2014 Swimming: European Championships

Welcome to Germany's capital city, Berlin, for the European swimming

Championships. In 2012 when Team GB was riding the crest of a wave

swimming was the one sport that underperformed. At last year 's

World Championships we barely made a splash, bringing home just one

bronze medal. British women was dead in the water, we had sunk without

trace, something had to change. For the British swimmers competing at

last months Commonwealth Games it really was case of sink or swim.

COMMENTATOR: Ross Murdoch is going to take the gold for Scotland, and

utterly brilliant swim, can you believe it? Look at that, he is just

realising what he has done. Halsall looks like she is going to get it,

another Commonwealth record. It is called again for Fran Halsall. A

great swim from Chris Walker-Hebborn. Hannah Miley wins

gold for Scotland, brilliant swim from her. Can add PC win the gold? I

think he is going to, yes he does. -- Adam Peaty. Jazz Carlin gets gold

for Wales, what a brilliant swim it was. That is an enormous thing to

do. Gold. Then proud, England. Nobody expected anybody other than

Australia to top the medal table at the Commonwealth Games. Just look at

the home nations. Combines they had 15 gold medals. Only four behind

Australia, how good sign is this for British swimming? Fantastic, in

world terms USA is the powerhouse, but below that Australia is probably

the second best nation in the world. For GB, the team as a whole, running

close, it was exciting. Without Australia and China, some of the big

hitters, how big is the opposition at the Europeans? Good, in world

terms if you look at the best teams in the world, USA, Australia, China,

Japan, Brazil. With certain swimmers in certain events there are other

countries. European swimming has been strong across the years,

Germany, Italy, France, all have good swimmers. Reading between the

lines, grasping at straws, Team GB could do very well here. They should

do very well. It was a huge surprise, not huge, but look two

years ago to the Olympic Games as last year the World Championships

with one bronze medal, it was not looking very good. To coming here

after the Commonwealth Games I am optimistic. They will have

confidence. Absolutely. It is amazing how in two years they can

make a huge difference. A lot of the swimmers are very young, 18, 20, in

another two years time for the Olympics they will be towards their

prime. Not all of the big hitters are here, why not? Some people like

Hannah Miley, Michael Jamieson, Siobhan Marie O'Connor, they looked

at the Commonwealth Games, that was the major meat for the summer. I

would have said you are racing, in shape, just come here. For those

swimmers within their programme, they said that is the focus for the

summer, they will take it easy. It is a lot of hard work on your mind

and body going into the Olympics. That get cracking with the men's 400

meter freestyle. -- let's get cracking. COMMENTATOR: We start with

the men's 400 meter freestyle. Steven Milne is arguably the

favourite. The swimmers just coming out. A massive opportunity for

Lelliott. Ahead of the local favourite who finished ninth in the

heat. It really is wide open for the rest of the field. They will be

thinking, this is my big opportunity to take a gold medal at the major

games. Who got the best start? Closest to

us, Lelliott, good start from him but over on the far side, well away,

it looks like Stjepjanovic doing well. Going out too hard on that

first 50. Use holding onto that lead. They will be looking to reel

him in. Only 150 metres to go for the Serb to hold on. His tactic is

to go out like a hair on the greyhound track. Everybody has a

chance, I have to take the raids on. His last 50 metres is going to be in

a world of pain and it will be down to the swimmers who have tasted

better. Stephen Milne is in one of those centre lanes. A little bit of

the pace. He will need to step up to get in with the medal. The other

British swimmers still holding onto second place. Still over two seconds

lead for the Serbian. At the moment does not look like anybody will be

able to reel him in. He was born in Abu Dhabi but chose to swim for

Serbia because that is where his parents were from. He looks like he

might win the first medal of the meat for Serbia. This is where you

feel you have an elephant on your back. Making a big move. The

Italians have a great history of distance freestyle swimming. Less

than 25 metres to go and the Serbian is hanging on, it is tight with five

metres. What a swim to take gold. A superb Bronze for Lelliott.

Stjepanovic really took that race on. You would not have thought

coming into the meat that Lelliott would be walking out of here with a

bronze medal. It is the teenager from Bath who will be on the medal

roster later. Unbelievable. I was not expecting that. I knew I could

do better from this morning. After I talked to my coach, he said I was

going to hard down the first 200. I tried to work the arms more and

focus on the legs, it really paid off. First senior medal for him, how

much confidence will it give Lelliott? He came sixth in the 1600

freestyle. A shorter distance, but a mature swim on the outside of the

pool, could not see anyone else and stuck to his own race plan. 19 years

of age with two years to go until the Olympics. Not a great result for

Stephen Milne. Sometimes it is about just making the final. He went in

fastest. We thought he had a big shout. He had a lot of big names

around him. A lot of people save stuff for the final. Different race

tactics can throw you. He stuck to his own race. Through James Guy into

the mix, he got a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games for England.

His time would have won that race. It is really exciting times. Cue

James Guy throwing things at the telly. The women's 100 metre

individual medley. Anna Miley gave the home crowd plenty to shout

about. She was pushed by Eddie Wilmot. It looks like it will be

Anna Miley, she is streaking away, this is a brilliant swim, Hannah

Miley wins gold for Scotland. Brilliant swim for Hannah Miley. No

Hannah Miley at the European Championships. It gives a new Wilmot

the chance to step out from under her shadow. -- gives Amy Wilmott.

What an extraordinary swimmer Katinka Hosszu is, of Hungary.

Belmonte in second place is a world medallist. She has been taken apart

by horses at the 200 metre mark. -- taken apart by Katinka Hosszu. She

is miles ahead of the field. Wonderful swimming. So far inside

that European record. If there is a weakness to the medley it will be

the breaststroke for her. I cannot see anyone challenging Katinka

Hosszu. When she turns onto the freestyle she will be so strong. Amy

Wilmott having a good breaststroke leg. Mireia Belmonte still going

well. A new expect to see Amy Wilmott very

strong in the closing stages of this 400 metre medley. She has moved into

third place but it is Katinka Hosszu who is just powering through. No

surprise, the amount of training and racing this girl does it is no

surprise to see her really dominating this race. Belmonte and

Amy Wilmott will not know what is going on here, they will think they

are having a shocking performance but that is not the case, it is

Katinka Hosszu who is putting together the best 400 metre medley

of her life here. She will turn in the scary time here of 3:26, she has

every chance of breaking the European record. The big question is

can Amy Wilmott with 100 meters to go hold it together for a medal? She

taken Maria Belmonte. What a battle between the two freestylers. A new

Wilmot very good, but Mireia Belmonte is a silver medallist. Amy

Wilmott could not get past Hannah Miley at the Commonwealth Games,

will she have any luck here? This is like a time trial swim for Katinka

Hosszu, it is her own European record, her own best time she is

aiming to beat. Extraordinary swimming from the iron Lady. The

first of goodness knows how many races she is doing at these

championships. She is just holding onto that European record pace. That

line is moving swiftly, will she be able to hang on? She is outside her

European record. What time will it be? What a swim for Katinka Hosszu

out on her own. Belmonte got in there for second place with a silver

medal. Another medal for Britain and Wilmott. Hats off to Katinka Hosszu,

she is one tough lady. We will see her and Mireia Belmonte many times

this week. Congratulations to Wilmott, coached by Lisa Bates. What

a season she has had, really turned it around this year. Really happy

with that. I thought I could try and catch Belmonte but she was a little

bit stronger than me. I am happy with that only two weeks after the

Commonwealth. Day two at the European swimming

Championships and it is time to see a Commonwealth Games hero in action.

Ben Proud goes in the 1500 metres Then

Ben Proud goes in the 1500 metres fly. He is such an exciting

prospect, what makes him so good? The interesting thing is in real

terms he only really started training three years ago. He has

swum before but only been in a proper programme for three years. He

still has the worlds fastest time, that time would have won that race.

He will be disappointed he did not do a little bit better but it is the

experience. He has got fast twitch. He has got rich? There are slow

twitch fibres for long distance swimmers, he is a sprinter, fast

twitch fibres. This is the beginning of his story. Only 19 years of age.

Adam Barrett as well, only .2 behind Ben Proud, that was his best time.

Ben Proud has a bright future, if he continues training hard in the setup

he is in I expect huge things from that guy. Things can only get

better. We will get royalties from M people after this.

He qualified second-fastest for this, but can he beat the 2011 world

champion Jeremy? COMMENTATOR: Ben Proud just 19 years of age. These

are some world-class swimmers going in this 50 metres butterfly, not to

mention Florent Manaudou. Two men in the centre of the pool, in lane five

in pink and black trunks, getting a fantastic start. Great speed. Now it

is about the other swimmers trying to chase him down. A fantastic start

from him. Looking good, but... The windows to Manaudou. Eight the gold

medal. Florent Manaudou was leading the race up until one stroke to Gulf

-- one stroke to go. Florent Manaudou got such a great start.

Look at the streamlining under the water. Absolutely beautiful

swimming. He is a big match player, this chap. He did not quite get his

finish. He let the Belarussian get back in but Ben Proud has got to be

so happy. And a tie for bronze between Ben Proud Andriy Govorov.

Four men on the podium. Ben Proud is adding to his medal collection. If

he put them together all at once, he would fall over? He such an exciting

prospect. After the Commonwealth Games gold medal, and his time in

the 55, it would have won the race, the fastest time in the world. I'm

so excited because he has only really been swimming for three

years. Only been training properly, I mean. He is down in Plymouth,

training and seems to be getting a reading right. Florent Manaudou is a

unit. He is a strong lad, Olympic champion at the 50 free. It is a big

field. He can go faster. But he did well. To do all of that in such a

short time, to announce himself on the senior stage, credit to him and

his trainer and his team. If you know you are capable of a certain

time, what stops you delivering it always? If I knew the answer, I

would still be in there. It is one of those things, on a given day,

when the gun goes off, whenever it is, it is being at your best

consistently and delivering. After having the Commonwealth Games four

weeks ago, trying to go back into training, how many weights do you

do, how much work in the water, trying to get it right is a fine

line, to peak twice but he has done a good job and I will let him off.

Congratulations to Ben Proud. Let's turn our attention to the men's 100

meter backstroke and we have the Commonwealth Games champion in this,

Chris Walker-Hebborn, he qualified second fastest but if you want cops

what -- top spot in this one, he's going to have to see of the 2011

world champion, Jeremy Stravius. COMMENTATOR: We are hoping to see

the calm, confident, cool Chris Walker-Hebborn we saw at the

Commonwealth Games. He will be up against Jeremy Stravius of France,

who anchored the freestyle team to a gold medal last night.

As they get underway, a good start from Jeremy Stravius, really pulled

himself high out of the water but Christian Diener Germany in lane

two, close to us, has got away very fast as well. Great start from him.

He is really turning over. You can see the difference in his stroke

rate between the other swimmers. Whether he will be able to keep that

up over 100 metres remains to be seen. Christian Diener turns first

ahead of Jeremy Stravius. Where is Chris Walker-Hebborn? He has got to

dig deep. I would have liked to have seen a bit faster but this is where

he has dabbed the confidence. He is working his way back into the peel.

He has every chance. Great swimming from Walker-Hebborn, coming through

the field. He is against Jeremy Stravius. Who will have the longest

arms? Walker-Hebborn eases past, what a swim. Gold medal, 53.32. That

will feel good. You don't have too many better seasons than winning

gold at the Commonwealth Games and the European champ in chips. He has

been in the wilderness for a few years but has done the business. I

am made up for him. -- European Championships. I'm

really happy with that. It has been a long season. Still got quite a few

races to go. That tops it off for me. I can kind of enjoy it now. I

can get on with it. The British team supporting him,

great team spirit in the camp. So many swimmers picking up medals, so

the atmosphere must us be fantastic at the team hotel. It is great to

see. He has turned it around. He could have caved in to just being

known as the person who could not quite deliver at major

championships, but this year, Chris Walker-Hebborn has turned it around.

STUDIO: Chris, congratulations, how impressive was that? It is the

nominal, to win the Commonwealth Games and then go back to back in

the Europeans against another world-class field. It is one of

those things about going from championship to championship,

consistency. That will do his team and him so much confidence. He has

got to which, hasn't he? A lot of twit. I love seeing sprinters do

something because historically we have been known as a nation of

middle and long distance swimmers. How fantastic to get the first

golfer Team GB? I don't want to jinx it but could we start a gold rush.

Next up, Fran Halsall in the 50 meter fly.

COMMENTATOR: Sarah Sjostrom in the centre of the pool, the world

record-holder. Fran Halsall is going to be one of the top competitors.

Are one of the top four in the world, going into the 50 metres

butterfly. The question is, can Fran Halsall keep it going? Can she get

another medal? Fantastic start from Jeanette

Ottesen. She really made the most of the underwater work. Fran Halsall in

the blue hat, you can see, three lanes out, going well. Inge Dekker

moving through the water well but Sarah Sjostrom is starting to ease

past Annette Alderson. Head town into the water. -- Jeanette Ottesen.

You would not believe she had done the 100 free just before. Fran

Halsall takes bronze. Sarah Sjostrom, under 25 seconds. It

looked like she did not breathe at all. 24.98 and the gold medal. Fran

Halsall with another bronze medal for Great Britain. It is a tough

race, five of the fastest girls out there were in that race. It is a

totally different situation to what I was in in the Commonwealth Games.

I was only one point four I did there. Hopefully I can maintain that

through the week and do a good 50 free towards the end of it. How

happy will she be with that? The bottom line is, coming into this

race, Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record by 0.5 seconds and she has

got another 0.5 seconds faster. She is another level. She is that good.

She is in a league of her own in a sense. So Fran putting another medal

in the bag, she will be pleased. It is a long summer for some of these

swimmers. The best thing about the British athletes coming here is

seeing how they performed at the Commonwealth Games and then three

weeks later. Some of them will get faster, they will look at their

programme coming into major championships in the future and

change their programme coming in the future and change their programme

coming into of the Commonwealth Games, Ross Murdoch, was more

surprised than anyone that he got the gold and he is up next in the

100 metres breast broke with Adam Peaty. This is a great chance for

Team GB to get a gold. They were not big shocks because they have been

coming up on the world scene but when it came to the Commonwealth

Games, they took the world by storm, Adam Peaty beating Cameron van der

Burgh and Christian Sprenger, arguably the two best breast broke

through Ms in the world. And then Ross Murdoch came out of Michael

Jamieson's shadow. They are exciting, very young and they have a

lot more to give. We have brilliant British breast stroke swimmers. That

was a mouthful! COMMENTATOR: The two British

swimmers are in the centre of people. -- of the pool. Great start

coming from Adam Peaty. And Ross Murdoch. But also, in the early

stages, it is the Frenchman who got away well. The power of Adam Peaty,

lifting himself high out of the water. Ross Murdoch with a slightly

different stroke, smoother. Adam Peaty finishes strongly but Deirdre

is to tennis, the Lithuanian, out fast as well. -- Airdrie is to

tennis. He knows what it is all about. Adam

Peaty will have to work here. Maybe he is holding something back because

he seems to be turning it on now, going a bit more to the arms,

working them. Can he and Ross Murdoch pull through on the second

leg? What a battle unfolding in the middle. Ross Murdoch, try to hold

off Adam Peaty. The Lithuanian dropping off and Adam Peaty is

powering through in the centre of the pool, like he did in Glasgow.

Lighting to the finish, but a gold medal nonetheless for Adam Peaty and

Ross Murdoch gets a silver. The Lithuanian was out so quickly and

gets a bronze. So made up for Adam Peaty, what a season, only just

turned 19 as well. 58.96, the winning time. Absolutely amazing,

coming into the start of the season, I did not have that many objectives.

The Commonwealth Games was the main aim, so to carry it over to the

Europeans and perform that well, last night as well, amazing. It is

great for me to come here, my first European Championships and I put

myself in a position to get a medal and delivered. So, we really are

very spoilt for men's brushstrokes swimming in Britain at the moment.

-- breaststroke. These two are just 19 and 20. No reason to think we

won't be watching these guys swim and enjoying it for a few more

years. He still looks 11th. He has got the body of a wet left about his

face looks about 11. What a summer this guy has had. STUDIO: A British

one-two and a phenomenal finish by Adam Peaty. Could this be going any

better? I have not seen an evening where we have done a one-two in the

Europeans ever, or for a long-time. If you watch the way he swims the

race, he sits back down the first length, they are all in a line and

then he brings himself through. It shows you that he has his own plan

and he has such confident at the moment. A lot of other people would

try to go with other swimmers but he does his own race. Is that something

you get from competing more often? Absolutely, the more you race at

this level, the more confidence you become. You have got the knowledge

on the blocks to know you can do your own race and not get carried

away by other people. Going back to the home programme, because we have

these two, Jamieson, Willis, every race they have got at home is like a

World Championship because they have got the best in the world around

them. They are pushing themselves to another level every time. I can feel

you getting very proud. Young years, walking around the poolside

now, and I know a lot of people because I was in the sport for 25

years at a senior level, people ask me how exciting it is because every

session, we have got a name and an opportunity. And those guys are

delivering. It is easy going in number one but you have to come out

the same. Seeing Adam Peaty do that is exciting and makes me feel proud.

Hopefully Lizzie Simmonds can get caught up with it because she goes

in the 200 meter backstroke now. By her own admission, she has has had a

couple of years but she qualified second fastest for this. Time for

the final. Commentator you need to watch out

for Duane da Rocha Marce and Simona Baumrtova of the Czech Republic. The

final is underway, and in Lane 5, we will be watching for Lizzie

Simmonds. What a fantastic start, and also a good start from Simona

Baumrtova of the Czech Republic. Both of them have left Duane da

Rocha Marce way behind Angie is having to fight to come through. We

could not have asked for a better start from Lizzie Simmonds. Now she

needs to put the race together. Simona Baumrtova leading at the 50

metre mark. She is a 100 metres specialist so no surprise she will

take the race on but will she be able to hold on in the closing

stages? She is great on the short course, Simona Baumrtova, ten medals

and the European Short course. The long format might start to tell.

Lizzie Simmonds is in a good place with Jenny Mensing, getting in the

mix but you don't want to lose touch too much. I was getting nervous,

telling her not to go out too fast but now I am saying, come on,

Lizzie, you have to get with it, stay with them all the way and don't

watch lane for too much. Swim your own race. -- Lane four. Baumrtova is

leading. The Burling goal -- the Burling girl swimming in front of

her home crowd. -- Berlin. Simmons has given herself every

chance at 150. Fabulous underwater work from Lizzie Simmonds. There you

go, it is not all about the swimming, the turns have to be

fantastic as well. The work she has been doing with Dave McNulty in Bath

is paying off. She could win this. What a swim from Lizzie Simmonds. A

beautiful turn has put her in contention. But will Marce get the

touch? DA Rocha Marce gets the gold medal. She looked very composed

there, Lizzie Simmonds. Another medal for Great Britain, very close

to gold. I am sure Lewsey will be happy to be on the podium. A little

disappointed not to have got the gold, I tried a tactically different

race. It backfired because they swam a similar type of race, thought

other people would be out faster than me. It is a good learning

experience and I am pleased to be back on the podium. That was

amazing, she was nearly not in it, then she nearly won it. For 150

amazing, she was nearly not in it, were not in the race then came back

in the last 50 metres. It is about doing your own race plan. The last

turn she did nearly 50 metres underwater. She stayed under and

came back, brilliant. Incredible to see because she popped up after

everybody else and when she did she was ahead, it was like, when will

she surface? They will train batch so much in the training room. You

can do 50 metres on every wall underneath the water, that is XT

metres that can be done underwater. Coming off the last war, your legs

and arms are burning, your lungs, stay underwater, that is hard. -- 60

metres. She has shown real strength of character. Look at any athlete,

there is no bible for an athlete, this is the training pattern you

follow, to get the best out of yourself. She is in Bath, should one

Maria O'Connor, Chris Walker -- Chris Walker-Hebborn. We have the

mixed four X 100 meter relay. Italy were the fastest qualifiers, in the

centre of the pool. COMMENTATOR: Three out of the eight

going on in the backstroke. It makes for a very strange race. Such a

massive mix. You can see the lead that the men get over the women.

Having to dive into that kind of wave and wash and try to claw it

back. We will see how it unfolds. In the early stages four men leading

the way. It is Russia just ahead of Great Britain's Chris

Walker-Hebborn. Chris Walker-Hebborn in the blue hat in the centre of the

pool starting to come through. Morris of starting to fight back.

Chris Walker-Hebborn starting to come through. Onto the breaststroke

leg it is Adam Peaty who will be going in the water. For Great

Britain. What a start, what an amazing start from Adam Peaty,

fantastic performance from him there. I have not seen too many of

these mixed medley relays, but it cannot harm being out in front. He

is going very well, Adam Peaty. He is up against Italy in lane for.

They have Pellegrini on the last leg. Fran Halsall would not mind a

few metres advantage over Pellegrini. A male swimmer will be

going up against Jemma Lowe on the butterfly leg. It is quite

misleading how far he is ahead of the Russian swimmers, Italy have two

female swimmers on the second half, same as Great Britain. Unlikely they

will be able to get past, but is that lead going to be enough? What

can the Russian do? It is Jemma Lowe, the Welsh swimmer who swam for

them at the Commonwealth Games in the water on this 100 meter

butterfly leg, she could not have asked for a better opportunity. Adam

Peaty swam a fantastic breast stroke leg. Here come the Russians. Oh my

god, this is where the mixed medley relay gets interesting. Jemma Lowe

has got to get into the wall, it is all about what sort of finish the

Russians will have here. They have every chance, Great Britain, of

taking home the gold medal. This is where it hurts on butterfly, ten

metres to go. Fran Halsall is no slouch, she will love this

opportunity. A great takeover. Great Britain leading with 100 metres to

go. 3.1 seconds clear of the Netherlands and 3.2 clear of the

Dutch. No more male swimmers to go, certainly not the medal contenders,

surely nobody can get close to Fran Halsall, she has swum an event here

this evening, but she will have the legs to hang on. Great turn from

her. I may have doubted the mixed medley relay, did not think it was

up to much, but I have changed my opinion, what a fantastic

performance from Great Britain coming down the last 50 metres with

Fran Halsall, three of these four swimmers have gone to light. Superb

anchor leg from Fran Halsall, she loves bringing the team home. She

had an insurmountable lead from Jemma Lowe. Great Britain take the

gold medal, mixed medley relay. Netherlands take silver and Russia

in bronze medal position. That is the third gold medal of the night

for Great Britain. We know it is a new event, but it is a world

record, 3.44, no idea whether it is good or not because we have not seen

too many of these races. It is a new event, but it is a world record for

Great Britain. Previously held by Australia. It was set earlier this

year in Perth. Two seconds quicker. It was so good, such a good relay to

be part of, to going ahead and think all I have to do is maintain this,

it was fantastic, credit to these guys for putting me in this

position, it was really good fun. Can you put your finger on where it

was one? -- won. This morning we met up, we knew we had something special

come into this, we got giddy about it. All three of us had races this

evening, to come back and do that again and get a medal and a record

is more than we could ask for. Well done. Three of those four have

already been on the podium, two have already heard the national anthem

tonight. What an evening swimming for Great Britain. An unbelievable

start of the European Championship. Team GB at the top of the table and

running away with it, aren't there? When we look at the moment we have

nine medals. I have never seen that before, I have been around for a

long time, for 25 years. It is normally dominated by Germany, then

France, Italy, Russia. To say we are there on top at the moment, only the

moment, we have a lot of good swimmers to come also we could

potentially be at the top of the medal table. Why is Team GB at the

top of the table? It is a golden era, when we have good swimmers, it

is whether you leave a legacy. I said there was a big hole, Jazz

Carlin stepped into empty shoes. David Wilkie, Adrian Moorhouse,

Duncan Goodhew, James Gibson, we still have good breaststroke is. We

need good swimmers in certain events. -- good breaststroke

swimmers. Is Team GB good enough to top the medal table on the world

stage? In the Olympic Games, World Championships, America is the

dominant force. Lucy Franklin, Michael Phelps, but then in any

race, they are odds-on favourites to win. We have Ross Murdoch, Fran

Halsall, Hannah Miley, Adam Peaty, they could potentially be Olympic

champions. We have never had handfuls of swimmers that I have

said could be potential Olympic champions. Surely performances like

this make Team GB seem a force to be reckoned with. You will not write

them off. Take Sarah Sjostrom, the world 's best swimmer at certain

events at the moment. And I say that right? I am leaving the musical

references to you. She is another level. Look at James Franks... The

best in their events. Some events will be weaker than others. Some of

the worlds best swimmers are here and we can consistently compete

against them and beat them, when the rest of the world is in there, we

can still do well. Plenty to be excited about in the short and

long-term. Can Team GB top of the medal table at the end of the week?

Potentially, yes, we have a lot of good swimmers to come. Adam Peaty

and Fran Halsall go again. There are several swimmers not here, a lot of

top swimmers are not here. If we put them in I can guarantee we would be

top of the medal table in Europe, that is exciting. It gives the

others who are here something to aim for. Something to think about. Two

fantastic days of swimming and plenty more to come.

We start date three with the 1500 meter freestyle final, it featured

Stephen Milne and the bronze medallist from day one, J Liley at.

Both were dust outside the medals, finishing fourth and fifth. It was

won in European record time. There was no British interest in the first

races on day three. In the men's 200 meter individual medley, Team GB

against the Hungarian legend. The 200 individual medley final.

Good butterfly swimmer. He will take that race out. Being challenged by

the blur of Germany. In the lane closest to us. And Heinz of Germany

as well. Keebler is taking it out on the fly.

-- die blah stop Deibler. A beautiful view of the swimmers

rolling their shoulders, heads perfectly still. Just the shoulders

that are moving. Cseh starting to edge into the lead is now. Kicking

into the wall. At the halfway point it is Cseh leading. Britain's

Roberto Pavoni in 1's medal position at the halfway mark. What can he do

on the breast stroke legs? Not his strongest. He is good at freestyle

as well. Cseh in the centre of the pool. It is close. Come on, Pavoni,

this is where you have to work it. Fantastic performance here, but it

could be a four way split. Pavoni has to get himself in the mix. He

has determining one of the top three spots. Get yourself at, Roberto

Pavoni. It was Deibler who turned first for Germany, pursued by Cseh.

Four swimmers in the race for three medals. Pavoni is digging deep but

these medals could go absolutely anywhere at this point. Cseh

fighting back, so is Deibler, who will get to the wall and get the

touch? It is Cseh who takes gold medal for Hungary for the fifth

straight time. The German second and a wonderful bronze medal for Roberto

Pavoni. Fantastic breast stroke lead made the difference. -- leg. The

European bronze medal well-deserved. Confirmation of a bronze medal for

Pavoni. Cseh makes it five in a row and takes the gold. I am over the

moon, it is my first medal at a senior competition, it is great to

get up on the podium. I have seen a lot of guys do it from GB already

this week and wanted to be one of them. Today was such a close race,

when I finished, my first reaction was disappointment because I so how

close I was to the goal. -- I saw. I am happy.

It was so close in the end. Yes, any one of five of them could have won

it. But he fought for every it and got there and almost took out Laszlo

Cseh. Without Michael Phelps, you would have been one of the world's

best swimmers. Laszlo Cseh has got buckets of international experience

and Roberto Pavoni, not so much. When you are against someone like

that, can it get into your head? Before you come up to the pool

before the race, Laszlo Cseh has been around for a number of years

and achieved great excess. He would have been looking at Laszlo Cseh,

the way he was behaving and what he was doing, and walking out to

poolside, would have been nervous. But that was the thing I was most

impressed by. From the Commonwealth Games, to hear, Roberto Pavoni has

got one second faster. He and his coach will go back before the next

Championships, looking to do things differently. The exciting thing is,

he knows he can be better with different preparation. Not a bad way

to end the day, bronze medal for Roberto Pavoni, which wraps things

up for day three of competition. In the first final today, Welsh

woman Jazz Carlin is chasing her first European title. She got top

spot in Glasgow but can she retain her golden glow in Berlin?

COMMENTATOR: A big shout for a gold medal in this one with Jazz Carlin.

She is fastest on paper. But that does not mean anything.

So, the women's 800 meter freestyle final is underway. Jazz Carlin is in

Lane 4, for Great Britain. The final is underway. Jazz Carlin is in

reigning Commonwealth champion after that fantastic swimming Glasgow a

few weeks ago. You can see her in the blue swimming cap, closest to us

in the two yellow lanes, and one lane up from her, Mireia Belmonte

Garcia of Spain. She has a huge programme of events. This is Jazz

Carlin's first event of the Championships. But Mireia Belmonte

Garcia has already picked up a medal in the five K, and is doing ten pool

events at these championships. A different programme. She will be

very tough to beat. Easier to talk about the events they are not doing

rather than the ones they are. They are doing the majority of the

programme. In the early stages, important to check out Jazz

Carlin's turn. I think she is the fastest in the water but her turning

is not always the best. Mireia Belmonte Garcia, she loses maybe

half a metre or a meter on her. That will not do you any favours when you

have 15 or 16 turns to do in the event. She's the best swimmer, far

and away but Mireia Belmonte Garcia no pushover. Jazz Carlin got about

five seconds, in terms best times, but that was the Commonwealth Games.

These two will go head to head and have a right old ding-dong.

Now and 600 metres, it is a head to head battle with Jazz Carlin and

Maria Belmont Garcia. For the first time, Jazz Carlin pushes off the

wall in first place. She is starting to make a move. She is sat on the

hips of Maria Belmont Garcia for the majority of the race but like we saw

and the Commonwealth Games, she is not leaving it to a sprint finish in

the closing stages. She is trying to break early. At the moment, Maria

Belmont a Garcia not responding but what can Jazz Carlin do? Garcia has

been pulling away from her on every turn but Jazz Carlin is trying to

extend the lead, and looking like she is really managing to step up a

gear. Yes, come on, Jazz Carlin. You have got about 125 metres to go and

you are showing Marriot Belmont Garcia who the boss is. She may have

the stamina but you have broken Garcia who the boss is. She may have

with 100 metres to go. It looks like Jazz Carlin could win Great

Britain's fourth gold medal. Beautiful swing form Jazz Carlin. At

the whistle, she leads by 1.65 seconds, turning the race around in

the space of 100 metres. She was just behind going that point and she

finished that 100 metres nearly two seconds ahead. She has broken

Belmonte. Surely she cannot find another gear? She has left five or

six metres clear. With 50 metres to go in the 800 freestyle, Jazz Carlin

has stepped up the pace. She is dust outside the European record spit.

This is a fantastic swim from Jazz Carlin. -- just outside. Perfectly

timed. Unbelievable, in 150 metres, she has taken seven metres out of

it, Jazz Carlin. She knows she has won it at this stage. How good must

it feel? Superb swim from Jazz Carlin, she comes to the wall and

take the gold medal in 8:15 .54. Superb swimming, and gold again for

Great Britain, and gold again for Jazz Carlin. She could challenge for

the world record if her turning wire as good -- was as good as

Belmonte's. I guess I'm never happy but well done. There we have

confirmation, Jazz Carlin is the European champion in a new

championship record time. I can't believe it. Off the back of

the Commonwealth Games, I thought it was going to be tough but to do a

personal best like that, in a great race with a strong field, to come

out on top, I'm so happy, I can't believe it. Jazz Carlin with a big

smile on her face and rightly so. A championship record. She is the

European champion, 2014. It adds to her Commonwealth Games gold medal as

well. You can't tell smiling back at her, to see the big grin on her

face. -- help smiling. She so deserves to be on top of the podium

this summer. Both at the Commonwealth Games and here. She has

worked really hard, stepped up from the 200 and 400. Her coach said he

thought she would be good at 800 and it has worked. She has got the gold.

STUDIO: Huge congratulation, gold medal at the European Championships

for Jazz Carlin, back-to-back titles. She must be thrilled but

also relieved. She has been in Rebecca Adlington's shadow, the

never-never girl, and has been sick and ill going into major meetings in

the last couple of years. The Commonwealth Games was excellent but

she has gone three seconds faster, here. What was so impressive was

that Belmonte was with her at 650 metres and in the last 150, she tore

her apart and took six seconds off her. That bodes well. The only other

person that can stay with that pace is the American girl. It is not like

you are doing massive competitions every week. How easy is it to find

and maintain form? Can she kicked on? To me, when you do all the

training, identify and understand swimmer not wanting to come to the

Europeans. It is a long year but Ukraine a lot during the year, for

one competition. -- Ukraine a lot. Why not do another? She probably

thought she had peaked at the Commonwealth Games but she has gone

three seconds faster now. Is there more to come? A lot of coaches will

go into major meetings, seeing the way the swimmers have rested and

what training they do leading into competitions. Another lady who is

delighted she came here is one who already has a bronze medal and now

she goes in the 200 metres individual medley. Can she go one

matter? -- better. COMMENTATOR: Aimee Willmott will try

to challenge in this one. Katinka Hosszu, in the centre yellow

lanes in the black swimming hat. She holds the European record and she is

the class act in the field. No one should get near Katinka Hosszu. She

is the class act. Siobhan O'Connor might have given her a run but she

is not here. Aimee Willmott has put in a good fly leg, which did not

happen yesterday in her semifinal. She is really taking this to her.

There is definitely a medal up for grabs. You never know, she might

even be able to catch her. This is Katinka Hosszu's strongest rogue,

the backstroke. Breaststroke is probably her weakest but she has

given herself over a body length lead. No surprise to see Belmonte

well off the pace, having literally just finished the 800 free final.

Gutsy, but a pretty gruelling attempt to swim two races

back-to-back. It looks more like a swim down for Belmonte, for me.

Aimee Willmott had a fantastic breaststroke leg in the semifinals

she had to really work it. She needs to get into medal contention. No

doubt who the winner is going to be, Katinka Hosszu can have a cup of tea

at 150 but Aimee Willmott looks fantastic coming through, with 125

to go. She has got to keep working. Then the medal will be hers. Superb

restaurant leg in the 400 medley gave her a bronze medal. They turn

for the final 50 and Katinka Hosszu is ahead of Aimee Willmott. The

superb breast stroke leg has put into second place. Aimee Willmott is

working very hard in the freestyle leg. She has got to keep the

Austrian firm. She has do look out for the outside lane. Aimee Willmott

seems to be heading. No doubt who the winner will be. Katinka Hosszu

has led from the gun and she is heading into the wall for a

fantastic swim, taking the title in a championship record time. And

Aimee Willmott takes silver. Lisa Zaiser of Austria takes the bronze.

Jamie Moore what with another medal. She had bronze and now she has a

silver. There is the winner, Katinka Hosszu with a championship record.

Fantastic swim from her, great championship record. But look what

it means to Aimee Willmott. She might well have a smile on her face.

This girl cannot stop winning championship medals. Confirmation of

Aimee Willmott's silver, and the championship record and second gold

medal of the meat for Katinka Hosszu.

I'm really happy with how I swam, I managed to step it up through the

heat and the semifinal and final. I'm chuffed I progressed my time and

have come away with a silver which is better than bronze. Another medal

for Aimee Willmott, bronze and silver, after two silver medals in

Glasgow. How exciting prospect is she? Very exciting, leading into

Glasgow, a lot of people thought she would pip Hannah for the title but

she has the experience and a better time and on the day she delivered.

After getting the experience in Glasgow and now here, we talk about

the Olympics in two years time but she is one to watch. I know between

her and Hannah, every competition they have against each other will be

a dogfight. She's moving from Middlesbrough to London. How will

that affect things? She will be moving away from family and friends

but potentially to a better coach? Everyone adapts in different ways

and react in different ways. For her, the pool in London is a really

inspiring environment. It is one of those. If you are not a swimmer, you

won't get this but some pools, you walk in and it has a wow factor. She

will have that everyday, the best acidity in the world, one of the

best coaches in the world, given what she has done with her at the

moment. She has got the right ingredients, and in two years time,

she will be one to look out for. That is not a feeling exclusive to

swimmers. When I go to that cool, I don't look like a swimmer but I feel

like one. Now for the men's 200 metre breast road. Ross Murdoch, the

golden boy of Glasgow 2014, going up against Andrew Willis. Earlier this

week, that was a Team GB one-two but that involves Adam Peaty.

COMMENTATOR: Varies the line-up for the men's 200 metre breast stroke

final and two British swimmers going in a second, Ross Murdoch, the

fastest qualifier. Ross Murdoch is in the centre of the

pool, the fastest qualifier from the heats. What can he do in this final?

So much promise this summer and he has already delivered so much. Marco

Koch, the home favourite, will be trying to win Germany's first gold

medal. It was quality, Andrew Willis in Lane 3, yesterday, during the

semifinal, started off so smoothly, starting to tie up on the fourth

length a bit. You have to just swim your own race on these stroke

events. Don't worry about yet arrested tennis in Lane 2, swim your

plan, make sure you are there. -- Giedrius Titenis. Ross Murdoch is so

composed in the centre of your picture. Beautiful, technically,

such a proficient swimmer. Not the biggest, but he makes up for his

technical ability, Ross Murdoch. Ross Murdoch, one of the new kids on

the block but these swimmers, they have seen enough to know that he

finishes strongly. At halfway, Giedrius Titenis of Lithuania is

leading. No surprise he has taken the race out because he is better at

the 100. This is where Ross Murdoch turns up the pace, this is the

length that makes all the difference on his races. Here he comes,

challenging Marco Koch, one lane up from him, closing in on him with

every stroke. They are ahead of the European Championship record time.

Ross Murdoch might have the ability. A fantastic turn from Koch, Murdoch

trying to chase him down with every single stroke. Speeding up his

stroke rate, Koch, his stroke is going up and down. Can he get to the

wall first? And is Koch gets the win, just three tenths ahead of

Murdoch. Titenis in third. Koch took that race on and Ross Murdoch left

himself a little bit too much to do. I thought Murdoch might take Koch at

the end. He did seem to tie up a little bit, maybe a little bit more

race experience, you have to keep that stroke really long. He was so

strong. Just into the finish. He is reaching Murdoch. Reaching at the

end. Paul Andrew Willis just missing out.

reaching Murdoch. Reaching at the end. Paul Andrew -- poor.

Confirmation, championship record for Marco Koch. Andrew Willis in

fourth place. The last 50 metres I was catching, I ran out of fuel a

little bit, but it is the race tactics and how it went on the

night. It is a tough ask to come out here and PB again. There he is, Ross

Murdoch. What a season this young man has had full is Marco Koch will

have looked at the race split and know how fast Ross Murdoch finished.

He probably would have adapted his tactics for that. He took the race

out really strong. He was pushing for that world record, we thought he

would almost get it, in the end silver. A fantastic race. Have a

look at his progression over the last year. From just making the

semifinal at Barcelona and the Olympics, to beating Jamieson. Then

coming in here. Although he lost the race, the time he did was very close

to what he did in Glasgow, not far off the world record. How do you get

that good that quick? Just training. There is not a magic ingredient in

terms of... It is doing what your coach tells you to and finding work.

The training he is doing is paying dividends. Silver for Ross Murdoch,

old for Koch, much to the delight of the German home crowd. Andrew Willis

just missed out on that one. In 1976 in Montreal we saw a bit of a breast

stroke legend in the shape of David Wilkie. Here is his story. My father

was actually working in Sri Lanka and he worked there out of the

Second World War. My uncle was there at the time and thought it was such

a great place. He eventually brought my mother over and I was born in

1964. Grew up in Sri Lanka, learned to swim there and spent many a happy

year there. Because I was swimming from a very young age and because we

spent a lot of time at the swimming club, I could not but be, good

swimmer. If it was up to me I would have stayed in Sri Lanka, Colombo.

My father, being a Scot, my mother being Scottish, it was going to be a

Scottish education for my sister and I, so we were sent back to this

country. We used to have swimming at a place with a school pool. There

was a pool attendant who looked at us and talked to my coach, Frank

Thomas, he said we have a good little swimmer, you might come and

have a look at him. Frank came down. My father was in town at the time.

He said, would David like to become a member of the Varsity club? I have

done a few thousand laps of this pool, I can tell you. I remember

when there were about 25 swimmers swimming up and down here, it was

like swimming in a harbour, it was that rough. Good memories and some

tough memories. Invariably the pool was freezing cold. We were tough

swimmers in those days, we could handle that. The whole thing was a

Victorian bath and I began to train a bit harder and push myself a

little bit more, then I was picked for the Scottish team to swim in the

Commonwealth Games. And I won a bronze medal. A child perhaps for a

home medal from David Wilkie in the men's 200 meter breaststroke final.

They should have felt a lot more nervous than I did. I coach said

it's looks like I was reading a comic behind the blocks, but I do

not think it is true. Wilkie has made such astonishing progress

recently. There were 2000 people here in 1970, you can imagine the

atmosphere in what is a huge building, a young guy swinging his

four lengths in his first real major international competition. Had it

not been in Edinburgh I probably would have not got gold medal.

Wilkie kicking as hard as he can. It is going to be Mahoney. Wilkie in

third. I suppose the bronze was the catalyst of the rest of my swimming

career. The Commonwealth Games in 1974 for me was an important things

going. Two golds and a silver is not bad. If I had had silver at the 1972

Olympics I was determined to get at least one gold medal. My main event

was breaststroke, I trained so hard for it. It was a joy to win, it

really was. David Wilkie is absolutely superb. Look at him go.

It is Wilkie! And it is a new world record for Great Britain and David

Wilkie. What a swim. The gold medal for the 200 metres breaststroke in

Montreal 1976. And the wearer, Britain's David Wilkie. David, you

must be a very happy man. Very happy, I am glad the hard work I put

in is finally paying off. I am very proud wearer. When I went to

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Time to turn our attention to the women's 100 metres backstroke

featuring Jordan Amis. -- George Davies. Katinka Hosszu is

back in the pool. The girls are away. A good start

coming from Nielsen in the white swimming hat in the centre of the

pool. Perhaps Baumtova can do something more in the Hundred than

her previous race. The Dane looks brilliant. George Davies has two

work on the second 15. I have no idea how Katinka Hosszu is there.

She has already swum this evening, won the medley. She might fade at

the end. If George Davies focuses she could get on the shoulder of

Nielsen. -- Georgia DAvies. She's finishing strong, so is Katinka

Hosszu. The girls are coming back at her. It will be so tight for the

finish, who is going to get the touch? I joint victory, Nielsen and

Katinka Hosszu take joint first place, how many times have we seen

this at the championships already? Joint gold, Katinka Hosszu and Mia

Nielsen. What a swim. Just look at this finish, so

important to spot that finish. Mia Nielsen guiding in at the end. She

is only 17 years of age. The experience of Katinka Hosszu, who

spotted that finish to perfection. It was a joint victory for Katinka

Hosszu and Mia Nielsen with George Davies back on the podium for Great

Britain and the bronze medal. I am really pleased I can be on the

podium after last night's semifinal, I was not that happy with the time.

I lost a bit of confidence because I was not quite on the same form as I

was at the Commonwealth Games but I have managed to come back tonight

and drop my time quite a lot. To be on the podium again is just a bonus.

That could not have been any closer. Really exciting, the main

bit funny about watching Georgia DAvies, she was coming back over the

last 25 metres. She is normally a 50 metres swimmer. She was fighting.

More work on that back end and she could be a real contender, she could

have potentially won that race. It is good experience, isn't it?

Absolutely. She made her senior debut four years ago, all of this is

about experience, getting to the point where you stand on the block

and are confident in your own ability, you have been in the

situation many times before and you relax. Standing on the podium is not

a bad experience. Gold in Glasgow, bronze tonight. One man who got

plenty of medals in Glasgow is in action might now the 50 meter

backstroke. Let's turn our attention to Chris Walker-Hebborn.

COMMENTATOR: Chris Walker-Hebborn, winner of the 100 meter backstroke.

He is the one in lane three. You need a good start. It is a good

start. A great start coming from Chris Walker-Hebborn. He really made

the most of that underwater work. Has he got the power and speed to

turn over? Nothing between the swimmers as they power down the

pool. It will come down to who can nail the finish, who will get the

touch. Morozov takes the gold. Bronze for Chris Walker-Hebborn. It

is all about his finish. He absolutely nailed it. You can see

the power of Morozov, freestyler turned backstroke. How close is

that? Chris Walker-Hebborn had no right to get a medal, but he's not

one. -- he snuck one. Chris Walker-Hebborn taking that medal two

hundredths of a second ahead of fourth place. Chris Walker-Hebborn

feels like another exciting prospect in Team GB, is this evidence to

support he can be want to go for gold? Very much, we have seen in

Commonwealth Games how well we did, the strength and depth we have.

Coming into the championships with certain names missing, we have been

on the podium a lot of time, on top of the podium winning gold and

bronze. He has had a fantastic year. Consistently. I am pleased he has

come here and raised his game. The more you stand up there, compete and

win medals, the more confidence you get. He has swagger and is

confident, but lovely to see him do it.

On day five Britain still topped the medal table, and Steven Milne adds

to the hall? He goes in the 800 meter freestyle. -- adds to the

hall. Look out for the Italians in lanes two and three. The men's 800

metres freestyle underway. Not the greatest dive from Paltrinieri in

lane two. They do not need the quickest start in this race. The two

Italians in the black swimming hat in lanes two and three. Towards the

bottom of the screen. They already look like they will have a national

championship battle. The turnover from Paltrinieri on the first 50 is

an incredibly high tempo for an 800 meter freestyle. He is certainly not

afraid. He has to have a lot of confidence in his fitness. Detti

next to him, as Karen said, European record-holder, as the form. 742 he

has been. The Italians and formidable form, taking it to

everybody else on the first hundred. It is going to be behind Jonson and

Detti. Paltrinieri raise 100 of a second inside that European record.

He has dropped off the pace a little bit. That blistering early pace he

set. Jonson fighting back into silver medal position and Gabriel

Detti currently in third. You can see a strong finish coming from

Stephen Milne. Great performance from Stephen Milne. It is all about

the head of the race. Paltrinieri looks fantastic, he is starting to

hurt a little bit. You can tell, but the European record is still within

his lights. Paltrinieri fancies another similar to the macro

silver. It is all about the Italian. It is Paltrinieri finishing off this

silver. It is all about the Italian. great 800 metres swim, just five

metres left for him as he heads into the wall. On that finish. It is a

championship record, not a European record. A great swim from

Paltrinieri to finish ahead of Joenson and Detti. A really strong

finish from Stephen Milne and inside the Scottish record. Confirmation of

the championship record for Gregorio Paltrinieri. The same top three as

the 1500. It must be so frustrating, the

second time for him this week. He finished so strong but did he get

his tactics wrong? He was on the wrong side of the pool, to start

with. He was in Lane 7 and the action was on the other side. When I

said race the other people, he can see across and he should have gone

with the others. You say tactically he got it wrong. It was a good time

but next time, he should not save so much until the end. If we had gone

earlier, he could have potentially have stolen a medal. He will be

disappointed. In terms of times, he had a brilliant time tonight and

earlier in the week, so plenty to take away from this one. Now it is

the turn of Renshaw, she got a bronze in this in the Commonwealth

Games but can she do it or even go better at the Europeans?

COMMENTATOR: The 200 metres breast road final four women.

The women's 200 breaststroke final, in Lane 4, the whites in Hat of

Pedersen, the clear favourite. -- white swimming hat. She must be

eyeing up the record. She has had a great season and has been posting

some superb times this year already. She has been under 2:20, this year.

Leading the world. Well, Pedersen looks fantastic on the first 50.

Very good will work and a strong butterfly kick. She is not having it

all her own way, though, Vitalina Simonova, trying to stay on her hip.

Molly Renshaw, there, in Lane 2, still in the mix. Great start from

Rikke Moller Pedersen. You can see the glide she has, the powerful

kick, making the most of it in the streamlined position. Looking very

comfortable. At the halfway mark, just 0.3 seconds outside the

European record, which is the world record as well. She is right on the

world record time. Being chased by Vitalina Simonova of Russia. She

finished sixth in the 100 breast stroke earlier this week. Also

coming through, Marina Khan -- Marina Garcia Urzainqui. It is a

thing of beauty, Pedersen's 200 Breast Rd. It looks pretty good. She

is under the European record split, her world record split but Molly

Renshaw is in fifth position and she still has a chance. This is where

she has two Bridge, got to work like she did at the Commonwealth Games.

-- has to push. Let's see her get into the mix. Pedersen is ahead of

world record pace. Right on the Red Line, the European record, the world

record. It is going to come down to the touch. Can Rikke Moller Pedersen

get the touch? It is starting to drift away in the closing stages as

she ties up on the breast road, coming towards the end. It is

Pedersen, taking the gold medal. -- rest stroke. Molly Renshaw comes

through to take silver and Jessica Vall, third. What a swim from the

18-year-old Molly Renshaw, just like at the Commonwealth Games, storming

through in the closing stages, a superb silver medal but there is

your winner. Wow explanation mark that is all we can say about a swim

like that. -- wow! You can see the power they generate, coming out of

the top of the water and diving into each stroke. Look at the distance

that Rikke Moller Pedersen had a head. And look at the distance from

Molly Renshaw, to take silver. What a swim from her. And various

confirmation of the result. -- there is confirmation. I never

inspected to go that fast at the end of the long season so to get more

than half a second personal best is more than I can ask for. And a new

British record. Yes, I did not think of that but I can't complain. We

thought Molly Renshaw was out of it and then she might win it. Where did

that come from? Down the last length, she kept calling them back.

Pedersen is the world record holder but down the last length, her stroke

flowed, she did not panic, the timing was there. It was a really

mature swim, two seconds than she has been before. Out of the pool,

she showed great mental strength as well, having missed the Olympics. It

is one of those, turning a negative into a positive. In London, she did

not go, lost on a technicality, did not make the qualifier, appealed and

it did not happen and she was only 16. It can make or break you and it

has made her. Now she's winning medals at major championships and it

can only better from here. It feels like a great time for British

swimming but going forward, the future looks bright. You have a list

of young, potential good summers like Ben Proud and Adam Peaty and

she is part of that. Did I tell you are used to swim? I was 38 but now

it is a lot younger. Chris Walker-Hebborn and Hannah Miley,

Fran Halsall the oldest and they are 24. When I was on the team, they

were the young ones. 18-24, now, two years before the Olympics in Rio,

which we are already focusing on, they will be in prime. Let's move on

to the men's 100 metres freestyle. It was a one-two for France, Florent

Manaudou taking his third gold of the championship so far and he has

got even more chances in the pool, so look out for him. Fabien Gilot

took silver and the bronze went to Italy. Next up, the women's 100

meter butterfly final. Jemma Lowe is going for Team GB. If she wants to

take gold, she will have to get by one of these rumours of the

tournament, Sarah Sjostrom Sweden but other British swimmers have done

well against a world-class field tonight, so hopefully that will set

up Jemma Lowe nicely. Let's see what happens.

COMMENTATOR: The star to watching this one, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden.

-- in this one. The 100 metres butterfly final, featuring the 50

metres world record-holder, Sarah Sjostrom in Lane 4. At a very fast

start coming from Jeanette Ottesen in the white swimming hat in Lane 5.

She is the danger that Sarah Sjostrom has do watch out for. Inept

artisan, great 50 metres speed on freestyle and butterfly, taking this

on. Sarah Sjostrom is the master of keeping the pace going over 100

metres. Fantastic from Sarah Sjostrom. She knows what she's

doing, hanging on the shoulder but I like the look of Jemma Lowe in Lane

7. She has put herself in the mix for a medal but she has to bring the

second 50 home. It is all about the head of the race between Sarah

Sjostrom and Jeanette Ottesen. Jeanette Ottesen hanging onto the

lead and Sarah Sjostrom trying to make a move. It's a great battle

between Denmark and Sweden. And Jeanette Ottesen hang on? It will

come down to the touch. And the windows to Jeanette Ottesen! 0.01

seconds ahead. What a surprise that she took the championship record,

that has stood for so long, since 2002, and Sarah Sjostrom take the

silver. Ilaria Bianchi of Italy taking the bronze. Jemma Lowe

finishing sixth. You can't breathe, the last two strokes will lose you

race is only 100 flight and Sarah Sjostrom as proof that. Don't

breathe in the red zone. She was ahead with five metres to go. She

has got to get her head down. That is what Jeanette Ottesen does, gets

her head down on the last two strokes, and steals the victory.

Jeanette Ottesen, European champion and a championship record time.

Sarah Sjostrom has do settle for silver.

In the end, Jeanette Ottesen winning by the tiniest of margins but given

she beat Sarah Sjostrom, is it a bigger victory? Genk everyone was

shot because Sarah Sjostrom had not been on form leading into this but

Jeanette Ottesen is the second fastest in the world in that

distance. It showed you about getting the detail right, the

reactions to the start, turn and finish, if you get something wrong,

that is the difference between winning and losing races. What about

Jemma Lowe? She got the gold from earlier in the week but this is the

individual. Slightly disappointed. She has been faster. It was not bad

but when you look at the other athletes, if I was her coach, I

would go back and look at Sarah Sjostrom and Jeanette Ottesen, they

are bigger and stronger. She needs a bit more speed so I would work hard

on getting more strength in the gym and hopefully that will translate

into the water and she can get on the podium. Other female members of

the team have done that and it has worked. Absolutely. Now the men's 50

metre breast row, Adam Peaty goes in this one, the semifinals but he has

been in brilliant form this season so let's

COMMENTATOR: Adam Peaty going in the second semifinal of the men's 50

metre backstroke. What can he do in this? The reigning European champion

in this one but Adam Peaty in the centre of the pool, looking high,

strong and smooth and he is edging further and further ahead with every

single stroke. Adam Peaty in a class of his own, a big glide into the

wall. It is a world record! 26.62, the world record for Adam Peaty,

with a glide into the finish! He cannot believe it, Adam Peaty, it

has just dawned on him, he is the fastest 15 East -- fastest 50 metre

restricts women in history. He has come out of the lane, cannot believe

it, the dons are on show, get in there. A real power. Although it was

not the best. He did not come up the fastest, getting into great

streamlining, whole-body going through, the one hole in the water.

A big, powerful break-out as well. As he is going down, here, so much

power but look at the finish, a world-record swim. Oh, my gosh! He

can go 0.3 quicker. Confirmation of the new world record for Great

Britain's Adam Peaty, to take semifinal number two, looking good

for the final tomorrow night. Feeling like I never have before, I

don't think it will sink in for a few weeks. Tomorrow is a new day.

Who knows what it brings? Where did the speed come from? I don't know,

probably my winter training and a really good season. I have been

getting faster every year. It is great to come out here and break a

record. Adam Peaty with the world record. He is in phenomenal form

coming off the back of the Commonwealth Games but that is

incredible. It is huge, it was by 0.4 seconds as well. He pushed Van

den Berg close in the race, the world record-holder, it is one of

those times, the semifinals when you can let loose. The final is a bit

more tense but he knew he had made the final Sony cut loose and had a

go. He was surprised. A good time to get on the block and show off the

dons but phenomenal for him. What does this mean for the final? Can he

go quicker? He should win the race and on that time, he will win it a

bit ahead of the rest of the field. It should not be tight but when it

comes to finals and it is about the medals, you tend to try to go a bit

quicker. He may try to break the record again but I don't know. He

has to do it tomorrow. He has a bright future. Not a bad way to end

day five, a world record and a silver medals at Team GB. -- and a

silver medal for Team GB. No medals yet for Team GB on basics

but this is a real chance, Fran Halsall and Georgia Davies in the 50

metre backstroke. COMMENTATOR: And they are separated

by two lanes. The women's 50 metre backstroke final, a big chance for

the Britain, and away they go, Fran Halsall prides herself on good

starting budgie is better known as a freestyler. What can she deliver?

Georgia Davies, one of the great British champions. Not much between

them as they cover the first of the race. Mercedes Peris Minguet and Mie

Nielsen between the girls but it is a British one-two at the moment. The

two of them come close together, and Mie Nielsen and Mercedes Peris

Minguet, they touch, and it is a golden one-two for Britain with Fran

Halsall just in front of Georgia Davies. And the smile on her face,

enjoying the victory. She has got home by just 0.01 seconds. Fantastic

performance from Fran Halsall, winning it by throwing herself at

the wall but her start was fantastic. Just do the left of your

screen, she has really worked the underwater butterfly leg kick. And

then straight up into her stroke. Not known for her backstroke but

look at the finish. It looked like Georgia Davies would take it but

Fran Halsall by 0.01 seconds. was like a fun event coming in. I

hoped to dip under 28 seconds. I did that and managed to get more medals

so I cannot complain. You are not done yet, are you? I hope not. My

main event is tomorrow. Arguably the race we have been waiting for

all-day, 50 meter breaststroke final. Adam Peaty set a world record

coming into this, what effect will it have on tonight?

The rest of the field will say it is about us trying to win silver

because Adam Peaty is in a league of his own, .7 of a second faster than

the rest of the field when he broke the world record yesterday. This

event is nailed on for him, it is just how fast it is going to go. Can

he go quicker? Absolutely, he made a couple of mistakes yesterday. You

look at the little things you could have done differently when you break

a world record. He glided into the wall a little bit, there is more he

could have done there. Let's watch as Adam Peaty takes to the stage.

COMMENTATOR: So much expectation, in lane number four, what a golden year

he has had. That world record, 26.62. Peaty, mergers quite late out

of the water. Just behind the likes of Titenis from Lithuania. Peaty,

now famed for the second half of his races, alongside these leaders, now

digging in. Peaty going strongly. On the far side... Peaty is too strong

for them. Titenis finishes second. A really good swim from this bristling

young talent. He will be happy with another gold medal around his neck

but I don't think, looking back, his coach will be too happy with this

start. He was half a metre down on the Little Wayne Jan. You can't

really do that on a 50. He is so strong and powerful he did get back

into it. He missed the war when he broke the world record. A better

finish there. A marvellous meeting continues for Adam Peaty, gold medal

again. Titenis and Dugonjic second and third. I am really happy with

that one, slower than the heats and the semis, coming off a massive high

last night. I hope that by the Olympics I can find you in that and

get stronger through the rounds. Welcome to the final day of

competition here in Berlin. Fran Halsall already has two gold medals,

last night's was a surprise. Let's see what she can do in the 1500

meter freestyle we are about to find out who the fastest woman in Europe

is. The 50 meter freestyle is the first

up for the women tonight. Two girls have enjoyed a fantastic year of

swimming, Fran Halsall and Sarah Sjostrom. And away they go. Fran

Halsall seemed to get a very good start ahead of Sjoestroem. Ottesen

for Denmark swimming very fast in the early stages. Al Gore has a

distinct the early stages. Al Gore has a

as they enter the closing stages. The blue cap of Fran Halsall. Can

Sjoestroem get her back? Ottesen behind. Fran Halsall is European

champion and she has beaten seals strum and Ottesen. What a tremendous

week will stop Francesca Halsall, another big winner in the pool. What

a stellar start Fran had, it was that start that made all the

difference. The third medal of the week. Fran Halsall, URS die. -- you

are a star. To get inmates is where it is close, get your hand on the

wall first, dumping you have to make a habit of, you have got to want to

do it. Especially in the 50. To win by such close margins and freestyle

being so close. My race practice is going really well and I am looking

forward to moving on in the future. This girl this week has been

unbelievable, gold in the 50 backstroke, gold in the medley

relay, another gold here on the 50 freestyle. Last night was not Fran

Halsall's event so she went into it relaxed, tonight more pressure, but

it did not seem to show. She was very relaxed going in. Surprise to

have come out on top. It is her revenge, she is the fastest swimmer

in the world this year, she won the Commonwealth Games then had to, to

do job again. She looked like a pond skater in the pool. What do you mean

she is like a pond skater? What you try to do when you swim along its

pull yourself out of the water, as much of your body outside the water.

The faster a speedboat goes the more of the body is outside the water.

What you are trying to do is gate across the water. It worked, it

worked forward to diet. -- it worked for her tonight. She's only 24 years

of age, phenomenal. Well done, Fran Halsall, let's what Ben Proud can

do. COMMENTATOR: Ben Proud will go for Great Britain, the 19-year-old

in lane number five. What a task ahead of him, Florent Manaudou for

France looks red hot at the moment. Proud was the last man to strip down

on his blocks, Manaudou seemed to get a tremendous start. He has arms

like trees as they powered through the water. Manaudou is relentless in

his power here, he has the advantage over Ben Proud. Hard to see Ben

Proud getting back. Manaudou looking class here as they come home.

Manaudou is going to win it for France. Journey out in second, he

has had a good week. And Finland in third place. A different class,

Manaudou. He was, there he is, four gold medals for him this week. He

has broken the competition record and is the fastest man in the world

this year. He may swim with those straight arms, slightly unorthodox,

but he gets the job done. Florent Manaudou is the winner from journey

out and Liukkonen in third place. It is up against the machine, Manaudou.

It looks like a beast, it is like a man against the boy in a sense. Ben

Proud has a lot of muscle mass and speed, but he is younger than

Manaudou. Ben Proud is new on the scene, Manaudou is the reigning

Olympic champion, I expected him to win. We will hear a lot more about

that boy, Ben Proud. Plenty more to come from Ben Proud. The next

athlete has come back from China especially to take part in this

event. The line-up dominated in the 50 metres breast wrote for women by

the Lithuanian, 17 years old. She has had quite a week. There she

goes. Of her body in the pool before the others leave the blocks, it

would seem. Meiluttye should kick in now. The

prize is definitely going to be hers. Brand cannot finish of

strongly. It is all about the clock. Meilutyte strikes gold. What a

future she has and what the presence she gives us. I am very pleased.

Maybe the time was not as good as I hoped but I am happy to finish my

season racing. A convincing victory by Meilutyte. Onto the women's 200

meter butterfly final. A Spanish 1-2. As Belmonte Garcia set a new

championship record to claim her second gold of the meat. -- of the

meeting. With one gold in the bag already for Team GB, let's see what

Roberto Pavoni can do in the men's hundred metre final. Max Litchfield

has done very good to get here after a disappointing Commonwealth Games.

Pavoni is in five. Next to him is Verraszto. The Germans in six and

two. Max Litchfield is nearest to us, trying to get a good start, but

you can see he is already a little bit behind as Pavoni goes off like a

steam train. It is great to see this, early commitment on the 400

metres individual medley. Such fine margins, you do not want to go off

too fast, you want to be about 90-95%. It is good swimming. I am

liking the look of Pavoni on this hundred metres butterfly at the

start of this 100 IM. You have to play to your strengths. He is a

quality swimmer. A nice low head position, making sure he is really

efficient. Look at the rat so. He is saying no, I fancy this myself.

Verraszto is drawing alongside him, perhaps knows he is ahead towards

the halfway stage. It will be Verraszto for Hungary turning in

front of Pavoni. Litchfield is still in the mix in third. He is swimming

well, renewed confidence perhaps for him after that terrible experience

he had in the Commonwealth Games. Onto the breaststroke and it is

important that Pavoni can at least stay with, or hopefully get in front

of, Verraszto. He has done himself a massive favour on the wall. Because

he was behind but just on that wall work he got straight back into the

race on level terms. Verraszto swimming quicker, Roberto needs a

good turn. Looking great for a medal, the question is, can he win

gold? Max Litchfield is nearest to us in third place and a little way

in front of the fourth man. Verraszto sets the standard as they

come down the pool again. He has moved almost a body length clear of

Pavoni. Max Litchfield is in the mix for Great Britain in lane number

one. We head towards the culmination of this final. Verraszto is a good

freestyler, hard to see him not winning gold. It is, but I am

excited about Max Litchfield. The one, Roberto Pavoni, your final

hundred. Max Litchfield is having the swim of his life. He is a great

freestyle swimmer, he has really performed in the 1500 in his life.

It would be great if Great Britain can go to and three. Verraszto for

Hungary lead the way. A length and a half to go. Verraszto is to metre

clears up of only, looks as though Turrini is trying to come back. The

final turn, the rat so, Pavoni and Turrini is now ahead of Litchfield,

who really will have to dig Turrini is now ahead of Litchfield,

wants a medal. Turrini might take on Pavoni. Pavoni is here to be

committed early on in the race. Come on, Max Litchfield, the chance of a

light Sunni lifetime, commit over the 25. Verraszto is going to win

gold, not a shadow of a doubt. Looks like match Litchfield -- Max

Litchfield will only just missed out. Turrini was third and Max

Litchfield touches in fourth place. Well done, Roberto Pavoni, you said

right at the start he gave it everything from the world go. The

world go. Verraszto is just too strong. -- the word go.

I am very satisfied with the place, I was hoping to be in a closer fight

for the gold, but I did not have enough on the last 50 metres to

catch him. I am happy with silver but was hoping for a tiny bit more

at the time. Team GB almost had two medals, Litchfield missed out by

half a second. Another medal for Roberto Pavoni. This time silver to

add to his bronze. A fantastic swim, I am really pleased for him. It is a

gruelling event. Another time close to his best. He fought hard towards

the end. The more you race, the more experienced you will get. Now we

have got him, Max and Wallace. Three guys potentially in the top five

swimmers in the whole of Europe. We talk about success, they will be

tired. They have had a gruelling summer. From the Commonwealth Games,

leading into the European Championships, over four weeks, not

just mentally, but physically, these guys never raced two major

championships back-to-back. It is a learning experience. The more times

they stand on the block and go through this process are more

relaxed they become and the better they get at it. Hopefully the more

times they are on the block, the more times they will be on the

podium. Jazz Carlin goes in the 400 meter freestyle.

Commentator macro, Mireia Belmonte is back in the pool. And Jazz Carlin

is in Lane 6. Jazz Carlin is a way to the far side, just beyond the

last of the yellow lane ropes. She did not appear to get the best

start. Pellegrini starts well, definitely. Sharon Rouwendaal of the

Netherlands has begun strongly. Jazz Carlin moving into contention,

together with Melanie Costa Schmid, as they approach their first term,

Melanie Costa Schmid, on the far side, possibly one of the leaders.

The early stages of this intriguing 400 metres final. Melanie Costa

Schmid still leading at the halfway stage. Mireia Belmonte in third

place. Pellegrini a close fourth, and Sharon Rouwendaal in fifth

place. Not too far off them. Lotte Friis has got work to do, a great

distance swimmer but she has dropped right of them at the nearside in the

white cap, and looks completely off it. Jazz Carlin is in front at 250.

She has a narrow lead from Mireia Belmonte. Keep your fingers

crossed. She is doing everything right. She is apart from her turns,

freaking me out a bit. But Sharon Rouwendaal is the ten kilometre open

water champion. She does not want for Sam and. But Mireia Belmonte,

surely it is impossible she can do the 200 fly and 403 double in the

same session? Jazz Carlin, what an opportunity with 100 metres to go.

-- 403 double. Pellegrini has the speed by Jazz Carlin going into the

turn and what a fantastic turn from Maria Belmondo, how is this

possible? She is showing unbelievable technique and remained

as bravery, Mireia Belmonte, and is a head in front of Jazz Carlin.

Pellegrini, Sharon Rouwendaal and Melanie Costa Schmid there as well.

Jazz Carlin tries to get back in front before the final turn. Jazz

Carlin on the far side in the dark blue cap, and Mireia Belmonte turns

almost alongside her. Sharon Rouwendaal is in contention as well.

0.3 seconds and Pellegrini has a big finish. This is an epic. It is an

Pellegrini has the speed. Mireia Belmonte is going to be tight but

Jazz Carlin has gone to the head of the race and she has the legs and

has the chance of doing the double. 2013 was a disaster for Jazz Carlin

but 2014 is looking rosy. Sharon Rouwendaal coming back, a great

finish, can Jazz Carlin hold on? She touches to take the European title.

Sharon Rouwendaal second and Mireia Belmonte with an heroic swim into

third place. Pellegrini out of the medals and Jazz Carlin's disbelief

replaced by a beautiful smile and a tremendous swim. Jazz Carlin has one

age Mendis, unforgettable, tremendous 400 metres freestyle. --

she has won a tremendous. Unbelievable performance. She has

broken the Welsh record on the way to winning the European

Championship. I don't think she can quite believe it.

I have moved it on from the Commonwealth Games and my times have

been quicker. To come away with two gold medals is an incredible feeling

to end the season. A new record for Jazz Carlin. The gold medallist,

once again this week, and after the games in Glasgow, a summer that she

will remember. STUDIO: Another gold for Jazz Carlin and another personal

best by due thing she has even more? A lot more. One of the things I've

noticed from the Commonwealth Games and here is the turn of speed at the

end, she is so quicker which -- so much quicker, which is awesome but

she cannot turn and how much does that lose on the opponents? It is

kind of exciting, because you have 16 turns in 800 metres and it can

make a lot of difference. It is exciting she has that much left to

come. I am only slightly laughing because of what you has achieved a

ready. Looking at the bigger picture, she can go up against

Caitlin Hideki and she needs everything she can get. Doing the

double here and winning the Commonwealth Games in world-class

times is phenomenal. This is why I say you should coach but it is not

my place to say. Let's move on to the women's four X 100 relay.

COMMENTATOR: Denmark looked very strong. It is going to be Denmark at

halfway with the lead. They are in front by half a second, Great

Britain in third place, and going now is Jemma Lowe. She needs to hang

in there. She does and Sweden and Italy are going to be strong

finishers. Sweden has Sarah Sjostrom on the 100 fly and she is in the

water right now. Ilaria Bianchi got a bronze medal in the 100 fly so

Jemma Lowe needs a big leg to give Fran Halsall every chance. Jeanette

Ottesen turns and Denmark's lead has grown and Italy have nudged past

Great Britain into third place. Britain need to hang on and they

have Fran Halsall to come on the final leg. Vanilla bloom will go

over Denmark. Sweden will rely Michelle Coleman. They had for the

closing stages. Erica Ferri only will go for Italy and it looks as

though Britain will turn in third place but the gold medal has gone.

Definitely but we will have a great race at the head because Michelle

Coleman for Sweden, the bronze medallist, and then the Italian got

fourth place. Heading down with 75 metres left ago to us, us, Sweden,

then Denmark's white cap and Britain in third place on the far side. Fran

Halsall doing her level best. She turns in third place, trying to hang

on to hang onto the bronze medal ahead of the Netherlands, who are

coming home strongly. A great scrap in third place, trying to hang onto

the bronze medal ahead of the likes of the Netherlands, who are coming

home strongly. A great scrap insulin Sweden's yellow cap and Denmark in

the white. -- a great third place on the far side? Coming

hard at her, but the battle for gold is between Denmark and Sweden and

Denmark when, capping a great week, and Great Britain and Fran Halsall

bringing home a bronze medal in third place. Denmark beat Sweden,

not for the first time, Steve. You were right, they were the ones to

beat. They will be waiting with bated breath because they got

disqualified earlier in the week after winning the freestyle relay.

It was close. Sweden ran them close the whole way. But Denmark, real

qualities will mean this week. But Fran Halsall, bringing it home for

Great Britain, and other medal. They can't stop winning medals. Denmark

are the champions and Sweden with silver and Great Britain with

bronze. A new European record for Denmark,

who won the women's 100 metres relay medley. Bronze for the British

girls. How useful is the relay for swimmers who are not in the best

form, not winning medals? Is it a good chance to get confidence?

Looking at Sophie earlier the week, she was injured a few days ago and

she swam six seconds off her best time and she was close to her best

again. For her, it is a great step forward. Jemma Lowe has not had the

best meeting and walks away with a medal. Fran Halsall has got three

medals already and gets another. And Georgia has got a couple as well. It

is good for everyone. For Britain as a whole, it shows the strength in

depth. Let's see what the men can do. In the Commonwealth Games, they

blew the field away so let's see what they can do in the European

competition. COMMENTATOR: France, with Adam Peaty

trying to kick in, in second place as they head towards the halfway

stage. France held the advantage over Adam Peaty who is swimming

well. Adam Peaty has the lead. The French backpedalling slightly.

Hungary and Germany behind them. This has been a tremendous second

50, from Adam Peaty. And now, Britain is in front. They lead by

over one second from France and Germany. Adam Barrett, a

Commonwealth swim which he will never forget, helping to give

England the Commonwealth gold. Now he needs to maintain form. Britain

have a really good lead, now. That's right but don't count out France and

Germany. Steffen Deibler was in the 100 fly final. Look at Adam Barrett

go. He doing it again. He did it at the Commonwealth Games. He stepped

up and delivered, there. If he can give Ben Proud a body length lead,

they have every chance of winning the gold medal. Adam Barrett is

doing it for Great Britain, 15 metres to go, he has to get his head

down and get to the wall. Ben Proud will be nervous but he has do have a

good takeover. Adam Barrett has given Great Britain a fantastic

chance of ending the meeting in Berlin with a gold medal again.

France in pursuit. 1.7 seconds behind. Now the battle is on. Can

Ben Proud bring it home for Great Britain? Looking very good, 1.5

metres clear from France and Hungary, who give chase. Look out

because Fabien Gilot is the world champion in the freestyle relay. He

knows how to bring it home. But surely Ben Proud has got too much?

He has got the speed but does he have the stamina? 25 metres to go,

hold on! France coming hard but Britain a metre in France still from

France and Hungary. Great Britain and Ben Proud, maintaining form,

France trying their best with Fabien Gilot in second place. But more

successful Great Britain, who win European gold in the relay. Britain

are too strong for France and Hungary. A brilliant way for the

British team to enter the European Championships. Well done to them

all. Ben Proud, Adam Peaty, Chris Walker-Hebborn but for me,

particularly, Adam Barrett, who was relentless, remorseless, with his

fly leg. Last night, we set a new record for

the best European Championships ever. To come here and go on top of

that was even better. Not a lot I can say. I am absolutely over the

moon with the performance of the team. I am ready to go home now!

Incredible reaction and an incredible performance which means

that Ben Proud at Adam Barrett go home with gold medals as well.

Fantastic way to finish the competition, and Team GB enter the

European Championships at the top of the medal table, with 25 medals in

total, ten of them gold. A brilliant performance, just a couple of years

out from the Olympics. Joining us now is Bill Furness, the

Team GB head coach. People have made a lot of the fact that Team GB was

falling short of its targets a couple of years ago but now you are

far exceeding them. You have been at the helm for 18 months. What has

changed? Behaviours, Chris Spice and I, the performance directors, Aaron

initial thought was to do it a British way. We are looking at

world-class behaviours, whatever they are. We are getting everyone to

do the best they can, all the time, in training and competition. I

suppose the biggest change is that we are making them race more

internationally. In the Commonwealth Games and this week, you can see we

are tougher, difficult to beat. From my perspective, I have to make that

a normal behaviour. For Great Britain, this is what we expect,

swimming against the best nations in the world and expecting to win

medals, it's pectin to win gold medals and breaking records. --

expecting to win gold medals. We can then take that forward to the World

Championships and Olympic Games. If it is important to raise, is it

important to bring the whole team? Not everyone is here. Is it a shame?

Not really because our top priority busy was the Commonwealth Games. We

only brought 21 swimmers here on purpose. About a dozen of them are

senior swimmers and we have brought some good juniors who have got a

feeling for it and got medals. It has worked for us. The people who

came here, they were very focused on doing well in both competitions. It

is difficult to do. The people who were absolutely focused on the

Commonwealth Games finished their season there, and start preparing

for next season. It is easy to try to do too much. The athletes who did

it here, a very small team but the biggest medal total, have done a

great job. Thank you for joining us. And it was not just in swimming that

Team GB did well. In diving, we got our first individual European diving

gold since 1927. Victory in the ten metres platform on Friday. The

Devonshire diversity of the title with five well executed routines,

giving her a personal best of 363.7. I came here for a European medal. I

wanted a gold medal but I did not expect it. This year has been pretty

tough. I have had a lot of competitions. But it ended pretty

well. Tom Daley secured silver in the ten metres platform final but

was unable to defend his title at the European aquatic Championships

in Berlin. The 20-year-old Commonwealth jump in finished with

535.45. But the Russian managed 586.1, to take gold. I would

535.45. But the Russian managed loved to have retained my title as

European champion. But I am actually really pleased with the way I dived.

Lots of positives in there. really pleased with the way I dived.