BBC One: Day 3: 09.00-11.30

:02:10. > :02:14.Fantastic to see those first medals for Great Britain at these Olympics.

:02:14. > :02:20.Good morning and welcome. With Britain off the mark, it is over to

:02:20. > :02:24.the boys to see if they can add to the medal tally. This morning it is

:02:24. > :02:30.all about getting wet. We are on the banks of the Thames to see if

:02:30. > :02:36.the growing class of 2012 can live up to the men's four that have gone

:02:36. > :02:40.before. -- rowing. Then it is back to the pool for the 200 metres

:02:40. > :02:50.freestyle women's heats, and for the men it is all about the

:02:50. > :02:53.

:02:53. > :02:57.Waterfield go in search of Olympic glory in the synchro diving. And

:02:57. > :03:01.this is how it is looking at the Olympic Park this morning. A

:03:01. > :03:08.beautiful morning, perfect weather for the many people streaming into

:03:08. > :03:12.the park. Tom Daley is going to be one of the highlights. If you are

:03:12. > :03:18.out, get near a television for that. There is live sport under way at

:03:18. > :03:27.Lord's. They are into the men's and women's individual draws in archery.

:03:27. > :03:31.And they are busy with badminton at Wembley Arena. That is on BBC Three.

:03:31. > :03:39.Horse Guards Parade, that is where the beach volleyball is coming up.

:03:39. > :03:44.The men will be in action for Great Britain, facing Brazil. And back at

:03:44. > :03:50.the Olympic Park, there is live poppy with the men's prelims taking

:03:50. > :03:55.place at the Riverbank Arena. -- hockey. And there are plenty of

:03:55. > :04:01.ways that you can keep across the Olympic action, using the BBC's

:04:01. > :04:07.Board website and the red button. Plenty of choice on offer. And you

:04:07. > :04:10.can stay with us and what it all unfold on BBC One. Coming up in the

:04:10. > :04:15.next half an hour, we will hear from Tom Daley, the men's eight

:04:15. > :04:18.rowing team, and we will take you on a tour of the Athletes' Village.

:04:18. > :04:22.After a second gripping night in the Aquatics Centre, we are

:04:22. > :04:26.starting with swimming. It was not quite the golden feeling of Beijing,

:04:26. > :04:30.but Rebecca Adlington gave the home crowd plenty to cheer. All of the

:04:30. > :04:32.crowd waiting to receive the defending Olympic champion, the

:04:32. > :04:42.world record holder, Betty Addington.

:04:42. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :04:58.Dominance when it from Camille Muffat. I cannot see anything else

:04:58. > :05:08.happening. Those two women in the centre have gone out very fast

:05:08. > :05:21.

:05:21. > :05:24.400 metres freestyle. Leading at the moment is the French athlete,

:05:24. > :05:28.Camille Muffat. Coming back strongly is Allison Schmitt and

:05:28. > :05:34.Rebecca Adlington going well at the bottom. She is starting to move

:05:34. > :05:40.into the bronze medal position. Come on! This is not over. At the

:05:40. > :05:47.last 15 metres. Bronze in the white hat is Allison Schmitt, getting the

:05:47. > :05:55.silver. Gold to Camille Muffat. And at the bronze goes to Rebecca

:05:55. > :06:00.Adlington! I am so proud that I have got a medal at a home Games.

:06:00. > :06:06.Not many people can say that. The crowd are amazing. This is what I

:06:06. > :06:09.wanted. This is what gets us from 4th to third and on to that podium.

:06:09. > :06:13.That was Rebecca Adlington immediately after her swim last

:06:13. > :06:18.night. Mark Foster, you were in the Aquatics Centre to see that happen.

:06:18. > :06:24.She did an amazing time. At it was fantastic. She was faster than she

:06:24. > :06:31.was in Beijing four years ago. There is so much as expectation on

:06:31. > :06:36.baccy. It was a huge surprise that she won gold for in Beijing. We

:06:36. > :06:39.knew it was going to be between her and Allison Schmitt and Camille

:06:39. > :06:45.Muffat. Everybody was hoping and praying she could do the same thing

:06:45. > :06:48.again. She was on the outside, doing her own race, in a sense. You

:06:48. > :06:53.have to remember that her main event is the 800 metres freestyle.

:06:53. > :06:57.To pick up a medal in that was a great moment for her. She has a few

:06:57. > :07:03.days to get ready for the event that she really loves. Yes, the 800,

:07:03. > :07:07.twice the distance. There is only two people, Rebecca Adlington and

:07:07. > :07:11.Lotte Friis, who came behind her in that race. All her training is

:07:11. > :07:15.geared to the 800 metres freestyle. It meant so much to her, with the

:07:15. > :07:21.emotion coming out of her face, getting that medal at the Home

:07:21. > :07:25.Games, and it is not a main event. It is her second event. I was

:07:25. > :07:32.struck by every slimer. Every single one said that the crowd made

:07:32. > :07:36.a huge difference. -- swimmer. it does make a huge difference. I

:07:36. > :07:40.have been through three decades, but seeing the cool cats coming out,

:07:40. > :07:44.and then they hear the roaring and they know it is for them, they

:07:44. > :07:49.start to smile and you see the energy going through them. The

:07:49. > :07:53.nerves turn into excitement. What can I do? What is possible for my

:07:53. > :07:57.home crowd? I have been too many championships and when you hear

:07:57. > :08:02.that noise, you try to say it is for you in your head, but when you

:08:02. > :08:05.know it is for you, I wish that I was on the blocks again. I am sure

:08:05. > :08:12.you do. The crowds are back at the Aquatics Centre because there are

:08:12. > :08:16.more heats coming up. What are you looking out for? Women's 200

:08:16. > :08:20.freestyle, 200 medley, Hannah Miley in the 200 medley goes again.

:08:20. > :08:24.Michael Phelps is going in his favourite event, the 200 metre

:08:24. > :08:28.butterfly. People are pinning a medal on him but on the back of the

:08:28. > :08:31.400 when he came 4th and everybody was surprised, well, we were not

:08:31. > :08:39.surprised he did not beat Ryan Lochte but it was not great at the

:08:39. > :08:42.same time. Can you bounce back? When you see the 200 metres

:08:43. > :08:45.freestyle, we have a good chance of getting a medal. We have to see how

:08:46. > :08:53.the two girls go through. Caitlin McClatchey had the great freestyler.

:08:53. > :08:58.It will be interesting. -- had a great freestyle. We have got a

:08:58. > :09:02.fantastic view of the Olympic Park and inside his Clare Balding and

:09:02. > :09:08.somebody who knows Rebecca Adlington very well.

:09:08. > :09:17.Yes, Sharon. It is mayhem in the pool because there are so many

:09:17. > :09:21.swimmers. What will Betty be doing? -- Rebecca Adlington be doing?

:09:21. > :09:24.will be recovering. It is quite hard to go to sleep after

:09:24. > :09:32.everything that happened last night. That medal will be under her pillow

:09:32. > :09:36.and she will be checking it everyone's -- every once in a while.

:09:36. > :09:44.You become fixated on slip but that is so difficult when your brain is

:09:44. > :09:50.turning over on you and you are thinking about it. She will have

:09:50. > :09:54.had to do a drug test, media calls, so today will be reflection,

:09:54. > :10:01.resting, but because the 800 is the most important race for her,

:10:01. > :10:06.focusing on that directly. She will get in the pool today. Absolutely.

:10:06. > :10:11.She will probably do a couple of hours, at 7000 metres, fairly

:10:11. > :10:16.steady, like you do! I can do that in my sleep! Ian Thorpe was talking

:10:16. > :10:20.about getting back in the pool. He said he wanted to get back into

:10:20. > :10:24.training was because it gave him passive thinking in the pool is one

:10:24. > :10:34.place where your brain can rest while your body is doing the work.

:10:34. > :10:41.You say that because it is so true but the pool is very busy at the

:10:41. > :10:48.moment. In terms of what we are going to see tonight, we have got

:10:48. > :10:51.the heats to go through yet. Hannah Miley, she is better at the longer

:10:51. > :10:54.distance, but I am hoping that the energy created by Rebecca will

:10:54. > :10:59.spread around the other swimmers and we will see them performing

:10:59. > :11:05.above expectation. Yes, Hannah Miley is tiny in relation to other

:11:05. > :11:11.swimmers. We are normally very tall. The 200, it generally you have to

:11:11. > :11:15.be very tall and strong, which is why she specialises in the 400

:11:15. > :11:19.metres. It will be a tall order. She is capable of making the final

:11:19. > :11:24.but she has to have a really good morning swim. Those that have

:11:24. > :11:28.already qualified for the final, Gemma Spofforth in the 400 metres

:11:28. > :11:32.backstroke and Liam Tancock in the 50 metres backstroke. He goes over

:11:32. > :11:36.100 tonight. It is hotting up in the Aquatics

:11:36. > :11:39.Centre, thank you. It is not just about the swimming today because

:11:39. > :11:43.Tom Daley is heading for the diving board before the first time in

:11:43. > :11:48.London 2012. He is alongside Pete Waterfield in a synchronised ten-

:11:48. > :11:54.metre platform final. After living four years in the media spotlight,

:11:54. > :11:59.will it be the 18 year-old from Devon taking centre-stage?

:11:59. > :12:05.From a height of 10 metres, it takes Tom Daley about 1.6 seconds

:12:05. > :12:10.to hit the water. That is not a lot of time to make out what he does.

:12:10. > :12:17.He is judged by those who know diving inside out and upside down

:12:17. > :12:22.at normal speed. But for the rest of us, he has to be slowed down.

:12:22. > :12:27.Only then do all the twists and turns of his life reveal themselves.

:12:27. > :12:32.There is a sort of distortion to how we see the world of Tom Daley.

:12:32. > :12:36.From the moment he looked up at the age of seven at that platform high

:12:36. > :12:40.above Central Park pool in his home city of Plymouth and told his

:12:40. > :12:45.father that up there was why he wanted to climb, ever since then he

:12:45. > :12:52.has been this prodigy, falling gracefully, this one did child,

:12:52. > :12:56.unable to escape analysis and scrutiny. -- wonder child. He began

:12:56. > :13:01.to make an impact in international competition at the age of nine. He

:13:01. > :13:07.was bullied at school. He went to the Beijing Olympics at the age of

:13:07. > :13:14.14. Brilliant! A spat with his partner, Blake Aldridge, in a

:13:14. > :13:20.synchronised event, became public knowledge. He became individual

:13:20. > :13:30.World Champion at the 2009 World Championships in Rome. Yes! Come

:13:30. > :13:38.

:13:38. > :13:44.Commonwealth Games and to won gold in the 10 metres synchronised with

:13:44. > :13:54.Max Bruch. Rob, his companion, his film maker, his best mate his

:13:54. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :14:02.father, aged 40, dived of a brain tumour. This year Tom Daley won the

:14:02. > :14:06.individual platform at Eindhoven. His coach criticised him for

:14:06. > :14:10.overdoing his media and commercial activities. In Mexico, he won the

:14:10. > :14:16.last leg of the world series before the Olympics, plus bronze in the

:14:16. > :14:21.synchronised with Pete Waterfield. But can he beat his arch-rival from

:14:21. > :14:25.China in London? The twists and turns of being Tom Daley. Perhaps

:14:25. > :14:29.we will never see him as he truly is at normal speed and we should

:14:29. > :14:36.only worry that he does not go the way of some of the child stars, and

:14:36. > :14:41.fall. But falling is what Tom Daley does and perhaps how we see him is

:14:41. > :14:45.no more distorted than how he sees the world, from the hand stand on

:14:45. > :14:50.the edge of the platform 10 metres up there. Perhaps we should simply

:14:50. > :14:53.enjoy young Tom Daley and all that he does while it lasts. I think I

:14:53. > :15:03.was nine when I drew this. It is meet doing a handstand in the

:15:03. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:08.Olympics in London 2012. -- it is me. All 1.6 seconds of it.

:15:08. > :15:12.Tom Daley, one of the people we will be looking out for at the

:15:12. > :15:16.Olympics. His individual event does not happen until a week on Friday

:15:16. > :15:23.so he will be competing throughout the Games. Mark Foster was in the

:15:23. > :15:28.same team as him during the Beijing Games. Yes. In the aquatics, and

:15:29. > :15:32.all championships, synchronised swimming and diving altogether. But

:15:32. > :15:35.at this multi-sport event, the tower blocks will be full of

:15:36. > :15:40.anything from athletes, swimmers and divers, and we hang around

:15:41. > :15:44.together because it is wanting. I remember in Beijing going out for

:15:44. > :15:49.the opening ceremony and seeing Tom Daley, this little 14 year-old, and

:15:49. > :15:53.he was Little, and how much media coverage he got and how much

:15:53. > :15:57.expectation was on his shoulders. When we have seen the death of his

:15:57. > :16:03.father, it was frightening what was going on, but how he dealt with it,

:16:03. > :16:08.how mature, World Champion at 15, that is no mean feat. He is wise

:16:08. > :16:13.beyond his years. Absolutely. And in his event, throwing yourself off

:16:13. > :16:20.a 10 metre diving board and hitting a mortar at 30 mph, I have jumped

:16:20. > :16:24.off a 10 metre diving board and it hurts! -- hitting the water. It is

:16:25. > :16:29.scary. And if anything goes wrong, you wipe out. Lots of pressure but

:16:29. > :16:36.if anyone can do it, he can. He has been the poster boy of London 2012.

:16:36. > :16:43.There is so much expectation on him, like Rebecca Adlington. It is not a

:16:43. > :16:49.fun event for them, but they have a real shot of the medal in the

:16:49. > :16:54.Tom Daley's partner in the synchro diving is Pete Waterfield. His

:16:54. > :16:57.Olympic career goes further back. And, in fact, it was watching him

:16:58. > :17:02.dive at Athens in 2004 that convinced Tom he should become a

:17:02. > :17:12.diver. Clare's been speaking to a man who used to share the platforms

:17:12. > :17:17.

:17:17. > :17:21.with Pete Waterfield, and is now COMMENTATOR: I love the way they

:17:21. > :17:30.came out of that. They are Britain's first silver

:17:30. > :17:39.medal in diving for up 80 years. We were together as a synchro

:17:39. > :17:44.pairing for 15 years. This is his 4th Olympic Games. The pairing is a

:17:44. > :17:51.relatively new one. Now, they are evenly matched with their strength,

:17:51. > :17:58.they are a formidable team. Who can hold their nerve. You might say the

:17:58. > :18:04.wrong thing to the person at the wrong time. It is the relationship,

:18:05. > :18:14.to know when to stand back. Their performance is getting better, they

:18:15. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:27.What you think about the quality and difficulty of the dives?

:18:27. > :18:33.diving, you get the scores from the judge multiplied by the degree of

:18:33. > :18:42.difficulty. Every single dive accounts, so it is about

:18:42. > :18:47.consistency. A slight mistake could be it. It is a straight final. Six

:18:48. > :18:52.dives. You know Tom Daley extremely well. We all know he has dealt with

:18:52. > :18:57.the death of his father, how impressed have you been with how he

:18:57. > :19:03.has focused on his training? It has always been his strength, dealing

:19:03. > :19:08.with what ever life throws at him, success at an early age, he handles

:19:08. > :19:14.it in a mature age which is why he is such an inspiration to everybody.

:19:14. > :19:21.His second Olympic Games. Two chances at a medal, strong medal

:19:21. > :19:31.chances. They compete in the individual event as well, as

:19:31. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :19:41.competitors. Realistic hopes in the synchro? They can win a medal.

:19:41. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :19:51.There are seven of teams. What an exciting contest.

:19:51. > :19:55.3pm is when it happens. Pete Waterfield has had an

:19:55. > :20:01.interesting and long career. silver medal from Athens eight

:20:01. > :20:08.years ago. He has had a lot of injuries. The reason Leon Best

:20:09. > :20:16.retired was because of back and shoulder injury. If you get it

:20:16. > :20:23.wrong, it can hurt an awful lot. You have training, and you have to

:20:23. > :20:32.look after yourself. With Leon Best giving up, Peter lost his main

:20:32. > :20:42.diving partner. This has made the perfect pair. Age and youth as it

:20:42. > :20:52.were. You can see how passionate Leon Best is about them. We will

:20:52. > :20:55.see them in action later. We've been here three days,

:20:55. > :21:00.enjoying this view of the Olympic Park. But we thought it was about

:21:00. > :21:03.time we gave you a bit more of a tour of the place. Just on the edge

:21:03. > :21:07.of the park is the Athletes' Village. So what is the experience

:21:07. > :21:10.of staying there like? Sonali Shah has been shown around by Great

:21:10. > :21:20.Britain hockey defender Dan Fox, just ahead of his team's opening

:21:20. > :21:32.

:21:32. > :21:41.Hello, nice to meet you. Nice to Welcome to my bedroom. Three of us

:21:41. > :21:48.in here, a couple of good luck cards, books. Teddy bears. All very

:21:48. > :21:52.masculine! And we have a great view of the park. How did you get this

:21:52. > :22:00.room? Is this a reminder of being a student again? A I got in trouble

:22:00. > :22:10.yesterday, the cleaners and tidied up. Are there any parties?

:22:10. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:24.Whereas the bathroom? If it is this way. A shower. Water everywhere.

:22:24. > :22:34.What more can you ask for. Show us the living room. With none of us in

:22:34. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:51.here, you cannot swing a cat. We And here, these are for you are in

:22:51. > :22:57.All of this decking makes me feel on holiday. This is your first

:22:58. > :23:02.Olympics, do first Olympics village, do first impression? It is Poland,

:23:02. > :23:12.the food hall is amazing, incredible. From all around the

:23:12. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:21.world. You can eat as much as you You are sharing a square with a lot

:23:21. > :23:26.of other countries, are you making friends? I requested Sweden and

:23:26. > :23:36.Denmark! Any particular reason? get on very well, don't tell my

:23:36. > :23:37.

:23:37. > :23:40.girlfriend! Then you for showing me Dan Fox and the hockey team will be

:23:40. > :23:44.in action against Argentina live on BBC Three tonight, from 7pm, hoping

:23:44. > :23:54.to emulate Britain's women who got off to a great start with a 4-0 win

:23:54. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:08.For what is Fife like in the Athletes' Village? That done a halt

:24:08. > :24:17.is immense, food from all over the Games rooms, laundry services, you

:24:17. > :24:22.can get your hair cut. It is like a mini village. People put their flag

:24:22. > :24:28.outside so that people know where they are. And to find themselves on

:24:28. > :24:33.their way back. How does it work with room sharing,

:24:33. > :24:43.did you always share with another swimmer. You always have a room

:24:43. > :24:48.

:24:48. > :24:54.mate. You can choose. Within the team, everybody gets on anyway. You

:24:54. > :25:04.will spend probably fool weeks with them. We go on training camps

:25:04. > :25:10.

:25:10. > :25:20.together. You do have a bond, you have swing in common -- swimming in

:25:20. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:30.We were told off 12 years ago for mentioning parties because the

:25:30. > :25:37.swimming is over in the first week. Do they sit inside? And wait for

:25:37. > :25:47.the rest of the Olympics to finish? They let their hair done. As long

:25:47. > :25:49.

:25:49. > :25:56.as they respect everyone else, which they do. The athletes start

:25:56. > :26:01.action in the week number two. Unfortunately they don't get to

:26:01. > :26:05.enjoy it as much as the swimmers. We have live rowing and swimming

:26:05. > :26:09.coming up here on BBC One this morning. But if you do have to head

:26:09. > :26:12.off to work, there's plenty of ways you can keep across our Olympic

:26:12. > :26:15.coverage. The latest choice of viewing includes badminton on BBC

:26:15. > :26:18.Three at the moment. With archery about to get underway on the

:26:18. > :26:20.channel shortly. Via the red button, there's some

:26:20. > :26:24.hockey action underway, with South Korea taking on New Zealand.

:26:24. > :26:27.And also available, women's basketball, as Croatia play China.

:26:27. > :26:30.If we can't tempt you with those, don't forget that all 24 streams

:26:30. > :26:36.are available via the BBC website. Every sport, every session, every

:26:36. > :26:40.day. Now it's time to head over to Eton

:26:40. > :26:43.Dorney for the first time today. Great Britain's rowers have made a

:26:43. > :26:47.very good start over the last couple of days. Today, the men's

:26:47. > :26:52.four are on the water for the first time. John Inverdale is there,

:26:53. > :26:57.alongside a man who knows a thing or two about that particular boat.

:26:57. > :27:07.Good morning, it is one of those good to be alive mornings,

:27:07. > :27:08.

:27:08. > :27:12.fantastic warm sun, packed stands, in readiness for the last two

:27:12. > :27:22.British teams hitting the water today, Katherine Grainger and Anna

:27:22. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:35.Watkins in the women's doubles gold. And the men, they are conscious of

:27:35. > :27:45.the legacy. Something to aim at. The history books always dictate.

:27:45. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:51.My last Olympics was in this, but yes, we have won the Olympics three

:27:51. > :27:57.times running. And three are reigning Olympic champions in this

:27:57. > :28:05.category. But actually, the Australians are favourite.

:28:05. > :28:09.Something we overlook. We have to get our ambitions in perspective.

:28:09. > :28:16.There are certain other British boats which have a better

:28:16. > :28:26.opportunity. You would have to put them at a slight disadvantage with

:28:26. > :28:28.

:28:28. > :28:34.the Australians. The Brits have one of, the Australians have won. In

:28:35. > :28:42.conditions like this. I would say the Australians are a favourite.

:28:42. > :28:47.Though the Australians and British art in action at 11am. There are

:28:47. > :28:53.four British boats on the water, the men's eight in the repechage,

:28:53. > :29:00.after they were beaten by the Germans. They have had an up and

:29:00. > :29:09.down few months. The coach has been keeping a video diary over the past

:29:09. > :29:15.nine months. Here is the inside story of the men's eight.

:29:15. > :29:21.On and off the water, the most exciting of races. A very different

:29:21. > :29:27.people led by one cox. A story of our 22 of the season. It starts

:29:27. > :29:32.inside a gym. Everyone needs to get as fit as they can. The pressure is

:29:32. > :29:41.constant. Thoughts of the Olympics are never far away. For it is

:29:41. > :29:47.Christmas Day 2011. Isn't it? 6 am. We are having a nice little play

:29:47. > :29:54.before everyone else gets up. I couldn't have put in a better

:29:54. > :30:00.start to the Olympic year. There's only 200 days left. I am trying not

:30:00. > :30:10.to count. 2012 arise and the head off to South Africa. But not

:30:10. > :30:14.

:30:14. > :30:19.To be honest, the Olympic year has not got off to the best start. When

:30:19. > :30:23.in Harley Street seeing a back specialist. The rest of the team

:30:23. > :30:28.got off to South Africa for the training camp and I was left behind.

:30:28. > :30:34.Were loads of us that have made the camp, things do not get any easier.

:30:34. > :30:39.When we first started, the load was so much bigger than I was used to.

:30:39. > :30:46.I remember what would now be considered standard days, not big

:30:46. > :30:56.days, I would sit on the sofa and crash. Consuming more food than

:30:56. > :30:57.

:30:58. > :31:02.average. 5000 eggs. Then time for the final trials, friends racing

:31:02. > :31:09.against friends for a place in Team GB. For some it will be good news,

:31:09. > :31:16.for the others, the end of a dream. At the six months behind closed

:31:16. > :31:22.doors, the eight is finally announced with new faces and old. -

:31:22. > :31:31.- after six months. We are at our first training camp in Italy just

:31:31. > :31:39.after the crew was formed. It final preparations are made. For some of

:31:39. > :31:45.us these are milestone moments. Happy birthday to you! Today I am

:31:45. > :31:53.40. No big meal, no drinking, lots of sleep and I might even have

:31:53. > :31:59.forced myself into the bath. That is brilliant! That is the Tour's I

:31:59. > :32:07.have made and I am pretty happy with it. -- the choice. Only three

:32:07. > :32:11.World Cups before the Games. Dan is ruled out with a bad back, and it

:32:11. > :32:15.is a late change and we are frustrated. Without our stroke, we

:32:16. > :32:21.head to Belgrade wanting to make a statement and we nearly did.

:32:21. > :32:30.Another change. Things go better. We are getting closer, but not

:32:30. > :32:35.quite there. And then to Munich. It is our last chance to prove we can

:32:35. > :32:39.challenge for that gold medal in London. Polar and get gold,

:32:39. > :32:49.Australia gets silver and huge disappointment for the bronze medal

:32:49. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:57.for Great Britain. -- opponent gets We have just been smashed by people

:32:57. > :33:03.that are not even that good. In the Austrian Alps, a good place for

:33:03. > :33:07.hard work at altitude. Some honest words among the crew. But at least

:33:07. > :33:12.there is some good news. It feels good to be finally coming away with

:33:12. > :33:22.us again? Of course. Stan is back in the boat. He is the youngest

:33:22. > :33:28.

:33:28. > :33:32.member but his return has put a As the days countdown towards

:33:32. > :33:42.London, we swapped the snow-capped mountains for the Portuguese

:33:42. > :33:43.

:33:43. > :33:45.sunshine. The training that we have done with this line dies is --

:33:45. > :33:49.these nine guys is better than anything we have done before and we

:33:49. > :33:53.cannot shy away that it could be good enough to win. The eight that

:33:53. > :33:58.we have picked are the eight best to race in this boat. We have not

:33:58. > :34:02.had the perfect season. It is not the season we would have asked for.

:34:02. > :34:07.When it comes to the Olympics, you only have to win one race to beat

:34:07. > :34:17.the Olympic champion and that is the final. That is definitely

:34:17. > :34:18.

:34:18. > :34:25.achievable. Some fantastic for touch. Is that promotion or

:34:25. > :34:30.relegation? He is the cox, not the coach.

:34:30. > :34:37.People are always honest off camera, and everybody always talks about

:34:37. > :34:39.the sacrifices. But it is a choice, really. It is. I made lots of

:34:39. > :34:44.sacrifice is 325 years of international rowing. I do not

:34:44. > :34:49.class them as sacrifices, that is what I do. It is what you want to

:34:49. > :34:54.do and why you want to be. Would I have liked to go out clubbing a few

:34:54. > :34:58.times? Probably. The reality is that on days like this, having the

:34:58. > :35:01.chance to win Olympic medals, you have to put in that commitment. If

:35:01. > :35:06.you think about the people that have put in commitment to their day

:35:06. > :35:10.at work, it may not be as glamorous but you need to put it into get the

:35:10. > :35:14.result. Greg Searle was integral to that piece and he is a key member

:35:14. > :35:18.of the crew. We are going to talk about him over the next few days.

:35:18. > :35:22.To come back at the age of 40 when you have not been very

:35:22. > :35:26.competitively for some time, how much of an achievement is it to be

:35:26. > :35:31.in the boat in the first place and what if he got a medal? In his day,

:35:31. > :35:36.he was one of the best rowers in the world. He was outstanding. In

:35:36. > :35:42.some ways, you can say that he has underperformed with an Olympic gold

:35:42. > :35:45.medal and an Olympic bronze medal. To be out of the sport for 10 years,

:35:45. > :35:50.to come back and win silver, repeat that the following year and then to

:35:50. > :35:55.be here at the Olympics, if you look at his times and performance

:35:55. > :35:59.so far, you would put our guys down took win silver. I think they can

:35:59. > :36:03.win a medal. I think they can overturn the Germans on Wednesday.

:36:03. > :36:08.In turns of medals, Greg Searle is in silver medal position when it

:36:08. > :36:14.comes to the potential fairy-tale at the rare ring. In the gold medal

:36:14. > :36:18.position undoubtedly is Katherine Grainger. Silver medal at Athens

:36:18. > :36:26.and Beijing and desperately hoping to win her first gold medal at Eton

:36:26. > :36:32.Dorney. When I started rowing at university I was really not very

:36:32. > :36:39.good at all. I loved it, great fun, but there was never the sense that

:36:39. > :36:43.I was destined for great things. I did not start rowing thinking I

:36:43. > :36:46.would be an Olympic athlete. I just started because it was a great

:36:47. > :36:53.thing to do, very sociable and a great bunch of people and I loved

:36:53. > :37:00.it. There were always constant goals being set, moving on, moving

:37:00. > :37:08.on. I have probably learnt that everybody is capable of so much

:37:08. > :37:10.more than they know. People can set really high, ambitious goals, and

:37:11. > :37:16.just going on that journey to achieve them, they will learn so

:37:16. > :37:20.much about themselves and do things they never thought were possible.

:37:20. > :37:24.We have been in a good place pretty much since we got the boat together.

:37:24. > :37:29.It is very exciting to be in it. We have been hugely successful, never

:37:29. > :37:34.beaten, we are the crew to go out and beat. Especially on your home

:37:35. > :37:38.soil, everybody wants that. I think we have but the people that have

:37:38. > :37:43.gone before us on pedestals and there have always been role-models

:37:43. > :37:47.and people to look up to. People do not set out to be that successful,

:37:47. > :37:52.but in pursuit of excellence in other ways, it you realise you are

:37:52. > :37:56.then at that standard and you have become somebody that can show

:37:56. > :38:00.people what can be done and it is a great journey to be on.

:38:00. > :38:05.The next stage of that will be at 10:20am this morning, the first

:38:05. > :38:12.race. If I turn to my left, they should be coming out of the boat

:38:13. > :38:15.yard. Matthew Pinsent is waiting for them shall -- for them.

:38:15. > :38:19.It is the first time a live television camera has been in a

:38:19. > :38:23.boating area. It is a real privilege to be here. You can see

:38:23. > :38:28.the dark blue tights and white T- shirts, Katherine Grainger and Anna

:38:28. > :38:36.Watkins and their coach, just about to take to the water for their race.

:38:36. > :38:42.You can see the bird tracks for of the cruise over there. -- boat to

:38:42. > :38:46.racks for all of the crus. And over there, the rest area where they

:38:46. > :38:51.chill out. If they can, they pick up their boat, it down the

:38:51. > :38:55.gangplank, on to the pontoon and on to the London 2012 bridge into the

:38:55. > :38:58.warm up late. It goes all the way back to the start. You can see in

:38:58. > :39:02.the distance, two kilometres away, the start line of the Olympic

:39:02. > :39:08.course. They raced down in this direction in front of that

:39:08. > :39:11.fantastic crowd, the chance to race for an Olympic medal. It is the

:39:11. > :39:17.first time that we have been allowed to have accrued down by the

:39:17. > :39:22.boat yard. Another innovation has been that amazing camera that

:39:22. > :39:26.sweeps down the course. We will head down to the start, because the

:39:26. > :39:31.women's quad is there, the first of four boats in action over the next

:39:31. > :39:35.hour and a half. Dan Topolski and Garry Herbert, good morning. Good

:39:35. > :39:38.morning. We are really waiting for this. Anticipation has been

:39:38. > :39:44.building all morning around the course as friends and family come

:39:44. > :39:47.up to this side of it, the grandstand. A big race for Great

:39:47. > :39:57.Britain, in lane number one. This is the repechage, the second

:39:57. > :40:04.

:40:04. > :40:09.opportunity to get through to the green light, so we are racing now

:40:09. > :40:13.in the repechage of the women's quad sculls. At the top of the

:40:13. > :40:18.picture, Great Britain, New Zealand in two, Australia in three, United

:40:18. > :40:25.States in four, Poland in five, China is six. It is incredible that

:40:25. > :40:28.China are 6th, because they are the defending Olympic champions. They

:40:28. > :40:32.did not come through their heat and they have to get through the hard

:40:32. > :40:38.way. Lane six, the Olympic champions, with three of the boat

:40:38. > :40:45.that beat Katherine Grainger in Beijing in 2008. In that crew, two

:40:45. > :40:55.of the British crew currently racing in lane number one. Great

:40:55. > :41:01.Britain in low number one and the Lane number one. The repechage is

:41:01. > :41:08.the race of death. The first four will get through to the final.

:41:08. > :41:13.Already in lane number one, watched the Bowers -- Great Britain are

:41:13. > :41:18.starting to slip back. Great Britain have been dominant for such

:41:18. > :41:23.a long time. We have got two Olympic silver medallists back in

:41:23. > :41:33.the boat. You would expect them to be up here but they will find it

:41:33. > :41:33.

:41:33. > :41:37.very tough to get back against these very competitive quads.

:41:37. > :41:42.like that with a quarter of the race down, 1500 to go, it is

:41:42. > :41:48.imperative that the British crew get back into the race. They are in

:41:48. > :41:53.5th position with Australia racing through in first. Four will go

:41:53. > :42:00.through to the main final, two will go out. Great Britain must not be

:42:00. > :42:04.one of the two that go out but at the moment they are. The Australian

:42:04. > :42:10.crew were 4th at the World Championships last year. The

:42:10. > :42:14.British were 7th, winning the B final. They have strengthened this

:42:15. > :42:21.year. Debbie Flood coming back into the boat. France's Horton in the

:42:21. > :42:29.middle of that British court. -- Frances Houghton. Fabulous races,

:42:29. > :42:34.they just need to move it on. The former World Champion from 2010 is

:42:34. > :42:41.in the boat. No reason why they cannot get a month the mix. They

:42:41. > :42:46.are slipping back into 6th. It is hard to understand. In that boat,

:42:46. > :42:53.we have two the Libyans from four years ago who have been injured. --

:42:53. > :42:56.a Olympians. It is immensely depressing for them. Australia

:42:56. > :43:03.looking strong and collected as they pick up the water with their

:43:03. > :43:08.skull tips. They pick it up and drive it through with the leg drive

:43:09. > :43:13.and they look very relaxed and sure to qualify. We are at the critical

:43:13. > :43:20.stage of the race for Great Britain. They go through the halfway mark.

:43:20. > :43:27.They slip back into 6th. 1000 to go. If it stays like this, Great

:43:27. > :43:37.Britain will not qualify for the Olympic final. The race leader's at

:43:37. > :43:47.

:43:48. > :43:52.champions, in lane number six. China now making a move into third

:43:52. > :43:56.position. The British, we know they have a sprint, when it all comes

:43:56. > :43:58.together they race and they know how to race and they are going to

:43:58. > :44:04.have to do that now if they have any chance of surviving in this

:44:04. > :44:10.race. It is critical. There was a signed just then. They seemed to

:44:10. > :44:19.galvanise and realise the position. Poland have slipped back. New

:44:19. > :44:22.Zealand are still there. They are not going to catch China and the

:44:22. > :44:28.United States and Australia, so they are racing Poland and New

:44:28. > :44:38.Zealand for 4th place. USA is the world silver medallist from last

:44:38. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:48.year. China still pushing on. These boats are rising up. We need

:44:48. > :44:54.fireworks and we need them now. 500 to go. Great Britain are moving. It

:44:54. > :45:01.will be a mad dash for the line. The British have moved from 6th up

:45:01. > :45:05.to six. They are hunting China. -- up to 5th. They can do it but they

:45:05. > :45:11.need a massive race. They are not going to catch Australia and United

:45:11. > :45:18.States. There is a crack in the New Zealand boat. Great Britain now in

:45:18. > :45:22.4th place. That was a very timely crack from New Zealand. That has

:45:22. > :45:27.put them in last place and Great Britain have taken the opportunity

:45:27. > :45:33.and pushed through. The British crew have been given a get out of

:45:33. > :45:37.jail card on that. Coming up hard in a number one. Out front, the

:45:37. > :45:47.United States of America, pushing on hard. They have been pushed hard

:45:47. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :46:00.Australia and the United States of America, out in front. Here come

:46:00. > :46:07.the British, charging to the line. This is for qualification spot.

:46:07. > :46:16.have moved up into third place. 40 strokes a minute, closing in on

:46:16. > :46:26.the two leading crews. USA, Australia. The British against the

:46:26. > :46:30.

:46:30. > :46:40.position, that has been a fabulous last two hundred metres, a driver

:46:40. > :46:46.for the line. They were definitely looking as if they would qualify at

:46:46. > :46:51.the end. They know they still need a lot of work if they are to get

:46:51. > :47:00.into the medals but they know they can do that.

:47:00. > :47:10.Paul told New Zealand, they must have broken something in their boat,

:47:10. > :47:28.

:47:28. > :47:38.I think that may kick-start them into doing a little bit more as we

:47:38. > :47:40.

:47:40. > :47:47.The Chinese probably would have gone out, but shows you what field

:47:47. > :47:57.it is, with New Zealand. Hopefully, the grant will help to

:47:57. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:04.stir them. They need to be mentally strong. In the second half, we saw

:48:04. > :48:09.that. If they hadn't actually qualified,

:48:09. > :48:13.would that have any bearing on team morale? I do not think so. Because

:48:13. > :48:20.they haven't been performing since they had been in this unit, they

:48:20. > :48:24.didn't qualify for the final at the World Championships last year. So a

:48:24. > :48:29.think that the team has accepted if they don't do very well it is not a

:48:29. > :48:39.surprise. We all work two percentage times what each boat is

:48:39. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:53.they stand. That was a great start. Here we go

:48:53. > :48:58.with the men's eight. There is a lot at stake. One of the great

:48:58. > :49:06.spectacles of any Olympic regatta, any Olympic Games. Were there is a

:49:06. > :49:16.lot at stake. They know suddenly for one boat they will not be

:49:16. > :49:18.

:49:18. > :49:28.involved in the grand showdown on finals when the men's eight final

:49:28. > :49:29.

:49:29. > :49:36.will be. A huge chair -- cheer. For they have a great chance. We

:49:36. > :49:41.have an opportunity to do something to worry the Germans. I expect our

:49:41. > :49:46.team to win this but I am hoping they will do something a little bit

:49:46. > :49:50.special in the first 1000, to set themselves up for Wednesday.

:49:50. > :50:00.Qualification is not a problem, it is how they do it.

:50:00. > :50:07.

:50:07. > :50:10.We saw that video diary, all that the men's eight, six off the start,

:50:10. > :50:16.only four will qualify for the final. Great Britain have been

:50:16. > :50:25.playing No. 4. Canada, the defending Olympic champions, lane

:50:25. > :50:31.one. Poland in lane two. Australia beat Great Britain in Munich, the

:50:31. > :50:40.last World Cup regatta. They are in lane three. Great Britain in a lane

:50:40. > :50:45.four. This is an important race for Great Britain from a technical and

:50:45. > :50:52.race for approach. They have gone out fast. They need to be quick out

:50:52. > :50:57.of 500. If they have any chance of chasing Germany who are already in

:50:57. > :51:04.the finals, they need to lead. We expect Britain to win this but they

:51:04. > :51:12.need for themselves to laid down a lace -- a race plan. They have only

:51:12. > :51:18.really been together for six weeks. Louloudis was injured. He hasn't

:51:18. > :51:25.raced with the group bought season, in any of the World Cup. It was an

:51:25. > :51:31.act of faith to put him in the stroke seat, untried.

:51:32. > :51:37.They us is going to plan. Remember, it is about speed in the first 500,

:51:37. > :51:43.and 1000. Their history of an Olympic gold medal in this event

:51:43. > :51:47.has always been that the leader at 500 and at 1000 has always gone on

:51:47. > :51:54.to win. The German group are through to the final, we know they

:51:54. > :51:59.are quick, they go like a rocket and out of the start. Right now,

:51:59. > :52:06.they are doing what they need to do, get out quick. It will hurt at this

:52:06. > :52:16.stage, they need to keep pushing on. Can a debt in lane one. Great

:52:16. > :52:17.

:52:17. > :52:23.Britain looking very smooth. -- Canada in lane one. They are at the

:52:23. > :52:29.Olympic champions. They were humiliated and it -- it in the

:52:29. > :52:34.first heat. Easing their way alongside the British. They are in

:52:34. > :52:41.cruising mode, moving nicely, the flexibility to sprint further down

:52:41. > :52:51.the track when they need to. Up to the halfway mark, 1000 to go.

:52:51. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:00.through to the final. It is imperative from a psychological

:53:00. > :53:05.point of view that Great Britain won this race. They will have to

:53:05. > :53:10.win it. It will give them a good lane alongside Germany or the

:53:10. > :53:14.United States who won the first heats. 12 years ago, when Great

:53:14. > :53:19.Britain won in Sydney, they did it the hard way, they didn't have a

:53:19. > :53:27.great heat, they had to fight through the repechage. Then they

:53:27. > :53:32.flew into the final. Louloudis was at Eton College, who built this

:53:32. > :53:38.rowing course and gave it to the Olympics. They will be very proud

:53:38. > :53:46.of him as they lead this strong field through to the 1,500 metre

:53:46. > :53:56.mark. Greg Searle, 40, 20 years on since he won a gold medal with you,

:53:56. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:21.them, they get on so well. Speed now, two of birds of a length --

:54:21. > :54:25.two thirds of a length. The British will have to be aware that Canada

:54:25. > :54:32.will come back at them and will attack them harder. The Canadians

:54:32. > :54:38.are going for a win. Watch out also for Australia in May number three,

:54:38. > :54:44.they humiliated Great Britain in Munich six weeks ago. Here come the

:54:44. > :54:51.Australia, the Olympic champions Canada. Surely Great Britain have

:54:51. > :54:57.done enough to win this. 36 strokes a minute, still room for them to

:54:57. > :55:06.sprint on. They are in a good position. Canada, 38 strokes a

:55:06. > :55:11.minute, 39 strokes a minute. Canadians are driving, they can

:55:11. > :55:21.sense blood. The British are holding on by the skin of their

:55:21. > :55:33.

:55:34. > :55:39.Great Britain have done a job well final. What a great performance

:55:39. > :55:49.from Great Britain, they to get right from the start, what a fight

:55:49. > :55:53.back from Canada. Olympic champion at stuff. Ukraine, have right out

:55:53. > :56:00.of it. Very pleasing for Great Britain. They looked the part, that

:56:00. > :56:10.is another step forward. They set out to do something in the first

:56:10. > :56:11.

:56:11. > :56:16.1000 metres. Then, they cruised home. A fantastic journey for Greg

:56:16. > :56:23.Searle and his friends. We are now down to one race. They are through

:56:23. > :56:33.to the final. Surely, 20 years on, you can't do it again, another gold

:56:33. > :56:40.medal? Unbeaten world champions who have qualified already. And, the

:56:40. > :56:46.United States. They won the opening heat and they looked outstanding.

:56:46. > :56:56.We haven't seen them much at all. They have a very good crew. That

:56:56. > :57:02.

:57:02. > :57:08.was an outstanding performance from look around, a job well done. They

:57:08. > :57:18.have learned to get out quick. As we look down, we can get

:57:18. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:40.How excited was that? Garry Herbert doesn't get excited! -- does get

:57:40. > :57:46.excited! At the end, our great was slower. They made their point in

:57:46. > :57:52.the first half. That is mentally what they were going to do.

:57:52. > :57:57.Everyone was getting excited. It is an exciting race. The reality is,

:57:57. > :58:02.they wanted to make a point in the first 1000. That will give them

:58:02. > :58:09.great confidence. Louloudis, he hasn't been racing all season. His

:58:09. > :58:15.second race of the season. There are nine in the boat, Louloudis is

:58:15. > :58:24.at the stroke seat. He determines the rhythm of the boat. He has had

:58:24. > :58:28.no competition. In the repechage, people think of having another

:58:29. > :58:36.chance. They lost against the best boat a couple of days ago, Germany.

:58:36. > :58:44.It gives them a lot of time. Being in a situation watching a repechage,

:58:44. > :58:49.it is hard, the Germans would have found that hard to watch. If they

:58:49. > :58:54.were watching that, what would they have learnt from their rivals?

:58:54. > :59:00.is not going to be easy. They have won every race they have been in

:59:00. > :59:06.for the last four years. They will not have it all their own way, they

:59:06. > :59:13.know how strong Great Britain is. Things that might not go their way.

:59:13. > :59:22.Our team can have a surprise and the Germans will know that.

:59:22. > :59:32.Two more to come this morning at Eton Dorney, at 10:50am. First, the

:59:32. > :59:37.

:59:37. > :59:40.the official checks. The heel restraints, they hold the heel of

:59:40. > :59:44.the Rolling chute into the boat. So have the worst should happen and

:59:44. > :59:49.anyone should turn upside down, you can get away and swim from the boat.

:59:49. > :59:52.Every rowing boat has to go through that safety precaution, even at the

:59:52. > :59:57.Olympics. Their coach has been talking to them in the last few

:59:57. > :00:00.minutes. Going through the race plan, I'm sure. I always found the

:00:00. > :00:04.opening round of the Olympic Games quite a tough race. If you are

:00:04. > :00:08.favourite, you know you should win, you know you can beat the

:00:08. > :00:11.opposition, but it's always difficult. It's always difficult to

:00:11. > :00:15.execute your plan properly. So the accreditation comes off, you don't

:00:15. > :00:23.have to race with your accreditation on, that can go to

:00:23. > :00:32.your coach. The balls go into the water. Alleyne number goes into the

:00:32. > :00:37.slot and a GPS data transmitter as well. -- a lane that number. Then

:00:37. > :00:41.they get into the boat. There's an identity check, a facial

:00:41. > :00:46.recognition that one of the officials will come over and say,

:00:46. > :00:51.yes, that's definitely you, Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins.

:00:51. > :00:58.That is the end of the official interfering. They can then try and

:00:58. > :01:02.ogres as best they can with the job in hand. -- they can try and focus

:01:02. > :01:08.as best they can. They definitely can win this race. It's now a

:01:08. > :01:14.matter of how they go and do it for Great Britain.

:01:14. > :01:17.If we refer back to the women's quad race the 20 minutes or so ago,

:01:17. > :01:21.when they were convinced something broke in the New Zealand boat, this

:01:21. > :01:25.is effectively a Formula One rowing boat. There's a lot of technical

:01:25. > :01:29.equipment in this, a lot of expertise has gone into its

:01:29. > :01:32.formulation. There is always that concern, that's why it is so

:01:32. > :01:35.important to have the back-up team to make sure everything is in

:01:35. > :01:40.perfect condition and everything works before they hit the water.

:01:40. > :01:44.There's quite a lot of adjustment and set up from that point of view.

:01:44. > :01:48.Actually, they are very technically put together but are quite basic in

:01:48. > :01:53.that whole process. It is the coach who will go through, clean the boat

:01:53. > :01:58.down, give it a bit of Polish, I think Paul Thompson likes putting a

:01:58. > :02:02.bit of vinegar on it to clean off all the grace from that side of it.

:02:02. > :02:06.But there is very little that can go wrong with it. Probably what

:02:06. > :02:10.happened in the women's quad is the blade got caught in the water and

:02:10. > :02:15.the force of that then put so much pressure in the gate that you could

:02:15. > :02:21.have moved the gate, and that was probably the breakage. What we have

:02:21. > :02:25.internationally is the first 100m is a breakage rule. If something

:02:25. > :02:35.breaks then, then you can have that replaced and start the race again.

:02:35. > :02:39.Anything over that, that's it, you are out. Catherine and Anna Watkins

:02:39. > :02:46.heading out, between here and there, is it a mental operation, just

:02:46. > :02:49.getting yourself in the zone? is probably the easiest of the

:02:49. > :02:53.whole of the preparation. It's something you've been out

:02:53. > :02:56.practising day after day for the last two or three months, this is a

:02:56. > :03:00.warm-up session before your main session. When you put your hands on

:03:00. > :03:03.the boat and carry it down, that is when you are in your element.

:03:03. > :03:07.You've practised and trained for it. What you can't practise is the

:03:07. > :03:11.waiting around before that. The warm-up is something you feel quite

:03:11. > :03:19.relaxed in. By last Olympics, I remember feeling quite laid back.

:03:19. > :03:23.But it was hell until you put the boat on the water. They are on the

:03:24. > :03:27.water when they race begins at 10:20am.

:03:28. > :03:32.What a pleasure to watch the rowing this morning. Consistently strong

:03:32. > :03:37.start from Britain's rowers at Eton Dorney. We will be back to see

:03:37. > :03:40.Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins and the men's four, which is at

:03:40. > :03:50.10:50am this morning. Press your red button if you want to watch the

:03:50. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :03:59.Horse Guards Parade, after yesterday's success for Zara

:03:59. > :04:05.Dampney and Shauna Mullin. And there is men and women's judo on

:04:05. > :04:08.offer. Britain's Sarah Clark is in action. Table tennis as well. Paul

:04:08. > :04:18.Drinkhall is in the second match on Table 1 later this morning, and

:04:18. > :04:22.We are going to be heading to the swimming, because the heats for the

:04:22. > :04:25.women's 200 metres freestyle are coming up. Ahead of that, Mark

:04:25. > :04:29.Foster is with me. It's all about the women in this next part of what

:04:29. > :04:34.is happening in the Aquatics Centre. Who should be watch out for?

:04:34. > :04:38.Rebecca Turner and Kate were catchy. She was the world champion in 2006

:04:38. > :04:42.in Melbourne, then she had a bit of a lull, but his back to her best

:04:42. > :04:47.again. It's going to be a tall order because you have Schmitt,

:04:47. > :04:52.Pellegrini, sauce drum up. A very tough field. Federica Pellegrini

:04:52. > :05:00.was in action, how has she been looking so far? The 400 was not

:05:00. > :05:04.good. She used to have the world record at 200, but is not

:05:04. > :05:08.performing particularly well here at the moment. I don't know whether

:05:08. > :05:11.she bogeys on the 400 or the 200, on the 400, because of the times

:05:11. > :05:15.done this year, maybe she thought she couldn't win that and would

:05:15. > :05:20.concentrate on the 200. For our two girls, it's a case of making it

:05:20. > :05:23.through to the top 16, making it through to the semi-finals, getting

:05:23. > :05:32.another swim and then making it through to the final. If you do

:05:32. > :05:36.best times you will give yourself Not long to go until those heats

:05:36. > :05:42.get under way. Let's join Clare Balding and Ian Thorpe. I hope

:05:42. > :05:45.being is not missing the comfort of our studio too much. I think he

:05:45. > :05:49.will survive. A after last night, being on the late programme, I'm

:05:49. > :05:54.pretty happy to be out of the studio and into the action at the

:05:54. > :05:58.pool. What have you got in your bag? I've got my swimming back. I

:05:58. > :06:02.have my costumes and goggles and I am tempted to get in. Would they

:06:02. > :06:05.let you? I know that their new manager, so I think I could

:06:05. > :06:10.technically speaking in, but I wouldn't feel right doing that.

:06:10. > :06:13.think that would be pretty immense. Obviously he is an Australian

:06:13. > :06:17.swimming legend with five gold medals to his name, but we've seen

:06:17. > :06:22.Dawn Fraser, who was one of the Australians who helped light the

:06:22. > :06:28.flame in Sydney. She's an iconic swimmer in Australia. She is. The

:06:28. > :06:33.first woman to ever win three gold medals in consecutive Olympic Games.

:06:33. > :06:37.Incredible. One of the biggest supporters of the Australian team.

:06:37. > :06:41.One of the things which is terribly interesting about swimming is the

:06:41. > :06:44.fact that very small swimmers can compete against a very big swimmers.

:06:44. > :06:51.In the first of the heats for the 200 metres freestyle, Missy

:06:51. > :06:55.Franklin, 17-year-old from America. She is 6 ft 1. She has women size

:06:55. > :07:00.13 feet. She has, as you have, the physical attributes that have to be

:07:00. > :07:03.such an advantage. Advantage, yes. Overall, I'd say yes to it being an

:07:03. > :07:08.advantage but what I find really interesting at the moment is when

:07:08. > :07:12.we saw the more petite swimmers, when they are under water they get

:07:12. > :07:15.off the war, they have a higher frequency of kick. What they are

:07:15. > :07:18.doing is they're able to manipulated more like a dolphin

:07:18. > :07:22.than the larger swimmers, that actually have to take a glide

:07:22. > :07:26.through. Then of the bride they have to introduce a larger cake

:07:26. > :07:29.that creates more resistance and the water. Although the biggest

:07:29. > :07:39.swimmers get their power off the wall, the smallest swimmers are

:07:39. > :07:42.

:07:42. > :07:46.trying to qualify for semi-finals. Rebecca Turner, 19-year-old drains

:07:46. > :07:51.in Sheffield. She was in the relay team last year. She won the British

:07:51. > :07:55.trials in this pole. There is Missy Franklin. She comes from Colorado

:07:55. > :07:59.and is very conscious that she is trying to improve the mood in

:07:59. > :08:02.Colorado after the shootings bear. She was asked about it in a press

:08:02. > :08:12.conference and dealt with the questions extremely well. Good luck

:08:12. > :08:20.

:08:20. > :08:27.to her, but also good luck to had. -- hat. Really difficult for

:08:27. > :08:32.the commentators with all of those white hats. The only red had in the

:08:32. > :08:35.field right at the top, on the left-hand side, is Rebecca Turner,

:08:35. > :08:40.who won the British Championships on the 200 metres freestyle. She

:08:40. > :08:50.swam really well there. I'd love to see her get out and really go. It

:08:50. > :09:03.

:09:03. > :09:07.looks like she is going with Popova solid job. -- Missy Franklin.

:09:07. > :09:13.Pellegrini didn't look good. I think she has been struggling in

:09:13. > :09:23.this competition. She changed cultures three times in the last

:09:23. > :09:32.

:09:32. > :09:36.Last year, she didn't swim Lisbet led of the American Relate. She did

:09:36. > :09:43.a faster time leading off that we laid and Federica Pellegrini in the

:09:43. > :09:53.next lane to her, closer to us, did to win the individual title on this.

:09:53. > :10:14.

:10:14. > :10:24.starting to come through. Pellegrini is going to win it.

:10:24. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:34.Second Franklin. Popova in third. Didn't look as smooth as she

:10:34. > :10:44.normally can do, but I think that will help the confidence, for sure.

:10:44. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:57.Not so good time wires. About four Turner. That will not be good

:10:57. > :11:07.enough to make the semis. Some very fast swimmers still to come.

:11:07. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :11:24.Franklin, looking quite tired in McClatchey Yngling two. But Camille

:11:24. > :11:28.Muffat, the new champion from last night, she goes in four. For me,

:11:28. > :11:32.she is the favourite in this 200 metres freestyle event. Allison

:11:32. > :11:41.Schmitt, the fastest in the world this year, she goes in the next

:11:41. > :11:45.heat. Lane five has withdrawn. Heemskerk of Holland has withdrawn.

:11:45. > :11:55.She was the fastest qualifier into the final in the world

:11:55. > :12:21.

:12:21. > :12:25.championships last year. She was in eased off a little bit. The Chinese

:12:25. > :12:29.lady in six, Wang The. We haven't any information on these two

:12:29. > :12:39.Chinese women. And 18-year-old Linlin 6, 20-year-old in lane seven.

:12:39. > :12:48.

:12:48. > :12:53.No real form internationally on 200 the favourite for the final, she

:12:53. > :13:01.has some work to do if she's going to be in the semi. She's starting

:13:01. > :13:11.to work pretty hard. Bronte Barratt also working hard. Muffat starting

:13:11. > :13:24.

:13:24. > :13:28.to come back through. Rangelova in crowd starting to lift her, a

:13:28. > :13:31.catchy putting herself in top-three position. This is very good for

:13:31. > :13:41.McClatchey because she was a little bit down on the 100, but she's

:13:41. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:51.starting to come through. His super finish. She wins. The crowd has

:13:51. > :13:52.

:13:52. > :14:02.gone absolutely nuts. Very good swim. To make the semi-final of the

:14:02. > :14:03.

:14:03. > :14:13.world championships last year it should be fine. But Muffat didn't

:14:13. > :14:21.

:14:21. > :14:31.find a way to go. A very happy lady. Well done. Muffat might have been

:14:31. > :14:34.

:14:34. > :14:37.It is interesting in the mornings because metals are not being swum

:14:38. > :14:43.for, but as far as this crowd are concerned, they've seen a British

:14:43. > :14:48.winner. The noise! It's fantastic, but support the swimmers are

:14:48. > :14:54.receiving. First, especially, even if it second or third, the crowd

:14:54. > :14:58.roars. What did you think of Pellegrini, the defending champion,

:14:58. > :15:01.the world record holder, and Miss E Franklin in their heat.

:15:01. > :15:03.seafront and was quite disappointing this morning. She

:15:03. > :15:07.didn't look as comfortable as we've seen her in the past. Pellegrini

:15:07. > :15:17.hasn't been swimming the best in this competition. This will give

:15:17. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:26.That was a lovely smile, I guess it big -- it is because of this noise.

:15:26. > :15:29.Yes, the crowd has been fantastic. I saw them raising last night and

:15:29. > :15:34.it was fantastic, such an inspiration, and I used that this

:15:34. > :15:38.morning for top it is fantastic for you coming back into form now when

:15:38. > :15:44.it matters. You had such a great Commonwealth Games and then a

:15:44. > :15:49.difficult few years and now you're looking as good as you ever have.

:15:49. > :15:53.lot of credit goes to my coach. I had a really tough few years with

:15:53. > :16:00.illness and injury and I am starting to come back now. I hope I

:16:00. > :16:04.can progress into the semi-finals and do a good job tonight.

:16:04. > :16:09.looks so chuffed with that. We will be back in the pool later, we have

:16:09. > :16:14.Joe Roebuck, Hannah Miley, Michael Phelps.

:16:14. > :16:19.Because thank you. What a lovely result for British swimming. She

:16:19. > :16:22.did fantastically well. It was absolutely brilliant. Becky Turner

:16:22. > :16:31.went first and she is probably in the 11th or 12th place at the

:16:31. > :16:39.moment. The semi-finals his top 16. Five heats this morning, day... In

:16:39. > :16:44.total about 40 swimmers and 16 will progress. If it is 400 of longer,

:16:44. > :16:51.it goes to a straight final. McLetchie looked great there. But

:16:51. > :16:55.she will make it through to the semi-finals. -- McClatchey. The

:16:56. > :16:59.medals are not given out until the finals, but she is back to her best.

:16:59. > :17:04.She was brilliant six years ago in the Commonwealth Games. She has

:17:04. > :17:10.more experience now. Becky Turner, her first Games, and she is gaining

:17:10. > :17:14.a lot of experience. A lot of swimmers in the British squad are

:17:14. > :17:20.experiencing their first Olympics. We have a squad of 44 swimmers and

:17:20. > :17:24.for 24 of them, it is their first Olympics. Seven Or in their third

:17:25. > :17:29.Olympic Games. But the nice thing is, because it is one team and they

:17:29. > :17:34.train together, there are different training camps throughout the --

:17:34. > :17:38.throughout the year, they spend a lot of time together. It is

:17:38. > :17:42.important that some of the more senior swimmers do well because for

:17:42. > :17:47.the younger ones... When I was first in the team, Adrian Moorhouse

:17:47. > :17:51.was in the team. As soon as your big dog does well, you get a lot of

:17:51. > :17:57.strength from it. We are just hearing that Rebecca Turner has not

:17:57. > :18:00.made it through to the semi-final. This is that whole process,

:18:00. > :18:06.regardless of how they finished, you have to look at the overall

:18:06. > :18:12.picture. It was a strong field. On paper, she was going to struggle to

:18:12. > :18:17.make the top 16, but she had a decent swim. It is one of those

:18:17. > :18:22.things, or when it comes to a championship, everybody expects you

:18:22. > :18:26.to do your best times and in some cases you need that to progress.

:18:26. > :18:32.That experience she gained there, first big major international meet,

:18:32. > :18:35.in front of 17,000 people, it is daunting. We will get the detail

:18:35. > :18:40.from Clare Balding later. Let's go straight back to Eton Dorney

:18:40. > :18:44.because more of that rowing action is coming up.

:18:44. > :18:49.Talking about the big dogs of the pool, the big dogs in the women's

:18:49. > :18:53.rowing team are about to compete for the first time. Grange and

:18:53. > :18:57.Watkins. How frustrating is it that they have been waiting and waiting

:18:57. > :19:00.while some of its crews have had two races? It is not very nice, you

:19:00. > :19:05.want to get out there and get a feel of the water and the

:19:05. > :19:11.atmosphere. Sitting around is not very nice. But this is their time.

:19:11. > :19:16.In terms of this race, is it about the time, the performance, what is

:19:16. > :19:20.it? For our very, very relaxed a couple of days ago when I spoke to

:19:20. > :19:25.them. They were talking about if the conditions were right, they

:19:25. > :19:29.would not mind taking the Olympic record. It is in their grasp in

:19:29. > :19:33.record. It is in their grasp in this heat. There they are. Let's

:19:33. > :19:37.join the commentators. It has been a remarkable story for

:19:38. > :19:44.Katherine Grainger. Since 1997, when she was in the women's eight

:19:44. > :19:54.and getting a bronze medal, what a journey. She is now only two races

:19:54. > :20:04.

:20:04. > :20:09.have jumped out of the start. A fabulous combination. They have

:20:09. > :20:12.dominated this event over the last two years. They were first in the

:20:12. > :20:19.2010 World Championships. Undefeated throughout the 2012

:20:19. > :20:23.World Cup campaign. Right at the end, in that last World Cup in

:20:23. > :20:29.Munich, up comes Australia putting together a quick crew. They are in

:20:29. > :20:36.the next heat. It is not a foregone conclusion that Watkins and

:20:36. > :20:41.Grainger will win this. The first two to qualify through to the final.

:20:41. > :20:47.The British really have been sitting around for a number of days

:20:47. > :20:53.so they will be eager to get all of those nerves out of the system.

:20:53. > :20:56.They really have opened up a lead now from the start. New Zealand

:20:56. > :21:01.tracking them a bit, but they have sprung out and now they will settle

:21:01. > :21:07.into a good race pace. They will be glad to be on the course, opening

:21:07. > :21:12.race. For Katherine Grainger, three times an Olympic silver medallist.

:21:12. > :21:22.She had to try to make that a gold medal at her closing race if after

:21:22. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:33.Three-quarters of a length up. The crowd are watching this on a

:21:33. > :21:39.massive screen. Every time we see a clip of the British double, there's

:21:39. > :21:45.a massive roar of applause. A steely look of determination from

:21:45. > :21:49.Katherine Grainger. She nearly retired after that third silver

:21:49. > :21:54.medal, which was such a disappointment in Beijing. She

:21:54. > :21:59.thought she had had enough. But she was only 33. She just decided to

:21:59. > :22:04.give it a go as a single and see whether there's a problem with

:22:04. > :22:08.herself. She did so well and got a silver medal in the Silk -- single

:22:08. > :22:13.sculls. She found that this combination with Anna Watkins was

:22:13. > :22:17.made in heaven. It is a lovely combination. They are a great

:22:17. > :22:23.double and a row with such strength and fluidity. New Zealand going

:22:23. > :22:27.through the picture. Third at the World Championships last year. The

:22:27. > :22:33.Czech Republic, Antosova sisters, they were 6th last year. We have

:22:33. > :22:36.China in this line-up. None of these crews have come anywhere near

:22:36. > :22:46.challenging the British dominance in this event over the last two

:22:46. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:53.years. He for the previous Olympiad, New Zealand were dominant as well.

:22:53. > :22:57.This is even more so. And even more dominant combination. Australia,

:22:57. > :23:01.with Kim Crow having qualified for the single scull and the double

:23:01. > :23:07.scull, she is doing both events, she is going to be the biggest

:23:07. > :23:11.challenge in this event, probably. A nice tailwind as Katherine

:23:11. > :23:17.Grainger and Anna Watkins have opened up a significant amount of

:23:17. > :23:21.clear water over the chasing pack being led by New Zealand. We would

:23:21. > :23:27.expect this, but for them it is more about putting in a good

:23:27. > :23:31.performance over the whole course. They are keeping it up. They are

:23:31. > :23:37.using the tail wind and not necessarily going for the world

:23:37. > :23:42.record, but they want to lay down a marker. A significant statement to

:23:42. > :23:47.say, if you're going to win, it will need an extraordinary

:23:47. > :23:54.performance. This is great, this is fantastic. 35 strokes a minute,

:23:54. > :23:59.that is keeping the pressure on. I would suspect they just want to lay

:23:59. > :24:08.down a pretty important quick time. The camera is running right down

:24:08. > :24:14.the course above the athletes. This is strong, this is confident. Just

:24:15. > :24:19.pushing their legs and feet, driving the body back. It is a good,

:24:19. > :24:29.strong, very effective stroke. Very well trained by Paul Thompson,

:24:29. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :24:42.their coach. Katherine Grainger, 36 sculling. On the far side you've

:24:42. > :24:50.got Paul Thompson, their coach, coming down. Look at the crowd as

:24:50. > :24:56.we come up towards the 1,500m mark. 500 to go now. They have opened up

:24:56. > :25:01.a significant gap. That is the expectation. Great Britain off

:25:01. > :25:06.through. They are safely through 1,500, but they are using the tail

:25:06. > :25:11.wind and pushing it along. Trying to make sure they keep their

:25:11. > :25:16.distance. As she has done from the very first stroke, look at the

:25:16. > :25:21.expression on Katherine Grainger. A woman on a mission. I can read out

:25:21. > :25:25.her history of rowing, six World Rowing Championship gold medals,

:25:25. > :25:30.three Olympic silver medals, all of which are completely irrelevant.

:25:30. > :25:34.She is craving that last elusive medal that is not yet in the

:25:34. > :25:39.collection, the Olympic gold medal. They are doing everything in his

:25:39. > :25:43.opening heat to lay down a marker and say they are the ones to beat.

:25:43. > :25:47.It will only be Australia who come out in the next heat that will get

:25:47. > :25:55.anywhere near them. An impressive start from Granger and Watkins of

:25:55. > :26:00.Great Britain. Nobody either side of them. An adoring crowd as they

:26:00. > :26:07.come up to the last few hundred metres. They took a quick glance to

:26:08. > :26:12.the right to look at the big screen. Katherine Grainger and her partner

:26:12. > :26:18.Anna Watkins getting the biggest roar and appreciation from the

:26:18. > :26:24.crowd. She has such a following and rightly so. A wonderful combination,

:26:24. > :26:31.a fantastic person. There's now only one race to go, the Olympic

:26:31. > :26:35.final. They've done absolutely everything asked of them. The crowd

:26:35. > :26:41.are on their feet. The flags are going mad. Katherine Grainger and

:26:41. > :26:49.Anna Watkins are into the Olympic final. One race remaining, that's

:26:49. > :26:53.it. All focused on that. Even at 33 strokes a minute, without actually

:26:54. > :26:58.having to race really hard, they produced the fastest Olympic time

:26:58. > :27:03.ever. Totally dominant, fantastic performance and they got what they

:27:03. > :27:09.wanted. That is laying down a very good market. Only two cruise to go

:27:10. > :27:14.through. That is the second of the two big events, the women's pair

:27:14. > :27:19.straight through qualifying for their final, joined by the women's

:27:19. > :27:24.double. The two top women's boats qualifying for the Olympic final.

:27:24. > :27:28.It is looking good in the women's team. Paul Thompson, the chief

:27:28. > :27:36.coach. Meerkat the glorious pictures as the sun comes down on

:27:36. > :27:41.Eton Dorney this morning. -- look at. They just looks so, so good.

:27:41. > :27:49.When they could have just sat back, when they knew the race was won,

:27:49. > :27:55.they wanted more. That is what the appreciation of his home crowd does.

:27:55. > :28:00.They say thank you. Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger from Great

:28:00. > :28:05.Britain, and New Zealand, through to the Olympic final. An Olympic

:28:05. > :28:10.to the Olympic final. An Olympic best time, not bad. At that almost

:28:10. > :28:15.felt like we were watching a great racehorse that was just cantering.

:28:15. > :28:19.They seemed so relaxed last week when I saw them. They were ready.

:28:19. > :28:23.They were talking about Olympic records in the heats if they had

:28:23. > :28:31.the right conditions. They looked so relaxed and snood, probably the

:28:31. > :28:34.best I have ever seen them skull. - - relaxed and smooth. The first

:28:34. > :28:37.silver medal was a surprise. The second one was where they should

:28:37. > :28:41.have finished. The third one was the disappointment because they

:28:41. > :28:47.were joint favourites. This one they are favourites for. Fay are

:28:47. > :28:52.looking a class above. -- they are. One more race for Katherine

:28:52. > :28:58.Grainger in her career. We have one more race feature in a British crew

:28:58. > :29:05.here, the men's four. Let's go back to the boatyard.

:29:05. > :29:13.The last few seconds on the pontoon. Andy Hodge owned -- and Alex

:29:13. > :29:23.Gregory in the boat, joined by a heat and Tom - joined by Peter and

:29:23. > :29:30.

:29:30. > :29:35.Tom. Jurgen Rober and never says Now it is their moment to start

:29:35. > :29:45.their Olympic campaign 2012. As the Garry Herbert phrase goes, we are

:29:45. > :29:50.An awful lot of expectation on them. They're big enough to take that.

:29:50. > :29:53.Yes, they know what they're capable of doing. There are really two

:29:53. > :29:57.boats in this event, the Australians and themselves. The

:29:57. > :30:02.Australians are probably the better technicians and our boat has a bit

:30:02. > :30:04.more power in it. It comes down to who can produce it. We have the

:30:04. > :30:09.Australian's first and then the Great Britain team after that. We

:30:09. > :30:14.are back foot two more races at Eton on this fantastic morning.

:30:14. > :30:20.There are worse ways of starting a mandate than this!

:30:20. > :30:28.It is looking glorious bear, as it is at the Olympic Park. We will be

:30:28. > :30:31.back for the rowing at about 10:50am. We've had news of who has

:30:31. > :30:36.qualified so far in the heats that have taken place already, so let's

:30:36. > :30:41.head back to Clare Balding. Some disappointment for Rebecca Turner.

:30:41. > :30:51.Even more upsetting when you realise she will be missed out...

:30:51. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:07.She will be lining up tonight. The big challenge is to be one of the

:31:07. > :31:10.top eight. It is done on time rather than where you finish in the

:31:10. > :31:14.semis, which is difficult because it's not about beating her next

:31:14. > :31:18.door, it's about going as fast as you can. Absolutely. And we've seen

:31:18. > :31:22.too many people at this competition is out by a smallest fraction.

:31:22. > :31:25.People who were expected to make finals will finish in one of those

:31:25. > :31:29.outside lanes, which mostly you don't want to be in. She will have

:31:29. > :31:34.to have a tops win tonight to make it through to the final. Now we

:31:34. > :31:44.look at the men's 200 metres butterfly. Joe Roebuck for Great

:31:44. > :32:09.

:32:09. > :32:19.quickly, he's up in lane three with a green hat. Joe Roebuck in lane

:32:19. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:35.Roebuck in the red cap, two from the top. Looking a little sluggish

:32:35. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:47.out a little bit quickly and not pacing it well. I can't imagine he

:32:47. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:55.looks like he is kicking someone. He does the second kick slightly

:32:55. > :33:05.early. There are two kicks in butterfly, you kick when you go in

:33:05. > :33:15.

:33:15. > :33:25.and then when you push your arms Roebuck. Stjepanovic still holding

:33:25. > :33:29.

:33:29. > :33:39.on. I think he is playing into the going to be hurting like something

:33:39. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :34:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:34:22. > :34:32.time in these heats. It will just set you back. Stjepanovic putting

:34:32. > :34:41.

:34:41. > :34:45.in the effort all the way through. That is not going to be good enough

:34:45. > :34:52.for Joe Roebuck. The big dog in the men's 200 metres butterfly is the

:34:52. > :34:56.defending champion, Michael Phelps, the world record holder. Tell me

:34:56. > :35:01.about the way he swims butterfly, because there's something quite

:35:01. > :35:06.interesting. I like seeing my goals Wim fly best when his face is

:35:06. > :35:10.facing down. So when he takes a breath, he believes towards the

:35:10. > :35:14.water. He comes out and takes a breath here, rather than lifting

:35:14. > :35:20.his head up like this. He actually has a straight spine and bouncers

:35:20. > :35:23.on top of the water. This is when he's at his very best. I noticed in

:35:23. > :35:27.the 400 the other night that he was lifting his head slightly more than

:35:27. > :35:37.I have seen him do of late. I'll be interested in this 200 fly to see

:35:37. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:44.how he looks. To see if he has his The other conflict in this heat is

:35:44. > :35:49.that Phelps is up against Tyler that Phelps is up against Tyler

:35:49. > :35:53.Clary. He is his American team-mate who made the mistake of questioning

:35:53. > :35:57.Phelps' achievements, saying he has done it all on talent and that he

:35:57. > :36:02.hasn't had to train hard. Phelps was asked about this and he said,

:36:02. > :36:06.yeah, Tyler came and sat on my bed and apologised. Phelps went, you

:36:06. > :36:10.know, it doesn't really matter. Also lining up in this heat,

:36:10. > :36:20.Roberto Pavoni from Great Britain. What an amazing thing to be in a

:36:20. > :36:36.

:36:36. > :36:39.seven. He won the British trials in the 400 and was second on the 200

:36:39. > :36:45.fly up. But he's got a really good chance of getting through to the

:36:45. > :36:52.semi-final here. It's not been that quick so far at Phelps, well, he

:36:52. > :36:57.tends to do just enough in the seats. Back in Athens, even in the

:36:57. > :37:00.semi-final, that was very interesting with Great Britain's

:37:00. > :37:07.Stephen Parry. I think you qualified faster than Phelps for

:37:07. > :37:11.the final. Phelps in the middle. Doing enough. Pavoni, two from the

:37:11. > :37:21.left. He was born and brought up about 20 minutes from here even

:37:21. > :37:34.

:37:34. > :37:40.though he trains in Loughborough I expect him to start going. The

:37:40. > :37:47.big guys tend to go at halfway. He's going well, but also going

:37:47. > :37:52.well is Tyler Clary. Clary now leading Michael Phelps. It is only

:37:52. > :37:57.a heat. All he has to do is make it through to the semi. It looks to me

:37:58. > :38:07.as it Phelps is in better sprinting position than he is on the distance

:38:08. > :38:44.

:38:44. > :38:50.races. He doesn't look that good at How interesting that Tyler Perry,

:38:50. > :38:52.after all he had said, he gets out there and beats Phelps. I know it's

:38:52. > :38:54.only the heats but it is a only the heats but it is a

:38:54. > :39:00.statement. The it is. It's a statement he may regret in the

:39:00. > :39:05.future. I say Michael Phelps, 14 gold medals. Clary, no gold medals.

:39:05. > :39:12.That maintained, this was a very strong swim. We will be back in the

:39:12. > :39:16.We will get Mark Foster's view on that particular heat shortly. Now

:39:16. > :39:20.we are going back to Eton Dorney, it's time to see Great Britain's

:39:20. > :39:30.flagship vote in action. Before that, Australia are going in the

:39:30. > :39:32.

:39:32. > :39:37.there's been all the talking and waiting, but now is the moment.

:39:37. > :39:41.Very much so. Everyone has talked about the class of the Australians.

:39:41. > :39:46.Now we are going to see if they can produce it. I think they will win

:39:46. > :39:53.quite comfortably. I would be looking at the time and comparing

:39:53. > :39:57.it with the British group. There are literally two very fast boats

:39:57. > :40:01.in the whole field. One is in this side of the draw and the other is

:40:01. > :40:11.on the other. They both want to give an impression that they are

:40:11. > :40:33.

:40:33. > :40:41.very much in control and going fast not a bad boat, Germany came 5th

:40:41. > :40:51.last year. There's been a lot of war of words from the Aussie camp

:40:51. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:13.out of the blocks in the first five strokes. Now they get going. The

:41:13. > :41:23.first two or three strokes, very confidently done. They are away and

:41:23. > :41:28.

:41:28. > :41:38.through to the semi-final. Great Britain doubling in the next heat.

:41:38. > :41:48.

:41:48. > :41:58.relaxed they are, how long they are, how easy they take the stroke when

:41:58. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:18.position. They took it quite steady in the first few strokes. They

:42:18. > :42:37.

:42:37. > :42:42.think about long, loose and relaxed strokes. The Australian crew just

:42:42. > :42:52.creeping out ahead now. We've got alongside them Serbia in 3, Canada

:42:52. > :42:54.

:42:54. > :42:59.just slipping back. New Zealand in the semi-final. Australia just

:43:00. > :43:04.easing away. See how well their boat runs. There's very little dig

:43:04. > :43:11.at the finish of the stroke, so the boat just runs true and parallel to

:43:11. > :43:21.the water, just straight over the top of the water. There is Drew

:43:21. > :43:26.

:43:26. > :43:31.Ginn there. Joshua Duncan-Smith in Australian camp that since 1996,

:43:31. > :43:34.when Drew Ginn first won his gold medal in the coxless four back in

:43:34. > :43:44.Atlanta or, he won a gold at every Olympic Games that he has competed

:43:44. > :43:46.

:43:46. > :43:56.at. He was injured back in Sydney. That 92 boat was known as the

:43:56. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:10.Australians. They are out to almost a length at the halfway mark in

:44:10. > :44:11.

:44:11. > :44:21.this heat of the men's heavyweight and lead the Aussies. They are in

:44:21. > :44:23.

:44:23. > :44:27.the Australians always really spend a lot of time making sure that

:44:27. > :44:31.there is great synchronicity in the boat, great accuracy in the way

:44:31. > :44:35.they take their strokes, that they are very relaxed. They've got

:44:35. > :44:40.beautiful ease of movement. They get out to a very good bit of

:44:40. > :44:46.length there. They put the blades in the water and then they make the

:44:46. > :44:49.impact. A very quick impact as they take the stroke. Allayed drive,

:44:49. > :44:53.their bodies open up and then they finished off with the arms, the

:44:53. > :45:03.arms, the biggest muscle group in the body, so that's just finishing

:45:03. > :45:16.

:45:17. > :45:22.off the stroke. -- the weakest sprints for the line. -- pushes.

:45:22. > :45:32.There are now just strolling. This is very, very easy, very impressive,

:45:32. > :45:43.

:45:43. > :45:53.expression of confidence by this crew, they released on their

:45:53. > :45:53.

:45:53. > :45:59.website a 62nd clip of them growing. -- or rowing. They looked good in

:45:59. > :46:05.that, and they look good today. Australians always talking good

:46:05. > :46:14.game. In this case, it is pretty justified because they look pretty

:46:14. > :46:20.immaculate, pretty effortless. They will cruise to the line. Talking to

:46:20. > :46:25.Jimmy Tomkins, the daddy of the Aussie men's team from years gone

:46:25. > :46:33.by, he said Great Britain will be hard pushed to beat this crew. They

:46:33. > :46:37.are not under any pressure right now. Powering up to the line. We

:46:37. > :46:42.are seeing a demonstration of technique in this crew at the very,

:46:42. > :46:52.very highest level. They will go through to the semi-final. The race

:46:52. > :46:56.

:46:56. > :47:01.is on for second place. Germany are semi-final. The remainder will go

:47:01. > :47:07.into the repechage. All of the talk and expectation, they are good, but

:47:07. > :47:10.just how good remains to be seen. They go through to the semi-final

:47:10. > :47:15.where they still will not meet Great Britain. The showdown will

:47:15. > :47:20.come in the Olympic final. That was still an Olympic best time and they

:47:20. > :47:25.were just cruising. They were hardly raising a sweat. They went

:47:25. > :47:30.faster than anybody has ever gone at an Olympics. They took two or

:47:31. > :47:36.three strokes off the start, a lot slower than their rivals, which is

:47:36. > :47:43.a mark of the confidence they have, that they don't get flustered. This

:47:43. > :47:50.is a class crew. Care little acknowledgement -- a little

:47:50. > :47:57.acknowledgement. As they go off to wind down, Great Britain will be

:47:57. > :48:05.next up. Australia with a new Olympic record. They have laid down

:48:05. > :48:11.a pretty big benchmark for Great This dual is being billed as the

:48:11. > :48:17.Ashes showdown, if you like. You feel like there are four Ricky

:48:17. > :48:21.Pontings in that Aussie boat! There's a mix of experience in

:48:21. > :48:27.there. In the girls' double as well, it is between the Brits and the

:48:27. > :48:32.Aussies. It shows you the strength of the two countries. There are a

:48:32. > :48:37.number of events where both countries are back lip get out.

:48:37. > :48:40.There was an Olympic record. But the world record is held by our

:48:40. > :48:50.four, 10 seconds quicker than they four, 10 seconds quicker than they

:48:50. > :48:53.

:48:53. > :48:57.have just gone and done it. This is our quartet. We are... We are 2,500

:48:57. > :49:06.metres away and you could hear the crowd on our microphones. Massive

:49:06. > :49:13.support. When it comes to the final, that may well be the difference.

:49:13. > :49:16.Any talk at the start or is it just calm and relaxed? Very little talk.

:49:16. > :49:21.You put her hands on the boat about 35 minutes before the race. You're

:49:21. > :49:31.warming up, you have to be on the stake boat two minutes before the

:49:31. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:36.clocks,. The umpire will go through a roll-call of every country and is

:49:36. > :49:45.normally silence. Maybe has shaken hands with the person in front of

:49:45. > :49:48.you. Very little is said. It is sheer concentration. I don't

:49:48. > :49:58.suppose this British team knows that the Australians have broken

:49:58. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:06.the Olympic record, but that is orders. There are four boats, three

:50:06. > :50:14.to qualify for the semi-final. Andy Hodge in that district seat, Tom

:50:14. > :50:17.James, Peter Reed. There's been some changes in the seating order.

:50:17. > :50:22.Peter Reed and Alex Gregory have swapped around. They believe they

:50:22. > :50:30.have got a bit more speed out of that. This is still a class crew.

:50:31. > :50:38.What a risk Jurgen Robles has taken. Hodge and Reed coming out of the

:50:38. > :50:43.pair from last year. Coming into this four only to be met by a very

:50:43. > :50:50.quick Aussie four. Remember that Jurgen Grobler has not lost this

:50:50. > :50:56.event since he came to Britain and started working with Steve and

:50:56. > :51:02.Matthew Pinsent. He is very talent -- canny and he is looking to try

:51:02. > :51:06.and improve the boat speed by improving their technique. Hodge

:51:06. > :51:11.and Reed were in the pair for three years together so they started to

:51:11. > :51:16.roll in a different way to the way the other two, Alex Gregory and Tom

:51:16. > :51:22.James, were rolling. They are trying to bring in ease of movement.

:51:22. > :51:32.That is so they can allow the boat to travel between the strikes.

:51:32. > :51:32.

:51:32. > :51:40.Through 500m. Be a good start from the British crew. They are

:51:40. > :51:46.stretching out. They are getting length. Now you know they will be

:51:46. > :51:51.confident and happy with the rhythm. The second 500 his rhythm for them.

:51:51. > :51:55.A nice little insight into the boat. Very important that they got out

:51:55. > :52:02.and lead. Some of these crews have led them in the first 250 metres in

:52:02. > :52:09.previous regattas. A good start from Team GB. They are looking

:52:09. > :52:11.confident, they are looking long and relaxed. He a lot of the

:52:11. > :52:16.Challenge between Australia and Great Britain is that Australia

:52:16. > :52:22.were very confident in Sydney that they would win a lot of gold medals

:52:22. > :52:25.and Great Britain beat them in the eight and the four. Obviously the

:52:25. > :52:33.Australians are after revenge. That has been hurting them for the last

:52:33. > :52:38.12 years! Great Britain are moving their boat along very sweetly. That

:52:38. > :52:43.looks very relaxed. That will be the key for Great Britain, to stay

:52:43. > :52:49.relaxed, to stay long in the last six or 700 metres against Australia

:52:49. > :52:54.when the chips are down and they are fighting for that place. We are

:52:54. > :52:58.through the halfway mark and Great Britain have gone clear. All going

:52:58. > :53:03.according to plan and on those bikes somewhere is the Jurgen

:53:03. > :53:08.Grobler, the chief coach of the men's heavyweight team. He will be

:53:08. > :53:13.pretty content. But he will know we are long way from the last 500m of

:53:13. > :53:17.the Olympic final in terms of effort and what is required. The

:53:17. > :53:20.most important thing is we have not seen them since Munich six weeks

:53:20. > :53:26.ago. They have turned things around in terms of speed, but Australia

:53:26. > :53:32.will also have done that. He imperative for Great Britain to get

:53:32. > :53:37.the middle 1,000m nail hard in terms of rhythm, keeping for rhythm.

:53:37. > :53:43.That is whether Aussies will be quick. Australia will have

:53:43. > :53:46.sustainable rhythm where they don't have to work. To compare and

:53:46. > :53:54.contrast this season, Great Britain have relied on power where

:53:54. > :54:02.Australia have relied on technique. Now we are getting the great clash.

:54:02. > :54:06.Great Britain are at a very comfortable 34 strokes a minute.

:54:06. > :54:10.This is then cruising. They will be so glad to be racing finally

:54:10. > :54:15.because a lot of the crews that are in the team will have already

:54:15. > :54:25.raised their second races. At last they are out there feeling the

:54:25. > :54:36.

:54:36. > :54:42.will go through to the semi-final. What has impressed me is that Great

:54:42. > :54:46.Britain are getting right up to the catch. Watch how the blades going.

:54:46. > :54:50.Great confidence in placing the blade, they are moving the boat

:54:50. > :54:57.around and passed it. A wonderful shot as the sun comes down on Eton

:54:57. > :55:02.Dorney. The British in the crowd really appreciating what they are

:55:02. > :55:09.seeing. We will come up to this wall of noise. The hairs will be

:55:09. > :55:13.rising on the back of their neck. Resisting all temptation to do a

:55:13. > :55:18.little sprint. They don't need to, it is about containment. Don't

:55:18. > :55:22.worry about the rest of the boats coming back. It is a job well done.

:55:22. > :55:27.The time will be an irrelevant, to be honest. It would be nice to

:55:27. > :55:33.match the Australian crew. But they have blown out the cobwebs, the

:55:33. > :55:40.races on. In the heavyweight men's coxless four, the gold medal will

:55:40. > :55:47.come down to two boats, Australia and Great Britain. Cruising home in

:55:47. > :55:54.front of a crowd that is all behind them. That looks very impressive.

:55:54. > :56:04.Over the line, Great Britain safely through. In second place, Romania.

:56:04. > :56:10.Belarus in third. Great Britain and Romania get the two, with Belarus

:56:10. > :56:17.in third. We did not see any fireworks, but we did not need to.

:56:17. > :56:22.We saw good technique. Establish some rhythm. Three seconds slower

:56:22. > :56:28.than Australia. Australia were not pushed either in any way. They were

:56:28. > :56:34.just in their cruising pace. That allows their boat to travel faster

:56:34. > :56:37.between the strokes. That is my concern, that the Australians have

:56:38. > :56:42.a way of rowing that allows their boat to travel further between the

:56:42. > :56:47.strokes because they are not pushing it. When the chips are down,

:56:47. > :56:54.when the real pressure is on, we will see what changes. At the

:56:54. > :56:58.moment, the speed at a very comfortable 33 off 34 is just

:56:58. > :57:03.balancing a little bit in the Australian's favour. Andy Hodge is

:57:03. > :57:13.saying yes, that's our first race, it was a good piece of rowing and

:57:13. > :57:14.

:57:14. > :57:21.we're very pleased. This is the It is all set for Saturday morning,

:57:21. > :57:24.11:30am. Ridiculously exciting and it is only Monday morning!

:57:24. > :57:34.Delighted to be joined by Alex Partridge. Let's talk about your

:57:34. > :57:35.

:57:35. > :57:40.race. If you were not cruising, you were certainly not racing. We had

:57:40. > :57:45.to do something different and we did in the heat. The heat was a lot

:57:45. > :57:49.of pressure, home Olympics, first time with this crew, and we did not

:57:49. > :57:54.get everything right. We tried to do better today and we have got a

:57:54. > :57:58.chance in the final. Steve was making the point that if the

:57:58. > :58:06.Germans were watching, and they are the crew everybody is aiming at,

:58:06. > :58:12.you certainly gave them a lot of food for thought. Good. The 8th is

:58:12. > :58:16.the fastest boat in rowing and there's only one way to do it. The

:58:16. > :58:25.Germans have done that for many years. You were asked what we would

:58:25. > :58:30.do different. We showed we can take a step forward. Talking about

:58:30. > :58:35.timings, as we see you in action here, if we move on to talk about

:58:35. > :58:40.the coxless four with Steve, a three-second difference in times

:58:40. > :58:47.between the Australians and the British. Does that matter? It is

:58:47. > :58:52.always nice to have up -- an Olympic record. But Saturday is

:58:52. > :58:58.important. Talking to Alex off-air, he says it is quite windy out there.

:58:58. > :59:02.It has picked up over the last half an hour. I would not read anything

:59:02. > :59:06.into that. We know it will be nip and tuck between the British and

:59:06. > :59:10.the Aussies on Saturday. It doesn't make anything of the time. I'm

:59:10. > :59:13.quite happy that the Australians have got that record because they

:59:13. > :59:18.will think they are on target, everything is going their way and

:59:18. > :59:24.our guys will ruffle them a little bit and I think that will help.

:59:24. > :59:31.know the guys in the four extremely well. Is the rivalry with the

:59:31. > :59:34.Australians friendly or his there son genuine legal? Think about

:59:34. > :59:39.growing up is the respect each other enormously, but when it comes

:59:39. > :59:43.down to racing, it is war. You want their blood. They are your worst

:59:43. > :59:53.enemy. I have got some of my best friends in rowing, but if I

:59:53. > :59:55.

:59:55. > :59:59.embracing them, I want nothing else In terms of the four, of a calm,

:59:59. > :00:02.composed, are they up for the fight? Everybody is up for the

:00:03. > :00:07.fight. Everybody wants nothing more than to win an Olympic gold medal.

:00:07. > :00:11.That is what we are all here for. It is not just the four, it's

:00:11. > :00:15.everyone. Yesterday, with the lightweight doubles, everyone has

:00:15. > :00:21.got a chance. If you are in the final you have a chance. It's what

:00:21. > :00:25.you do in that small moment of time. Everybody has now Road, the great

:00:25. > :00:28.thing for the four and the women's double is that everybody has had a

:00:28. > :00:37.competitive race, the COB birds have been blown away and the nerves

:00:38. > :00:41.have gone. Everybody by and large have Road well. That must create

:00:41. > :00:46.momentum. It's massive. Getting the first one out of the way, the

:00:46. > :00:53.difference between today and two days ago is chalk and cheese. It

:00:53. > :00:56.was intense, feeling the home crowd. Seeing everyone... The emotions are

:00:56. > :01:01.quite overwhelming. The difference today is going out and being able

:01:01. > :01:06.to know what's happening and your expectations. With that out of the

:01:06. > :01:10.way, everyone performs a lot better. If I gave you one word to describe

:01:10. > :01:15.how you are feeling about that final, what would that be? Excited?

:01:15. > :01:19.Yes, excited. We've got a chance. This is a once-in-a-lifetime

:01:19. > :01:25.opportunity and we got to make the most of it. Having seen everybody

:01:25. > :01:28.now, some boats are through to repechages, others are straight

:01:28. > :01:32.through to finals. What is your general take on whether British

:01:32. > :01:36.rowing team stands at the moment? I'm very happy. We haven't had the

:01:36. > :01:39.best of seasons even though we've had some fantastic results, but

:01:39. > :01:43.everything is coming together at the right time. Everyone is looking

:01:43. > :01:48.very classy and relaxed. Even our boats that we weren't expecting

:01:48. > :01:53.much of our next -- are stepping up to the mark. It could have all 13

:01:53. > :01:56.boats in finals, and that would be very impressive. I hope to talk to

:01:56. > :02:06.Kath Grainger and Anna Watkins at some point, they are still doing

:02:06. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:11.The rowing finals don't start until Wednesday, still still a couple of

:02:11. > :02:14.more days to go. This has been a consistently strong start for

:02:14. > :02:24.British rowing across the different events. Lots of sport happening

:02:24. > :02:32.Three. Paul Drinkhall will be in third round action. That is just

:02:32. > :02:40.about to start. There is also British interest in the fencing.

:02:40. > :02:43.Carina Lawrence is on now. There is weightlifting featuring men's 62 kg

:02:43. > :02:53.category and also the British teenager Zoe Smith, his back in

:02:53. > :02:54.

:02:54. > :02:59.We are going to head back to the Aquatics Centre. Let's have a quick

:02:59. > :03:02.word about what we've seen so far. Two British swimmers, Pavoni and

:03:02. > :03:07.Roebuck, were in that butterfly heat but it wasn't a good morning

:03:07. > :03:11.for them. Not the best swim. Not all four, but we've seen it with

:03:11. > :03:15.the likes of Michael Phelps. If you don't perform in the morning then

:03:15. > :03:18.you can't Rick -- make it through to the next round. One of the

:03:18. > :03:24.problems is at our British trials those two guys can cruise through

:03:24. > :03:27.the heats, cruise through the semi- final. Whereas here, some people it

:03:27. > :03:31.is the first race. They need to be up early in the morning. They need

:03:31. > :03:35.to be doing the best times early in the morning. They are facing the

:03:35. > :03:38.best in the world. It was a stacked field. Michael Phelps used to lead

:03:39. > :03:43.it by a long wait. Don't get me wrong, he's not swimming at his

:03:43. > :03:47.best at the moment but when he's like be struggling, he's down in

:03:47. > :03:50.about a poor 9th place now. He is struggling. I saw it in the 400

:03:50. > :03:56.individual medley. You heard Ian Thorpe talking about his stroke and

:03:56. > :04:00.the way it looks, he looks heavy and clumpy. And he is the defending

:04:00. > :04:05.Olympic champion. What does it take to do really well in the butterfly?

:04:05. > :04:10.I held the world record for 50m butterfly, which is one... I could

:04:10. > :04:14.never do four length. I always thought when I went from one lane

:04:14. > :04:24.to the other, why go back, you've done it now. With butterfly, you

:04:24. > :04:28.kick at the top of the stroke and at the bottom. So what is two to

:04:28. > :04:31.one arm stroke. When your timing is that it makes a huge difference.

:04:31. > :04:35.The timing needs to be spot-on. It's one of these events, when you

:04:35. > :04:40.go out and get it wrong and go too hard, you see people suddenly

:04:40. > :04:50.fatiguing at the end. It really is the hardest stroke. To me, it

:04:50. > :04:51.

:04:51. > :04:57.Next, so the Allah and Hannah Miley are going to be involved in the

:04:57. > :05:04.women's 200 metres individual We are going to catch up on the

:05:04. > :05:07.heats that had been taking place. Mark was saying he couldn't do four

:05:07. > :05:13.length and you said... Mark can't even do one-and-a-half lengths of

:05:13. > :05:19.the pool. He touches the wall and is very lucky to get there.

:05:19. > :05:23.Individual medley, the women's. We will see Hannah Miley. The first

:05:23. > :05:29.heat involves Sophie Allen. This is her first Olympics. She trains at

:05:29. > :05:33.the same club as James Goddard and David Carry. Also in here is

:05:33. > :05:37.Pellissier coops, from Australia, who was part of the gold medal-

:05:37. > :05:43.winning relay team. Yes, and she is swimming well. An interesting one

:05:43. > :05:53.to look out for in lane four. are trying to qualify for the semi-

:05:53. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :06:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:06:35. > :06:45.of Australia. So good Ahmad underwater face. -- so good on that

:06:45. > :06:51.

:06:51. > :06:55.She has had big injuries and illness. She's been trying to

:06:55. > :06:59.recover. Every year we talk about an injury or illness for her. She

:06:59. > :07:02.is a wonderful swimmer. It would be great to see her on a thick year

:07:02. > :07:12.where she has a whole year of training behind her, which she has

:07:12. > :07:12.

:07:12. > :08:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:08:22. > :08:31.this year. Five gold medals at the in that breaststroke. Leverenz

:08:31. > :08:41.getting caught up a little bit. She may hold on. Leverenz has got it.

:08:41. > :09:02.

:09:02. > :09:12.Very similar to Rebecca Soni. They are trying to keep the arms out the

:09:12. > :09:26.

:09:26. > :09:32.front. The elbows don't go off too enough for Sophie Allen, but it may

:09:32. > :09:36.not be because the next heat is so hot. Hannah Miley, this is her

:09:36. > :09:38.slightly weaker competition, but she is trying to make the semis and

:09:38. > :09:48.ultimately the final. She is up against the defending champion,

:09:48. > :09:53.

:09:53. > :09:56.Steph Rice of Australia. And also Ye. She swam the last leg of her

:09:56. > :10:06.race are faster than Ryan Lochte did. Let's see how much speed she

:10:06. > :10:37.

:10:37. > :10:44.Britain. This is the weakest Legard Hannah Miley's race. Ye, her

:10:44. > :10:48.freestyle split on the 400 individual medley, the last 50 was

:10:48. > :10:58.faster than the gold and silver- medallist from the men's 400-metre

:10:58. > :11:13.

:11:13. > :11:19.medley. She went 28.9 on the last Olympics. Quite unbelievable. She

:11:19. > :11:25.went on the backstroke, it's a world apart. She is doing this to

:11:25. > :11:29.Steph Rice, who herself is awesome at backstroke. Steph Rice, the

:11:29. > :11:32.defending Olympic champion, not being able to live with the pace. A

:11:32. > :11:40.bit of a look over from Kirsty Coventry, good to see her back in

:11:40. > :11:48.the water. A double silver- medallist and gold-medallist in the

:11:48. > :11:52.Games in 2008. There is not a fault in any of her strokes. What a

:11:52. > :12:02.freestyle that was faster than Ryan Lochte's, what hope is there for

:12:02. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:12:46. > :12:52.will be on here because her position, that should be good

:12:52. > :12:57.enough. It should be. But I think she will find it tough to live with

:12:57. > :13:07.this swimmer. I'm not even sure if she pushed it right at the end.

:13:07. > :13:07.

:13:07. > :13:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:13:54. > :13:58.her back in there. Coventry will Safely through to the semi-finals,

:13:58. > :14:03.it will take quite a tough swim to get through to the final. The

:14:03. > :14:08.Chinese girl is very good. She is. She's definitely the one to beat.

:14:08. > :14:14.If I'm going to make a time, I reckon no one is going to go

:14:14. > :14:18.anywhere near her. But who knows? Anything can happen. For me, to

:14:18. > :14:23.swim that time this early in the morning is good. I'm really happy I

:14:23. > :14:28.got through to the semi. That is one of my goals. The next is to try

:14:28. > :14:33.to progress to the final. Everybody is going to be gunning for it now

:14:33. > :14:37.and stepping up in the heats. I'm so much more relaxed and happy. It

:14:37. > :14:46.feels good. I've just got to go out and enjoy it and enjoy this amazing

:14:46. > :14:50.atmosphere. It will definitely take a sub 2.10 to get into the final.

:14:50. > :14:57.It is. Anything can happen. That is what the amazing thing is about the

:14:57. > :15:02.Olympic Games was a nothing ever goes according to I've got to keep

:15:02. > :15:09.my options open and swim my own race. What have you done since the

:15:09. > :15:13.100? Me and my dad went through it. Went through the splits and now our

:15:13. > :15:17.focus is for the 200. We take each day as it comes and not let

:15:17. > :15:21.anything linger. Both of us were happy with it. We can take

:15:21. > :15:26.positives from that and hopefully improve on the 200. It's feeling

:15:26. > :15:29.good. I've been wanting to seem what my spirits were. I certainly

:15:29. > :15:34.put it out there. The answer to that is my breaststroke will

:15:34. > :15:38.probably pay the price, but that's the medley for you. Regardless of

:15:38. > :15:41.the 200, and we know that your stature doesn't always work in the

:15:41. > :15:47.200 because they are usually big guys, but it's not the last of you.

:15:47. > :15:50.We have Glasgow coming up in a couple of beers. Yes, my home turf.

:15:51. > :15:54.If the act as a is going to be anything like this, it's a great

:15:54. > :16:04.time to be a British athlete. I'm really looking forward to it and

:16:04. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:14.that you for every one supporting not on the first page of that

:16:14. > :16:18.graphic, she is through to the semi-finals. Hannah Miley not far

:16:18. > :16:21.off Stephane rise's time. Her goals off Stephane rise's time. Her goals

:16:21. > :16:26.to finish in the top eight and to keep enjoying it. It is difficult

:16:26. > :16:31.for swimmers, they have so many different races, to recover and

:16:31. > :16:36.savour this moment. Look, especially athletes at a doing

:16:36. > :16:41.multiple events. We've seen how to have got to heats have become.

:16:41. > :16:47.Recovery has become even more important than it ever has been.

:16:47. > :16:51.The swimmers are getting down -- warming down, getting massages.

:16:51. > :16:57.They are tired and they have to be aware of their bodies and how to

:16:57. > :17:03.respond. How what Australia faring so far? Just one gold medal in the

:17:03. > :17:08.women's relay. We are OK, just. We have picked up a couple of medals

:17:08. > :17:13.here. But for the Australian public, this is not enough. We haven't done

:17:13. > :17:16.well enough yet. There's a lot of people at home that will be really

:17:16. > :17:22.on top of this and being quite harsh towards the team. It is

:17:22. > :17:27.simply because we've had so much success in the pool that we have

:17:27. > :17:32.become accustomed to this. Swimming in Australia is the number one. For

:17:32. > :17:36.all of the Olympic disciplines, swimming is number one. It is. The

:17:36. > :17:39.rest of the Australian Olympic team complain about the exposure of the

:17:39. > :17:43.Australian swimming team has in comparison to the rest of the team.

:17:43. > :17:47.I would say we have for more than half of the coverage and the rest

:17:47. > :17:51.of the team gets what is left over. There's been complaints about that,

:17:51. > :17:56.and it has been justified in the past because we win medals. We

:17:56. > :18:02.don't say it, but that is what the press says. It will be interesting

:18:02. > :18:06.if we did before here come the other parts of the team, if that

:18:06. > :18:12.changes and we see a shift in Australian port -- sporting culture.

:18:12. > :18:15.A in Britain, we are seeing a shift that swimming is becoming much more

:18:15. > :18:20.high profile because of performances from the likes of

:18:20. > :18:28.Becchio Adlington and Kerri-Anne Payne, Liam Tancock. -- Becchio

:18:28. > :18:32.Adlington. You were impressed with Liam Tancock -- Tancock.

:18:32. > :18:41.Tancock was fantastic. It was brilliant that he was able to plan

:18:41. > :18:48.that race so well and swim it well. He uses ballet as part of his

:18:48. > :18:53.training routine and you said you also did. Not ballet. Dance?

:18:53. > :18:58.used the movements in training. Look at a ballerina, they are

:18:58. > :19:02.perfect, brilliant athletes. This is what we look at. Good coaches

:19:02. > :19:07.can recognise this in an instant. People will say you have to train

:19:07. > :19:11.more like a ballerina. What does that mean? It means you need to do

:19:11. > :19:16.every movement as perfectly as you possibly can and repeated 1,000

:19:16. > :19:22.times. We will see how Liam Tancock get on tonight. Gemma Spofforth

:19:22. > :19:28.will also be swimming this evening. At 3pm at the far end, we are going

:19:28. > :19:33.to see the men's 10m synchro diving. Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield going

:19:33. > :19:39.for Great Britain. With me in the studio is Mark

:19:39. > :19:48.Foster. Ian Thorpe made his step -- disparaging comments about your

:19:48. > :19:56.swimming! But he has got my T- shirt! He is right, a length and a

:19:56. > :20:02.half. But I've got to say this. Ian Thorpe and myself raced once and I

:20:02. > :20:07.won that race. He swam 50m, but I won it! I am fascinated by it the

:20:07. > :20:11.competitive spirit. Let's talk about what happened this morning.

:20:11. > :20:18.Fantastic to see Hannah Miley go through. Brilliant. It is not her

:20:18. > :20:24.event. She is a small swimmer. She needs a bit more strength. I know

:20:24. > :20:29.she does a massive amount of conditioning work, rock climbing.

:20:29. > :20:34.Maybe they've gone down this route already and blunts some weights.

:20:34. > :20:43.That is where speed comes from, straight. It was a great swim this

:20:43. > :20:51.morning. I can't see anything but the gold medal for the Chinese

:20:51. > :20:56.swimmer. She is any 16. She won the 200m individual medley last year at

:20:56. > :21:00.the World Championships. She has been around for a couple of years.

:21:00. > :21:05.What we have to remember, when you're that age, you do have huge

:21:05. > :21:10.improvements. When you get older, you're just looking to get as close

:21:10. > :21:13.to your best time as possible. Aquatics Centre has not

:21:13. > :21:19.disappointed with anything we've seen so far, whether it has been

:21:19. > :21:23.heats of the actual metal braces. The Aquatics Centre will continue

:21:23. > :21:27.to be the focus later today, but let's go back to the rowing at Eton

:21:27. > :21:31.Dorney. It has been an exciting morning and John and Steve have a

:21:31. > :21:38.couple of happy rowers. Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins.

:21:38. > :21:42.You can't stop grinning. It has been a long wait to get going.

:21:42. > :21:49.Really pleased with the first event. You never know how the Olympic heat

:21:49. > :21:53.will go. We are very happy and we have done now come down and wait a

:21:53. > :21:56.few days for the final. We can see the closing stages. Steve said you

:21:57. > :22:02.had spoken a couple of days ago about beating the Olympic record

:22:02. > :22:08.and you did. Yes. I had forgotten and you did. Yes. I had forgotten

:22:08. > :22:15.about the Olympic record. It was a total surprise because we were just

:22:15. > :22:21.focused on doing our thing. It was a nice by-product. It was such an

:22:21. > :22:25.imperious performance and every athlete we have spoken to over the

:22:25. > :22:31.last 48 hours has said the last 500m, at the reception they've been

:22:31. > :22:36.getting has been overwhelming. You took the decibel level to new

:22:36. > :22:40.levels. You were so far clear and everybody knew how fantastic it was.

:22:40. > :22:46.How much do you feel it? You can hear it, but you can feel it in

:22:46. > :22:50.your body. It pulses through you. The crowds are sensational. We both

:22:50. > :22:51.feel very, very lucky that we have this incredible support from all

:22:51. > :22:55.this incredible support from all over the country and we are very

:22:55. > :23:00.conscious of that. When you have it behind you, it does lift you like

:23:00. > :23:04.nothing else. Because you were the panel to the team to Rome, you have

:23:04. > :23:08.had a long time to wait. Some people had rowed twice before you

:23:08. > :23:14.hit the water. How much were you desperate to get out there and do-

:23:14. > :23:20.it-? We knew we had that challenge to deal with it. It has been a

:23:20. > :23:23.difficult weekend watching everybody get started. We have been

:23:23. > :23:26.following of thing closely. Everybody has been telling us that

:23:26. > :23:34.the crowd is amazing and we were talking more year about what her

:23:34. > :23:37.own crowd could be. It is really emotional when there are that many

:23:37. > :23:41.people really wanting Team GB to do well and we want to do well for

:23:41. > :23:47.them. When you were at the start a new were announced, there was a

:23:47. > :23:57.massive cheer. Could you hear that? Theory but that is quite it is the

:23:57. > :24:01.first 200m. -- the debate that is Once the 100m mark is gone, that is

:24:01. > :24:08.when the crowd starts to come in and then you can sense it. The plan

:24:08. > :24:16.for the next four day is? For feet up! It is hard. You get the

:24:16. > :24:20.adrenaline high from having a great start. We can feel it! We are both

:24:20. > :24:25.aware, we can enjoy it for a few hours and then you have to bring

:24:25. > :24:30.everything back down. We need to improve, we need to be at our best

:24:30. > :24:34.on Friday. The next few days is back to training and boring

:24:34. > :24:38.lifestyle to get everything in place for Friday. Per it looked

:24:38. > :24:46.very, very classy and smooth. Can you remember the other thing we

:24:46. > :24:51.spoke about last week? David Beckham. Let us in on the secret.

:24:51. > :25:01.had a chat with him on Friday night. He wishes you both the greatest of

:25:01. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:05.luck. There's one point to that, you have to win gold. He has laid

:25:05. > :25:13.down the rules. If they don't win, he wants nothing to do with them!

:25:13. > :25:20.If they win gold, you will meet. wasn't that fast until now! My mum

:25:20. > :25:25.will be ecstatic. Will he meet her mum. Her I'm sure I can raise that.

:25:25. > :25:31.One more race in your entire career. Gosh! There's been rumours that

:25:31. > :25:37.might not be the case. There was a certain man standing not far away

:25:37. > :25:43.who announced his retirement a bit early. No athlete ever announces

:25:43. > :25:46.their retirement in such dramatic fashion since. See you in Rio!

:25:46. > :25:53.is very sad thinking there might just be one more race for us. We

:25:53. > :25:56.just love doing it. It is magical. The joy is radiating off you!

:25:56. > :26:03.Brilliant watch today and more power to your elbow on Friday.

:26:03. > :26:07.Thank you. What a fantastic morning of rowing.

:26:07. > :26:11.Katherine Grainger, three-time Olympic silver medallist. Let's

:26:11. > :26:15.talk about sailing. Also traditionally one of Britain's

:26:15. > :26:21.strong support. For competition is under way in Weymouth and following

:26:21. > :26:28.it is double Olympic gold medallist by Shirley. Ben Ainslie was on the

:26:28. > :26:31.water yesterday. K we did not get a gentle run. Two returning gold

:26:31. > :26:36.medallists in action. Big Ben had two races yesterday and the crowds

:26:36. > :26:40.that came out to see him, every time he turned a mark, a lot of

:26:40. > :26:46.cheering. It was fantastic to watch. His first race, he did not start

:26:46. > :26:51.that well. The crowd cheered and downwind, when he sailed away from

:26:51. > :26:55.the wind, he seemed to have an extra gear. He caught up to second

:26:55. > :27:02.place. In the next race, a very convincing second place as well.

:27:02. > :27:06.The one thing that might concern him was the Danish man. He is out

:27:06. > :27:13.to be to Danish record. The greatest sailor of all time is a

:27:13. > :27:20.Danish sailor. Benn has a Danish sailor ahead of him. He is out

:27:20. > :27:24.today it. Co also out yesterday was Iain Percy and D -- Andrew Simpson.

:27:24. > :27:30.They won gold in Beijing. To do first-run they will be disappointed

:27:30. > :27:35.with, they finished tenth. They had a photo-finish to finish second in

:27:35. > :27:39.the next race. Today there's a lot of class itself. We have another

:27:39. > :27:43.returning gold medallist, Paul Goodison. He won gold in the

:27:43. > :27:48.single-handed class. A lot of action, it is hard to keep up, but

:27:48. > :27:52.it will be an exciting day for Team GB in Weymouth. How was it looking

:27:52. > :27:56.down there? This is one of those sports that brings in other parts

:27:56. > :28:00.of the country. It is very different to London. Yesterday was

:28:00. > :28:05.really sunny, per beach was packed, everybody had binoculars and the

:28:05. > :28:14.big screen. For the first time in sailing history, we have a ticketed

:28:14. > :28:21.area, a stadium. It has already been nicknamed Benson of this. They

:28:21. > :28:30.were cheering them on. Everybody is supporting him. Thank you very much,

:28:30. > :28:35.Shirley. That is live on BBC Three at midday if you want to make an

:28:35. > :28:45.early start your viewing. Time to catch up on some judo because Sarah

:28:45. > :28:51.

:28:51. > :29:00.Clark has been in action, hoping to Sarah Clark in her third Olympics.

:29:00. > :29:05.The 34-year-old Geordie. Walking behind her smartly suited coach,

:29:05. > :29:10.Billy Cusack. He is more at home in a tracksuit, I suspect! He is

:29:10. > :29:13.dressed up because it is a big day. He trains Sarah at the Edinburgh

:29:13. > :29:19.He trains Sarah at the Edinburgh club. She is a native of South

:29:19. > :29:23.club. She is a native of South Shields. What an opponent. The

:29:23. > :29:28.bronze medallist at this year's European Championships. The fourth

:29:28. > :29:31.seed. She is expected to get a seed. She is expected to get a

:29:31. > :29:36.medal. It could hardly be a tougher start for Sarah Clark, but she will

:29:36. > :29:45.relish the challenge. She has to be careful that she doesn't circle.

:29:45. > :29:49.Her opponent is very dangerous. Sarah will know that. Take the

:29:49. > :29:53.fight in a different direction. Fighting in a different weight

:29:53. > :29:58.division after the frustrations of Athens and Beijing. She has dropped

:29:58. > :30:03.from 63 kg to 57. It has been done to give herself a better chance,

:30:03. > :30:08.but it has meant a strict diet and a lot of hard work, but she has

:30:08. > :30:13.made the weight and she is giving it all she has. That has to give

:30:13. > :30:23.her strength advantage as well. Normally Sarah has the height

:30:23. > :30:23.

:30:23. > :32:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:32:36. > :32:46.riding a wave of support in this extreme it stanzas. -- stanzas.

:32:46. > :32:53.

:32:53. > :33:03.It's a battle to who can get their of the most popular sports. They

:33:03. > :33:30.

:33:30. > :33:34.made headlines on the front page of Shields, a big Newcastle supporter,

:33:34. > :33:44.but she is based these days in Edinburgh, where she is coached by

:33:44. > :33:44.

:33:44. > :34:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:34:34. > :34:43.grip inside, keeping Sarah's attack away. A lovely switch! Sarah throws

:34:44. > :34:52.

:34:52. > :34:56.herself on her own back there. scoreboard remains scoreless.

:34:56. > :35:06.managed to stay on her front there, but a good attack and a good change

:35:06. > :35:06.

:35:06. > :35:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:35:55. > :36:00.in tactics to take it to the other those opening five minutes? Will

:36:00. > :36:03.she be more or less confident than she was when she started? I think

:36:03. > :36:10.Sarah has come back into it in that last two minutes. She started to

:36:10. > :36:14.change direction. She started to try and counter Pavia per. She is

:36:14. > :36:24.sitting on a penalty now. She has to go into this golden score

:36:24. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:52.cleverly but she can't sit back, Clark claiming that she landed on

:36:52. > :36:57.

:36:57. > :37:06.her chest. But the umpire of Britain's Sarah Clark. A third

:37:06. > :37:13.Olympics. She is 34. We wonder Sarah Clark ending up being knocked

:37:13. > :37:18.out of the Olympic judo competition after that bout against Pavia. In

:37:18. > :37:21.the studio, we are having a bit of a lilac moment. Mac Baker is the

:37:21. > :37:25.next presenter for the Olympics and we discovered we are dressed in the

:37:25. > :37:29.same colour. I was watching you this morning and thought the colour

:37:29. > :37:33.scheme was great. Use the Novak the gymnastics for the past few days.

:37:33. > :37:37.I'm exhausted with the excitement. The qualification rounds have been

:37:37. > :37:41.superb. To be honest, too many finals to mention but Great Britain