BBC One: Day 3: 19.00-22.00 Olympics

Some people are on the pitch. They think it is all over. It is now.

is the 46th anniversary since what was until now the biggest sporting

event held in London. But these sporting events only got started

for Great Britain yesterday. Everyone wants to win a medal.

Hopefully we can be the first to deliver. Come on Becky Adlington.

It is a fantastic bronze medal. is really strange. I am so glad I

have got a medal at a Home games. Not many people can say that. I am

a bit shocked. Can Team GB add to their medal

tally? We shall see over the next three hours on BBC One. We have

some terrific sport to watch. Great Britain's Liam Tancock was

impressive in the semi-final, finishing just behind France's

Camille Lacourt. In the 100m backstroke, Gemma Spofforth is up

against Missy Franklin who is aiming for a first Olympic gold

medal. No Michael Phelps to worry about half for Ryan Lochte. He goes

for goal in the 200m freestyle final. Great Britain are confidence

of a men's hockey gold since 1988. No they face Argentina. They superb

display in qualifying saw Team GB's gymnasts reach an Olympic final for

where we will be focusing our We will be joined later with Lennox

Lewis. But now the dramatic conclusion of the men's gymnastics.

We were joined the last rotation it would the last man on the floor,

Kristian Thomas needing to produce a top routine for Britain's first

Britain in with a shout of a bronze medal in this a Olympic team

Superbly landing. You can see him wrestling with the emotion. If

super stuff, he is getting better breathe. We all get a chance to

And this is superb. Bring it all home a young man. This is down to

you. Double Arabian. That is just what was needed. A fantastic work.

They have given the Ukrainians a huge target. Kristian Thomas, you

are incredible. That's is what was needed. What a superstar. Under all

that pressure. Kristian Thomas needs over 15.248, for the bronze

medal. This is incredible tension. Gather round for this moment.

sake a bronze medal in the men's team final at the Olympics.

cannot believe it. I have waited a long time but this moment.

Incredible they made the final. Even better they have taken a medal

from it. Incredible. Then they are overcome by emotion. We are

overcome by emotions. It is absolutely extraordinary. Quite

unbelievable. And so just lead deserved. They absolutely held

their nerve through the whole of the day. In an absolute cauldron.

We still have to wait to see the score Japan composed. You will have

to forgive us because we are cuddling each other here. It is an

incredible moment. We have got to wait for the final scores to come

in to confirm everything, but Japan need 13.74, for the silver. Quite a

special day. From absolute dejection to total elation. Andre

pop of has been in great Britain the years coaching. The lambs are

waiting to see its for themselves. -- the lads. Sam Oldham waiting for

the scores. We have to wait and see what is happening with Japan.

did have to think when the three went to the floor, I was glad it

was Kristian Thomas, Daniel Purvis and Sam Oldham. That means Great

Britain have a silver! This is totally unprecedented. A fantastic

result. Moores celebrations. Royal approval! What more could you want

a false start this is unbelievable. In 1912, Great Britain got a bronze

in the men's team final. Here, exactly 100 years later, Great

Britain gets the silver. I cannot believe it, but I have to believe

it. We all have to believe it. This is beyond all expectations and

thoroughly deserved. They keep looking at the scoreboard, but it

is true! You have done it. Silver! Absolutely incredible. Every person

in the North Greenwich Arena is up on their feet. We could never have

dreamt that. Matt Baker is doing a handstand. He is reliving his youth.

What a special moment. Ukraine, what a performance for them. Japan

are in 4th, Ukraine have gone into bronze. This is what cost Japan a

medal. No they are in 4th, ladies and gentlemen. He struggled in

qualification. The thing about him is he has not looked his best all

the way through. It was too much to ask? It was. We saw the second Jim

must fall and surely they must have thought that they would be pushed

out of the medals. At -- gymnast. A decent performance. But not enough

difficulty. Lots of style and it was that this amount. Book holder

at the dismount. Like the previous gymnast resort, it was very costly.

While Kristian Thomas was on the floor, the cheering that was coming

up could well have cut off the Japanese gym master with the

dismount. What a performance. -- cut off. So many people are crying,

we cannot believe what the British men have achieved at their home

Olympics. Then they have a silver medal. Everyone who has ever swung

round at a pommel horse or a high bar will be part of this and feel

it. And this is the thing, the top teams in the world are here? Yes,

they have done it. They are silver medalists at the Olympic games. It

is a terrific achievement. They qualified in the top three and we

thought up they could not better that. They performed almost

faultlessly. A fantastic moment. They are so many ex-British

gymnasts are doing various things for various channels and everyone

is on their feet. Of course, so many people involved in gymnastics

are involved and they are working in the arena, as technicians, or

apparatus movers. A huge number of people, so loads of people to enjoy

the moment, which is very special. We are here to see it. From all

those years of commentating to see this and be here, and be part of

that is astounding. Louis Smith is still shaking his head. It is real,

it has happened! Yes. Feast your eyes on this everybody. It is the

results of the men's team final. China take the gold, Great Britain

the silver! Ahead of Ukraine who take bronze. Japan outside of the

medals, as are the United States. Great Britain have definitely won a

medal. But since the final routine and there is a protest by the

Japanese, which is now being upheld. Great Britain have been relegated

to a bronze medal. But it is still an unbelievably brilliant

achievement. Not silver but bronze. The first medal in this event for

The first medal in this event for 100 years. It is quite something.

There is the final scoreboard. Japan disputed the decision we saw,

the final gymnast on the pommel the final gymnast on the pommel

horse and that has been upheld. They therefore get the silver medal.

It is still a miraculous performance to get the bronze medal.

Louis Smith, Daniel Purvis, Kristian Thomas and Max Whitlock,

you have done Britain proud. If you want a more gymnastics it is still

on BBC Three. We will have a much longer editor of the gymnastics

later. Something to look forward to. The Royal Family enjoying it. What

You don't know whether to laugh or cry. Did you know died in the used

to be called a fancy diving? -- diving. Nowadays it is a thrilling

spectacle, let's have a look at the men's synchronised diving and Great

Britain had a genuine medal hopes. Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield.

Welcome to the Aquatics Centre and the expectancy is unbelievable.

What a reception for Pete Pike, opening dive of Tom Daley and

Pete Waterfield. Exactly what we were looking for, superb

synchronisation. The crowd like it. At the top of the table. China and

Great Britain. Early days yet. How support from our boys. Tom Daley

and Waterfield, dive number two. Here we go, yes, I like it. This is

how it is going to be. Great Britain at the top of the standings,

that is the starter, here comes the Look at the coaches, they like it.

If they like it it is really, really good. He might this be? Tom

they were looking for, just perfect. The excitement has raced to fever

pitch. Halfway Tom Daley and Pete all-important entry into the water.

This is a dive that you will not believe when you see it. It may

well be impossible. If it comes off watch them rocket up the standings.

They have almost pulled it off, the synchronisation is spot-on, I am

taken aback, that is an incredible effort. So far, so good. For Tom

Daley and Pete Waterfield. I don't know what to say, fourth-round dive,

this is how tricky it is. It is China, from Mexico, USA, and Great

Britain. It is not the best I have seen, but it is certainly not a big

mistake. On to the USA. 3.3 degree of difficulty. The Americas are

still in the hunt. Sanchez and Garcia from Mexico. That is a

spectacular dive for the Mexicans. N of round five, China, Mexico, USA

in the medals at the moment. We were meant -- we won a pretty soon

if lease will be gold yet again for the Chinese. -- we will know pretty

soon. Made to look almost effortless. The USA are currently

Americans. The Mexicans get ready for a very important dive. They are

crazy to be doing these dykes. -- - Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield are

they will be so close. They did absolutely everything. It looks

like they were before. And there What was your overall reaction?

started off really well, got a personal best on the first two

required dives and and if they dive was really good. Just the 4th dive,

if you miss one in a field like that you're gone. We did pretty

well to stay with them and come in fourth place after missing a dive

that badly because 71 points in a competition like this is unheard of

to come in the top four still. just kept a bit higher, and then

couldn't stop it. In this competition you cannot make

mistakes and unfortunately we left ourselves with a lot to do. The

last two guys were brilliant, but just not enough. They have higher

tariffs, unfortunately it wasn't our day and wasn't meant to be. The

crowd were amazing. It would have been lovely to have stood on the

rostrum in front of everybody. is all of what we have dreamed of,

to come forth is so agonising after all the hard work and training. --

to come in fourth place. We have got away individual events coming

up so we can get back on our game. What A difference a dive makes. I

enjoyed by Leon Taylor he was commentating. You know what 4th

places like, real pain. I am feeling it as well. 12 years

ago in Sydney we had that fourth- place finish. I really feel for

them. Just one mistake. Six dives, just round number four.

excruciatingly exact spot which is probably the reason the Chinese are

so good. They were phenomenal. The youngest competitors in the contest.

A country mile ahead of the rest of the field. They went on their best

form which is extraordinary. -- they were not -- they wear on their

best form. The first two rounds, important to stay in contention,

limited degree of difficulty. The boys were neck-and-neck with the

Chinese, equal first. The third round dive in which in my opinion

is the one we are looking at now which isn't the best dive normally,

slightly different spin rotations but perfect synchronisation, I did

dug out my seat, almost ripped my headphones off because I thought

this was the dive that if they got this, this would be good enough for

a medal but it is their 4th round dive. Were just normally their best

dive. Their bread-and-butter died. If there was one I would put money

on it would have been this one. So it is the sport. How wrong could I

be? The take-off is good, the synchronisation even better than

the dive before. Pete Waterfield over inverted, Tom Daley slightly

short of vertical. They hit the water at the same time, the

distance from the diving board was good, the spin rotation, the

entries that the execution marks were low and they got absolutely

caned on the sick remarks, 20 points down what they would

normally expected -- on the synchro marks. It is obviously very hard

without having a trained eye to know what is perfect. They all

looked good to us that even to somebody who doesn't really know

exactly what is supposed to have it was pretty obvious they were out of

sync. And you could tell by the crowd reaction. Instead of them

ripping the roof off, we had that side which I think was my

commentary as well. I knew then the medal was pretty much out of their

reach. It is an unbelievable sport. They hit the water at 35 mph, the

Mexicans took a few chances. They were the star performers. They were

the dark horses. They went all out, they were doing dives nobody else

is crazy enough to do. The degree of difficulty they are using, I

thought they work from a new realm, a different planet. They have

invaded these dives nobody else can do and they paid off. They wed the

tidiest, the prettiest -- they were not the tidiest. But they made it

count. Can Tom Daley bounce back? think they both can. They can go

back to their training camp, refocus, at the energise, come out

all guns blazing. Thank you for coming in. More headlines. In

rowing Great Britain men's coxless four have won gold at the last

three Olympics, they got off to a good start with a comfortable win

in their heat. Team GB enjoyed an excellent day in

Greenwich Park and are lying second place in the eventing team

competition after the cross-country. Tina Cook his death and Mary King

is safe in the individual standing -- Tina Cook is sixth.

Great Britain's hockey captain K Walsh has surgery on her jaw taking

a stick flash in the face. Coaches are hoping she may be able to

return. Thora Robson produced a superb

performance -- Laura Robinson. She beat Safarova and now plays Maria

Let's focus on the swimming. I am delighted to be joined by Ian

Thorpe. I like that jumper. Thank you.

We will talk later, we will go to the swimming-pool, circumstances

have taken over with their gymnastics and that remarkable

medal. Let's go straight to the depend with Mark Foster and Clare

Balding. Thank you very much. We have been

joined tonight by Mark Spofforth, the father of Gemma Spofforth. She

is in the 100m backstroke just before 8pm. Herstory, had come back

over the last 16 months has been remarkable. -- her story. She has

got more comfortable with herself. When her mother died before the

last Olympics, before she even got selected, one of her great regrets

she never knew she was an Olympian but it gave her a reason to do

things and then when you grief goes away a little bit you need to find

other reasons to keep yourself going. She lost herself for a

little while and she is back again. She talked about retiring and to

see her here smiling and enjoying the Olympics, it must be an

extraordinary feeling. She never defines herself as a swimmer, she

is actually doing lots of counselling work, Samaritans,

teaching kits, very grounded. Swimming is just one part of her

character. In many respects it is a good thing, in others it means it

is too easy to move on. Will she retire? I think she might carry on

for the Commonwealth Games. She has decided not to think about it until

after the end of the week then she will come back and have a rest at

the do about it afterwards. If it has been a long haul, 12 years. She

decided then that she wanted the gold medal and here she is tonight.

She took herself off to Florida to concentrate on swimming. You are

based every year. Because she is with the University of Florida you

have got this top, proud parents. The Americans do things differently.

The university competition is great, really loud, bit like here, a lot

of people giving them support and it is about racing, not about

personal best, it is about beating the person next tee and that is

what turned her into a world champion, earth forget the time, as

long as you beat the person next to you, you race them, and you will

win. How are you in the stands? As a spectator? Pretty bad. I will sit

there quietly until she comes out then I will go completely

hysterical. Become probably here I have lost my voice from last night.

-- you can probably hear. We so hope she swims well but so pleased

to see her in the final. Let's give you the timetable for

this morning in the Aquatics Centre. The 200m freestyle features a Ryan

Lochte and Robbie Renwick of Great Britain. The 100-metre backstroke

for women at 7:51pm. That is Gemma Spofforth's final. Swimmers about

to go out for our first race of the evening. You get a good feeling

with the gymnasts going well, we When Rebecca Adlington won her

medal last night, Liam Tancock come out that the semi-final and you saw

the buzz he got from the crowd. It one of form as well, it has and

knock on effect. The so many people watching swimming and you recognise

the other swimmers. You will recognise two, this is one of them,

Allison Schmitt and you will see also Camille Muffat of France.

Let's join our commentary team of quick women. What a great swim for

400m freestyle was. Has not slept a very well. A drug test as what

always happens for the medalists. Then there was no bus, then no food.

And then she could not sleep. She took a sleeping tablet and it did

not work. She did not look great this morning, and that is probably

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds

200m freestyle. After all of the trials and tribulations, Camille

Muffat still woke up with a gold medal. She will have probably had a

sleep during the day and that is what she needs for the semi-finals.

We thought it would be between lane seven and four, and Bronte Barratt,

you can never write off. Still only 23. A strong, Australian competitor.

But Camille Muffat looks good. just ahead of Allison Schmitt in

their heat at this morning. Camille Muffat looked like she had not

slept this morning. This is much better. Camille Muffat will

qualified quite nicely for the final I think. It is an impressive

saw him. She looks comfortable, but she still has to bring it home. It

looks like Allison Schmitt could get the touch. It is Bronte Barratt

at the top. She wins the first semi-final which is good for her

because her 400 was a little bit ropey. Second was Allison Schmitt

and third was Camille Muffat. I am pretty sure those three will be

through to the final tomorrow evening. That was the last turn.

Barratt at the top. Camille Muffat looked a very good, Andy. Long

ranging stroke. She keeps her head holder, Federico Pellegrini.

Caitlin McClatchey is in six and has a great chance of reaching the

final. It will be good to see what Caitlin McClatchey can do for start

she will be watching her partner, Liam Tancock later on this evening.

She said she is nervous for him, but she needs to get through her

own race! I am a bit nervous for defending champion, the world

record-holder and the world champion in this 200m freestyle.

She seems to have a bad time in the 400? It always happens before. She

has changed club. Missy frank, I wonder how she can get on with this.

The talk about her is the multi- medallist, but she has a lot to do.

And she hasn't got her headphones the bottom of the picture. One mark

from her will be Missy Franklin, the 6 ft 1 American champion. Missy

Franklin is the second fastest American in history, next to Alison

Smit. She cannot stifle that smile. She smiles all of the time. --

women's 200m freestyle. Reasonably even down the first 25. It look

like Missy Franklin had a faster position. They don't want to let

quite slow down the first 100. Caitlin McClatchey will be turning

first, Andy? A very close, first or second. Federico Pellegrini now

starting to move. Wearing the white hat in the centre. But look like

she was trying to move but Caitlin McClatchey has gone as well. She is

having a really good swim. Still at the top is the 18-year-old German.

Maybe she is starting to tire. The crowd have gone knots. It is great

to see Caitlin McClatchey do this, she is on course for a British

record. But Federico Pellegrini hasn't gone as fast as we thought.

Caitlin McClatchey is doing really well. Come on, get a touch. It

looks like Federico Pellegrini is going to win it. Second is Caitlin

McClatchey. What a great swim that was. 1.57 in the first semi-final.

I think that makes her 6th into the final. 6th or 7th? Very, very good.

It made such a position, it was a flat field coming into the wall.

Federico Pellegrini just edging it will stop. She is the threat for

the gold but Caitlin McClatchey putting herself in a wonderful

and get ready for the 100 backstroke final. Caitlin

McClatchey, a cracking swim. Well done. There is Federico Pellegrini,

the world record holder. She is trying to look not tired, but

McClatchey. If she kept any energy in back, it has put her in 8th

position. Congratulations, fantastic swim. Can you hear that

lot? I can hear them the whole way through. I was talking to Kiely

Palmer from Australia and she said, did you hear the crowd? I said yes,

it is fantastic. You have had such a terrible time for a few years and

you came back at the right time? have had a tough two years. I

thought about stopping but just have the determination to carry on.

I am really joy in -- enjoying it. Credit to my coach. I have a

fantastic group at Loughborough University. And other Olympic final,

but there is a young man coming up in a race in, is that making you

more nervous? As a to my coach, I am more nervous for his racer than

I am my own because I cannot control what he does. I will pray

that he does well tonight. I am excited and nervous but I think he

will do a good job. Fantastic to see and she looks really good. Not

puffing too much. Straight into the final of the men's 200m freestyle.

Robbie Renwick being introduced. He has done so well to make this final.

Look at him, he is so pumped up. Next to him in lane two, the new

super start of swimming, Ryan Lochte the of the UBS sake. Best

the USA. If you look at the people coming after him. Taehwan Park is

upset false start he still has his headphones on because I don't think

he wants to hear the crowd. Ryan Lochte it in lane two is the

defending champion of this 200m freestyle. You forget that

sometimes with all of the talk about Michael Phelps will stop the

have Sun Yang of China. What record holder at 1,500m freestyle and now

the Olympic champion and the 400. This man some so well to anchor the

men's 4x100 relay. Yannick angle went but 46.7 on the final leg.

Paul Biedermann of Germany had a stinker, but swam better on the 200.

He surprised us. But he came back very well. I think the race might

go on on the other side of the pool. Might leave them behind. Hopefully

it will because it probably Renwick is in lane one. Thomas Fraser-

Holmes has done well getting to looked D -- Ryan Lochte. This young

man, finding guide, I just don't know how fast he is. That is

Yannick Agnel. Between them they have got six Olympic medals already,

day three, a crowd just screening of Robbie. They have been using

first names of all week. -- this crowd screaming and Robbie. Maybe

that is why everybody is wearing freestyle at the Olympic Games. It

is absolutely wide open. Got off like a shot in lane five, Yannick

Agnel. He is going to try to steal the start. He has got the sprint

speed we mentioned. Sun in lane four always does this. He has not

got the raw speed at now has. -- Yannick Agnel has. He has got his

Look at that. Look at Ryan Lochte, Park, I wonder if Yannick Agnel has

gone too early. On the left Tyneside is Ryan Lochte. Can he

hold the pace? Ryan Lochte is just tying up, he has got a big turn.

Yannick Agnel, Robbie Renwick is suffering. Yannick Agnel looks

deeper. He is swimming away. Ryan Lochte tying up a little bit. This

will be Yannick Agnel by a long mile. Let's have a look at the

world record. He is surely going to get this, a massive swim. Just

outside. But he wins by a whole body length. Tied for the silver

medal between Sun of China and Part of Korea. I hope the French

president is still there, he will be very happy with that, French

woman, what a couple of evenings they have had. He absolutely

crushed the field. I cannot believe how far he won it by. He went out

from the gun and it I thought maybe that wasn't a great a tactic

because he used a lot of energy. He swung away from there. Ryan Lochte

went under water, took his big fly kick. Yannick Agnel, a complete

class apart from the edge of the field, full-bodied and, at the

Olympic Games, doesn't happen often. -- full body length. It doesn't

happen on the 200m freestyle ever. Really impressive. Two gold medals

now for Yannick Agnel personally. He cannot believe it. A I could see

him winning it but not by that, nearly two seconds. Olympic

champion, men's 200 freestyle, Yannick Agnel of France, the silver

to Park of Korea. Robbie Renwick finishes in sixth. He might be a

little bit disappointed, but it was Another good swim, you have

consistently got faster. The fighting keep going, who knows?

Four years' time and might get a medal. Solid performance, can't ask

for much more. Faster than yesterday. I cannot believe it just

went by so fast. Good swim. Another exciting race. It almost is

as if it is taking over as the premium events.

It is my favourite event so I find it the most exciting. I would love

to watch their race. Moran probably be part of it, that is all about --

more importantly be part of it. Did you hear everybody chanting

your name, shouting Robbie. It was absolutely fantastic. The

home support is brilliant, I go and ask for more. It makes Team GB swim

a lot faster, hopefully there will be more great performances to come

and their president has picked the right night to come, their third

gold medal in the swing will this week. Now Yannick Agnel, only 20,

they -- winning the men's too rigid metre freestyle. Another British

women in the final coming up. Her name is Gemma Spofforth, we were

talking to her father earlier. She was the world champion in 2009,

broke the world record, has had a dip, last year fell out of the top

30, lost her funding, but now she is back, not necessarily at her

best but at a good enough medal to sneak her best.

If you look at the form from the semi- finals she will not pass

Emily Seebohm. She had a slight lull, a lot of soul-searching,

family problems, but she is happy again, making the finals is a great

thing. I could see her on the back of Franklin, she could get silver.

Go on, a gem of them. -- Gemma. Here she is, Emily Seabourne, 58.2

in the heats, the world record is 58.1. Will she break the world

record in this final? If she does, I don't think anybody will be

anywhere near her. This young lady has just done the 200m freestyle

semi-finals, she has only just got out of it, how can you do a final?

She is 17, she has got lots of energy. Emily Seebohm will be

strong. The world champion in late six for

China. Listen to the elation following seven, Gemma Spofforth. -

Dannatt a lot of noise but that was deafening. The world record holder

for Great Britain. Her mind is in the right place. Great to see her,

she looks in such good form. She is so tough, I am really pleased. She

has been training in Florida with an English coach. And in lane eight,

the Chinese swimmer. She is only 16. Beware of the 16-year-old Chinese.

Emily Seebohm was talking about after the heats on the backstroke

you can see the scoreboard, at 50m she turned, it saw the scoreboard,

it saw she was under world-record pace, and told her self- -- told

herself to calm down. As U-turn, you're coming back, it is staring

you in the face. UK first at the turn, you are in a world record

pace, it is yours if you keep going. I think she will not look at it

this time. She is eyeing the world metre backstroke. The yellow hat in

the centre is Emily Seebohm going for the world record. She has had a

very good start. A much better start for Gemma Spofforth, the red

hat on the right hand side. Closest to us as you look from the side.

She is a good second half swimmer, going well. Franklin not going well

in five. A sluggish kick off the wall. Emily Seebohm, fantastic as

always. Under will record. We saw that there. Gemma Spofforth is

challenging for the medals, a great comeback. She looks really good.

She looked pretty good at the moment. She may tie up a little bit.

It is really close, elixir of it may be Missy Franklin. Gemma

Spofforth was 4th in Beijing. Her time, 59.2. What a gutsy swim.

Speaking of good the swim, Franklin has just done a semi-final of the

200 freestyle and just come back and one in 58.33. Something like 15

minutes later. She qualified in 8th place. Did the job, may be held a

little bit back and just risked it. Emily Seebohm, not delivered. She

was talking about the world record, a lot of the media asked about it,

it is about the gold medal. Maybe high-rise were offered, it does not

focusing. Franklin, black cap coming up. A little bit behind.

Spofforth, worked very hard, but just didn't have enough. Franklin

does a good butterfly kick to the wall, a really strong in. She

hadn't got to the wall, big fly kick at the end, and keeps the

momentum and the power going. Emily sebum is looking at the wall and

would have seen Franklin already touch. 20 minutes ago she did the

semi-finals of the 200m freestyle, qualified for the final, and Missy

Franklin is the Olympic champion of the women's 100-metre backstroke.

Emily Seebohm guess the silver. Gemma Spofforth, a really brilliant

He gave that everything. Definitely. It is the journey and not the

destination. Obviously I wanted to win a medal, a bit disappointed,

4th in 2000 date, and the journey since then has been up and down. --

in 2008. Everything happens for a reason and I am really enjoying

this year and wanted to say to all those people, who are in a time of

crisis, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. I have been

a rock bottom, it is really nice to find a passion Again and enjoys

something. Looking at the way you have been over the last year, it

almost is as if you find yourself three months ago but you needed to

This is a speed bump in the road. There will be lots of people

winning the border medals for Great Britain. Inspiring people. Your dad

talked about David Wilkins inspiring you, how important is

that? Everybody that has come through my life, training with Ryan,

all those people, meeting in Indians is really important and

they do work with kids at home and it is really special to me to be

able to say to them I have been into the Olympic finals.

And that is the definition of inspiration. She may not have won a

medal but if she has tried her heart out and after what she has

been through in the last years, good on her, an extraordinary

achievement, as her dad said earlier, she doesn't define herself

as a swimmer, she is bigger than that. But she is a pretty darn good

swimmer. Pretty phenomenal. Having the year

she has had, dropped a second from what she did in April.

Such is the depth of British swimming we have another final and

what he thrives on, he thrives on that noise and if he is going to

get a medal the crowd will pick him up and playing down the pool. Here

is the monster, Matt -- Matthew grievous. The fastest man in

history in the text tells it, just missed the world record at the

trials. Here is the world champion, man who was on top a bit. Liam

Tancock took his place and got it right. But to win Matthew Grevers,

it is hard to save. Emily Seebohm, we thought was going to win the

last one and didn't. But who knows? I don't, that is why we are here,

to talk about it as it goes along. lane four. Liam Tancock hiding

behind the post with the red hat of Britain. The crowd is going

absolutely not so. Chanting his name. He is breathing it in.

key is the sort of character who does that. And he loves the crowd,

he talks about it and he had his headphones off so he could hear it.

It is a good feeling. Camille Lacourt could sneak it. It is a

good field. But Liam Tancock is very good at 100 backstroke and the

world record holder at the 100 the 50. There he is. Come on Liam!

Olympic final, men's 100m backstroke. A great start for Liam

Tancock in three. Come on, Liam. has got to do enough, hold the

water but not slippy it. It looks like he is holding something back.

Camille Lacourt was first over. Liam Tancock needs more energy

false start he is in third place, good position. He is sandwiched

between the two Americans. Liam Tancock has to hold on to some

water into these last 25 metres. He still has the chance for the bronze

the bronze medal. The gold has gone to Matthew Grevers of the USA, as

expected. He did do well to manage that. To manage the expectation,

the pressure and manage a partisan home crowd, who absolutely did not

want him to win. The man they wanted to win, Liam Tancock

possibly got over-excited. It is very difficult, it will be

interesting to know what he thinks. Maybe it is too early to say, maybe

it won't be the reaction interviews. Maybe that will be next week or in

a couple of days. But a Matthew Grevers deserved the victory. He

has been consistent and strong or was ahead of him. It was such a

quality field. Ryosuke Irie comeback well. That man is massive,

6 ft 8. Liam Tancock just got out at on the left Tyneside. I don't

want to say am disappointed because he did swim very well. Nearly did

Do you think that 0.4 might be the extra six inches he has a new

height? They are very tall. I went for everything, it did not quite

come up this time, but Rio is in for years. Are you thinking about

all those 5:00am starts? I love what I do. An amazing sport, made

so many friends and get amazingly fit. This crowd is incredible. If I

have so many supporters now. It is a dream to swim in a pool like this

in France of this crowd. I came 5th today, but I am going to aim high,

and I gave it everything. What would you say to those youngsters

watching at home thinking they would like to do that? I was

walking through the cold room a few weak -- a couple of hours ago and I

saw that there was something on the wall about inspiring a generation.

I hope we are doing that. Hopefully we will inspire some future

generations of swimmers. The Olympians and people who just want

to give their best. I will see you in a few days for the relay, but I

will see you in four years, if that That is what they call a legacy of

attitude. This Aquatics Centre will be here for ever. Liam Tancock will

be 31 in four years, but he just wants to keep doing it. I went to

my last Olympics at the age of 38, he is still a poppy in my book.

Liam Tancock's events is the 50m backstroke. In athletics terms,

what he is working on is the second 50. From his 52 his 100 he was not

getting any faster from what I have seen from last year. But, saying

that he's gone from six in the last Olympics, 5th in this one. I don't

think he did anything different from the semi-final. Just the other

as it went a little bit faster in matter one moment. We have Missy

Franklin winning but the USA and they have suddenly taken off. It

has been a bit slow for them, apart from Ryan Lochte, obviously. We are

so used to them dominating so early on. They did not dominate in the

relay. If Michael Phelps is not a firing, they have other talented

swimmers. Talking to Gemma's Dad earlier, he said in America it is

phenomenal. The training, they use it the whole beat the person next

to you think. Some of our championships, we don't have that

competition. We need to do it a more. We don't have that many 50-

metre pools. This is the first one in the south for ages. There is a

pool in Crystal Palace, and in Ealing. If you go back about 10

years ago, they used to have more pools in Paris than we had in the

whole of the UK. But we are catching up. No medals I am afraid

from the pool tonight. We have more semi-final action coming up. On BBC

Three you can watch the men's hockey, Great Britain playing

Argentina. On the red button, and I know loads of people are choosing

the opportunity. Weightlifting is one of those options. Beach

volleyball at Horseguards Parade is another one and women's basketball

you can select if you wish. Great Britain against Canada. Great

Britain just leading in the first quarter. Those are your red button

options. And tomorrow morning once all the live action starts, you can

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds

follow it on the red button if you Lots of drama on the BBC. If you

are wondering were Eastenders is, it is on BBC Two. It is East end

swimming we are interested in and we have seen some good stuff in the

Paul? Looking at the men's 200 freestyle. My favourite was Yannick

angle. I have watched him coming through all of these championships

through the summer. What he did different league was he took it out

faster than he has done previously and turned with an excellent time.

Very talented young swimmer. It has been an incredible effort from the

French. In their entire history in the Paul they have only ever won

four. There is something in the water over there. British not quite

made it? A bit disappointing for Liam Tancock. I thought he might

have been able to slip in there for a bronze medal. I did not think it

would be silver or anything like that. He has had to change his

training just to be able to swim at a Home games. It is a shame there

is no 50m in the Olympics, only in freestyle? They look at introducing

its a few years back and decided against it. It is in the World

Championships? It is, but not in the Olympics. It is something they

may consider in the future but the programme is long already. A shame

for Liam Tancock, that is his speciality. What about Missy

Franklin, coming out 20 minutes after she had qualified in 8th

place into the final and then comes out again and wins the gold medal?

This did surprise me. I watched her in the 200, which is what she did

before the back straight. She went through, and I thought I am not

that impressed. And then in the last 50, I thought yes, she was

just qualifying. Were she saving herself? She was, she only had 15

minutes between that race and going on to win the gold. Emily Seebohm

struggled. I think the weight of that may have held her back. Missy

Franklin, brilliant swim. Brilliant swim from Matthew Grevers as well?

It was. Very tall! Great for backstroke. The Americans have that

event back. Pine know from my time line on twitter, many had been

wandering about what has happened to the Olympic flame. It is still

alight and has now been moved inside the stadium from the centre

of the track and field where it was. It has been moved to this spot, can

you remember were the bell was that Bradley Wiggins hit to get the

ceremony under way? I think it is the first Olympic games for some

time way you cannot actually see the flame from outside the stadium.

It is beautiful in there. Do you think it is a shame? It is always

nice being in the Olympic village and looking over and saying, there

is the Olympic flame. But it is a beautiful flame and it is in the

stadium. We will see plenty of it next week when the athletics kick

off. Let's go back to the aquatic centre. It is a shame that the

other venues, talking about the Olympic flame. It is always in the

athletics stadium. I know some competitors feel a bit hard done by

because they would like them medals presented in front of the Olympic

flame. Or as it is this time, many flames. 204 of them, I think.

Normally you can see it from the top of the stadium, but from the

village you get to see it. Everyone gets to see it did you go to the

opening and closing ceremony. America have sprung to life with

two gold medals. And they are leading the medals table regarding

the Paul. They said, one gold is not enough for the Australians.

They are struggling? The boys had a strong history in swimming. When

Ian Thorpe was a round, keirin Perkins, they had a strong history.

People do expect. It is almost like when Rebecca Adlington won, people

do expect. It does not mean it is over for them. When Ian Thorpe was

winning, a couple of swimmers can make a team also. So when they were

missing the team was weaker. In Australia, their swimmers are like

footballers over here. When I first went to Australia, all the adverts

and posters with the swimmers. Leisel Jones comes here with

experience of having been two Olympic games before. The fastest

qualifier for this set a new European record. She is from at the

way near, which she wouldn't associate. She trains in Plymouth

I know a lot of time to swimming pools that have been down in

Plymouth because not only you get an education, you can train hard.

Tom Daley is down there at the same place. He is a great coach. I don't

know what the fan at situation is, whether her parents are down there

-- a family situation. She is only 15. How much of a

disadvantage is it, OK we have seen Missy Franklin come through and win

gold at his first Olympics, is swimming one of those sports where

does it matter if you haven't been through it -- through it before?

Earth are statistically they say something like within the Olympic

Games 70% of Olympians of first- time Olympians, 30% have done

Olympics before, but at the medals 70% comes from those who have been

to an Olympics before, so statistically it does make a

difference but there are Becky Adlington, this girl here, because

she is 50 also, and very young, very naive, she would just love the

experience, I don't know if she will understand what she's doing

until later in life. She just kept looking at the board. She just

didn't know what she had done, was in total shock.

You make a huge improvement when you're younger. The other thing is,

when you are that young, every time you dive in, even though you have a

world record and it is your best time, you try and beat it. For her,

you make huge improvements when you're young. They must be so

exciting, daunting but exciting. Is there any psyching out, in the

bits we cannot see, if we had a camera, they're all sitting, the

world champion, Jones, is there anything that has ever happened to

you in a call room where you have felt a bit strange.

I used to do something to other people, but I do remember Alex

Popov, the legend. He is here, he keeps coming past us.

He is here, he keeps coming past us. He was unbeaten, double Olympic

gold-medallist in 92, 96, he said, when you are swimming you keep

dropping your elbow, and you need to have nice high elbows. I

remember, what is this thing? I wasn't thinking about it but in the

warm-up, thought about it, after the race and later on I was

dropping my elbow but at the same time he said, I knew I got you.

Psychologically he got my mind thinking about something else other

than the race. And these women have been waiting,

here is the defending champion, set an Olympic record in Beijing. It is

expected to the USA against the Australia. But the new girl on the

block will be coming out shortly. And the Russian is not slow either.

In Beijing she was 4th. She was the European record holder. Until last

night in the semi-finals. This young lady, 15 years of age, her

first major championship. She has qualified for the Olympic final

fastest. Lithuania never won an Olympic medal in the swimming pool.

I think if anyone will beat her it will be Rebecca from the USA.

She has got great pedigree. American trials she qualified first

for this event. She has got an almost -- or some stroke. She will

be dangerous to was the last 15, 20 metres.

I think this lady will be dangerous as well. She won the American

trials, and massive shock, partly because she only started

competitive swimming three years ago. Wanted to get a scholarship at

university and decided swimming is the one so she started training and

got one, now she is in the Olympic final. She is a little bit scary.

Denmark in seven. Jamaica, one this one-off to make this final.

There has been a history of girls in this race, Jones was only 14

when she got a silver medal. Riley was 15th from Australia we

Chief Whip the record so this race seems to be able to produce some

young girls who come through, breaststroke. Oh, No. They didn't

say take your marks. How bizarre. That is not great. How bizarre is

that. Did say, take your marks. She is going to have to recomposed

herself, very important that doesn't through her. Give her a

little bit of time. Let them stand back for a minute. I have never

seen that before. I have never seen an Olympic final. They are getting

to relax, that is good. Although not great for the rest of them.

This is ridiculous, come on, guys. If she can cope with this and still

come through, with that composure of the grandest scale. There was a

starter error. The beat went by mistake. -- beep. There is a man

walking with a tool box every to the starting machine, getting a

replacement. The bottom right-hand corner, there he is. Fixing it. I

feel sorry for Larsen of the USA. Get some air in the lungs. She is

standing up, next to her she is sitting down. Just the worst thing.

You go through a mental preparation for racing, get to the back of the

box, know exactly what is going to happen, and the referee blows the

whistle, you get on the back of the block. Ready to go. Take your marks

ago. What a nerve is going on? On earth -- what on earth.

I am not sure. Obviously it has been a technical error, no

disqualification. I don't know why she left the blocks. Was there a

take your marks before she did? There was no, take your marks.

Completely bizarre. They have done the right thing and return them to

the starting position. Take your marks. A clean start the second

time round. Lithuania in the centre, having a cracking start. A shocker

again for Rebecca from the USA, that is not a great start. If the

Lithuanian keeps us going she has got a great chance. Soni, You

cannot write her off. Larsson, that has not thrown hurdle. This will be

really interesting. Look at that struck, doesn't even close her

hands. It is not over yet. The Lithuanian was very strong at the

end in the semi-finals. She is holding on Elaine for for Lithuania,

they have never won a medal in the swindle, it will be really tight.

Gold medal for Lithuania, and Plymouth. Look at that. 65.47. The

Olympic champion aged 15. Well done. What a couple of days. All the way

through, she has been the dominant women. John Rudge did a great job

at Plymouth. -- Judd. All that confusion, all that stuff going on

around her. Able to keep her composure. She left the block

faster than any other swimmer. Soni, Maybe another couple of metres but

they weren't any left for her. have one! You have! What a great

reaction for a 15-year-old. What am I doing here? I am Olympic

champion! Brilliance won. -- brilliant swimmer. Big surprise for

emotional. I am sure he Sharron Davies will try and get an

interview. Listen to the crowd. They have really taken this 15-

year-old to their hearts. There are a load of Lithuanian fans Helen

Skelton was speaking to yesterday, they were all held Dean of to the

basketball. The two gentlemen standing next to us, quite formal

looking gentleman with Lithuanian flags, and in the crowd we heard

some Lithuanian supporters. Nobody could have predicted at the

beginning of these Olympic Games Lithuania would win a gold medal in

this Whimple, a 15-year-old girl. - - in the swimming pool. On her

times you wouldn't have predicted she would get through to the final.

Let's find out whether she can How are you feeling? I cannot

believe it. Tell us what you are thinking when there was all the

false start and drama, you had the most amazing today's. What are you

thinking right now? It is too much for me. Talk to me about dad, he is

watching right now, in Plymouth. Tell him what you are thinking. We

are so proud of you, you train in Plymouth. John will be watching as

well. Aniseed in Lithuanian? What does that mean? Thank you, I love

you. Tremendous, you did so well, you have got such a future in front

of you. Did the start by the you? All the problems? No. I can't

believe it. I am not sure she will have

recovered enough for her medal ceremony. Almost none interview

says as much as a really well prepared interview.

Absolutely blown away. The just the face says it will.

The motion, didn't expect it, 15 years, blown away.

How wonderful and beautiful the fact that the false start, were you

aware of it? No. They just want to race and get in there. It is an

Olympic final, what a wonderful place to do that, do your best time.

That is almost my favourite non- British story so far.

We have to take her up. Plymouth! I really like that as a story. The

reaction is perfect. It is like going back to what

Liam's said, if you can inspire the next generation, who inspired her?

Safety reasons, somebody in the family? If you think of a

skyscraper, at the top, people like her show what is possible with the

human body in sport, but the important bit is the foundations,

when people get the social and health benefits.

I'm just -- I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 about

inspiration, you get inspired by seeing people like you, not be

exceptional, but somebody who is not dissimilar to you, and that,

somebody like that achieving is the thing that makes such a difference.

That is an Olympic champion. Her nails painted in the Lithuanian

flag. Those two guys there will be her security guards enough. Those

with the flag? I think so. They everyone is getting emotional,

Ruta Meilutyte, extraordinary at 15 years and age. How can she do that?

Just like that. She has come in and dropped off time in the heats. She

probably thought she had a chance for the semi-final. But because she

dropped a significant amount of time, she was able to swim the

similar time in the semi-final and then in the final and good enough

to win an Olympic gold. She was almost looking like, I shouldn't be

doing this. It was that reaction, extraordinary. How else do you

react? You are on Olympic champion and you cannot believe it happened

to you. How do you respond to your dream coming true at such a young

age? You are talking about young clerk -- summers in particular,

there is a large amount of them? breaststroke we often see very good,

young breaststroke swimmers, 14, 15 and they are very successful at a

young age. About half of them drop off and we don't see them a year or

two later. The other half struggle a little bit and then come back.

Leisel Jones did it, Amanda the it did it. It is interesting you can

be successful in breaststroke at such a young age. Some big races to

come. Post swimming we have men's hockey as Team GB take on Argentina.

We have seen a bronze medal for Britain in the gymnastics, and we

will show you out it happened. I will be joined for the boxing by

Lennox Lewis, and that is just to give you a pointer of what we have

coming up. We are staying in the water with rowing. The Britons are

men's eight which includes Greg Searle, gold winner 20 years ago in

Barcelona. They were under pressure and were beaten into second by the

Americans. They have to finish Americans. They have to finish

within the first four, if they were to make it in the final. This is

how they got on. Be it is imperative from a

psychological point of view that Great Britain win this race. It

will give them a good lane alongside either the USA or Germany,

the two boats that won the opening heats. 12 years ago, Great Britain

won in Sydney and did it the hard way. They did not have a great

eater and had to fight their way through. They absolutely flew in

that Canada will come back at them and will attack them harder. The

Canadians are going for the wind. Watch out for Australia in lane

three. The Australians humiliated Great Britain in Munich six weeks

ago. Here come Australia and here come Canada. The world is coming

back now and Great Britain. Surely they have done enough to win this?

Great Britain, 36 strokes a minute. There is a bit of room for them to

sprint on. They are in a good position. Canada are 39 strokes a

minute. The Canadians driving and they can sense blood. Surely they

won't turn over the British? Great Britain is holding on. It is great

Britain from Canada, Australia coming hard. It will be great

Britain. They have done a job well done. Canada will be second. The

This is in the Olympic Park. The lovely atmosphere inside. People

just milling around. Less busy at this time of night, especially as

many people are inside the aquatic centre watching the swimming. In

the daytime it is absolutely packed. -- Aquatics Centre. Let's go back

to the swimming. Semi-finals coming up a. We will see Tyler Clary in

the first of them. He was fast enough to suggest that Michael

Phelps does not train very hard. The Americans have had a good night

so far. We have just seen Missy Franklin picking up hair gold medal

and she was very emotional. Amazing from her. It shows you how much it

means to her. Coming in here, she was the new Michael Phelps. A men

have always dominated. She is still only 17. Having that swim before

the 200m freestyle. She then stepped up and did what everyone

thought Emily Seebohm was going to do. And I thought Emily Seebohm

would do it. Missy Franklin is really personable and a wonderful

speaker. I went to watch her press conference. Michael Phelps has his

own press conference, so you get him first four half-an-hour. Then

you get a line-up. She is absolutely brilliant it would the

press. A lot of them are asking her questions about Colorado where she

comes from, because of the shooting at the Batman film. She said I just

want to make mistakes proud. Colorado is at altitude, she lives

and trains at altitude. The interesting thing is, in America

Michael Phelps went professional. He is obviously a very good summer.

She decided she wanted to go to college. If she goes to college she

cannot take any money. If she takes sponsorship then you cannot go to

university. Michael Phelps Serb, I have given her mind number and said,

but you want any advice please call. But she has not called. Tyler

Phelps said he suggested that Michael Phelps does not train a lot

and get by on his talent. And when he was asked about that, Michael

Phelps said, yes he came in, sat on my bed and just talked about.

Apparently there was a falling out beforehand. So the Michael Phelps

gets here for the 400 individual medley and pushes Clary out.

The other interesting thing is Laszlo Chen. He did not make it

into the 400m individual medley. He thought he had done enough, and

thought he had made the final. is one of these things in the early

rounds. The last three heats with the best athletes, eight going

through. He thought if I stay near Michael Phelps, and the first two

will go through to the final. Big mistake, ended up 9th. This was a

just talking, thinking maybe the big men in this race, all five of

them thinking one of us can get a silver medal, one can get the

bronze medal because Michael Phelps will take the gold. So let's see

who will take the other medals. Michael Phelps goes in the second

semi-final. I bet that they were all thinking silver. I think right

now and they are thinking, let me get in the middle lane. I want to

be a favourite. It seems like the gold medal could be up for grabs.

Everyone waiting for the second one to see where Michael Phelps is.

This does reflect the depth of the 200 free. It has moved on from

Shanghai, the World Championships last year. The first semi-final of

the men's 200-metre butterfly. Tyler clary is the fastest men's

summer. -- swimmer. From the World Championships last year we at the

silver, the bronze, the 4th on the Athens. You have five or six

swimmers in the middle who now believe the gold medal could

actually be in reach of one of them. Look at that, they are so close.

Tyler Clary turning first. So close, it is ridiculous. Less than 0.2

other second separating the first five. This third 50 will separate

them out a bit. It is still very You have to try and conserve a bit

to be comfortably through, but he was only 5th. Tyler Clary was only

4th. We will have to look at the times. I think the second semi-

final, you will get people going 1.54 0.5. Maybe three or four of

them. I think paying might have done enough. It is interesting.

Maybe they all watching each other, but paying dying a little bit

towards the end. To Sheekey Matsuda opportunity for these guys. Michael

Phelps in lane three. Look in lane two. There are five of them capable

of doing the sub 1.55. It is quite unusual for a seeded heat, the

fastest guys of the last three heats, but only one person to make

Michael Phelps. Here a years. He made the final. The Austrian it was

next to Michael Phelps in the heat. They were in the same heats this

morning. The Surbean is also strong. A trained in the United Aaron its.

Second Japanese man in the semi- years ago. Three the Russian, 7th

in Athens. A lot of people capable of doing well. There is Michael

Phelps, he looks in good shape. He really does. I wonder if swimming

slow a butterfly just doesn't suit him. There is lane for, Dinko Jukic.

Europeans, worlds. The second semi- final of the men's 200m butterfly.

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian with his eight gold medals

in eight days in Beijing, what a fantastic performance. He looks

much better in lane three. You can't quite see him, there is the

ominous black hat in lane three. The Japanese swimmer had a great

start. Going deep again. Michael Phelps is in good position. He is

in lane three. In lane five, he is dilly exactly what he did in the

heats. -- in doing exactly. He held on to this, he is working really

hard. Lane one, the Hungarian takes it out first. Michael Phelps looks

good. A bit off the pace. I don't think it is a good swim for him.

55.0 at the turn, need to start moving. It looks like he is

starting to. Doesn't look quite as smooth as he has done in the past

but he is moving through. The Serbian at the centre, still going

Laszio Cseh is doing well next to him. This is a very interesting

race. Phelps looks like he will do OK. A coming back very fast. Very

clever. Not too bad. It looks like he is hurting a little bit. He wins

the second semi-final of the men's 200m butterfly, only to swimmers

sub 1.55, that surprised me, they knew what they had to do. Laszio

Cseh, seven. He is out. He looks like for them have qualified for

the final. Pretty unusual in a way. It has gone to form, to some kind

of form, anyway. Look at Laszio Cseh. He was seven. -- 7thth. Look

time. That's what they are for, they have got to look after their

boys. Massive support from others around the world. Michael Phelps

winning the second semi-final of the men's 200m butterfly. Dinko

Jukic second, he made up make the final. Is she going to get an

interview with Michael Phelps? I was one grit out loud and hadn't

realised you were listening. These are the qualifiers. Michael Phelps,

This is probably the event closest to your heart.

I made my first Olympic team in this 12 years ago. The most

important thing was getting through to tomorrow night, I am fine with

that. I probably did the wrong thing by trying to check my split

at the 100 going into the 150 and saw I was out pretty slow. Have to

think of a different strategy for tomorrow.

A great sprint form. The shorter events are a lot better

for me right now than the longer ones.

descends, fantastic views in the park. The orbit tower alongside the

stadium, that is our little studio there. Give them away? I don't know

where the camera is, everybody else What do you make of Michael Phelps?

I am might -- I am impressed with his ears.

It is a much better swim than the heat swim. His hips are a little

bit out, from what I have seen hints when previously. At their

fastest speed he looked a lot better than he did in the heat. For

me, looking at the Japanese woman who came second in the world

championships last year, -- Japanese swimmer. The South African,

he was looking towards the end of the race to worker what position he

was in and then went I will come in second. He is an interesting one.

Talking about Phelps, his hips are out.

Hips are out slightly, moving a little bit more than I have seen

them move. It has more to do with where his position of his head is.

It just means he is moving more like this through the water, he

used to sit on top, almost jump over the top of the water. Just

slightly out. Just a little bit, the more resistant, fatigue you a

little bit quicker. His time was marginally faster than a tiler,

they could be swimming alongside each other. With their history if

that could be interesting. They will not be alongside each

other because they were too close. If there was an extra person they

would be. This is a good bit of rivalry, we like the rivalries

between the Americans, had fully appraised if we us his advantage.

He was out of order. He really was. Michael Phelps, 14

gold medals, Tiler, he had zero. Even if there is a history, it is

something you don't say publicly, you can hold your opinion. Say it

within the team, to your friends, whatever else but you don't have a

go at Michael Phelps when you don't have the accomplishments he has.

Back to Eton Dorney and things are livening up in the rowing. In

today's heats the and for Britain in the women's double sculls with

returns of a medallist Katherine Grainger with her partner Anna

Watkins. Can she finally get that sculling. On the far side you have

got their coach coming down, look at the crowd. We come up to was the

1,500m mark. -- towards. 500 to go now, they have opened up a

significant gap, that is the expectation they keep the rate hike,

Great Britain are through, Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger.

They are pushing along to make sure they keep their distance. As she

has done from the very first strike. Look at the expression on Katherine

Grainger, a woman on a mission. I can read out her history of rowing,

six World Rowing Championship gold medals, three Olympic silver medals,

all of which completely irrelevant. She is chasing that elusive medal

not yet in the collection, the Olympic gold medal, they are doing

everything in his opening heat to lay down a marker to say they are

the crew to beat. They will only be Australia who come down in the next

heat that will get anywhere near them, an impressive start here, at

Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins from Great Britain.

Nobody beside him, completely clear run, an adoring crowd. They took a

quick glance to the right, see the big screen, see exactly where they

are. Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins getting the biggest cheer

from the crowd. A wonderful combination, fantastic. There is

only one race to go, the her Olympic final, they have done

absolutely everything that has been asked of them, up to the line, over

safely. The crowd around their feet. The flags going mad. Katherine

Granger and Anna Watkins into the Olympic final. Totally dominant,

fantastic performance, they got what they wanted.

An Olympic record to beat, he surely it is time for Katherine

Grainger. Look at that spectacular skyline. Past our studio, lots of

people milling around, enjoying the atmosphere, enjoying the

spectacular view of the stadium. Just to the left of that you will

see the Aquatics Centre. There it is, that little blue light on the

edge of it. It is a spectacular place. What about Mr Ian Thorpe?

We have a man with verse celebrating a gold medal. He is the

coach of the Lithuanian who won Tennis history, how did you come

across her, when did you come to the UK?

She came to the UK about three years ago, her father moved to

Plymouth for a change of lifestyle. He got himself settled, got a job

and a house, then brought her over a couple of months later. I think

he knew we had a good swimming programme so that was one of the

main reasons, as well as the south- west being a lovely place to live.

I saw her swim about three years ago, she came as a free Styler, and

we thought, well, let's have a look at what else she can do. Her

breaststroke was pretty tidy. How have you managed to find the

improvement that she can come here tonight and win a gold medal?

A lot of different things. A big swim around the one a five mark has

been brewing for a while, it was just a case of her putting all the

elements together. She is a great talent but she is also an extremely

vigilant and conscientious worker. When you get talent and work ethic,

you have got the ideal mix. What is the difference between a

lot of 12 euros, what made her so different to other 12 year-olds?

I don't know if there is a market you can take, everything about her

-- for box left and tape. Her work in the gym, her attention to detail,

she is conscientious about a nutrition and how she rests, and

Plymouth College, there is a partnership between the club and

the school, they do a fantastic job in making sure she is looked after

well in the classroom, medical facilities, everything she needs.

My philosophy with coaching is to leave no stone unturned. And we

have done that with her. The college and the club have been

together -- work together in doing everything they need. A canny do

the same thing for 12-year-old British girls? I will do my best.

Have you had calls from anybody at home, we thought to gentleman with

the few in -- with the Lithuanian flags. Any reaction? The President

of Lithuania is here, like the equivalent of the Queen. I didn't

realise who she was at first, I realised it was the President of

Lithuania. They are over the moon. It is a long time since they have

won a medal in the swimming pool, they are a small but very proud

country. She is very proud of being a Lithuanian, she feels look --

extremely passionate about her country, very loyal. It is always

an honour for her to represent them and an honour for me. They are a

wonderful group of people. Very kind and considerate.

Is that it for her this week? She is down to do a 53 and a 100

free but who knows? Depends how she is after this evening. She looks a

bit shocked at the moment, she stumbled off to a drug test as all

of the top guys do. I hope she has got a smile on her face by the

medal ceremony but the plan is days when this week -- freestyle event,

she is good at them, certainly good for her age other world-ranking,

probably not good enough to make a final, but it would be nice to see

her swim best times. Did you think coming in she had an

opportunity to do that all was it a case of let's try to get to the

semi-finals or finals? I didn't know what anybody else was going to

do. At an Olympic Games it is a funny place. All we did was

concentrate on her process. She is amazing at this, blanking

everything out, just concentrating on her race, her process, what she

has to do, she doesn't want me to talk about what anybody else's --

strength some witnesses are. -- strengths and weaknesses are. She

has done that, no different, exactly the same preparation, just

Well done to Ruta who coped so well with that false start, which would

have blown most people's minds. There is Gloriana, the rowing boat

that led the queen's Diamond Jubilee and came down the Thames

with the torch. And the volunteers, I have to say they have been

fabulous and they may not necessarily always know where

everything is, but they're incredibly friendly and they, as

you leave, they say have a nice evening and see us again. That

spotted area is pedestrians only. The other areas are for electric

buggies. It is a beautiful place at night and a very lovely place

during the day and you can look at the flowers. Burr we have two more

semi-finals. The first is interesting, because it features

Hannah Miley. She finished fifth in the 400. Now half the distance, her

main task is to get to the final. Yes it is her event. She will be

disappointed because the time she did at trials would have got her a

medal. It is a pure sprint and she has to get in there, have a go and

who knows? Maybe the 400 wasn't the event. Kirsty Coventry is in this

first semi final. She has been an first semi final. She has been an

amazing swimmer. Here is our commentator. Great. Interesting she

has chosen to keep her ear phones in. I think I would just suck up

that energy from that massive cheer. Kirsty Coventry, we almost adopted

her as our favourite lady at that Championship in Manchester. She has

had some big knee injuries. I was impressed with her heat swim. There

is Ivry of Israel. She swum a very good heat. Melo of Brazil come

pleeths the line up. -- completes the line up. Miley is in lane two.

These women swim your own race and get a good one. Because they will

be going quickly in the next one. Nice and quiet at the start. The

first semi-final of the 2 hundred m. The swimmer from Israel is doing

well in lane seven. She is a big strong swimmer and very good on

this first length. Kirsty Coventry hanging back. She is not very good

at that, but very good at backstroke. Hosszu is up there as

well. Miley is in the middle of those three and will find it

difficult in the we gin -- beginning. This isn't her strongest

event. The 400 is. I think she was disappointed with that. It will be

tough to qualify for the final. But she is a real fighter and this is a

good position for her. She has got a strong breaststroke. If she gets

near top five, where is she? She is in fifth. 62.05 she turned in. And

that the British record that she set is 62.01. She has a good

breaststroke. There she is, the red hat of Hannah Miley. The rest of

the field have a good free style. But she is going very well.

this is about top two or top three time. The field is there. Hosszu

has a great free style in five. Bell Monday Tay, watch out for her.

-- Belmonte. Miley is on the right and Miley with the red hat.

Coventry is coming back and Hosszu in five. If she could get in third

position, that would be useful. Coming back Isabel Monday Tay of

Spain. She has got second. Very good. Well I cannot believe that

seven swimmers from the second swimmers will go faster than that.

In which case, Hannah Miley has swum herself into the final of the

200 medley. That was a really good swim. Shaking off that 400 and

getting into a real full on sprint. But they will have been prepared

for both. Hannah and her father will have prepared for both. Hannah

did a really good job on the breaststroke and holding off, I was

surprised at Belmonte. A very good finish. Often that can get you into

a final. In this situation, she is going to get through comfortably.

Hosszu wins the first semi-final, Miley is second and Coventry is

third. You have probably got five who are capable of going 2.10.

will put her in lane one for the final. That would be final by me.

The second semi-final. We talked of 2.10 and you got it. Yes hopefully

that is good enough to make a final. The others have an advantage. But

I'm pleased with that. My strokes are coming together. A bit of speed

and I got a bit faster. I'm happy with that. And I couldn't have

asked for anything more. It is unlikely five will go under that

time. Is it nice not to have the pressure? Yes, well anything can

happen in the Olympics. You never know. All eight may go faster.

Goivt to keep my head on and think I may not have made it. But if I do,

I have go tot think of preparing myself for the final. It is great

to be part of the home crowd and hopefully get to watch these next

guy and see how they go. You will make it. See you tomorrow. This

young lady has caused a stir. Shiwen of China is just 16. Won the

400 individual medley in a new world record. But her free style

leg is special. The last 50, it is the fastest split. People have been

challenging that. There is the world record holder on the 200

medley. She did go faster than Ryan's last 50. These world, was

the world champion on the 200 metres free style. But she beat the

gold medallist, the silver medallists and two of the other

finalists. So she beat four of the finest in the men's medley. It is

interesting. We have seen a 15- year-old win the breaststroke and

it can happen. We don't know. has never happened in history. This

is the second semi-final. Coutts is a common wealth champion. Rice is

in two. Ye of China is in one. Two Americans in five and six,

including the world record holder, cue Corrs. Ye when it gets to free

style, she will blow them away. Coutts is strong and you can't

write her off. She has had a lot of illnesses in the last three years

and battled through every one of them to make it here. Against the

16-year-old. Leverenz is an interesting character. A good

breaststroke, but poor streamlining. I have been surprised with her.

is the American college champion. That was the half way turn. Now the

Brest and free style to come. Kukors, you can almost see her at

the top of that shot. Look at the long glide there. I don't think you

can glide that long any more. You have to sprint. Lever repbz has

caught her up. -- Leverenz has caught her up. Better streamlining

than in her heats this morning. she can do the time she finished

the 400 medley, it will be a world record. She looks comfortable and

she is starting to women away. Not kicking that much. Well she is a

full body length ahead. Let's swhree the world record, how it

goes. Just outside maybe. A new Olympic record and it looks very

comfortable. Ye wins that second semi-final of the women's 200

individual medley. Second was Coutts. Looked fairly ordinary and

lever repbz third. Rice was third and that beats her Olympic record.

She has been off form and won't make the final with that one. It

will be close though. I think Hannah Miley. She has made it in,

you're right. She is checking the computer and Rice does get in, in

sixth place. Only Hannah Miley and Coventry in position. Here is the

replay of what you must assume will be the favourite for that double

200 and 400 medley. So the winner of the second semi-final for the

women's 200 medley,y Shiwen of China. Rice will make the final

with fifth. So five from that semi through to the final. Five from

that semi in the top six fastest times. It was a faster semi and

this lady pulled them all along. Here are the qualifier. Shiwen goes

in faster. I think we will see fireworks from her tomorrow. Miley

is in seventh. Well done Hannah Miley, that is very good for her

second event. Ye continuing to swim very well and trying to add another

very well and trying to add another gold medal. She will be hot

favourite tomorrow. But it will feature Hannah Miley and we have

Caitlyn McClatchey tomorrow. How do you assess the meet for the British

swimmers? It has been great. We would love a handful of medals, but

on paper, Becky was on a big chance, Hannah has a chance. But we have

had ten final and if I go back to 2000 in Sydney, 12 years ago, we

had four in the whole of the eight Kay -- days. Now we have had ten in

the first three days. It shows you how much improvement has been done

and once you get people into finals, then you can possibly get into the

medals. One of the great things that all of the swimmers come and

they support each other and stand there and scream each other and the

two women today have been Missy Franklin winning her first gold

medal and Meilutyte winning hearse at the age of 15. Here is

Michael Phelps could win two gold medals tomorrow. Tomorrow could be

the day that he sets the all-time record for the most medals won at

Olympics over the years. Thank you very much. Spectacular

scenes over London. Beautiful stuff. A great place to have the Olympics,

we think. How would you sum the swimming up? Tonight was a good

night. Some exciting performances. I think it was great Hannah Miley

got through. Another smile on her face. And Shiwen Ye looks

invincible? The yes, she has had an incredible Olympic Games. She

obviously had an incredible drop in time. She is an age groups were now.

They take chunks of their time they you cannot do when you reach your

twenties and things like that. I think this was a great win for her

tonight. She will go through is the absolute favourite. I saw Alicia

Coutts. I was a bit surprised with the Emily Seebohm result. I have

enjoyed your company, as always. It is 24 years since Great Britain's

men won hockey gold in Seoul. They make their Olympic bow against

Argentina and they were watched by That two teams take the field.

Great Britain in the white strip. Argentina in blue. That is the

substitutes' inaccurate -- inadequate because they are a part

of the game. Argentina start with quickly taken but not allowed by

about the action in the circle. A good deflection. It ends as a long

corner. Already looks dangerous. the scorer of the opening goal.

They have appealed, they want a referral. Looking at that bouncing

around, it was dispatched well enough. Fired in by Kaplan. --

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job stopping the pushing and could not get his sticker on it.

Yes, Martin missing that great work from Ben Hawes. Rock more got a

good touch, the Goldie does not Great Britain can now settle down.

The goalkeeper saved it. There was no mistaking his shot. Controlled

at first touch. A lovely touch there and then he smashed it into

the ground which is a difficult one keeper came out at exactly the

right line. Block it with his body. penalty spot completely unmarked.

That is something. That was a brilliant save from James Fair. To

be awake to that beat full ball in there, superb deflection,

everything was epergne about that. they wanted. That really was a very

well-worked goal. Middleton could not get space, cut it back in. That

was a bit of a mistake from the goalkeeper. You cannot take it away

from Great Britain, they put the ball in the goal. A great goal from

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real! -- he scores. Daniel Fox, that was absolutely untrue. What a

great finish. A superb strike from a defender. How about that? What

skill. Great Britain completely running the show. A good kick away

by Vivaldi. Back come Great Britain again. We see it again, he gets the

ball here, fires it in off the foot, a penalty corner. Number two for

Great Britain. Smith poised. And he time, he kept it low in the corner.

Tough for the keeper. No chance. over the stick, that is nice. He is

probably right. Smith's strike made the ball go higher. He could not do

anything about that one. It was the same place that Smith put it, down

that Channel, it is really good -- really hard for the goalkeeper to

get out on a ball. I think he might have taken a slight deflection from

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A great win for Great Britain sees Let's turn our attention to