were tight-lipped during the week when I asked about

:55:15.:55:20.

who would be the protected rider and the team leader. I think they

:55:20.:55:23.

will have some meetings this week to discuss that strategy. But they

:55:23.:55:28.

will have to be very pragmatic and the race. If it is a bunch sprint,

:55:28.:55:32.

we accept Lizzie Armitstead is the stronger sprinter, but not the

:55:32.:55:36.

strongest in the peloton. I think they hope it is an aggressive race

:55:36.:55:41.

at a reasonable pace, and therefore it could be that Nicole Cooke could

:55:41.:55:46.

get on to the right side of a break and it could be a race that suits

:55:46.:55:52.

her. I think there are more questions in the race, as opposed

:55:52.:55:57.

yesterday when we saw Great Britain up riding for the sprint finish,

:55:57.:56:01.

with just one plan. But in this situation there are three plans.

:56:01.:56:06.

That is why Chris Newton has a canny job as the team coach. He is

:56:06.:56:13.

in the car today with Shane Sutton and Dave Brailsford. They will be

:56:13.:56:17.

trying to interpret and feed the information to the girls. On paper,

:56:17.:56:21.

Marianne Vos seems to be the strongest. Do you think the Dutch

:56:21.:56:26.

team will control the peloton today? The usual suspects. The

:56:26.:56:30.

Dutch team, the Italians, the Germans, and Great Britain.

:56:30.:56:36.

Everybody will be realising the depth of talent in that team, and

:56:36.:56:39.

do not forget Lucy Martin who has been riding of Lizzie Armitstead

:56:39.:56:42.

and doing a fantastic job. They will be watching each other

:56:42.:56:48.

carefully, but Marianne Vos is a big favourite. But I think the

:56:48.:56:52.

Italians will also be looking to get up there. It is actually a

:56:52.:56:55.

really fascinating race. It could be really exciting. As a spectacle,

:56:55.:57:00.

it might be similar to what we saw in the world championships. Quite a

:57:00.:57:05.

canny race, but the last few kilometres could get very likely.

:57:05.:57:13.

Thank you, Gill. We will let you The race will be coming down into

:57:13.:57:18.

London at around 4pm. It is available on the other outlets if

:57:18.:57:21.

you want to concentrate on it. We are going back to Eton Dorney, the

:57:21.:57:27.

last of the races today, the women's eight. I know the USA have

:57:27.:57:32.

been dominant in this rate over the last few years. -- in this race. Is

:57:32.:57:36.

that with the same group of women or have they chopped and changed?

:57:36.:57:40.

They have been a few changes. They tried taking the two strongest

:57:40.:57:44.

girls out and putting them in the pairs to see if they could do that

:57:44.:57:50.

as well as winning the women's eight. The Women's Day nearly got

:57:50.:57:54.

beaten by Canada then, so they brought everybody out and they were

:57:54.:57:58.

really try to make a statement but they are back and that nobody will

:57:58.:58:02.

touch them in the event. Talking about pears, the men's double scull,

:58:02.:58:06.

the lightweight, if people can see Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, if

:58:06.:58:10.

they were not back to their best, they were close to it. The a

:58:10.:58:14.

certainly put a marker down. -- they certainly. It probably her

:58:14.:58:18.

them to do it, but they wanted to show the 1,000 cere, and for their

:58:18.:58:23.

own minds, after the bad results they have an indifferent season but

:58:23.:58:28.

they are back and fighting for a gold medal. If they were impressive,

:58:28.:58:32.

their female counterparts were supremely confident and impressive

:58:32.:58:41.

in their heat. And they spoke to us We will talk about the end in a

:58:41.:58:45.

moment, but what was the start like? It was actually quite calm.

:58:45.:58:52.

We both racier a lot. We have practised the warm-up in the trials

:58:52.:58:56.

and the start is almost the calmest place because you are quiet and

:58:56.:59:00.

focusing on the first strokes and getting ready to go. When she had

:59:00.:59:04.

the first few strokes it seemed to go like clockwork. -- once you had.

:59:04.:59:09.

We had some really good training and we knew all we had to do is

:59:09.:59:12.

deliver what we did in training and use the excitement of being in

:59:12.:59:17.

front of a home crowd to add a bit of a buzz to that. So then it was

:59:17.:59:26.

just following the plan that we When we spoke in Italy last week,

:59:26.:59:29.

you said you were trying not to be childishly excited about the whole

:59:29.:59:33.

thing. How did you feel at the start, were you able to banish that

:59:33.:59:37.

from your thoughts? I was quite surprised that I did but actually,

:59:37.:59:44.

it was just like we were at Eton Dornie. You are. It looks a lot

:59:44.:59:48.

different because of the grandstands but at the start it

:59:48.:59:51.

felt like we were at trials. I think that is a real advantage,

:59:51.:59:55.

that we've done so many high- pressure races here before it. It

:59:55.:59:59.

was just like another race. Maybe that is the definition of home

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advantage. Yes. There's a lot of definitions in terms of when we

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arrived the other day, seeing all the volunteers and seeing how

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friendly they are also a lot of them have been told not to say

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anything but they are almost bursting with excitement to say,

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good luck. Everyone makes you feel really comfortable. Then it's all

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about delivering your performance that you practised day-in day-out.

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Steve? Rumour has it training has gone very well. That obviously

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shows. You both have quite a lot of confidence. Are you happy with

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what's going to go on for the next few races? That was incredible. To

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get the first race out of the legs and just to have a practice. I've

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never done anything like what it was like at the end when we crossed

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the line, it was amazing. I think we've got to bear in mind that is

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just a heat, but I'm happy we started off well. Yes, training has

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been going really well for us. We made massive steps on and did some

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really good pieces. All we needed to do today was put out what we've

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done in training. I think we did to an extent, but we can find a bit

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more in the next race. Excellent. You're talking about what it is

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like you know me, there's not normally 35,000 people here when

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you're doing training. It's pretty special. Yes, it's just so loud

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when you cross the finish! It's a big wall of sound. If you could

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bottle that sound when you cross the finish line and sell it, I'd be

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a millionaire. If will be a lot louder with every passing day and

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race you are involved in. We look forward to talking to you after the

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next one. Only three British crews involved in action today. We've

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spoken about two of them, and they were both victorious. The third one

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were the women's eight. Here's how quick and fast in lane two macro.

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Alongside them, the noise, speed and brashness of the USA. They are

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allowed to be that. They are the Olympic and world champions. They

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four. Do the right of your picture, in lane three, the Americans have

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already jumped out and lead by a quarter of a length. Olympic

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champions in Beijing. They haven't really lost a race since winning in

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Beijing. Romania were on the way down. The United States have been

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just as dominant. Very powerful. Great Britain have reorganised

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their crew. They had lots of injury in their boat. Some of the injured

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people have come back into the boat. Victoria Thornley has gone into

:03:08.:03:18.

struck from the quad, where she was rolling earlier on in the season.

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Annabel Vernon, she is in at six. A sculler who has changed into rowing

:03:24.:03:29.

as well. This is incredible from the Olympic and world champions.

:03:29.:03:35.

They have taken a length out of Great Britain as they go through

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the 500 mark. We would expect the US to push on again hard in the

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British group. Vicky Thornley has come back into the stroke seat. She

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was in that stroke seat last year when Great Britain won bronze.

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Looking there at Mary Whipple, the coxswain of the American boat. They

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did have Erin Cafaro at their bow. They found in Lucerne that they

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only sneaked into win ahead of Canada. They thought, well, we are

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not going to win the pair. We will bring Allah two strongest athletes

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back into the eight to try and make sure that Canada doesn't catch us

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on the line at the Olympics. And my goodness, they are an extremely

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good crew. I said the United States would move on in the second 500.

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The Aussies were on their coat- tails. They have not been able to

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live with the speed of the Americans. They want to make a big

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statement. They are doing exactly that. Just one group to go through

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down, 1000 de Gaulle in the opening heat of the women's eight. The USA,

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the Olympic and world champions, have been devastating. They have

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moved out. They were clear of Great Britain at the 500 metres mark.

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Only Australia had the overlap at that point macro. They've had a

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magnificent second 500. They've dropped Australia through that.

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They are now a way clear. They are against Australia. But out front,

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magnificent, the USA. There are two races going on here. The race is on

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for the second place. Great Britain have had a good second 500 and move

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dominant and looking for another a length and a bit clear of

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Australia, who are being hounded now by Great Britain. We are into

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the last 500 metres in this. They have driven Harden pulled away ever

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since. The USA are clear by a country mile. The Aussies in lane

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four went with them to the halfway mark but they are now suffering.

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The British are pushing on hard. The British crew will come through.

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They are into this tunnel of complete noise on either side of

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the course here. Only one will go through to the final. That is

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clearly going to be the USA. But it's all about pride here in his

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opening heat. It is all about Great Great Britain. They have upped

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their rates a little bit. These crews will end up going back into

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the repechage, but no one will The Aussies are going to hold on,

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only just. Look at how brilliant the Olympic and world champions are.

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The United States of America over the line. They have demolished this

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field. In second place, the Aussies are through. And the British come

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through in third. It was a valiant middle 1000 by Great Britain.

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There's more to come from this group. They will have to show that

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when they next get out on to the start line for the repechage. My

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word! The Australians, have we seen a crew so dominant as the USA over

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Romania, who used to dominate this women's event and dominate women's

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rowing for many years, multi times Olympic and world champions. Well,

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the baton has been passed on to the United States of America. Romania,

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fourth in the world championships last year, they were second in

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Munich earlier this year. Still a force to be contended with. Canada

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are the likely winners here. Canadians gone out strong, the

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Canadians are the world silver- medallists from 2011. They were

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first in Munich and came second at Lucerne. They were beaten on that

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occasion by the United States of America, but it wasn't that large a

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:09:58.:10:00.

gap between the two. We expect them to have moved on. The coach of the

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Canadian crew has been around for years, coached many a Canadian

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group to an Olympic and world medal. The Canadians stretching into their

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race pace. The Romanians have a good steak now, they move well into

:10:15.:10:25.
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point of view, Holland have a history of pulling out medals as

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well. Second in 2008 behind the Americans, not this crew. They've

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got a strong Olympic pedigree. Dutch are good, rangy athletes.

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Very relaxed, very nice rowers but very easy, fluid and tall, long

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levers. I always loved watching Lesley Thomson, the cox of the

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Canadian group. She always sits upright, she's been sat upright

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like that for years. Her poise and confidence. When I was in the boat

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at the up-and-down, screaming and yelling. I would love to be able to

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sit as calm and cool as she does are probably the closest rivals to

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the USA, the champions. But there isn't quite the same dynamism about

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it. That impact. You just feel that the power and focus of the American

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crew was just that much more aggressive, more exciting. Lesley

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Thomas and his 51 years of age, the coxswain of the Canadian group. --

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for the energy they are expanding, we'd have thought they'd be clear

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quarter of this second heat of the women's eight. The Romanians have

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an overlap. It will be a big job on their hands if they are going to

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catch Canada. Only one of these three crews going through to the

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final, everybody else to the repechage. It is worth throwing,

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from a Romanian point of view, it's worth throwing everything at it

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with this overlap. But they are not having any impression whatsoever.

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The Canadians, one length just shy of. Into the grandstands. The

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Canadian team well-supported here. On the far side, the Netherlands

:14:19.:14:29.
:14:29.:14:29.

are starting to spend up. Romania kick on. The Canadians holding out

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to their three-quarters of a length lead. Canada looking completely in

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control. You always know that the Romanians were going to attack, but

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they don't have the class that they used to have 10 to 15 years ago.

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They are building a new group of athletes. But they are good. They

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will certainly be handing down for all they needed to qualify. They

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will have a bigger race on their hands in the final. The Romanians

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will be in second. They are coming back but they are running out of

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water. Canada, first, and through to the final. Romania, second. The

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Netherlands in third place. Those The that is the end of the second

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day at Eton Dorney, but you can see a gaggle of individuals here. Zac

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Purchase's that is here, and he is a fashion icon, as you can see. Is

:15:34.:15:39.

it right you will have a pair of trousers to the final on Saturday?

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That is what you are asking me to wear. He was supposed to say, yes

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of course. We had some pretty good training the last few months and we

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were looking forward to coming out and putting together some good

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stuff. And that is a good start for us. Some more things to add and we

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are looking forward to Thursday. But bit nervous at the start given

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the performances in Munich and Lucerne? That isn't what we plan

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when they wanted to execute the Olympic season, but we have worked

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really hard to an get ready in the last six weeks. It was awesome, we

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loved it. We came here to race hard and fast, and we showed it in the

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heats, but there is a lot more to come. Steve was impressed. Very

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impressed. The positions you finish in the last two regattas was not a

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position we wanted. When you saw the draw and you got the Kiwis, way

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you please, or disappointed? I think I know what the answer will

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be now we know the result, but going into it? I spoke to John a

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couple of weeks ago and we wanted a top crew out there to show what we

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can do. That is what we wanted. We had an inkling we would get

:16:58.:17:04.

somebody fast, but what a better way to start than against the World

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Cup winners and the silver- medallists from last year? A great

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start, but more to do. You didn't have to win the race, but we got

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the impression that 500 metres from the end, whatever, we are going to

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win it. The most important thing was to put into practice what we

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did in training. To be honest, the result was not the be-all and end-

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all. We want to win the final and it's not important to win the heat,

:17:28.:17:33.

massively, but we wanted to put out a race that we were happy with it.

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We have done that and we can step on and look forward to the semi-

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final. Have the nerve has been banished? Happy that the boys are

:17:41.:17:46.

in good shape? After a dodgy season we were anxious that there is no

:17:46.:17:51.

one more determined and if they want something, they will do it, so

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fingers crossed. It is interesting talking about this. At least these

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guys can influence things. They are on the water, but it is so hard for

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parents and friends. Is there a sense of camaraderie among store of

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the beleaguered Poms And Dance -- mums and dads? The team supporting

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us in the stands is brilliant and you can see the stress going around

:18:18.:18:24.

the parents as their children before. I had my turn today. The

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lightweight parents are very supporting -- supportive and the

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whole team is brilliant. I am looking forward your outfit at the

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weekend, make. I'm not! We look forward to seeing you guys on the

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water on Thursday as well. That is it from Eton Dorney, and we have a

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good moment to hand back because there are forks of lightning coming.

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No oh, it is just fireworks. will have a head full of fireworks

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after the other night. And now that something we in a presentation role

:18:57.:19:01.

get a chance to say very rarely, once every four years. Now time for

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a bit of fencing. I actually went to the fencing in Beijing in my

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quest to view every Olympic sport for myself and it was dramatic and

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theatrical and a really great to watch, but it time -- at times it

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Fencing. There are three categories of weapon in the sport of fencing.

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The epee, the foil and the sabre. Each has different characteristics

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and rules of engagement. The epee: it is a thrusting weapon, and only

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the point may be used to score a hit. The target area can be any

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part of the body which produces tactical contests that generally

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last longer than any of the other weapons. Pepe is the only category

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in which fencers can score points simultaneously as a result of a

:19:59.:20:03.

double attack. The foil is also a thrusting weapon. But the target

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area is confined to the trunk of the body, front and back. It does

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not include the arms and the their head. To win a point, a right of

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way must be established with a correctly executed attack or by

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parrying an attack and hitting with The sabre: the sabre is a cutting

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and thrusting weapon. So the matches are often decided very

:20:30.:20:36.

quickly. Fencers can use the tip, the edge and to the back of the

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blade to hit a target area anywhere above the waist, except for the

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One that moved to watch out for is the spectacular if Lunch -- one

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Now we are geared up, and by the way that is the first time we have

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had that word on the BBC, and it is time for the sabre. Apparently

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slashing and thrusting is advisable in this one. Say no more. James

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will be doing that for us, the 21- year-old from Truro, the only

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British entry in the sabre event and is up against a very good

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opponent from Belarus. This time Grier -- Graham Bell is leading the

:21:25.:21:35.
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through this fight. And the period to make sure the equipment

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is working. Any change of tactics for James? He was have to work the

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distance. There we go. Very nice. He has got him on the way forward.

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There we go. So much of fencing is a game of bluff and double-bluff.

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It is about working out your so it is funny bone's attack. And

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James hits with the continuation of then the referee will not give a

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went for the second and he has given that. James has called for a

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video review here. Unfortunately, for him, that stayed with the

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referee. For 10-5. The counter- attack. A block out from James.

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That has worked for him twice in this period. If you are new to

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fencing, we go up to 15. 10-6. It is not all over. No, you can get

:23:36.:23:40.

this back in at the sabre because it is so fast that you cannot

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review. It is whether the referee considers that he started before he

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went. It was not clear from the slow motion. We will need to see

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

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just two points away for making it into the round of 32, the

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Belorussian. That one goes to James. Is it? Yes. 13-made. -- 13-eight.

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Together. He will not call upon. No mistakes can be afforded now.

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referee will have to look at that one because he thinks it's his.

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think he starts just ahead. But the referee went and had a look at the

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video, a good look at this one. The attack is good. The crowd are

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wrist again. Coming in from far out, tapped him on the wrist, get out of

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the way. The next. Will see the Belorussian athlete through. Watch

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the back line! The attack has gone through, and the Belorussian goes

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certainly came out fired up and have the sport the crowd. He

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certainly put on his best effort, but the Belorussian perhaps a

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Only 21 years of age, and well played to James. Hopefully that is

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the first of many international experiences. We are shortly heading

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to the news, but this is what is on around the out but for us. Live on

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BBC Three, uninterrupted coverage of the 87 miles of the women's

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peloton. And plenty of judo on the mats. Two categories in action

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today, and two gold medals of the 14 available through the Olympic

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sports will be decided as the afternoon progresses. And then, in

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sailing, that is the situation. Ben Ainslie in second right now. But

:27:29.:27:34.

the men's star, Ian Simpson and Andrew Percy will be there. And

:27:34.:27:38.

Lucy MacGregor will be skippering her crew in the women's Elliott 6m.

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That is the situation and plenty more to come after a break for the

:27:41.:27:45.

news. But look at this, it is dramatic, and the omens look good.

:27:45.:27:50.

Four years ago a tremendous thunderstorm heralded Great

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