:00:36. > :00:41.Welcome Park, and the aquatic centre is
:00:42. > :00:47.poised for action. We are in the middle of the European
:00:48. > :00:56.Championships. Plenty to talk you through this evening.
:00:57. > :00:58.Championships. Plenty to talk you Team GB so far. Two Gold, two Silva
:00:59. > :01:10.and two bronze and more podium opportunities tonight. It has been a
:01:11. > :01:11.and two bronze and more podium topsy-turvy week for James Guy. Can
:01:12. > :01:20.Dan Wallace Addie European title to topsy-turvy week for James Guy. Can
:01:21. > :01:25.Craig Benson go in the 200, let's wish them the very best.
:01:26. > :01:40.Mark Foster and Becky Adlington with us this evening to talk us
:01:41. > :01:44.through the action, and they are with us all week. First we have the
:01:45. > :01:45.semifinals of the women's 200 metre individual
:01:46. > :01:46.semifinals of the women's 200 metre week Hannah Miley got a silver in
:01:47. > :01:49.the 400 and week Hannah Miley got a silver in
:01:50. > :01:50.semifinal. In the second we have the world champion and the Commonwealth
:01:51. > :02:01.champion. world champion and the Commonwealth
:02:02. > :02:09.international swimming. Look at this. She is miles ahead. What a
:02:10. > :02:14.week she has had. Finally she has won Commonwealth gold. Siobhan
:02:15. > :02:23.Mario, holds on for the bronze. Look what it means. Wonderful. I think we
:02:24. > :02:35.need a call room before we come on air. I thought it was a private
:02:36. > :02:37.joke, I thought, what's going on? You love talking about Sherborne
:02:38. > :02:41.Marie O Connor, what is it like having someone like suing there? I
:02:42. > :02:47.have not seen her in the pool room, but she is clearly on form and very
:02:48. > :03:01.fast. I don't think she will upset her opponents but I don't know she
:03:02. > :03:04.does her own thing. What Sherborne would do in there, people learn from
:03:05. > :03:06.each other, but ultimately you do your own thing and don't get
:03:07. > :03:09.intimidated. Hannah Miley has won silver. O Connor is going in the
:03:10. > :03:15.second. Let's handover to Karen and Andy.
:03:16. > :03:47.Camming sky of Portugal in second. Fantastic 400 medley here to get the
:03:48. > :03:58.silver medal. You think of her more as a 400 swimmer but she has swum in
:03:59. > :04:01.the 200. She seems more built for a 400, quite slight and doesn't seem
:04:02. > :04:03.to have the power of other swimmers but she is talented. Here she is,
:04:04. > :04:25.Hannah Miley of Great Britain. With a fast second semifinal
:04:26. > :04:33.waiting, these eight women really have to do push it down this first
:04:34. > :04:37.semifinal of the women's 200 in it individual medley. The Whitecaps in
:04:38. > :04:56.the centre there is Hannah Miley of Great Britain. Great start. She is a
:04:57. > :05:06.good butterfly swimmer so is making the most of that in this event.
:05:07. > :05:10.Laying to their strengths. You cannot afford to have a weak stroke
:05:11. > :05:18.in this level at individual medley any more. Particularly thinking
:05:19. > :05:32.about the way your strengths and weaknesses lie. Interesting term
:05:33. > :05:40.there. She was very close. This is the part of the medley where Hannah
:05:41. > :05:43.begins to start to drive through, and you can see that white hat in
:05:44. > :05:53.the centre. She is starting to make a move. The Dutch swimmer leading,
:05:54. > :05:58.Miley second, and between them, the Italian coming in quite fast. She
:05:59. > :06:03.has paid the price for that speed in the early stages, played to their
:06:04. > :06:15.strength but paid the price. Hannah Miley's breaststroke, she is such a
:06:16. > :06:17.tough competitor, great determination in the closing stages
:06:18. > :06:29.of 400 and 200 medley. Hannah Miley looking good. She needs 2.10, should
:06:30. > :06:36.be good enough. A little slower. 2.12. Importantly she has won the
:06:37. > :06:39.semifinal so highly unlikely all eight from the second semifinal will
:06:40. > :06:45.beat her. She should comfortably get through to tomorrow night's final,
:06:46. > :06:52.but to slightly slower than I expected. A tiny bit quicker than
:06:53. > :07:06.the heats. We see the race gets under way. Hannah got to the wall
:07:07. > :07:10.first. Good, long reach. First semifinals of the women's 200 medley
:07:11. > :07:30.won by Hannah Miley, Italy second and third.
:07:31. > :07:42.The Olympic champion and world record-holder in force, Hosszu.
:07:43. > :07:50.Siobhan-Marie O Connor focusing on the medley. Very talented, good on
:07:51. > :07:57.freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly, individually. Great to
:07:58. > :08:20.see her focus on that event. So the two Hungarians in three and
:08:21. > :08:29.four, Herath Stowe and Hosszu. -- Evelyn Verraszto. Siobhan-Marie was
:08:30. > :08:34.the only one of the four has swum the heats as well, doing the
:08:35. > :08:50.butterfly leg, excellent in the morning and the evening.
:08:51. > :08:55.Slovenia in lane eight, the slowest qualifier, but there is the world
:08:56. > :09:02.champion, no Olympic medals yet, though, and next to her
:09:03. > :09:07.Siobhan-Marie O Connor, Commonwealth champion in this 200 medley. It was
:09:08. > :09:26.gold and bronze at the world champions, Hosszu and O Connor.
:09:27. > :09:36.The second semifinal of the women's 200 metre individual medley,
:09:37. > :09:37.probably the slowest reaction to the gun. A superb start for
:09:38. > :09:39.Siobhan-Marie O Connor. That's what gun. A superb start for
:09:40. > :09:57.you need to do, will be a tough lady to beat. The
:09:58. > :10:02.will be a tough lady to beat. The word we use most associated with her
:10:03. > :10:05.is just tough, calls herself the iron Lady, so many events, but she
:10:06. > :10:12.never uses back, she puts 100% effort in all the time, always
:10:13. > :10:15.working hard, with her plan to get to the big games, it should seem so
:10:16. > :10:19.easy for her. I am fascinated by Hosszu's stroke, it is like
:10:20. > :10:26.clockwork mouse, really fast turnover, quite a high fast
:10:27. > :10:28.clockwork mouse, really fast turnover, much different, much
:10:29. > :10:36.longer, more powerful, slower, turnover, much different, much
:10:37. > :10:43.very effective. Siobhan-Marie O Connor second, Verrazsto third.
:10:44. > :10:45.very effective. Siobhan-Marie O is not answer --
:10:46. > :10:52.very effective. Siobhan-Marie O as other backed brokers but very
:10:53. > :10:56.effective. She is Olympic champion at the 200 backstroke but O Connor
:10:57. > :11:03.is a superb breaststroke, if she could swim that hundred breaststroke
:11:04. > :11:14.internationally, she is chasing down Hosszu. She is an excellent
:11:15. > :11:17.freestyler, she could focus on the 200 freestyle and do well. That is
:11:18. > :11:20.why she is good at the medley, she is excellent at the individual
:11:21. > :11:41.strokes. But Hosszu digging deep now. Hosszu never
:11:42. > :11:44.seems to go slow. Very fast in final of course. Here is this
:11:45. > :11:47.freestyle, longer and more rangy than the backstroke that goes round
:11:48. > :11:49.and round, but goodness, it was effective. The winner, Hosszu of
:11:50. > :11:51.Hungary, second, Siobhan-Marie O Connor of Britain, good swim from
:11:52. > :11:53.her, and Evelyn Verraszto of hungry comes third, and they will certainly
:11:54. > :11:56.make it through to the final tomorrow evening. It will be a good
:11:57. > :12:17.final. Why does she go so fast every time? She is world champion
:12:18. > :12:20.world record-holder, though she need to? That is what she is practising,
:12:21. > :12:22.it is about making it easy come the Olympic Games, she works hard all
:12:23. > :12:25.the time, never gives up, never slows down and pulling away from
:12:26. > :12:31.Siobhan-Marie in the early stages. The result of the 200 metres medley
:12:32. > :12:37.semifinal. I believe Sharron Davies is now talking to Hannah Miley. For
:12:38. > :12:45.someone who it is not their favourite event, pretty good swim.
:12:46. > :12:49.It was all right, good speed for me. Really hard to try and get on with
:12:50. > :13:09.it so it is nice to be hitting those times and I
:13:10. > :13:12.hope it is good enough with the final -- for the final. The tempo
:13:13. > :13:16.always changes, do you have a stroke you rely on to pull back on? Depends
:13:17. > :13:18.what kind of day I am having. At the moment I'm not too bad, breaststroke
:13:19. > :13:21.is slow so it is good to have that, but it changes depending on my
:13:22. > :13:24.fatigue levels and where I am at the stage of the year. It's all right.
:13:25. > :13:35.See you tomorrow. We heard Hannah saying she has different days but in
:13:36. > :13:38.the final, Siobhan-Marie, Hannah and Hosszu will line up, what effect
:13:39. > :13:41.will that have on the British girls? I think it is really good for want
:13:42. > :13:46.Mac because this is her major event, good experience for Rio.
:13:47. > :13:52.Siobhan-Marie is with Sharron fantastic swim, looking strong, can
:13:53. > :13:58.you catch her? I am just trying to work on the process. We have been
:13:59. > :14:04.training really hard into this meet. The home crowd support, it helps to
:14:05. > :14:10.get through that pain. I was really happy with that. I thought I would
:14:11. > :14:14.maybe go a bit quicker tomorrow night and see if I can push her
:14:15. > :14:23.more, but it is great to swim out here. Trying to work on everything
:14:24. > :14:26.here. The final preparation for the big one in the summer. Basically you
:14:27. > :14:31.have do touch it on the breaststroke pretty much level, haven't you? Yes,
:14:32. > :14:39.basically. I know there are a few things I can change. I just tried to
:14:40. > :14:53.stick with the first three legs. She powers
:14:54. > :14:58.through so I have to backend my race and stay with her as much as I can.
:14:59. > :15:01.It is a great finish and it is good to race with the best in Europe and
:15:02. > :15:03.home support is amazing. Good luck, and we will be cheering for you
:15:04. > :15:09.tomorrow. Sharron Davies, you won this event when you were 16, you won
:15:10. > :15:12.a Commonwealth gold medal, talk us through, now that Siobhan-Marie and
:15:13. > :15:13.Hannah are out of earshot, where do you think this race will be won and
:15:14. > :15:26.lost? She would not tell us what two
:15:27. > :15:32.races, and I think it will be the IMs because she is a multitalented
:15:33. > :15:36.athlete. I think that Siobhan and Hannah will both have to take on in
:15:37. > :15:52.the 200 and 400. They are capable of it and in past actually, Hosszu has
:15:53. > :16:02.got it wrong. She will have to be a good on breast Rojava chance of
:16:03. > :16:06.beating her. It is very noisy year. It is fantastic. This crowd is
:16:07. > :16:09.behind everybody. Bias-mac noisy here. You have to do your own race
:16:10. > :16:13.and that is the thing about an individual medley. You change tempo
:16:14. > :16:16.and you have to realise you're going to move up and down -- it is very
:16:17. > :16:28.noisy look beta-mac. You cannot be too reflective on what
:16:29. > :16:31.everyone else is doing. You have to swim your own race but at the same
:16:32. > :16:39.time it is still a race. About beating that next person. Thank you
:16:40. > :16:47.very much for that, Sharron. Earlier on it was that men's freestyle,
:16:48. > :17:04.rejoining, and Gregorio is way out in front. He is inside world record
:17:05. > :17:10.pace, but there is extraordinary pace here. Can Paltrinieri find
:17:11. > :17:12.something like that in the closing stages?
:17:13. > :17:17.COMMENTATOR: He is hammering down this last 15. He will be right on
:17:18. > :17:20.the world record. He has smashed his own European record. He is the world
:17:21. > :17:25.champion, the European champion, the European record-holder and the crowd
:17:26. > :17:32.are going nuts in the background. The world record stands at 14.31.02
:17:33. > :17:40.and he is just outside of that. He has broken his own European record
:17:41. > :17:42.by a fill five seconds and that was about ten weeks' to go until the
:17:43. > :17:49.Olympic Games is absolutely incredible. -- throw-mac five
:17:50. > :17:54.seconds. A new record for Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy to win the men's
:17:55. > :18:05.1500 metres freestyle, just off the world record.
:18:06. > :18:10.HELEN SKELTON: From 30 lengths of this pool down to four. He has not
:18:11. > :18:15.had a mostly forward of weeks but if we cast remains back to last year,
:18:16. > :18:20.2015 was a belter... COMMENTATOR: He has got it, he has
:18:21. > :18:26.got it! The gold medal goes to James Guy. An utterly brilliant swim.
:18:27. > :18:31.World champion, 200 metres freestyle, well done, sir! Do not
:18:32. > :18:35.see myself as James Guy, the champion. I go to training every
:18:36. > :18:41.day, work my backside off and that is it. It has not sunk in yet, no. I
:18:42. > :18:49.remember winning but it did not get into my head yet. I am sure it will
:18:50. > :18:56.one day. Now world champion, 200m freestyle. You are the world
:18:57. > :18:59.champion, James, well done. Since you demand of the scene there has
:19:00. > :19:04.been this wave of success. What is that like? Been part of the British
:19:05. > :19:07.team, Siobhan as well, the young guns coming through. The mood and
:19:08. > :19:12.the theme is different than London. A lot of young guys coming through
:19:13. > :19:15.whereas before there were a lot of veterans are tired now. The attitude
:19:16. > :19:22.was different. Hopefully we can deliver in Rio de Janeiro. World
:19:23. > :19:24.champion is one thing but an Olympic champion is another and I am sure
:19:25. > :19:29.that is motivating you know? Of course. Obviously I want to do the
:19:30. > :19:33.team proud as well but as long as I go there, enjoy the experience and
:19:34. > :19:39.raise it as high as I can, I will be happy. We were expecting James Guy
:19:40. > :19:43.to be in the freestyle final tonight. Here's what happened this
:19:44. > :19:50.morning... James Guy is in the white cap in lane four, nowhere near
:19:51. > :19:56.qualifying. It was hard. I knew it would be. When you said try
:19:57. > :20:01.something new, what was that? Skivvies for the heat. Usually
:20:02. > :20:09.people don't wear that but I thought I would try to wear skimpies to
:20:10. > :20:14.think, if I felt bad in Rio de Janeiro on the first day, it would
:20:15. > :20:18.feel bad then. Normally you would at least want to progress to the final
:20:19. > :20:23.if you're going to take that risk of not wearing a suit and it did not
:20:24. > :20:26.pay off. That was his best chance and he wants to swim at as many
:20:27. > :20:31.times as possible before Rio de Janeiro and that is one chance
:20:32. > :20:36.missed. Don't think I will wear them ever again!
:20:37. > :20:40.COMMENTATOR: This is much better from James Guy, you really is
:20:41. > :20:46.fighting down this last ten. The Guy is back!
:20:47. > :20:49.HELEN SKELTON: Let's catch up with our commentators. Karen, James has
:20:50. > :20:53.already qualified for the Olympics where will his head be coming into
:20:54. > :20:57.this competition? An interesting one because coming into an event like
:20:58. > :21:00.this not arrested, we know it takes a physical toll but the
:21:01. > :21:04.psychological toll can be pretty hard as well. You need pretty clear
:21:05. > :21:07.goals and know exactly what you're aiming for so if you do not quite
:21:08. > :21:10.achieve the positions and the times you can sit down with you court and
:21:11. > :21:14.take the positives out of that otherwise with just ten weeks to go
:21:15. > :21:19.until a major championship, it could have a bit of a knock-on effect --
:21:20. > :21:23.sit down with your coach. I have never heard so many people speaking
:21:24. > :21:31.about what a swimmer is wearing but it is particularly relevant here.
:21:32. > :21:35.Why? He just wore a little skimpy suit, and very brave move, I have to
:21:36. > :21:39.say. It kind of says, I am good enough not to need to wear a racing
:21:40. > :21:42.suit. It did not quite work for him. I think one of the interesting
:21:43. > :21:47.things is when you are in really heavy training, the first thing to
:21:48. > :21:52.go is your speed and the field disappears. For a big race fully
:21:53. > :21:55.rested he will quite nice and comfortable and do his stuff but not
:21:56. > :21:58.rested, that really does hurt and you have to work it really hard. I
:21:59. > :22:04.think he just slightly mis-dubstep and with those little skimpies on as
:22:05. > :22:18.well, he has probably learned a very big lesson, I would suggest -- I
:22:19. > :22:22.think he just slightly misjudged it. The men's 200 meter freestyle final,
:22:23. > :22:26.coming up. COMMENTATOR: There is the fastest
:22:27. > :22:32.qualifier, and for me the big big danger for the gold medal in this
:22:33. > :22:39.men's 200m freestyle. Fifth in the World Championships, which James Guy
:22:40. > :22:46.so wonderfully won last year. Here is James Guy in the blue hat. You
:22:47. > :22:47.can clearly see he is unshaved. Goodness, heavens!
:22:48. > :22:51.LAUGHTER A serious speed bump on his face and
:22:52. > :22:58.in ten weeks time that will be absolutely as smooth as a baby's arm
:22:59. > :23:11.and he will be very fast indeed. So right in the centre, of Holland,
:23:12. > :23:18.Verschuren, Stjepanovic of Serbia, and in number three, James Guy of
:23:19. > :23:24.Great Britain. Three, four and five are the big guys. James Guy,
:23:25. > :23:29.Sebastiaan Verschuren and Velimir Stjepanovic of Serbia. It will be
:23:30. > :23:33.very interesting indeed. In the heats, James Guy work this really
:23:34. > :23:37.hard. He really worked it out I think it paid off. Totally dead.
:23:38. > :23:41.That was the key for me, that he learned a lesson, it didn't go to
:23:42. > :23:45.plan, the part it and got on with the next job and did not make a
:23:46. > :23:49.mistake again. That was superb for him. It will be great if you can get
:23:50. > :23:52.on the podium. That really would boost confidence and everything
:23:53. > :24:00.going into the games, but a tough field. The swimmers are taking this
:24:01. > :24:03.race on. You can see in the shop there with that blue hat on and he
:24:04. > :24:11.is in a good position at the moment. Sort of, as expected, Stjepanovic is
:24:12. > :24:16.leading. Stjepanovic is no first. Slightly surprising, Koski in second
:24:17. > :24:23.place at the moment, but right in there is James Guy,... Yes, right in
:24:24. > :24:27.the next, and Stjepanovic was not able to keep his race going in the
:24:28. > :24:32.400, dropping off in the closing stages, so perhaps we will see the
:24:33. > :24:36.same -- see the same because Verschuren, the one really committed
:24:37. > :24:40.in the semifinals, the 27-year-old, experienced, with the finish. James
:24:41. > :24:48.Guy now has an absolute chance to this last 50 metres. The white hat
:24:49. > :24:51.of Stjepanovic and then one lane also device-mac is Verschuren of
:24:52. > :24:58.Holland, and then James Guy. Stjepanovic is holding an very well
:24:59. > :25:03.indeed -- one lane closer device-mac. It looks like Verschuren
:25:04. > :25:08.may get in their... Verschuren get the touch, the gold to Verschuren,
:25:09. > :25:11.the European champion, the silver to Stjepanovic, and I have to say that
:25:12. > :25:18.is a very impressive bronze medal for James Guy. He has come back.
:25:19. > :25:25.Very tired, very un-rested and he has grabbed a bronze medal. That was
:25:26. > :25:28.superb from James Guy. Really proud of him. He really tough that out and
:25:29. > :25:33.you could say it was hiding in the closing stages. He was looking at
:25:34. > :25:38.the other swimmers and he dug deep. It was Stjepanovic who got away
:25:39. > :25:42.best. Lately most likely did in that 400, but again he could not hold on,
:25:43. > :25:48.and Verschuren, so experienced, he claimed it to perfection. James Guy
:25:49. > :25:57.in there for bronze. He is happy with that gold, isn't he? Goodness
:25:58. > :26:01.me. Sebastiaan Verschuren beats Great Britain's world champion into
:26:02. > :26:05.third place. Verschuren gets the gold but he was very tight indeed.
:26:06. > :26:11.Stjepanovic gets the silver and James Guy gets the brand. -- the
:26:12. > :26:20.bronze. What a scrap at the end there. I bet he didn't enjoy that,
:26:21. > :26:26.James Guy? Definitely. Hard training for a these races and it is not as
:26:27. > :26:29.smooth as you to be. From his semifinal the matter is final, you
:26:30. > :26:32.got quicker each round and that is what he will have to do in the
:26:33. > :26:40.Olympic games. He raced a tough race there and, as he said there, they
:26:41. > :26:43.will be smooth as a baby's arm for Rio. He is still on rested so that
:26:44. > :26:50.should give him a good confidence boost ahead of the Olympics. We
:26:51. > :26:53.spoke a lot about the physicality and the rest of it but I do not
:26:54. > :26:57.believe someone like James Guy, he has not had a huge profile for a lot
:26:58. > :27:03.of years and this week will have been mentally tiring for him. Sure,
:27:04. > :27:07.but great experience. The 400 was not what he wanted but he came back,
:27:08. > :27:14.he bounced back, you know, only a second off his best. That in hard
:27:15. > :27:17.training of that distance, it is unbelievable. He won the World
:27:18. > :27:21.Championship last year on a second faster. one thing james guy gives
:27:22. > :27:26.you every race, he works hard to that while. And it really hurt him
:27:27. > :27:30.but that is what he did at World Championship, working hard for that
:27:31. > :27:33.last 15, it is the difference between winning and losing races. he
:27:34. > :27:40.will be pleased with that. keeping an eye on his dead, -- his dad, and
:27:41. > :27:46.he was not enjoying that! laughter
:27:47. > :27:52.was thinking, come on, come on. said on another day guy family to be
:27:53. > :27:59.road. Let's turn to the women's breaststroke. Meilutyte has owned
:28:00. > :28:05.this race in previous times but she has just come back from injuries
:28:06. > :28:09.were taking into consideration what to -- consideration. And watch out
:28:10. > :28:22.for the British girls, Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw.
:28:23. > :28:29.COMMENTATOR: The finalists of the 100m women's freestyle. The world
:28:30. > :28:40.and Olympic champion, Rita Meilutyte, in Lane four. There she
:28:41. > :28:45.is, the champion, she won the Olympic Games aged 15. We were
:28:46. > :28:51.speaking to her coach John Wright just yesterday. At 19 years of age
:28:52. > :28:55.she is coming back to defend the 100m Olympic title. Quite
:28:56. > :29:00.extraordinary. Bet she loves coming back to swim here. What amazing
:29:01. > :29:04.memories. Just a 15-year-old kid and since then, last year, she broke her
:29:05. > :29:09.elbow after following off her bike, on her way to morning training. If
:29:10. > :29:13.anything, so tough to come back from that. The
:29:14. > :29:17.anything, so tough to come back from well to qualify for this final.
:29:18. > :29:23.Chloe Tutton in lane two. One lane from the bottom. Molly Renshaw right
:29:24. > :29:31.Chloe Tutton in lane two. One lane at the bottom. At the top, Fiona
:29:32. > :29:39.Doyle of Ireland. Take your marks... The final of the women's 100m press
:29:40. > :29:45.talk at these European Championship and the women who swam in this lane
:29:46. > :29:49.to win the title, route amelia deedes, what a great start she has
:29:50. > :29:53.had. every time i see this girl start i wonder how she can be so
:29:54. > :30:00.quick -- meilutyte. you rarely see any of the male sprinters off blocks
:30:01. > :30:02.as quick as that. And the power she has, extraordinary, and
:30:03. > :30:04.as quick as that. And the power she seem to be showing any effects of
:30:05. > :30:11.the two seem to be showing any effects of
:30:12. > :30:16.ago. Meilutyte, and seem to be showing any effects of
:30:17. > :30:22.a super time there as well -- master starter. Molly Renshaw is also going
:30:23. > :30:27.well, as is Fiona Doyle, but it is really all about Route Amelia eight,
:30:28. > :30:31.coming back a little bit -- Meilutyte. Goodness me, very
:30:32. > :30:39.impressive stuff. She has about five metres to go no. -- now. The
:30:40. > :30:47.European champion, the one she has never won before, Ruta Meilutyte,
:30:48. > :30:52.about the time she did in the semifinals, she went down so
:30:53. > :30:58.about the time she did in the quickly, finally she has won the 100
:30:59. > :31:01.metres at the European Championships. I wonder if she will
:31:02. > :31:07.be back on the Olympic podium in ten weeks' time to claim that gold
:31:08. > :31:15.medal? There we see that exceptional start Meilutyte has, take note of
:31:16. > :31:20.that. That power under water, no problem with the elbow there. My
:31:21. > :31:35.goodness, I was feeling that in the closing stages! So Ruta Meilutyte a
:31:36. > :31:36.finally wins her first 100 metres European title, a silver to
:31:37. > :31:39.Luthersdottir, and look what happened in the bronze, what a
:31:40. > :31:50.brilliant swim from Chloe Tutton to win the bronze. STUDIO: You know
:31:51. > :31:52.Andy is impressed when he goes high-pitched! Hats off to Ruta, that
:31:53. > :31:57.injury is significant, she couldn't bend it not long ago but that race
:31:58. > :32:06.for us was about Chloe Tutton. Her best races the 200 metres. We saw at
:32:07. > :32:09.the Olympic trials a month ago the time she posted there was fourth in
:32:10. > :32:17.the world this year, she will have got a silver at the world champions
:32:18. > :32:20.as last year for the 200 so everyone thinks she is 200, but we saw
:32:21. > :32:22.Meilutyte out in front, a close race, only .5 between third and
:32:23. > :32:36.eighth, so anyone for the taking, so the endurance of the 200 helps. It
:32:37. > :32:39.was two races. Meilutyte didn't have it all her way towards the end. She
:32:40. > :32:42.was as Bede merchant going out and the heat times had only .5 of the
:32:43. > :32:52.second separating second to eighth, so it would be tight at the end. As
:32:53. > :32:54.Becky said, if you watch Chloe and Molly towards the end, stroke for
:32:55. > :32:57.stroke coming back, which is great for Chloe and the girls in general
:32:58. > :32:59.because Molly had the best time in the semifinal. They are progressing
:33:00. > :33:05.which is good going into Rio. Earlier this week we look for the
:33:06. > :33:08.names heading to Rio and Chloe is not a surprise inclusion but not
:33:09. > :33:20.many people know. Let's hear from her. Would you have said six months
:33:21. > :33:22.ago you would be a European bronze medallist? I wouldn't have believed
:33:23. > :33:26.you! That race was amazing. I didn't expect to do best time so was over
:33:27. > :33:33.the moon. It was about conviction, you knew you had the 200 metres
:33:34. > :33:36.strength and did an amazing swing race -- swim recently. I knew I
:33:37. > :33:52.would come back stronger than most would,
:33:53. > :33:56.and I knew I would be patient and stick it through. You have made such
:33:57. > :33:58."Mince recently, is there more space for improvement ten weeks before
:33:59. > :34:00.Rio? Fingers crossed, I only ever try my best. Very well done. Bronze
:34:01. > :34:10.for Chloe Tutton, congratulations, and more for her later in the week,
:34:11. > :34:12.but another bronze courtesy of James Guy who caught up with Sharron a
:34:13. > :34:20.moment ago. You must be pleased with that swim, had there been another 20
:34:21. > :34:23.metres you would have had them both. I am pleased with that one. Your dad
:34:24. > :34:29.said if you break 47 you will be pleased. Yes, getting close to Rio I
:34:30. > :34:36.hope I can progress onto the summer. Being not rested and not shaved, is
:34:37. > :34:39.that way you see the difference, you don't have the initial speed the
:34:40. > :34:47.endurance? When you rest you have more twitch and more speed. If I can
:34:48. > :34:52.rest I can take it on. What will it take at the Olympics because you
:34:53. > :34:56.might have Michael Phelps? To race him would be an honour but I think
:34:57. > :35:02.it will be a for the finish line and it will be tough. Well done for
:35:03. > :35:07.digging so deep and we will see later in the week for the relay. The
:35:08. > :35:12.crowd here have been amazing so thank you very much for supporting
:35:13. > :35:17.us and you sport for bringing it to us. Thank you to the guys here.
:35:18. > :35:24.Congratulations to James Guy, bronze medal. We are in the middle of the
:35:25. > :35:34.men's 200 beta fly semifinals. COMMENTATOR: Liess of Switzerland
:35:35. > :35:42.looking comfortable at the moment, starting to come through as the
:35:43. > :35:50.fastest qualifier in the centre, Kenderesi of Hungary. Pretty close
:35:51. > :36:08.at the halfway point, all about pacing on the 200 butterfly,
:36:09. > :36:11.just don't want to gone out to hard. Very painful in the closing stages
:36:12. > :36:13.if you get that wrong. All these distance freestylers claim their
:36:14. > :36:16.raises the toughest but if you have ever done a 200 butterfly, the
:36:17. > :36:23.challenge is to get your whole body out and get your breath. If you
:36:24. > :36:25.can't get your body out you don't get any air, then it starts getting
:36:26. > :36:36.difficult very quickly indeed. These guys looking tough down this last
:36:37. > :36:38.50. Just 17, Carinil, not experienced, and the Hungarian
:36:39. > :36:42.Kenderesi starting to challenge. Look at him coming through in the
:36:43. > :36:53.closing stages. So Kenderesi wins the first semifinal of the men's 200
:36:54. > :36:59.metres butterfly. Worked the third 50 metres and came back on the last
:37:00. > :37:10.50. Kenderesi will see his compatriot go in the second
:37:11. > :37:11.semifinal. He is a supreme 200 butterfly swimmer. European
:37:12. > :37:17.record-holder. Look how tight that streamline is. They have to make the
:37:18. > :37:24.most of it, the power coming off the wall, you have to make the most of
:37:25. > :37:30.every centimetre. The first semifinal of the men's 200 fly.
:37:31. > :37:57.Under 158 will get in. Cseh the fastest qualifier. He is in
:37:58. > :38:02.four. We have seen interesting tactics from Cseh in these
:38:03. > :38:10.championships. He blasted the heats of the 200 medley. He concentrated
:38:11. > :38:13.on the 50 butterfly instead. I can understand why you would do that,
:38:14. > :38:23.the 50 butterfly is not an Olympic event, so maybe he just wanted a
:38:24. > :38:27.bash at about one. What a wimp! LAUGHTER. We can say that when we
:38:28. > :38:30.are a long way away! Here he is, Laszlo Cseh, the European
:38:31. > :38:36.record-holder, the world champion in 200 metres butterfly. Supreme, a
:38:37. > :38:40.brilliant medley swimmer. I think he would be known as one of the
:38:41. > :38:45.greatest swimmers were it not for Michael Phelps. I think it is one of
:38:46. > :38:56.the worst days of his life when that news came out that Michael Phelps
:38:57. > :38:59.was making a comeback. It can't be easy, can it, Phelps, 22 Olympic
:39:00. > :39:03.medals, 18 of them gold, two silvers and two bronzes, and many of those,
:39:04. > :39:13.Cseh was on the podium behind him, but just could not be the greatest
:39:14. > :39:25.of all time, the Goat that is Michael Phelps. There is Cseh.
:39:26. > :39:43.Pretty streamlined, I wonder if his goggles strap slips
:39:44. > :39:47.butterfly, the second semifinal of the men's 200 fly. Laszlo Cseh, the
:39:48. > :39:50.European champion goes in four. No surprise to see him leading. He
:39:51. > :39:52.seems to have been committed to all his races, not sitting back, good
:39:53. > :39:56.preparation for the Olympics. He is out like a shot here. Great to see
:39:57. > :40:05.so many swimmers doing it, it's what they have to do. Inside the split by
:40:06. > :40:09.nearly four 10th so taking this race on, can he keep it going? As you
:40:10. > :40:13.said earlier, you don't want to get the pace wrong. Not but I have sworn
:40:14. > :40:31.it very often but I have seen it go wrong for others. I still have
:40:32. > :40:33.nightmares years later. Normally on a 200 fly... Terrible turban... You
:40:34. > :40:36.really pays the first 50, make sure it is comfortable then pick it up
:40:37. > :40:41.from there but he was working very hard indeed. That is not a bad time.
:40:42. > :40:54.Great to see, such hard work, the training that goes into the 200 fly,
:40:55. > :40:56.and he is still motivated to do it. He thought maybe he should change
:40:57. > :41:04.events. Fair play to him that he can still be motivated. He dropped off
:41:05. > :41:15.the pace a little, but great swimming from Cseh. It looked like
:41:16. > :41:21.Bronner of Denmark was catching up with him but I think that turn took
:41:22. > :41:28.something out of him. Cseh, head down in the last five minutes,
:41:29. > :41:42.goodness me, amazing discipline. Cseh wins, Bromer second, Switkowski
:41:43. > :41:52.bird. He did it the hard way, took the race on. Great at the start.
:41:53. > :42:00.Making the most of the term. Look at that, take so much out of you, doing
:42:01. > :42:06.that butterfly kick! Perfection at the finish. White so a new
:42:07. > :42:14.championship record for Laszlo Cseh in the second semifinal of the men's
:42:15. > :42:22.200 fly. Cseh will be fastest into the final comfortably. So here are
:42:23. > :42:29.the finalists for tomorrow night, Cseh will be in four. That will be
:42:30. > :42:42.an interesting final, tactically fascinating.
:42:43. > :42:46.STUDIO: Let's talk about Laszlo Cseh because of you look at his career
:42:47. > :42:49.and his titles, he's had five medals at Olympic Games but no golds, 12 at
:42:50. > :43:05.World Championships, he's had 12 gold medals,
:43:06. > :43:09.so he is winning big competitions, but on that world stage, there are
:43:10. > :43:11.really impressive dudes who keep getting there before him, do we
:43:12. > :43:13.reckon he is the only one disappointed about Michael Phelps's
:43:14. > :43:16.comeback? The whole of the swimming world were happy and he is at home
:43:17. > :43:18.crying because he thought when Phelps retired, Rio was his chance
:43:19. > :43:25.to get that medal, and now he has made a comeback, years, like,
:43:26. > :43:27.dammit, especially as he has switched to butterfly. I feel really
:43:28. > :43:30.sorry for him! And other big names in the medley. It is probably a bit
:43:31. > :43:36.like tennis when you have Nadal, Murray and Federer. He has got all
:43:37. > :43:41.of them. When can I have my moment? It would have been, those three
:43:42. > :43:53.silvers were to Phelps. Let's acknowledge the length of his
:43:54. > :43:56.career, there were ten years between two of his world titles, won last
:43:57. > :43:59.year and in 2005, I know in different events. But to win a world
:44:00. > :44:10.title twice with a 10-year gap, that is impressive for any sport, an
:44:11. > :44:12.acknowledgement of his athleticism. Unbelievable, not many athletes can
:44:13. > :44:14.do that in any sport especially swimming, and he hasn't aged, he
:44:15. > :44:18.looks great! He obviously works hard and badly wants the success, that is
:44:19. > :44:26.why he has carried on probably, probably not wanting to hang his
:44:27. > :44:27.goggles up until he has that Olympic success. The secret might have been
:44:28. > :44:45.a bald-headed! It is a look I am not willing to try! I used to race him a
:44:46. > :44:48.lot. He used to come down to the 50 and I could see him off but now...
:44:49. > :44:50.He had to drop that in there! It is time now to talk about the
:44:51. > :44:55.achievements of another member of the team. However many podium
:44:56. > :45:05.finishes Britain gets. The next generation of stars are being
:45:06. > :45:07.inspired always, schools and swimming clubs have been coming here
:45:08. > :45:10.being very loud and proud. You are never too young to compete at the
:45:11. > :45:13.highest level. This is Sharron Davies.
:45:14. > :45:30.water, my dad talks about this memory he has of me, I don't
:45:31. > :45:33.remember it, I was so young, but he said that three years old I threw
:45:34. > :45:36.myself in and he had to sprint from the other end to get me out. She
:45:37. > :45:37.always loved the water, we're lucky in Plymouth because there were a lot
:45:38. > :45:47.of beaches and Paul's. My original teacher was Bill
:45:48. > :45:52.Clements. Then the coach got ill and there was nobody else to take over.
:45:53. > :45:57.Dad did not take over coaching me until I was about ten. The only way
:45:58. > :46:03.we could get early morning swimming was basically in the open pool. The
:46:04. > :46:07.local authority said, OK, you can comment, the open the pool, turned
:46:08. > :46:13.the lights on, we did that. -- you can come in. I remember us have to
:46:14. > :46:16.swim up and down the pool when people were swimming withs so we had
:46:17. > :46:23.to dodge them all the time. We trained on Christmas Day if we had
:46:24. > :46:26.to. Swimming is a very disciplined sport, you know. You cannot do it
:46:27. > :46:31.just when you feel in the mood. You have to get on and get up there
:46:32. > :46:36.every morning and do it. And that is a thing that a lot of children do
:46:37. > :46:42.not want to be doing. There were times when I wish my mum had been
:46:43. > :46:47.able to step in and calm my dad down and, you know, just make him pull
:46:48. > :46:53.back a little bit because he was so hard. I do not think as a family we
:46:54. > :46:57.had our holiday, you know, every single penny of family money, spare
:46:58. > :47:07.money, it was bent on my swimming. By the time I was champion, sort of
:47:08. > :47:09.15, think that is when the pressure came, particularly before is a
:47:10. > :47:14.political Olympic Games like in Moscow. We cheered her on, were
:47:15. > :47:18.pushing for all the way in that race and then of course the phone went
:47:19. > :47:21.from everywhere, this feeling, and you feel that all the effort and all
:47:22. > :47:26.the money and all the time, that it was worth it. Part of the feeling I
:47:27. > :47:31.had when I touched the wall, it was really, you know, achievement and
:47:32. > :47:34.excitement, but there was also relief that I had actually delivered
:47:35. > :47:39.on all of this hard work and sacrifice. I think swimming and the
:47:40. > :47:43.Olympics in particular just kind of shape to I am. I felt like I
:47:44. > :47:47.belonged there. It was my space and if anything goes wrong in my life,
:47:48. > :47:58.if I walk back into a swimming pool, I still belong there. Sharron, you
:47:59. > :48:01.went to her first Olympics age 13. What was that like? It was amazing.
:48:02. > :48:08.A lot of it, if I am honest, went What was that like? It was amazing.
:48:09. > :48:10.awe of what was going on, but it was an invaluable experience four years
:48:11. > :48:13.awe of what was going on, but it was later because it is the biggest
:48:14. > :48:15.awe of what was going on, but it was competition in the world, this
:48:16. > :48:21.immense pressure, the immense Guha and the press and all the people,
:48:22. > :48:27.much more people than I was used to then watching the world coming in
:48:28. > :48:37.and eating breakfast, every shape and size, lovely memories. --
:48:38. > :48:42.hoo-ha. How much does it take to get to the top in this type of sport?
:48:43. > :48:46.All take training but I think a skating, those kinds were you need
:48:47. > :48:54.to be up at the crack of dawn, six days a week, knocking out those kind
:48:55. > :48:58.of metres in a week and that would be all year round. You may get a
:48:59. > :49:01.couple of weeks off if you have been a good girl come September but it
:49:02. > :49:05.does not get at tremendous amount of the limelight. The lottery has made
:49:06. > :49:10.a big difference because it means athletes are properly supported and
:49:11. > :49:15.we can see that. Think back to Atlanta in 1996, one gold medal,
:49:16. > :49:22.then looking at London, 65 medals, hopefully even better in Rio. This
:49:23. > :49:26.time of day, Sharron, there will be a lot of parents juggling with
:49:27. > :49:30.school running, getting their children to clubs, what advice would
:49:31. > :49:36.you give parents? You are the parent of an athlete yourself. Yes, my
:49:37. > :49:39.daughter is here. Sunday rugby, track and field, we are a big
:49:40. > :49:45.sporting family. You don't have to be on board as well. They were
:49:46. > :49:48.incredibly hard. I bumped into James Guy's parents and jazz's parent of a
:49:49. > :49:52.coffee shop. They were nervous wrecks waiting for their kids to
:49:53. > :49:55.swim. They give up all their holidays, their time, the money,
:49:56. > :49:58.then they are still there at five o'clock in the morning to take them
:49:59. > :50:03.until they are able to drive. It is a big commitment but it is a
:50:04. > :50:07.fantastic sport. I have friends from way back in 1976 when I made that
:50:08. > :50:13.team and I still love it. A real privilege. 20 very much. Next up,
:50:14. > :50:17.the women's 100m freestyle final. Let's speak to Karen Pickering,
:50:18. > :50:24.because you won this in 1984 at the Commonwealth Games. Top us through
:50:25. > :50:29.this field. Very competitive. Yes, the reigning European champion,
:50:30. > :50:34.sailor Sjostrom, the reigning Olympic champion from the
:50:35. > :50:41.Netherlands, part of the relay team as well, so it will be a tight race.
:50:42. > :50:45.Would you like to race against them? You must be joking. These girls are
:50:46. > :50:51.so fast, so strong. They can get out in this race so quickly and they can
:50:52. > :50:55.still bring it back. They are strong from weights training as well as
:50:56. > :50:58.being in the pool. Sarah Sjostrom is six foot one. These girls are
:50:59. > :51:01.intimidating and I would not want to be anywhere near them!
:51:02. > :51:11.LAUGHTER Take us through this one.
:51:12. > :51:22.COMMENTATOR: It certainly is final time, and this, Kromowidjojo in
:51:23. > :51:34.three, Sarah Sjostrom, world record holder, up there in six. Well,
:51:35. > :51:40.Andrea Murez of Israel interesting. She used to swim for the USA and his
:51:41. > :51:45.nose running for Israel. She goes in lane two. Sarah Sjostrom has already
:51:46. > :51:48.won gold on the to fly and she is in very heavy training. It will be
:51:49. > :51:54.really fascinating to see how these big three, and three, four and six,
:51:55. > :51:59.dude. Olympic champion, she goes and three. Only third fastest qualifier
:52:00. > :52:04.for the final, though. Yes, only third fastest! But these girls know
:52:05. > :52:14.what they are doing. They are experienced. It is good to see run
:52:15. > :52:24.only, we do back and well. -- it is good to see Ranomi backhand well.
:52:25. > :52:28.And her coach is no coaching the biggest rivals, those sisters out
:52:29. > :52:33.there. It seems like -- now coaching. It seems like Kromowidjojo
:52:34. > :52:37.is getting back to peak form at just the right time. She looked very
:52:38. > :52:43.relaxed earlier. We were watching pictures of them and Sarah Sjostrom,
:52:44. > :52:52.she looked nervous and really hyped up. She still is. Interesting. Very
:52:53. > :52:54.different preparation methodologies. Sjostrom, world record holder,
:52:55. > :53:01.brilliant freestyler armour and there is the Olympic champion,
:53:02. > :53:12.Kromowidjojo, in three, and her compatriot in four, Heemskerk, the
:53:13. > :53:19.fastest qualifier. The women's 100m freestyle. A really good start from
:53:20. > :53:23.Kromowidjojo in lane three. She has come up, well, maybe about half a
:53:24. > :53:29.metre ahead of the field. Sjostrom insects got a very good start.
:53:30. > :53:34.Kromowidjojo, the real sprinter of the screw. Sarah Sjostrom, probably
:53:35. > :53:38.the best at the 200m out of all the girls in this final and she will be
:53:39. > :53:41.in danger in the closing stages. Kromowidjojo get far enough in front
:53:42. > :53:54.and no one will capture. Look at that. Coming back very fast indeed,
:53:55. > :53:59.a really good time as well. It is run only crumby Bigelow. It will be
:54:00. > :54:09.a tight last 25 -- Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Sjostrom just streaked
:54:10. > :54:17.past in that last 25 metres. Sjostrom gets the gold, 52.8.
:54:18. > :54:21.Impressive. She will comfortably make the final issue does that at
:54:22. > :54:26.the Olympic games. Massively impressive. The gold goes to
:54:27. > :54:32.Sjostrom, the silver to Kromowidjojo and the bronze to Heemskerk of
:54:33. > :54:36.Holland. She had a superb start. That every thing she needed to. Nor
:54:37. > :54:42.is she needs to be out in front, that is her strength. Just superb
:54:43. > :54:51.speed but Sjostrom, so strong in the closing stages. What a swim. The
:54:52. > :54:58.last 25 was lightning from Sjostrom. The new European champion of the
:54:59. > :55:11.women's freestyle, and the silver and a bronze to Kromowidjojo and
:55:12. > :55:16.Heemskerk. Very impressive, 52.8. HELEN SKELTON: Impressive, but there
:55:17. > :55:21.were two big names missing for Rio. Bag yes, but mightily impressive.
:55:22. > :55:33.Thinking about how much she has rested, as it were -- I think so,
:55:34. > :55:37.yes. If she can get that sorted, I do not know what time she will go,
:55:38. > :55:40.but the opener to the strengths. Great on the backend. Next up the
:55:41. > :55:58.men's 200m medley. We do have Dan Great on the backend. Next up the
:55:59. > :56:10.fired up for this and wonderful silver medal. Commonwealth champion!
:56:11. > :56:13.Dan Wallace of Scotland. I will never get bored of seeing him smack
:56:14. > :56:15.the water at the Commonwealth Games. A brilliant scene, bullied moment.
:56:16. > :56:19.Let's speak about his A brilliant scene, bullied moment.
:56:20. > :56:24.year. What you make of it? It has not been very good, to be honest, to
:56:25. > :56:27.be quite frank. He went to the Olympic trials, did not swim great
:56:28. > :56:33.but still made the team, wild card. He said to Sharron last night, after
:56:34. > :56:36.that event, I want to prove I am not just a wild card, so he does have
:56:37. > :56:37.something to prove and I do not really
:56:38. > :56:42.something to prove and I do not Looking at it, he came forth at the
:56:43. > :56:47.Worlds last year at this event and going in pretty much seventh, and on
:56:48. > :56:52.European stage that is not great. It would be nice to see his personal
:56:53. > :56:55.best is 1.57 so it would be nice to see and get down to similar
:56:56. > :56:58.best is 1.57 so it would be nice to times. Just to give him some
:56:59. > :56:59.confidence more than anything else. It is interesting to see, he said he
:57:00. > :57:03.knows he can It is interesting to see, he said he
:57:04. > :57:07.and he is somebody, looking at results over the last years, when it
:57:08. > :57:12.matters he does do it, apart from in the Olympic files. If he doesn't
:57:13. > :57:15.write I am not saying you can win the Olympics, he cannot, but he does
:57:16. > :57:24.have the potential to do something -- if he gets it right. He has the
:57:25. > :57:26.potential. Completely. Let's see what he does in this final, over two
:57:27. > :57:42.Andy and Karen. COMMENTATOR: Probably the most open
:57:43. > :57:47.final. Dan Wallace in one and Max Litchfield in eight. But, to be
:57:48. > :58:03.frank, the gold medal could come from absolutely anywhere use the
:58:04. > :58:12.fastest qualifier. Vazaios of Greece, swum a really good time at
:58:13. > :58:18.1.58.4, and Dan Wallace's Beth doing best time is nine tenths of a second
:58:19. > :58:23.faster. Is not best time is nine tenths of a second
:58:24. > :58:27.to those in 14 series. There he is, looking so calm. Can he redeem
:58:28. > :58:47.himself in this final? There is
:58:48. > :58:51.fastest qualifier. European junior champion. We would certainly like to
:58:52. > :59:01.go out fast. Two Portuguese, two Brits, one from Luxembourg, Israel,
:59:02. > :59:13.Greece, Italy. The final of the men's 200m individual medley.
:59:14. > :59:20.50 metres, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and then front crawl.
:59:21. > :59:26.Andreas Vazaios of Greece, in the centre. He did reasonably well, not
:59:27. > :59:34.great. I would expect him really to take Raison. A strong fly swimmer, I
:59:35. > :59:38.would respect him to use that. -- really to take this on. He was more
:59:39. > :59:43.committed in the semifinal. I am surprised he is sitting back really
:59:44. > :59:48.is. Dan Wallace at the bottom shot, fifth position. This is his weakest
:59:49. > :59:52.of the four strokes. The backstroke not really great first organ
:59:53. > :00:03.freestyle. The race starting to set in the centre in three, four and
:00:04. > :00:07.five. At the halfway turn it will be Vazaios, Vazaios over a first and
:00:08. > :00:11.the two Portuguese second and third. Wallace has gone from fifth to
:00:12. > :00:18.eighth but this is as fastest stroke, the breast rope. It is tough
:00:19. > :00:24.when the second is your strength -- the breaststroke. He is great at the
:00:25. > :00:27.freestyle part of that 200m Globe winning team at the World
:00:28. > :00:35.Championship body needs to be in position to use it. He is too far
:00:36. > :00:46.back so it will be no use. Laszlo Cseh pulled out of the semis to
:00:47. > :00:49.concentrate on other events. He has won the last five gold medals in
:00:50. > :00:55.this event. Now it is really open, Vazaios leading. Look at this last
:00:56. > :01:03.stroke from the BIOS. He knows what he is doing, clearly. Look how much
:01:04. > :01:16.he has taken out of the field in the last 15 meters. Andreas was BIOS is
:01:17. > :01:28.champion. -- Andreas Vazaios. The sink. -- the silver to Nevo of
:01:29. > :01:40.Israel. An impressive swim, fascinating,
:01:41. > :01:52.up 1.58.18, 158.00 was Cseh in the heats. 100th of a second. That would
:01:53. > :01:54.have been a great race. Vazaios ended up having to some that on his
:01:55. > :02:01.own, well clear in the closing stages. Wallace was coming back
:02:02. > :02:12.strong. The new European champion, Andreas
:02:13. > :02:16.Vazaios of Greece, Gal Nevo, the Silva, Santos the bronze. STUDIO: I
:02:17. > :02:19.know you feel harsh saying Dan is not having his best season but that
:02:20. > :02:23.is a fact. Can he turn it around? Yes, he's just frustrated because we
:02:24. > :02:29.want him to achieve his potential. He does step up at a major reason,
:02:30. > :02:37.if he is not swimming great I wanted to be now and great at Rio but it
:02:38. > :02:39.would be great for him and everyone to get confidence from that. To be
:02:40. > :02:51.three seconds off your personal best, the worrying thing is the
:02:52. > :03:02.4/200 relay. What is not clicking? I don't
:03:03. > :03:05.know what he has done, whether he has had injuries leading to the
:03:06. > :03:07.trials or whether they tried different training in the States,
:03:08. > :03:11.but what have really is doing, change it, there is time, ten weeks
:03:12. > :03:31.is a long time to get things right. I know Max came second but
:03:32. > :03:35.he was on form, so take positives from that, but Daniel needs to do
:03:36. > :03:37.what he does best which is swimming well at major meetings. Let's talk
:03:38. > :03:40.about potential, let's talk about breaststroke is. In a sense we are
:03:41. > :03:42.victims of our success because we did expect Andrew Willis in the
:03:43. > :03:44.semifinals of the 200 meter breaststroke. He is not because
:03:45. > :03:47.there are only two slots per country so we have Murdoch and Benson who
:03:48. > :03:54.trained together. We said yesterday we feel sorry for Murdoch because he
:03:55. > :03:56.is usually in Adam Peaty's shadow. He is not in anybody's shadow
:03:57. > :04:02.tonight. Murdoch will take the gold for Scotland, brilliant swim.
:04:03. > :04:10.Commonwealth champion. Going well at the bottom. Goodness me, he came
:04:11. > :04:15.back so well. I wonder if he can get the silver. Ross Murdoch, the
:04:16. > :04:21.Scottish champion, has just stolen the silver medal in that last 25.
:04:22. > :04:29.Ross and Craig trained together, is their psychological benefit coming
:04:30. > :04:31.to a big meet with pressure and expectation in having your buddy
:04:32. > :04:43.alongside you? It is nice because you can push each other. Craig has
:04:44. > :04:46.now qualified for the 200 metres. Ross is going to Rio for the
:04:47. > :04:48.hundred, and it gets confusing but they are obviously pulling each
:04:49. > :04:51.other and I think Ross will feel at home tonight doing the 200 metres.
:04:52. > :04:58.They will feel relaxed, having their team-mate will make them relaxed. We
:04:59. > :05:08.will see who comes out on top. 200 metres breaststroke is not fun,
:05:09. > :05:13.though. Let's see how fun it is, it is time for the semifinals of the
:05:14. > :05:26.men's 200 meter breaststroke. COMMENTATOR: Matson of Sweden the
:05:27. > :05:33.fastest. These guys need to be fast because the second semifinal is
:05:34. > :05:36.loaded. The second semifinal had the advantage of seeing what their
:05:37. > :05:50.swimmers need to do to make it through.
:05:51. > :05:53.Some people specialise in the hundreds and move up to the 200. It
:05:54. > :05:56.is important that they don't take it hundreds and move up to the 200. It
:05:57. > :05:59.on too quickly but they need to play to their strengths. You see the lid
:06:00. > :06:06.off and change significantly in the closing stages of breaststroke as
:06:07. > :06:10.off and change significantly in the stroke and technique, they get tight
:06:11. > :06:18.and start polishing the water, not making the
:06:19. > :06:22.long glide, almost effortless. Certainly does, and write down at
:06:23. > :06:34.the bottom, on paper he has no right to be there but he is looking good,
:06:35. > :06:36.second fastest at the halfway mark. Mattsson looks like he is hunched up
:06:37. > :06:46.and tenths, but he kept Mattsson looks like he is hunched up
:06:47. > :06:55.morning, impressive. And unusual stroke, much lower in the water.
:06:56. > :06:56.morning, impressive. And unusual Compare him to Doran off, you can
:06:57. > :06:58.really see Compare him to Doran off, you can
:06:59. > :07:04.himself out of the water. Mattsson so much flatter. Almost like the old
:07:05. > :07:16.style of breaststroke in the 60s when there were very flat. You
:07:17. > :07:19.amazing, look at the distance he gets with every kick, the rest
:07:20. > :07:25.amazing, look at the distance he the field starting to get in. If he
:07:26. > :07:30.can keep this going, he has a great chance of making the final,
:07:31. > :07:49.Samilidis. Mattsson WinZip very close. Mattsson second, Samilidis
:07:50. > :07:57.bird. -- bird. My goodness, that will be tight. You said it is a big
:07:58. > :08:01.advantage to go in the second semifinal and seeing those times
:08:02. > :08:13.now, under 2.11.2 and you are in. They have to look at those times
:08:14. > :08:15.feeling confident, certainly the two British swimmers. So the result of
:08:16. > :08:24.the first semifinal, as expected, Mattsson of Finland wins it. The
:08:25. > :08:30.second semifinal, Britain's Ross Murdoch and Craig Benson and five
:08:31. > :08:46.and six but the world number one in four, Marco Koch. The second
:08:47. > :08:48.semifinal of the men's 200 metres breaststroke at the European
:08:49. > :08:51.Championships 2016 and two Brits in it in five and six, Murdoch and
:08:52. > :08:53.Benson, Murdoch already got a silver medal on the 100 breaststroke last
:08:54. > :09:01.night. Tactics here will be interesting. Absolutely, you have
:09:02. > :09:05.the 200 specialists, if you like, Murdoch, so strong in the closing
:09:06. > :09:15.stages. Over the last couple of years it has been the hundred he has
:09:16. > :09:18.been performing on the world stage and he hasn't managed to get on the
:09:19. > :09:21.team for the 200. You won't see him swim it in Rio. Those places go to
:09:22. > :09:26.Benson and Willis, so we will have to watch, but the European
:09:27. > :09:28.Championships with four swimmers allowed to swimming heat, although
:09:29. > :09:32.disappointing that the likes of Willis cannot progress, it gives
:09:33. > :09:38.more swimmers an opportunity to race on the big stage and makes the heat
:09:39. > :09:48.is faster. They have to go for it. So halfway in the second semifinal
:09:49. > :09:55.of the men's 200 meter breaststroke. World Koch second -- world champion
:09:56. > :10:00.Koch second. Murdoch is well placed. A little bit of work still to go for
:10:01. > :10:13.Benson if he wants to make this final. He is three from the top and
:10:14. > :10:15.has work to do but came back very well in the heap this morning. He
:10:16. > :10:18.did. It looks like he is working very hard at the moment, the
:10:19. > :10:19.difference between three swimmers in the pool. Looks so much more
:10:20. > :10:26.comfortable. Murdoch nicely placed. Finishes strong, Koch still looks
:10:27. > :10:32.smooth through the water, but Murdoch needs to just pick up the
:10:33. > :10:35.pace, I think he will be safely through to the final, but he will
:10:36. > :10:48.want to get a win from the semi-. Murdoch at the top of those three
:10:49. > :10:52.guys, just going into the lead, not one up from him is Benson with work
:10:53. > :10:54.to do to make the final but it looks like it may be, Murdoch gets the
:10:55. > :11:03.touch and 209.7 is very quick indeed. Good for Benson because that
:11:04. > :11:07.was a very quick second semi. I will have to check to see if he has made
:11:08. > :11:17.that final but it's going to be very tight indeed. Seventh, eighth and
:11:18. > :11:19.ninth or very close indeed. The finished there, big glide from Ross,
:11:20. > :11:29.but not a great friend -ish from Marco Koch. There is confirmation of
:11:30. > :11:40.the qualifiers. Looks like Benson will end up nine. Great swim, kind
:11:41. > :11:44.of bittersweet in an odd way, isn't it? Yes, a little. Came in with a
:11:45. > :11:48.few Demons my back from a few weeks ago. I had a really good time out
:11:49. > :12:00.there today. Is this about you proving a point for tomorrow, would
:12:01. > :12:04.you want to swim this in Rio? I would love to but at the end of the
:12:05. > :12:06.day it is all about who swims it at the benchmark meet. I am in no shape
:12:07. > :12:20.or form to say who should or shouldn't, but
:12:21. > :12:22.certainly I believe I am in the best shape possible to swim it. The final
:12:23. > :12:25.of that one is tomorrow night. Now it is time for the 100 metre women's
:12:26. > :12:33.backstroke semifinal. COMMENTATOR: Look who is there, the defending
:12:34. > :12:58.champion, Hosszu. Georgia Davies next to her in three.
:12:59. > :13:02.Slovakia in five. Hosszu in four, big favourite for this semi. Great
:13:03. > :13:06.Britain's, Lord champion of 50 metres backstroke Georgia Davies,
:13:07. > :13:18.expected to go out quickly, good start. It was a good start, three
:13:19. > :13:21.from the bottom. Superb for her, she needs to make the most of her speed
:13:22. > :13:30.because Hosszu is so strong in the closing stages. George, who swam in
:13:31. > :13:32.the heats of the mixed medley relay, good opening leg then. Needs a good
:13:33. > :13:44.turn here, Davis over first, what a great turn, using 13 and a half of
:13:45. > :13:47.the 15 underwater. Executing the skills so well, and look at the
:13:48. > :13:48.difference in the stroke, she is so smooth in the water, Georgia Davies,
:13:49. > :14:03.whereas Hosszu, that power, bouncing up and down. Hosszu is like
:14:04. > :14:05.clockwork and starting to make maybe half a metre inside this last 15,
:14:06. > :14:08.Hosszu takes it, Davis second, and look at the top, in lane eight, the
:14:09. > :14:13.Czech swimmer coming third. That is good from Georgia Davies, the first
:14:14. > :14:16.semifinal. She needs a good place in third, I can't see her beaten out of
:14:17. > :14:25.the final places, can there really be six people from the second semi
:14:26. > :14:27.beating her? Very unlikely, you don't
:14:28. > :14:30.beating her? Very unlikely, you beautiful underwater work, Hosszu to
:14:31. > :14:33.beating her? Very unlikely, you strong in the closing stages. The
:14:34. > :14:45.first semifinal won by the defending champion Hosszu of Hungary.
:14:46. > :14:52.The second semi is a quick one. The champion six wrap broad holder
:14:53. > :15:19.Nielsen of Denmark goes in fourth. Zevina pushed Hosszu all the way.
:15:20. > :15:27.Abramovich is in Ealing. Nielsen with a famous father. We both know
:15:28. > :15:32.her dad, he used swim for Denmark himself. Looking at Kathleen Dawson
:15:33. > :15:47.there, good to see the teenager doing well in the semifinal.
:15:48. > :15:59.A super chap, her father, feisty, I think is the word. I used to race
:16:00. > :16:08.against him. And Jallow, won at age 18. And she did not qualify for Rio
:16:09. > :16:14.but is playing as part of the junior squad. Good to get
:16:15. > :16:16.but is playing as part of the junior experience. To be in a semifinal,
:16:17. > :16:20.swimming next to experience. To be in a semifinal,
:16:21. > :16:33.Nielsen, a superb experience for the future.
:16:34. > :16:36.stop their feet slipping. You can see how high up they
:16:37. > :16:41.stop their feet slipping. You can wall, much less chance of slipping
:16:42. > :16:48.no. Good start and very close indeed there. She is only allowed 15
:16:49. > :16:56.no. Good start and very close indeed 98. A good start for Kathleen Dawson
:16:57. > :17:07.but Nielsen, she is off, tied for the gold medal with Hosszu and she
:17:08. > :17:10.will want it for yourself this time. A beautiful technician. When you see
:17:11. > :17:16.the backstroke done well it is lovely to watch. Head and shoulders
:17:17. > :17:23.the backstroke done well it is perfectly still. The European record
:17:24. > :17:27.is the world record and it is 58.12, I would be astonished if she got
:17:28. > :17:34.near that. But the great swim from Nielsen and also from Dawson one
:17:35. > :17:41.lane it. Great news for Great Britain. Look at how time, Dawson.
:17:42. > :17:46.-- her time. That is a tremendous swim from the young 18-year-old from
:17:47. > :17:50.Warrington, coached by Darren Ashley, and he has done a super job
:17:51. > :17:56.with her. She will be in the final. Amazing there. You can see the
:17:57. > :18:14.underwater work the backstroke as do. So hard. -- the backstrokers do.
:18:15. > :18:27.There are is the results, Nielsen Wynette, Dossena brilliant swim for
:18:28. > :18:36.her, 59.83 -- Kathleen Dawson. Look at that, Mie Nielsen fastest,
:18:37. > :18:41.Kathleen Dawson second fastest, and George Davies is in there as well.
:18:42. > :18:47.She is in that final and she is speaking to Sharron Davies. Jar jar,
:18:48. > :18:57.you seem to have come into your own as 100m swimmer over the last year?
:18:58. > :19:02.I have had to -- Georgia, you seem to have. My problem in the past was
:19:03. > :19:07.going out to hard then dying but, yes, I am pleased with that in the
:19:08. > :19:13.middle training, that kind of swim. I am happy. It looked strong. It
:19:14. > :19:18.looked like your legs were not super tired at the end. No, am hoping
:19:19. > :19:22.there is more for tomorrow night. The next medley yesterday, I would
:19:23. > :19:28.like to go that quickly or if not, slightly faster. I am sure you well
:19:29. > :19:31.and that you will qualify. How difficult is that, though? When you
:19:32. > :19:35.finish to keep your eyes on everyone else to see how they are doing but
:19:36. > :19:41.surely no one was good to beat her time there. She was going to make
:19:42. > :19:44.the final. She is in seventh, so it's probably relieved. It is great
:19:45. > :19:48.for Kathleen Dawson and the thing is that she is not in the Olympic team
:19:49. > :19:52.which is really sad. She is here as one of the younger people not going
:19:53. > :19:57.to Rio which is a shame when she is such a great winner. She is with
:19:58. > :20:00.Sharron Davies now. And she is giggling away here because it was an
:20:01. > :20:05.amazing swim. Well done. Second-fastest into the European
:20:06. > :20:11.final. I can't believe it! And have no words. A great experience to be
:20:12. > :20:16.here, perhaps a little sad about Rio but I get your concentrating on
:20:17. > :20:20.tomorrow now? Definitely. I just glad to have broken the minute, to
:20:21. > :20:27.be honest. That was my incoming and so I am really happy. Consistent
:20:28. > :20:31.improvement. -- that was my aim coming in. What have you done to get
:20:32. > :20:35.that? Training hard, every session I am in trying to make is better all
:20:36. > :20:40.the time. You have to be in the race to win it and you're in there, so
:20:41. > :20:44.good luck tomorrow. Regular match. We will have that final featuring
:20:45. > :20:47.George Davies and Kathleen Dawson tomorrow night for you. Now it is
:20:48. > :20:56.the turn of the 1500 metres backstroke. The semifinals.
:20:57. > :21:13.COMMENTATOR: He will be closest to us in lane one, Chris
:21:14. > :21:17.Walker-Hebborn. Closer to us, of course, and it is looking as though
:21:18. > :21:24.Walker-Hebborn may well be at the top of the picture. No, in the
:21:25. > :21:31.bottom, there we go, good. First semifinal of the men's backstroke.
:21:32. > :21:37.Very good indeed is the defending European champion on this. The white
:21:38. > :21:43.hat in the very centre starting to make a move and he looks pretty good
:21:44. > :21:56.in the centre. It looks like he is coming on the court. Lacourt with
:21:57. > :22:02.his hugely long arms get the touch and I think it was Glinta.
:22:03. > :22:05.Walker-Hebborn, I can tell you, finishes in sixth place. It will be
:22:06. > :22:13.tough from there to make the final, but the distance part. -- but a
:22:14. > :22:30.decent start. Yes, just a bit jaded, not exactly where he needs to be in
:22:31. > :22:45.the water. But Lacourt beautiful. Camille Lacourt of France in first,
:22:46. > :22:53.Robert Glinta in second and Walker-Hebborn inferred. Ireland's
:22:54. > :23:07.new sixs -- new sensation in the next one. -- Walker-Hebborn in third
:23:08. > :23:10.place. There is Bohus, and there is Shane Ryan, the new Irish record
:23:11. > :23:18.holder who just qualified to swim for Ireland after having represented
:23:19. > :23:23.the United States four days ago. Left it a bit late, didn't he! Great
:23:24. > :23:37.for Ireland. That he is in their squad. Well, the world record is an
:23:38. > :23:50.amazing 24.04, and it is held by the Tank, of Great Britain. A pretty
:23:51. > :23:53.good time. We have seen Camille win that first semifinal. What can these
:23:54. > :24:05.guys do? The Russian was the fastest
:24:06. > :24:25.qualifier. The second semifinal of the men's 50
:24:26. > :24:33.metre backstroke. Right on that 50 metre mark is the Polish swimmer.
:24:34. > :24:40.Three from the bottom, Shane Ryan of Ireland. At the moment
:24:41. > :24:41.Three from the bottom, Shane Ryan of Red Hat is sticking out and he is
:24:42. > :24:45.just ahead. It will be Red Hat is sticking out and he is
:24:46. > :24:56.finish. I think he has got it, yes, he has. Polewka wins for Poland.
:24:57. > :25:04.Tarasevich for Russia, second, and third was Bohus of Hungary. Shane
:25:05. > :25:07.Ryan finishing just outside of that Irish record he set.
:25:08. > :25:10.Ryan finishing just outside of that chasing him down after that 50
:25:11. > :25:19.metres and he just couldn't catch him. Polewka winning the second
:25:20. > :25:33.semifinal and he will be in the final tomorrow night. Shane Ryan in
:25:34. > :25:41.sixth, 25.3, not bad. The qualifiers for the final tomorrow night, the
:25:42. > :25:53.European record-holder goes on fastest, Camille Lacourt. Chris
:25:54. > :25:58.Walker-Hebborn missing out on his place but there is plenty to talk
:25:59. > :26:00.about in the pub. Get your telephone off the table!
:26:01. > :26:03.LAUGHTER James Guy got himself a bronze medal
:26:04. > :26:09.and here he is getting that from earlier because he did that in the
:26:10. > :26:12.200m free cell. Lots to talk about with him. He can breathe a sigh of
:26:13. > :26:18.relief now? Yes, he with him. He can breathe a sigh of
:26:19. > :26:21.man -- freestyle. And let's celebrate Chloe Tutton, very
:26:22. > :26:28.impressive in the British trials. Her time is put
:26:29. > :26:30.best in the world. She has a bronze medal in the 100m
:26:31. > :26:34.best in the world. She has a bronze even her favourite event this week.
:26:35. > :26:37.Exactly. She is getting a bronze there and we see are back on the
:26:38. > :26:42.podium for the 200m later in the week. That is coming up later on the
:26:43. > :26:47.week -- see her back on the podium. Let's reflect where we are in terms
:26:48. > :26:56.of medals. British swimmers have eight, two called, two silver and
:26:57. > :27:00.four bronze. Pretty good because it is only day three. Tomorrow night we
:27:01. > :27:04.have Jazz curling and we will see Siobhan back on that final so
:27:05. > :27:11.hopefully, and Hannah Miley, so hopefully see them back in the
:27:12. > :27:17.podium -- Carling. Ross Murdoch in the 200m tomorrow night and I would
:27:18. > :27:23.love to see Kathleen Dawson, but also loads to come later in the
:27:24. > :27:26.week. Let's remind everybody of the full schedule tomorrow night. These
:27:27. > :27:36.guys have alluded to some of the big names. Jazz Carlin is an from six
:27:37. > :27:43.o'clock. Hannah Miley, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Ross Murdoch there as
:27:44. > :27:48.well. If you want to join us you can do. From 6:30pm we will be on BBC
:27:49. > :27:51.Two and from 6pm we will be on the red button. If you want to see the
:27:52. > :27:55.full medal ceremonies from the rest of the night's competition you can
:27:56. > :28:03.do so on the red button. I feel bad I have told you both off nobody will
:28:04. > :28:05.come back tomorrow, yes? I will. I don't know...
:28:06. > :28:09.LAUGHTER Very successful all round. I know we
:28:10. > :28:13.keep alluding to it but for James Guy, great to put that behind him.
:28:14. > :28:18.He can sign off tonight with a smile on his face. An interim number?
:28:19. > :28:22.Definitely. He still has the other races coming up and he will probably
:28:23. > :28:25.be in the medley relay is welding the butterfly. We will see him back
:28:26. > :28:29.in action this week and hopefully he will do well again. He is one of our
:28:30. > :28:35.big hopes going into Rio and this is always a stepping stone going at
:28:36. > :28:39.Rio. I know it is a major meet but great to see the smile on his face.
:28:40. > :28:40.Thank you for joining us tonight, guys. We will see you tomorrow at
:28:41. > :29:06.her past six. Our service providers
:29:07. > :29:10.work truly all hours