:00:45. > :00:50.For hello and welcome to coverage of the World Aquatics Championships
:00:50. > :00:56.in Shanghai. Gold medals, what records come up all up for grabs.
:00:56. > :01:06.We have the elegance of diving, the intensity of the swimming pool, or
:01:06. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:26.part of the biggest gathering this COMMENTATOR: Rebecca Adlington,
:01:26. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:35.absolutely brilliant! Tom Daley, world champion!
:01:35. > :01:42.What a dive! Brilliant are soaring. What is
:01:42. > :01:51.going to happen here? That is superb. Unbelievable.
:01:52. > :01:56.A new world record, Michael Phelps. The only person missing is Ian
:01:56. > :02:00.Thorpe and he will be watching closely as his training builds up
:02:00. > :02:04.to his comeback in the Olympics. This is who you will see this
:02:04. > :02:10.evening. It has been a tough year for Tom
:02:10. > :02:16.Daley. He is in the final of the 10 metre platform final.
:02:16. > :02:20.Rebecca Adlington, Olympic champion, but against the world champion in
:02:20. > :02:28.the 400 metres freestyle. To Michael Phelps is going for six
:02:28. > :02:33.gold medals, for the USA. With me is the man who still holds
:02:34. > :02:41.the British record for the 50 metres butterfly, Mark Foster. A
:02:41. > :02:46.huge gap between us! How big is it for the sport that Ian Thorpe is
:02:46. > :02:51.coming back? In it is massive. Ian Thorpe was
:02:51. > :02:56.the name of something before Michael Phelps. If those two meet,
:02:56. > :03:05.that will be the talking point of the Olympics. This is a big space
:03:05. > :03:10.to fill, he is sorely missed. big is this week for Britain?
:03:10. > :03:14.British team in particular, one year out, it is their last
:03:14. > :03:22.opportunity to test themselves against the rest of the world. A
:03:22. > :03:26.last chance everyone will have to get together. You can get a
:03:26. > :03:30.psychological edge over your competitors. And your last
:03:30. > :03:35.opportunity to test yourself, your training programme, it is really
:03:35. > :03:40.important. For anyone watching, important to become familiar with
:03:40. > :03:45.these stars of the Olympics. One of the hot ticket is for the diving,
:03:45. > :03:49.such an elegant sport, so beautiful and exciting that one of the major
:03:49. > :03:59.contenders is British. In 2000 and night at the age of 15, Tom Daley
:03:59. > :04:00.
:04:01. > :04:08.became the youngest British diving COMMENTATOR: Tom Daley, his opening
:04:08. > :04:16.dive. Much better. Much, much better.
:04:16. > :04:26.First place after the first round. Well done!
:04:26. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:37.Very much in the next. -- in the mix.
:04:37. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:07.An excellent guide, just when he needed it. -- excellent dive.
:05:07. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:17.Yes! Here here is that the age of 17
:05:17. > :05:20.defending his World Championship title. This has been a horrible
:05:20. > :05:24.year for him, his first international competition since his
:05:24. > :05:30.father died in May. He and Pete Waterfield have made it through to
:05:30. > :05:38.the final. They get six attempts. They are scored out of 10 by seven
:05:38. > :05:48.judges. They drop the top two and the bottom two. The other scores
:05:48. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:04.are added together and multiplied Watch out for the Chinese who had
:06:04. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:16.an off day yesterday. That is why one of the two Americans. It is
:06:16. > :06:26.wide open. You have to say on the basis of what we saw yesterday, the
:06:26. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:43.number one Chinese is the number go wrong. Especially in an outdoor
:06:43. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:15.in fact. This is such a technically difficult dive. Losing his legs a
:07:15. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:29.little bit in the twist. An difficulty. Ranked number one for
:07:29. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :08:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:08:20. > :08:30.be a little bit weak. In the slow- can see the illustration in the top
:08:30. > :08:48.
:08:48. > :08:58.campaign under way in fine fashion. Changing the order of his dives.
:08:58. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:47.The first time he has started with have seen where it is drilled into
:09:47. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:35.the water which will wake the Let us look at the replay. So high
:10:35. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :11:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:11:45. > :11:51.Not the cleanest entry. Definitely tough time out here in China. Five
:11:51. > :11:56.days in bed. He still cannot hear from his right ear, with injections
:11:56. > :12:06.into his arm because it is hurting so much. He has been diving for 20
:12:06. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:33.years. It is so good to see him so Daley, the defending champion from
:12:33. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :13:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:13:34. > :13:41.Rome two years ago and he wants to out of sorts in the preliminaries
:13:41. > :13:51.but has saved the big one for the final. That is the benchmark.
:13:51. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:24.has moved right to the top of the commentator said he had been doing
:14:24. > :14:29.this front 4.54 number of years now, is that an advantage to him? I said,
:14:29. > :14:39.yes it is and I am correct. He has pulled it out of that bag when it
:14:39. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :15:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:15:25. > :15:31.That will earn 10 from all of the judges. It did in the semi-final
:15:31. > :15:37.and that was even better. In his home pool, in front of his home
:15:38. > :15:47.crowd, you have to be a brave judge not to give that a turn. What are
:15:48. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :16:01.the judges saying? Just two dissenting voices of 9.5. It will
:16:01. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:35.take a lot to wrestle the gold Pete Waterfield, it needs to be in
:16:35. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:42.this died. -- dive. You can tell by the reaction of the crowd, that
:16:42. > :16:52.sums it up. Not his day. Let's have a look at the replay. Not enough
:16:52. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :16:59.rotation. Running out of room. Needed to be tighter into shape. He
:16:59. > :17:09.let go a little bit early. A little bit ambitious on the entry. Not
:17:09. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:22.good for him, that is him out. Daley, round three dive for the
:17:22. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:33.defending champion. He has had a little bit of trouble with this in
:17:33. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:51.the preliminaries and the semi- into the medal contention. What a
:17:51. > :17:56.dive! I held my breath because I thought he was a little bit week in
:17:56. > :18:03.his take-off. But in true Tom Daley fashion he manages to find his
:18:03. > :18:13.finish. That is why he is defending his title today. Big degree of
:18:13. > :18:13.
:18:13. > :18:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:18:59. > :19:06.difficulty. Dish showing it's not tricky. A lot of divers are
:19:06. > :19:16.electing to do this now because it carries a high degree of difficulty.
:19:16. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:40.first two dives with accuracy. This could potentially go wrong. After
:19:40. > :19:50.the way he pulled off the forward 4.5 just now, it is looking pretty
:19:50. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :20:01.good. He is. Supported by his team- mates who has already won a bronze
:20:01. > :20:09.medal in the one metre. He dives in springboard as well as platform.
:20:09. > :20:19.Been diving all week. Sometimes that particular died can go wrong
:20:19. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:32.for him, but not today. Move so up to No 1 for the time being. The
:20:32. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:46.crowd happy to see their No 1 diver need to be an expert to know that
:20:46. > :20:52.is perfect. He jumps up away from the diving board, spinning away and
:20:52. > :21:02.kicks out with his toes pointed. This appears into the water. A
:21:02. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.perfect 10, nothing will do. This is his Torvill and Dean moment.
:21:15. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:41.with his big one. 3.7. Has performed well so far, this needs
:21:41. > :21:50.to be good to push him up the standings. Yes it is! My arms are
:21:50. > :21:56.in the her! It is not the entry he needed. He needed to have less
:21:56. > :22:01.splash. But he has been struggling with this in training. I'm hoping
:22:01. > :22:11.that judges will give him 7.5 at least. I was hoping for Splash
:22:11. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:33.would stay down. Just running out needs to get him some big marks.
:22:33. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :23:02.his inward. Sensational finish into the water. That will help his
:23:02. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:08.campaign. He will put pressure on the others. That battle for the
:23:08. > :23:18.silver and bronze is very much on? It puts him 11. Clear at this stage
:23:18. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:55.goes in for stampeded all the hard work, the aerial work. Just letting
:23:55. > :24:05.it go over. It opens the door for the others and Tom Daley can close
:24:05. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.Synchro and an individual. pressure getting to Sascha Klein as
:24:40. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:48.well. This is where it needs to count. The take-off was a little
:24:48. > :24:52.bit weak. Trying to get to the water before he runs out of room.
:24:52. > :25:02.May be tired, a little bit of nerves, may be feeling the
:25:02. > :25:12.pressure? It is not as much as he would have wanted to keep him in
:25:12. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:29.the silver medal position. He goes today. So much better than
:25:29. > :25:36.everybody else so far. Now it is not the perfect 10 I thought it was
:25:36. > :25:42.going to be! I don't think he will go over 600. It just shows he is
:25:42. > :25:47.human. He ended at short of vertical and that will only give
:25:47. > :25:57.him eight. It is still an incredible score for this
:25:57. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:35.more rounds to come. I think the gold medal has very much on. Tom
:26:35. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:53.Daley, these are all big dives now he wants a medal this has to work.
:26:53. > :26:57.It is short of vertical. He was just running out of room. It is
:26:57. > :27:07.neat and tidy but not good enough to put pressure on the rest of the
:27:07. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:35.that far away from getting a medal for the USA. But some tough dives
:27:35. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:52.to achieve first. This is 3.6 and all guns blazing, and absolutely
:27:52. > :28:00.drilled his back 3.5. 3.6 degree of difficulty. That is him right up
:28:00. > :28:06.there. Just when he needed it, his penultimate died and that will put
:28:06. > :28:16.him into a good place going into the final round. -- dive.
:28:16. > :28:42.
:28:42. > :28:47.pressure is on the likes of Victor not perfect but it will leave him
:28:47. > :28:57.in a striking position going into the final round. Look at the facial
:28:57. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:13.expression, that just about sums it him proud but not as well as the
:29:13. > :29:20.American. Sascha Klein will find it hard to hold on to second place as
:29:20. > :29:30.well. A reverse 3.5 somersaults. 94 he has got to get on this to hold
:29:30. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:38.He has responded, but it is not good enough to take him above David
:29:38. > :29:46.Boudia. Which means that game of tactics has worked very well. This
:29:46. > :29:56.is only 3.3, so Sascha Klein needed perfect tens and that is not. So
:29:56. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:11.there is a cat fight for the bronze effect into bronze-medal position.
:30:11. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :30:34.the crowd likes it. Not his best performers of this particular dive
:30:34. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:45.but it is good enough to hold on to his sizable lead. Just to be over.
:30:45. > :30:55.-- tipping over. So, unless he dropped say dive, the gold medal is
:30:55. > :30:58.
:30:58. > :31:08.his. However, the silver and bronze to get into the top three. The
:31:08. > :31:30.
:31:30. > :31:40.Just showing you a glimpse of what he is capable of. Still very much
:31:40. > :31:40.
:31:40. > :32:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:32:57. > :33:07.in the business end of the field. over vertical as he went in. But
:33:07. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:19.the aerial work was phenomenal, it Sascha Klein coming up next. What
:33:19. > :33:44.
:33:44. > :33:51.an exciting young diver, only 20 is good enough to do Victor
:33:51. > :33:57.Minibaev, but not good enough to take on David Boudia. What a great
:33:57. > :34:07.programme today. It will be close to David Boudia but not close
:34:07. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:15.enough, a bronze medal. Here he is, Bo Qiu. Since the first
:34:15. > :34:25.dive he performed in the preliminaries, he has hardly put a
:34:25. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:38.foot wrong. Which is why he will Shanghai. Not as good as his semi-
:34:38. > :34:44.final performance. But he has trounced the rest of the field. It
:34:44. > :34:54.was a one-horse race from the get go. You don't normally see that
:34:54. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:22.kind of emotion. Shaking his fist, Pete Waterfield finishing at Number
:35:22. > :35:32.Pete Waterfield finishing at Number Pete Waterfield finishing at Number
:35:32. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:41.The World Championships, and never had a great individual World
:35:41. > :35:51.Championships will stop 40 guys in their -- 40 NICE in there.
:35:51. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :35:57.Anita work on the consistency -- I Is that as good as we could have
:35:57. > :36:04.expected given what he has gone through?
:36:04. > :36:10.A lot of pressure on a 14-year-old. World champion at 15. An injury at
:36:10. > :36:16.the age of 16. The death of his father this year. And he had to
:36:16. > :36:21.learn four new dives. I thought it was a good result. So we should
:36:21. > :36:27.feel hopeful looking forward to the Olympics? Adding so. We know he has
:36:27. > :36:37.the talent. He is growing an awful lot which goes against him. He is
:36:37. > :36:46.stronger and can do more difficult NICE. But his eyes means he can
:36:46. > :36:52.cause more splash. The other thing is having the Olympics in London.
:36:52. > :36:56.Can he be as familiar in the swimming pool as Bo Qiu was in
:36:56. > :37:02.Shanghai? He trains in that swimming pool day-in, day-out.
:37:02. > :37:07.Which is what Tom will get to do with the Olympic British team. He
:37:07. > :37:13.will get used to the surroundings. Outdoors, especially, the sky and
:37:13. > :37:18.the swimming pool are the same colour. Indoors, he will have the
:37:18. > :37:23.advantage. On Wednesday, Tom Daley will become the first person to
:37:23. > :37:30.dive into the sewing Paul at the aquatic centre.
:37:30. > :37:38.We will focus on swimming now. Four finals tonight. Including Rebecca
:37:38. > :37:48.Adlington and Michael Phelps. First, the semi finals of the women's 100
:37:48. > :37:54.
:37:54. > :38:04.metres butterfly. Francesca Halsall unfortunately couldn't make it into
:38:04. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:29.final. This is the line-up for the second
:38:29. > :38:46.
:38:46. > :38:50.women's 100 metres butterfly in this World Championships. After a
:38:50. > :39:00.relatively comfortable first semi- final, I would say that six of
:39:00. > :39:12.
:39:12. > :39:22.Caps of Great Britain. Jemma Lowe got a fantastic reaction to the gun
:39:22. > :39:40.
:39:40. > :39:50.this turns. Jemma Lowe has to come world record. She could break it in
:39:50. > :39:56.
:39:56. > :40:01.Ellen Gandy. It will be very close indeed. For that final spot in that
:40:01. > :40:11.final. Interestingly, the American went out very quickly. And she held
:40:11. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:40:52. > :40:57.swimmers in the final. Jemma Lowe A fantastic race and you are both
:40:57. > :41:01.in the final. Thank you. I was quite nervous this morning. The
:41:01. > :41:06.first race for me. I wasn't sure how it would go. To get into the
:41:06. > :41:12.final, I'm really happy. This morning, may be a little bit
:41:12. > :41:20.worried? I am still finding my feet in this competition. I'm so glad to
:41:20. > :41:30.make it into the final. She was very quick. She was a whole body
:41:30. > :41:35.length ahead. But it didn't matter. Do you always see this as a bonus?
:41:36. > :41:44.I prefer the 100, it is a shorter event and I enjoy it. It is nice to
:41:44. > :41:50.have another event. And your targets? Medals, Times? Get in and
:41:50. > :41:56.raced definitely. See what happens. The same? You can't control how
:41:56. > :42:00.people are soaring. Who would know that the American would go a 56.
:42:00. > :42:07.You can see how they both get on in their final live on a red button
:42:07. > :42:12.from 11am tomorrow. We will be back on BBC Two from 1pm. One of the
:42:12. > :42:18.headlines firms from the last World Championship in Rome was the 400
:42:18. > :42:28.metres freestyle for the men. Paul Biedermann had beat the world
:42:28. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:49.record. He is back to defend his Yannick Angel leading at the
:42:49. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:13.What a fantastic race. And under bald record split. -- an under
:43:13. > :43:17.
:43:17. > :43:21.Hwan Park still holding that lead. Yannick Angel looks good in seven.
:43:22. > :43:31.There is a race at the bottom of the swimming pool. They are having
:43:32. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:42.to work hard. I wonder whether Paul Biedermann up in three, and Tae
:43:42. > :43:47.
:43:47. > :43:57.Hwan Park has gone. He has 100 Commonwealth champion, he is going
:43:57. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:29.well. Still Tae Hwan Park, he is streaking away. The world record-
:44:29. > :44:39.holder Paul Beedham and is making a comeback. Park at the top, he is
:44:39. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:49.the world champion. The time does not matter that much. The way he
:44:49. > :44:59.did it from the front on the first 50 and led every single lens.
:44:59. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:07.was fantastic swimming. The Korean supporters are right in the gods.
:45:07. > :45:13.When you see somebody on a 400 metres get off so quickly, you do
:45:13. > :45:23.wonder if they have enough energy. But being in the outside lane and
:45:23. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :45:34.looking across and seeing empty water must have given him a boost.
:45:34. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:53.I wonder whether lanes 3 and 4 got metres freestyle. Was Olympic
:45:53. > :46:03.champion it into 1008, now a champion again. Paul Biedermann,
:46:03. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :46:12.the world champion of two years ago, Interesting, the rumours have been
:46:12. > :46:21.strong coming out of Australia work say one Park training, was going
:46:21. > :46:26.very well? He is in the outside line and he can do his own thing.
:46:27. > :46:36.He is not just a flash in the pan. His form has been brilliant. When
:46:36. > :46:41.he is ahead and he can dictate the race. Sun Yang came in, and he is
:46:41. > :46:46.an unknown quantity. That used to be one of Ian Thorpe's events.
:46:46. > :46:56.Would he think of swimming 400 as well in London? I would say no.
:46:56. > :47:01.When you look at the time that won it, 3.42 0.0. In the back of his
:47:01. > :47:11.mind, knowing what he can do, it is easier said than done. Although he
:47:11. > :47:18.
:47:18. > :47:24.is talented, he will look at the 100 and a 200. Would you say Sun
:47:24. > :47:27.Yang and Park will compete? Park has the experience. A lot of people
:47:27. > :47:37.would have said Paul Biedermann going in there was the world record
:47:37. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :47:50.holder. It could be one of three or four people, which is great.
:47:50. > :47:54.move on to the combination of all four strokes. This includes the
:47:54. > :48:00.European record-holder, at the Commonwealth record holder, Hannah
:48:00. > :48:10.Miley. The first semi-final was won Miley. The first semi-final was won
:48:10. > :48:29.
:48:29. > :48:39.by Stephanie Rice. She is up in come in later in the week. Siobhan
:48:39. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:51.Marie To, won the gold in the Junior Championships in this event.
:48:51. > :49:09.
:49:09. > :49:19.lane number three. Expect her to finish fast. Alicia Coutts, as
:49:19. > :49:21.
:49:21. > :49:31.expected taking the lead. She obviously knows she gets to go back
:49:31. > :49:34.
:49:35. > :49:44.to sleep after this one. Siobhan- Marie O'Connor, you cannot see her
:49:45. > :49:46.
:49:46. > :49:53.properly, she is at the bottom of the pool. Great turn from Hannah
:49:54. > :49:58.Miley. She has given about 1.2 seconds away on the first 50 fly.
:49:58. > :50:03.But this breaststroke, she will Hogg thistly get into maybe third
:50:03. > :50:13.place and put her in contention. Alicia Coutts holding on to the
:50:13. > :50:30.
:50:30. > :50:38.good swim. She is. Turning in six. She is going well. Alicia Coutts,
:50:38. > :50:45.the Commonwealth champion of Australia. Does not look like she
:50:45. > :50:55.is pushing it at all? Hannah Miley, you can see her hands, a very good
:50:55. > :50:56.
:50:57. > :51:01.finish for her. Making sure of her finish in the final. Should born
:51:01. > :51:11.Maria, became 7th in the end. But improved her qualification time by
:51:11. > :51:12.
:51:12. > :51:18.over a second. Alicia Coutts, she just turned it off in the last 50.
:51:18. > :51:24.Interesting, this is her second race and won't halfway through
:51:24. > :51:28.tonight's events. Could fly, good back, a very solid swimming. It is
:51:28. > :51:31.interesting way you don't have to work too hard in one of the
:51:32. > :51:38.sections, like Hannah Miley does. She gives so much away on the
:51:39. > :51:48.flight. She has to work so hard in the breaststroke. Baxter was very
:51:49. > :52:22.
:52:22. > :52:28.Your breaststroke is so good, and I know you have a year way you worked
:52:28. > :52:33.on it well. We work on the backstroke for next year? I ex-
:52:33. > :52:38.leader were gone all four strokes. If I did push it more on the flight,
:52:38. > :52:46.would I be given to hold the time on the breaststroke? You do have to
:52:46. > :52:50.squeeze it a little bit more each time. I have a bit of a
:52:50. > :52:54.disadvantage because I am small. I do give it my best shot and I can
:52:54. > :53:01.catch up on the breaststroke. My fly it is something I need to work
:53:01. > :53:05.on. Sometimes it's nice to chase rather than be chased. We have been
:53:05. > :53:10.talking about the fact that it you have been pinching all my West
:53:10. > :53:13.Country records another personal best for you? I was not expected to
:53:13. > :53:19.qualify for this, so I am over the moon.
:53:19. > :53:26.Interesting experience for her. And a good influence to have around her
:53:26. > :53:35.in Hannah Miley, who sets a good example? Always smiling. Siobhan
:53:35. > :53:42.Marie To, has just want two gold medals in the junior section. When
:53:42. > :53:47.the person you're chasing, Hannah Miley, is world class, and then you
:53:47. > :53:52.beat them and you are one of the best of the world. But if you are
:53:52. > :54:00.top 50, you have to chase other people who are not there naturally
:54:00. > :54:03.for you to chase, if that makes sense? Total sense. Hannah Miley's
:54:04. > :54:09.stronger event is coming up later in the week but it does not like
:54:09. > :54:14.she has an outside chance tomorrow? This is her second event and it is
:54:14. > :54:22.too short for her. If you look at the flight, she practises every
:54:22. > :54:31.stroke. She works on her weakest link as well, if she can get
:54:31. > :54:36.stronger, whether it comes in the gym, the butterfly might get better.
:54:36. > :54:42.It would be a good confidence boost if she gets a good place in the
:54:42. > :54:47.final tomorrow? All of the training is geared around the 400 medley.
:54:47. > :54:52.Get in, swim and raised. Hanna is the type of person who gets faster
:54:52. > :54:58.with every swim. Let's move on to the women's 400-metre freestyle. We
:54:59. > :55:04.have the Olympic champion, Rebecca Adlington and Federica Pellegrini.
:55:04. > :55:09.She qualified fastest and looked very good in the morning heat.
:55:09. > :55:16.Rebecca struggled and unqualified seven fastest. In terms of British
:55:16. > :55:19.swimming, it is so strong that the likes of Hannah Miley or Fran
:55:19. > :55:24.Halsall have all been inspired by the achievements of Rebecca
:55:25. > :55:33.Adlington, because she became, in Beijing the most successful British
:55:33. > :55:41.female swimmer ever. COMMONTATOR: Rebecca Adlington, you
:55:41. > :55:45.are absolutely brilliant. It is going to be Rebecca Adlington.
:55:45. > :55:51.What an amazing swim. She is European champion, how much does
:55:51. > :55:57.that mean to her? We are wondering if the Rebecca
:55:57. > :56:01.Adlington has anything left at all. Every year see the Americans, you
:56:01. > :56:05.see everybody else, and last year we did not get to race the rest of
:56:05. > :56:10.the world. It is exciting going into these championships, seeing
:56:10. > :56:14.the Americans and everyone else and how they are looking. How do you
:56:14. > :56:19.choose what events you're going to do? Is this the practice for next
:56:19. > :56:26.year? Next year old in the two London, 400 and 800 at the trials
:56:26. > :56:33.and see what I qualify for. People just assume I am going, but when I
:56:33. > :56:36.tell them I don't find out if I qualify until next year. They just
:56:36. > :56:41.assume I automatically go. Next year the Olympic trials will be
:56:41. > :56:46.even tougher, probably more than the Olympics because it will be so
:56:46. > :56:52.emotional four people. A lot of people don't realise how strong for
:56:52. > :57:00.team spirit is do they? swimmers have a stronger bond and
:57:00. > :57:05.on more supportive than some of the other team events. We're up at 5 am
:57:05. > :57:12.and it is a lonely spot. We want each other to do well. You talk
:57:12. > :57:17.about it being a lonely sport, how do you stay focused? I love it. I
:57:17. > :57:22.have one of the most amazing coaches. Everybody says, you hardly
:57:22. > :57:27.talk, but we just know each other so well. I don't need to tell him I
:57:27. > :57:31.am tired, he knows straight away. Does it make it tough because the
:57:31. > :57:36.world is at the end and you have to try and maintain that endurance?
:57:36. > :57:43.You have to keep the volume up and get in a good enough recovery. It
:57:43. > :57:50.would be started -- it would be better if it started at eight and
:57:50. > :57:54.the distance has got smaller. doing jigsaws? I love doing them.
:57:54. > :57:58.This is something we don't know about, what do you do to just be
:57:58. > :58:03.normal, sitting in the camp or the Olympic village just to fill the
:58:03. > :58:07.days. There is lot of resting before competition? You don't want
:58:07. > :58:15.to go out and about because it is walking around, you want to save
:58:15. > :58:20.your energy. I love doing jigsaws, they relax make so much. Last year,
:58:20. > :58:23.we also do jigsaw of the team. They made it with our picture and we
:58:24. > :58:28.were trying to find people's faces. It was such a nice relaxing thing
:58:28. > :58:35.to do. And cooking, when I logged into twitter, you are always
:58:35. > :58:40.cooking? I love making banana bread. I cannot Cook, but baking and
:58:40. > :58:43.banana bread is my speciality. will be reaching for the Banana and
:58:43. > :58:47.the strength it gives her towards the end of this race. Rebecca
:58:47. > :58:57.the end of this race. Rebecca Adlington, not a great
:58:57. > :59:22.
:59:22. > :59:32.Great Britain, she will have to go out faster than she did in the
:59:32. > :59:49.
:59:49. > :59:56.heats and work for this first 200 was quite pleased with that spot.
:59:56. > :00:06.Lotte Friis going out very strongly. We saw that in the heats. She is in
:00:06. > :00:07.
:00:07. > :00:17.six. Camille Muffat in five, a very long stroke. Almost I would say,
:00:17. > :00:43.
:00:43. > :00:50.that close. It is good for Rebecca Addlington. She is starting to work
:00:50. > :00:56.at Rebecca Addlington. I would like to see this in the 800 metres
:00:56. > :01:06.freestyle later in the week. Going with her his Kylie Palmer from
:01:06. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:35.Australia in lane a two. -- lane will be moving, taking the lead
:01:35. > :01:40.from Rebecca Addlington. Going away from the field. This is quite
:01:40. > :01:46.worrying if you are a British band. Federica Pellegrini is doing what
:01:46. > :01:51.she was doing in the morning, at starting to kick. Rebecca
:01:51. > :01:56.Addlington can now see beyond Kylie Palmer. I think that Federica
:01:56. > :02:04.Pellegrini has made a masterful, tactical move. There is no catching
:02:04. > :02:13.this woman. My goodness, how fit his shade, she has taken two metres
:02:13. > :02:20.out of the field in that 50 metres swim. One length and a half to go.
:02:20. > :02:26.Sting go well is Rebecca Addlington, Olympic champion. World record
:02:26. > :02:32.holder on 800 metres freestyle. It looks like maybe she is starting to
:02:32. > :02:36.get caught in the centre. Federica Pellegrini first. Rebecca
:02:36. > :02:46.Addlington is just in their position. They're coming back at
:02:46. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:04.her. The Federica Pellegrini is Pellegrini of Italy. A great swim.
:03:04. > :03:11.Silver has gone to Rebecca Addlington, what a swim. A gutsy
:03:11. > :03:17.swim, right on the upside. The silver to Great Britain's Rebecca
:03:17. > :03:23.Addlington, a really good swim. fantastic swimmer by Rebecca
:03:23. > :03:31.Addlington. She reworked it as hard as she could. Paced it their best
:03:31. > :03:41.she could have. Federica Pellegrini did exactly what she has trained
:03:41. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:55.for. In the end, finishing with a 29. Becky also had a negative split
:03:55. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:08.coming back very strongly, they know the race will be at the end.
:04:08. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:27.Federica Pellegrini effectively A silver medal, that is not bad,
:04:27. > :04:32.you like the outside lane. I am so pleased with that after this
:04:32. > :04:41.morning. I was really down after this morning, it reminded me of
:04:41. > :04:51.2009 where I was in lane one. This morning was really tough. I knew I
:04:51. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:57.was asking for a miracle. I want to try this out now, I don't want to
:04:57. > :05:02.be making mistakes next year. Unfortunately my time wasn't there.
:05:02. > :05:07.I tried to get into that race as much as I could. This in my best
:05:07. > :05:12.event so to come away with a silver medal. Federica Pellegrini is
:05:12. > :05:17.amazing and to get a chance to raise her. Fantastic pacing. Are
:05:17. > :05:27.you able to see everybody? Does your line of vision making a
:05:27. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:34.difference? I stuck with Kylie Palmer. I saw Federica Pellegrini,
:05:34. > :05:40.I saw her feet! I knew I couldn't catch her but I tried to work as
:05:40. > :05:50.hard as I could. I saw that no one was with us. So I knew I was in
:05:50. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :06:00.with their medal. I wanted to use my distance training to make it pay
:06:00. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:10.off. Are you ready for the 800? have the 201st, and the 4x200. It
:06:10. > :06:13.is so nice to get an event and have fun with it and enjoy it without
:06:13. > :06:18.any pressure. To see what speed I have.
:06:18. > :06:22.A very, very different Rebecca Addlington from the World
:06:22. > :06:27.Championships in Rome in 2009, where she was below par and very
:06:27. > :06:32.upset with her performance. Here, thrilled to be standing up there
:06:32. > :06:36.with the silver medal for the 400 metres freestyle. Beaten by a
:06:36. > :06:42.superstar in Federica Pellegrini. She taught herself down a lot,
:06:42. > :06:48.Mark? After going from nowhere to double Olympic gold medallist. At
:06:48. > :06:54.the Olympics, they said it hundreds was her event. She was so surprised
:06:54. > :06:58.to win the 400 freestyle. She had all this pressure on her. From
:06:58. > :07:05.being the Hunter to the hunted. There was pressure which was hard
:07:05. > :07:09.to deal with. She is slowly getting there. That is a world silver medal.
:07:09. > :07:15.And if not her main event. With Becky, she said Federica Pellegrini
:07:15. > :07:20.is amazing. She is amazing, a double gold Olympic medallist.
:07:20. > :07:25.really hope she is enjoying this week. It sounds as if she is. She
:07:26. > :07:30.seems to have that focus, really strongly, on anything that will
:07:30. > :07:36.happen between now and this time next year. She was talking about
:07:36. > :07:39.cycles, with her coach, leading into the championships. The World
:07:39. > :07:47.Championships, the rest of the world is there, try different
:07:47. > :07:53.things. If they don't go right, you can go back. She was looking at the
:07:53. > :07:58.200 as a fun event. Like Paula Radcliffe, marathon runner, you
:07:58. > :08:07.won't get heard doing the 100 metres. The 200 for her is a real
:08:07. > :08:17.sprinter. So, it is fun. You were raised Venter. How different is
:08:17. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:27.that from open-water swimming? -- you were a sprinter. It is
:08:27. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:34.completely different. 60 people in a pack. Water temperatures. I would
:08:34. > :08:41.last 21 seconds. Open water is 20 hours. They pull each other under
:08:41. > :08:44.water, it is brutal. Distances up to 25 kilometres. 10 kilometres is
:08:44. > :08:49.what it is all about for the Olympics. In Keri-Anne Payne, we
:08:49. > :08:54.have someone who is an Olympic silver medallist and world champion.
:08:54. > :09:02.They have to take food on board as they swim. Two hours in the
:09:02. > :09:05.swimming pool. The policy for Keri- Anne Payne is to just keep on going.
:09:05. > :09:13.It has been an amazing year. I'm pleased with how it has gone so
:09:13. > :09:21.far. By figures of crossed I can keep progressing up that ladder. My
:09:21. > :09:25.goal is to be in the top 10 and make that Olympic team. I think
:09:25. > :09:35.this is almost going to be a more important and difficult race than
:09:35. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:47.I have had so many different trials, to get to where I am now. This is
:09:47. > :09:52.the final hurdle to make the Olympic team. I have definitely
:09:52. > :09:57.learned to love bit more, and swimming. When I first started, I
:09:57. > :10:03.wasn't the biggest fan. 30, swimming through dead animals, not
:10:03. > :10:11.very cameras. COMMENTATOR: Keri-Anne Payne is
:10:11. > :10:16.still leading. She has led this phrase from the
:10:16. > :10:24.start. Here comes Keri-Anne Payne, she touches first, she is the world
:10:24. > :10:30.champion. He qualified for the Olympic Games.
:10:30. > :10:33.Yes. It is amazing. I really couldn't be any happier now. The
:10:33. > :10:38.perfect race today. Annie to make sure I get home and straight back
:10:38. > :10:48.into the water and concentrate on next year. I have made the team and
:10:48. > :10:51.I'm really happy. I need to make sure I carry on going for next year.
:10:51. > :10:54.Alternate his Keri-Anne Payne world champion in open-water swimming but
:10:54. > :10:58.she became the first British athlete in any discipline to
:10:58. > :11:06.officially qualify for next year's Olympic Games. A tremendously brave
:11:06. > :11:09.swim, it looks so tough. What she does always is take it on.
:11:10. > :11:16.In swearing terms, especially with open water. In the swimming pool,
:11:16. > :11:21.you have euro in lane. In open water, the person who sits behind
:11:21. > :11:27.her, they move the water. Soaring behind is a lot easier. She knew
:11:27. > :11:33.she had to finish in the top 10 to qualify. Cassandra Patten one a
:11:33. > :11:39.bronze medal, she finished 21st. She now can't qualify. She had to
:11:39. > :11:47.finish top 10. There are only 24 places. That is the qualification
:11:47. > :11:55.system. Two Brits could have qualified. But she did not come top
:11:55. > :12:00.10. We have one Brit going. Britain gets a person in every event anyway.
:12:00. > :12:05.Cassandra Patten can't now go to the qualifying event as we already
:12:05. > :12:11.have one person. This is because they are trying to get as many
:12:11. > :12:14.countries involved. 10 people have qualified already. They want 15
:12:14. > :12:21.people from different countries. It is good to promote the sport but
:12:21. > :12:29.you do want the best people. For the men, and remembered David
:12:29. > :12:35.Davis tried to do what Keri-Anne Payne did, to lead all the way.
:12:35. > :12:39.What is his situation? He did not finish top 10. He did not go to the
:12:39. > :12:47.World Championships. The two boys who represented thus did not
:12:47. > :12:53.qualify. So, we have one place available as host nation. David can
:12:54. > :12:58.now go to the second qualification to qualify their or as the fastest
:12:58. > :13:05.Briton. They had real problems with the temperature of water in the
:13:05. > :13:09.longest event, the 25 kilometres. 10 kilometres it takes two powers,
:13:09. > :13:19.the marathon in street running terms. 25 kilometres takes five
:13:19. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.hours. One American died from heat or exhaustion. They are swimming in
:13:30. > :13:35.32 degrees. Paul something -- swimming pool is 22 degrees. Heat
:13:35. > :13:40.exhaustion does come into play. A lot of people, nine, pulled out of
:13:40. > :13:50.the event. It is dangerous. Absolutely.
:13:50. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:11.The evening session rounds off with USA, but Holland it would scare the
:14:11. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:36.Germany just from China in four. is these two nations, the Chinese
:14:36. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:07.-- lane assignment. And they are one up from the Americans and they
:15:07. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :16:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:16:02. > :16:09.will be getting waves. The gap is Holland get the gold. Silver to the
:16:10. > :16:18.USA. The bronze medal goes to Germany. Germany are delighted.
:16:18. > :16:25.What a great last leg. Tactically, the Dutch got it absolutely perfect.
:16:25. > :16:35.She took it on the first 25 metres in the last leg. Great off the
:16:35. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.block. I was wondering if she would get so excited. Team tactics worked
:16:47. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:17.against the Americans. The Dutch have been confirmed because I was
:17:17. > :17:27.just looking at the German takeover. But it looks like they have got
:17:27. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :18:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:18:16. > :18:20.away with it. Holland did it's a than Michael Phelps from the USA.
:18:20. > :18:30.Adam Brown, nearest your camera. Then the turn from Michael Phelps
:18:30. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:38.will be impressive I would imagine. Underwater for quite a while. James
:18:39. > :18:44.Magnussen having a fantastic 25 metres. Now going away from the
:18:44. > :18:51.field, this is a fantastic start for the Australians. Right on
:18:51. > :19:00.record pace for the relay. That is under the world record pace at for
:19:00. > :19:08.the relay. Australia out to an absolute flyer. Adam Brown in Great
:19:09. > :19:18.Britain did 49.05. The Australians have given themselves the best
:19:19. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:29.chance in beating the Americans. It is that battle of the South
:19:29. > :19:35.Africans. Townshend, a very experienced competitor. And that
:19:35. > :19:45.little ways on the side will be helping the Australians. That was a
:19:45. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:18.work. In its is interesting, the South Africans have a pretty much
:20:18. > :20:26.unknown 20-year-old on the back end. What pressure! The Australians have
:20:26. > :20:36.Eamon Sullivan. What a fantastic take over from the Americans.
:20:36. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:42.USA in the centre. They have got a lot of work to do. Australia
:20:42. > :20:49.leading. Eamon Sullivan is the second man in history at the 100
:20:49. > :20:55.metres freestyle. It is getting closer. Australia First, fan second
:20:55. > :21:05.and the USA have too much to do to catch up? France are usually in the
:21:05. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:29.France again get a silver. What a great swim in that was. Relatively
:21:29. > :21:39.slow time, but Australia have stolen it from Elaine two. Rashmee
:21:39. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:49.the end. You could tell his tank was empty. But they owe that to
:21:49. > :21:59.their leads swimmer, James Magnussen. What a fantastic first
:21:59. > :22:05.
:22:06. > :22:15.100 metres. The rest of the teams could not come back. Eamon Sullivan,
:22:16. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:43.didn't he tied up in that last few metres. Ian Thorpe, where are you
:22:43. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:11.Nice to see you doing freestyle? Nice to mix it up. I like racing as
:23:12. > :23:16.a team with Team GB today. We did a great job, make the final. To be
:23:16. > :23:20.honest, the main thing was to come here and to qualify the team for
:23:20. > :23:26.next year for the London 2012 Olympics. We have done that and we
:23:26. > :23:31.should be proud of the achievements so far. Funding is very important?
:23:31. > :23:36.It is, it is a big help to everyone on the team and it is great to get
:23:36. > :23:41.into the final and raise these big boys. It was a cool raised? It was,
:23:42. > :23:46.very cool. The Australians, the French and Americans were fantastic.
:23:46. > :23:50.We did a great job. We qualified for London. Up until a couple of
:23:50. > :23:54.months ago you did not know you are going to be here? This year has
:23:54. > :24:00.been funny for everyone, after a late Commonwealth Games and early
:24:00. > :24:05.trials. I did not win very well there. I had to go to second trials,
:24:05. > :24:11.and having that up and down, not swimming as fast as I would like to
:24:11. > :24:16.hear, but like the boys said, in another final, people are starting
:24:16. > :24:21.to take us seriously. Simon Burnett being honest in his assessment.
:24:21. > :24:27.When I said the men were first up, I meant it was the women. What
:24:27. > :24:30.would be a highlight of the Day? Watching the Australian men, it was
:24:31. > :24:36.going to be about France and America, we did not muck about
:24:36. > :24:42.Australia. Also we talked about it earlier, Ian Thorpe is going to try
:24:42. > :24:47.and get back in the team. Would you read anything into Michael Phelps
:24:47. > :24:56.not being terribly sharp in the first leg? First rate, he was not
:24:56. > :25:02.sluggish, is just James Magnussen had an absolute blinder. Don't read
:25:02. > :25:08.too much into it, the fly is his thing. They all seemed very happy
:25:08. > :25:11.with the pool, unlike Delhi? They have been no complaints. When you
:25:11. > :25:16.go into a major championships, the hotel they are staying is a great
:25:16. > :25:21.hotel. They have a dietician looking after them, it is all
:25:21. > :25:28.prepared and managed around them. And do things tomorrow, Ellen Gandy
:25:28. > :25:33.and Jemma Lowe have their first final? On the fly, yes. We have two
:25:33. > :25:40.goals in the final. Before it was, can we get one in there? Now we
:25:40. > :25:43.have two. We have Rebecca Adlington in the freestyle. It is exciting.
:25:43. > :25:47.Because the international competition is so strong, one of
:25:47. > :25:51.the interesting things developing will be has Michael Phelps still
:25:51. > :25:56.got it or is Ryan locker t the major star? If he took Michael
:25:56. > :26:02.Phelps out of the Olympic Games, Ryan would have won about five gold
:26:02. > :26:07.medals himself. These two going head-to-head tomorrow in the 200
:26:07. > :26:12.freestyler, Ryan was in the heat of the three-star but did not get put
:26:12. > :26:16.into the team for the relay in the final. One of the things to look
:26:16. > :26:18.out for tomorrow will be Hannah Miley in the 200 individual medley
:26:18. > :26:24.Miley in the 200 individual medley tomorrow. You can watch the finals
:26:24. > :26:28.live on the red button and that starts at 11 am. We will be back on