Day 1 Swimming: World Championships

Some cities just brief history. Some cities are iconic. Some cities

can stir the memory. It is Linford Christie, and the British captain

is the Olympic champion! Sally Gunnell gets the gold. He has won

nothing but admiration. Some cities can inspire. That is utterly

brilliant. But this is not just any city, this is Barcelona. Welcome to

A very warm welcome to Barcelona for the 2013 world swimming

championships and with eight on our poolside perch are Mark Foster and

a new to us, but not new to this environment, Rebecca Adlington. The

world's greatest swimmers are assembled in Barcelona this week.

If you need a reminder of who they He is absolutely brilliant. She is

going to win a gold medal in the women's 800 metres freestyle. The

individual medley. What a beautiful boy! We are going to start by

showing you one of those big names in action, and the American

teenager Katie Ledecky burst into the limelight. It is the women's

400 metres freestyle from last the heats. The final of the women's

400 metres freestyle. Katie Ledecky was the fastest qualifier. Jazmin

Carlin of Great Britain is the Welsh record holder and expect her

to go out nice and comfortably in lane three. What have you got to

do? You have got to keep its move, it has got to be easy speed. The

first 50 does not feel that hard. You do not want to burn out, so

they want to keep it nice and smooth and set the race up. Katie

Ledecky is bowing out in a not dissimilar fashion that she went

out in the 800 metres final in London. Jazmin Carlin is in 7th or

8th position, but she has a good second half. She does not want to

get too far behind. No, she does not, but she does swim well in the

second 200 metres. Expect her to dig in. Her coach calls her a rock

Fila. Is that fair, Becky? definitely not. She goes for it.

She definitely does. But Katie Ledecky is not just going for it,

she is storming it. She looks as if she is on course for a record.

think she will come back as well. She trains for the distance, I do

not think she is going to drop off and died. A possible world record.

Jazmin Carlin is just at the top three down in the picture. She

could get a bronze medal here. Katie Ledecky has gone off like a

shot. She is underneath world record pace. Jazmin Carlin is in

6th position and she is moving through the field and looking

pretty good. Becky, what do you think at the moment? She is spent a

good position. Obviously Katie is next to her and it is a bit is

heartening to see where she is. But she has got a great position and

hopefully she can bring it back. She has gone on to Kylie Palmer's

shoulders. Katie Ledecky is going to smash this world record. It will

be interesting if Jazmin Carlin can get close to the Spanish girl who

is second at the moment. But the Hungarian is also there. Camille

Muffat at the bottom has gone. metres to go and it is Katie

Ledecky ahead of world record pace and she is looking very strong.

Jazmin Carlin has moved up into 4th position now and this is the

strongest part of her race. She has got to keep pushing Katie Ledecky.

Do you think the world record is going to go? She is always strong

on the last 50, but Jazmin Carlin has got a race on her hands up for

the third position. She could do it. It is Lauren boil or Jazmin Carlin

for the bronze medal. She is in the bronze-medal position. She is going

to do it, I am so excited. world record is on. It is held by

Federica Pellegrini of Italy. She is just outside. The bronze has

just gone to New Zealand. Jazmin Carlin has been touched out by 141

hundredths of a second. It is so close. That is a tough one. Katie

Ledecky has broken for a menace. beautiful stroke and very high

elbows. Becky, world Jazmin Carlin be happy with that? She swung so

well and nearly got a medal. Or will she be disappointed? 4th is a

horrible position. But she will see the positive. She will be upset,

but I think she will realise it is a positive. It says Jazmin Carlin

up for the freestyle still to come. You look very happy at. You went

under four minutes without one of those suits. It is crazy. My coach

sometimes jokes around when I am doing 29 and he says, under four

minutes, and I always thought it was a joke, but he must have known

it was in me. We will see you later She has got a tough programme here,

but before we talk about her, your job in the commentary box needs a

quick mention. How did you find that? I loved it, but it is amazing,

but you are commenting on your best friends. Jazmin Carlin did a

fantastic job and it sets her up for the rest of the week.

Unfortunately, she has not qualified for the 1500 metres and

she was hoping to get herself back in the water and up on the rostrum.

But Katie Ledecky came under the radar abate in London and suddenly

she has grown physically. She is here again and it was no one-hit

wonder. You should talk to Becky about her beating her last year.

When you are younger you make a huge improvements. It was a

surprise as she won last year and in such fashion. But coming here in

that 400 with nothing to lose, it was about her and the record.

way you have known what it is like to win gold medals and everybody

knows who you are until you are the goal to beat. She is also a target

now four other girls. In the US team that you have had Michael

Phelps and Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin, so back home she will not

be a huge star, but it spreads across the team with the US team.

There are so many big names it spreads the pressure across. It was

different in my position, but she is an unbelievable athlete. I am

glad I do not have to re serve. has got a big programme, the 115

hundred. It is tough going. It will be interesting to see how she gets

on especially with the 800 after the 1500. I am so excited because

there will be special things from here. Next up, it is the men's

hundred metres breaststroke final. Sadly no Ross murder or Michael

Jamieson in it. But Michael Churm isn't's strongest event is the 200

medallists in the Olympic Games. is going out very strongly. The

question is whether he has got the energy and the training to hold on

to this place. Christian Sprenger is right where he needs to be.

Cameron van der Burgh had to do this, the question is whether he

can do this. He is taking Felipe Lima and Fabio Scozzoli with them.

This is fascinating. Surely he cannot come back. He is holding

well in that green cap for South Africa. Christian Sprenger is

coming through. It is Christian Sprenger, the world champion, right

on the touch. The bronze has gone to Felipe Lima of Brazil. A great

swimmer from him. Look what it means, the world champion at the

100 metres breaststroke. deserves that one, all year he has

been half a second faster than the rest of the field. I think

Christian Sprenger was saying it was Cameron van der Burgh's title

to lose. He knew Cameron van der Burgh was going to go out quickly.

Congratulations, you have had a great year. A fantastic way to top

it off. I went into that raised thinking it was possible to get the

world championship. But you do not want to get too overwhelmed by

every possibility. I said to myself, whatever happens will happen. And I

came away with a win will start you Australians have had a tough time

over the last year, particularly the swimmers. Have you been able to

handle that? Coming off London it was always going to be a challenge

to bring ourselves back again. But we are really strong as a team and

we can put up some pretty good times in these championships.

Australia is back. Yes, we are back Said a swapped around from the

Olympic Games in one and two. was AA huge jump for a Felipe Lima

and that is where Brazil will be in four years time. I was not

surprised. Cameron van der Burgh has sat a few problems and injuries

this year, but it was a great race. He tried to take it out and break

Christian Sprenger. It was disappointing at the Olympic Games

across the sport for Australia and they will be delighted this early

in the championships to get a gold medal. It is so important for them.

It was similar for us with a disappointing Games last year. They

can just sign it off and now night and missing out on the final,

he knew he couldn't take any chances. Yes, some of the more

established swimmers will take it a little bit easier. This evening, I

hope he has a little bit more again. The race plan will be to make the

top 16, and he came out first, so he is obviously on top form. Yannick

Agnel is a bit of a mystery at the moment. He has relocated to America.

He said he was only going to compete in relays. Is he still going to be

the force in this race? It is difficult. He wasn't even meant to

do the 200 until a few weeks ago. He did swim in the relay last night. He

wasn't where you would expect him to be. I think he is going to surprise

people with the fact he is not on top form. And this young Japanese

swimmer in the first heat. We have seen a cutout of him on Japanese

television around the corner. They are pitching him to be the next big

thing. He has a big programme. doing lots of races. He could be the

next Lochte. Maybe he will start 200 metres freestyle, Yannick Agnel

of France. Up in lane and the three. -- lane number three. There is some

big guys in this race. Conor Dwyer, who actually swims at North

Baltimore with Michael Phelps' coach. The Japanese swimmer goes in

Olympic champion, has gone out in three. Don't be surprised by the

Japanese either. He comes back very quick. Agnel has had a bit of a

turbulent time in the last year since the Olympic Games. He split

with his coach without telling his coach. He told the French

federation. Then he went over to America to have a meeting, and his

coach thought he was just taking some time off. A bit sneaky. Lane

six, Thomas Fraser-Holmes. Talk about sneaky, Thomas Fraser-Holmes.

USA's Conor Dwyer, team-mates with Michael Phelps until he gave up last

year. Fraser-Holmes is still looking good. The race is two and three.

Agnel still has something left. And Oliveira of Brazil in lane four.

Very tight. The white hat of France is still in there. Yannick Agnel,

the Olympic champion. Goodness me! Hagino has got it. Kosuke Hagino of

Japan, winning that first semifinal. Agnel second. Dwyer third. The time

is not that fast. With Robbie Renwick of Great Britain in the

second semifinal, that is great news for him. That was amazing pace of

Hagino. The Olympic champion second. Not that quick! It was crazy splits

from Hagino. We know he trains hard on the back end of the race, but all

the eyes were on the top end of the pool, and everybody missed him!

has got his 200 and his 400 medley still to come. Those really are his

best. He got that bronze medal in the Olympic Games in the 400 medal,

pushing Michael Phelps into force. Look at this, right at the end of

the race. We thought Agnel and Dwyer were going to take the positions.

will have just watched that first semifinal. Very exciting indeed.

Ryan Lochte up in lane two. Is a toff, who is very fast, in lane six.

-- Danila Izotov. Robbie Renwick has just seen a slow first semi. I echo

what Mark Foster said. He gave quite a lot in the heat this morning. He

will have to step it up a bit because there are some good swimmers

in this one. He has got Ryan Lochte two lanes away in lane two. Danila

Izotov has the fastest time this year. He has got to do his own race,

Renwick. Very, very important that he looks after himself and doesn't

get spooked by anybody else. Absolutely. If you look at this

list, you will get spooked! Ryan Lochte coming out in his fancy

shoes. Just like the pair you have under your bed! He is the poster boy

of American swimming now that Michael Phelps has retired. He is

not the fastest in the world this year. He is the defending champion,

but not the fastest in the world this year. The world University

games champion very recently, and any Izotov is a big threat for the

final. Cameron McEvoy of Australia. The new order is appearing,

certainly in Australian swimming. The world junior in the 50 and 100m

freestyle. This is the 200. The Commonwealth champion in Delhi,

Robbie Renwick. From the city of Glasgow. Writ is record holder.

There's never been a better opportunity to make the final of the

World Championships of this 200 metres freestyle. There's the

defending champion, probably the favourite, Ryan Lochte. Lochte lane

heats. If Robbie Renwick does that got a decent start up there in two.

The defending champion on the 200 200 back, 200 medley and 400 medley,

Ryan Lochte - what a swimmer he is! Renwick seems to be regulating it a

little bit more. He was not on the pace this morning and came through

very, very quick in the last 50. Renwick has to not let them get too

far away. Right now, McAvoy, Lochte, is a toff, -- Danila Izotov. He has

the fastest time in the world this year. Very good turn. Lochte not

using his turn as well as he normally does. Yes. Robbie Renwick

has got some work to do. He does come back well on the second 100

metres. He is probably about fifth Lochte is going well. Mac one Mac

still holding. -- Izotoff still last turn of Ryan Lochte was

something special. Something amazing. He was hardly breathing.

You didn't really use the turn on the 100 metres. Izotov Had a

fantastic turn. He will get confidence from that. Lochte is

still hanging about in the pool. A really solid swim from Renwick. Not

fazed by either side of him going very mature swim. I've got to tell

you, the relief! He's going to qualify fourth. He will be next to

Ryan Lochte and next to Conor Dwyer. He will be in lane six. Not a bad

lane four the final four Robbie Renwick. The tracks start there, one

foot in front of the other. Very interesting stroke. He reads very

heavily over to his left hand side. Create a real loping stroke. Lochte

is looking over. He is back at the end. That is a trademark of him. He

says, I've got my position, why waste any more energy? Robbie

Renwick did really well in the middle. I think Lochte was

comfortable at the top there. A fairly lazy finish. Izotov Looks

good. And Robbie Renwick is in. paced it well. A fantastic swim. He

will be pleased with that after the 400 he missed out on earlier in the

week. Can he go one better? Can he make it onto the rostrum? We would

hope so. If he is on form, he has a lot more. But is he on form? He swam

a great race. He just did his own thing. He didn't go out too fast. He

did his own thing in the pool, and then he makes it back. He is in that

optimum lane, and some of the great Olympic swimmers are on the outside

of him. It must be hard to feel that you don't have to go with them.

is one of those swims... A race, when it is paced, you can go with

other people and burn other people off. When Becky is one her best

races, she commanded it from the front. Some people are good at that,

and other people like using other people. People have different

tactics. We will hear from Robbie later on. We are building up to the

final of the women's 200-metre individual medley, where we have not

one but two women lining up. One of them is the very young Siobhan-Marie

O'Connor, who qualified in night fastest. And Sophie Allen as well,

fourth fastest in qualification. Unbelievable. It is great that

Siobhan-Marie is in there. She is in contention for Rio. It is amazing

for her that she has this final experience. I am excited to see what

is coming from her. She swam really quick earlier in the season. It will

be great to see her get in amongst the race. And Sophie swam a great

race yesterday. She did swim a 100 breaststroke this morning, and

didn't make it back. Hopefully, she can swim well tonight. Globally,

this is a big race. The Olympic champion is there. Belmonte Garcia

is being cheered right now. The local support for her is going to be

huge. It is a stacked final. You have Alicia Coutts of Australia as

well. It is the opportunity for these two to get the experience. In

three years' time... I'm not saying that is when it really matters,

because it matters now. But it is experience of the big stage. The

more you do it, the more comfortable you become. Everyone wants to aim

for the finals and get on the podiums. This is a great stepping

stone for these guys, especially Siobhan, who was a bit younger. It

is a great block for for Rio. Coutts has a big programme. It may

have cost her in the relay yesterday for Australia. We have a big Chinese

contingent in the audience here as well. Let's handover the commentary

Mary O'Connor is in lane eight for Great Britain. Sophie Allen is in

lane six for Great Britain. What a Lane assignment for the Brits.

Absolutely. But Katinka Hosszu in Lane four has had multiple races

over the year. She broke the one the Hungarian record this morning

and pulled out of the semis to try and win this one. Great Britain in

lane six and eight. Six is Sophie Allen and eight A Sherborne Marie

O'Connor. The weakest leg for the British girls is the backstroke.

There breaststroke is good. But out of the blocks and going very well

is Katinka Hosszu. She has started really well. We know Shiwen Ye has

got a fantastic three staff at the end of the race. Katinka Hosszu has

a fantastic backstroke. She did a 59 this morning breaking the

Hungarian record. She is trying to put some distance between herself

and the white cap of China, Shiwen Ye. Katinka Hosszu's breaststroke

is not bad. But Siobhan Mary O'Connor is doing well on the

backstroke and is going to turn in second place. She was second after

the fly and that is really good for Siobhan Murray a corner. She has

got a good breaststroke as well. Now the race is on. They are going

to try and catch Katinka Hosszu, the Hungarian. Siobhan Mary

O'Connor is still in medal position. The rest of the field are starting

to really attack now. Alicia Coutts is going to be in second place. She

has got great freestyle. The Olympic champion is in 8th place.

Sophie Allen is coming through. What a great race by Katinka Hosszu.

Dominated from the start to the finish. I cannot see her losing

back, but I do not believe she will give it up. Alicia Coutts is a very

good three-star. Finally Katinka Hosszu is going to win a big race.

She did not quite break the world record, but she becomes world

champion. The silver medal goes to Alicia Coutts. That is her third

silver medals so far these championships. And Spain has got

the bronze. What a fantastic swim by Katinka Hosszu. You can hear the

crowd. You knew the Spanish girl got the bronze medal by the

reaction. But she has raced so hard and so determined this year.

Everywhere we have seen her raised through Air Europe and the world

she has taken 10 or more events as she has prepared herself for

raising tough and hard all the way through this competition. That is

her first world title. Maybe another one? She does so many

events. She won it by miles. Nearly 1.5 seconds. 7th and 8th for the

A great experience for the British girls. Sadly it Siobhan Mary

O'Connor, I have looked as if she was with them on the turn, not

quite her race today, but they will get experience. Definitely. They

will be disappointed. They went slower than they did in their heats

and the semi-finals come as Sir they will be disappointed. But that

should drive them on for the next meet and hopefully they will train

and work even harder. The hard work that Katinka Hosszu has done, but

Shiwen Ye was nowhere in that event. Katinka Hosszu was determined she

was going to address that. Also when she did the 100 backstroke and

got a national record and poured out this morning, when people are

on forum they pull out of the meat. Shiwen Ye is not the swimmer she

was last year. It is an experience for our girls. The more you come to

a competition and race the best people in the world, the more

comfortable you become doing it. It is great experience. There is still

a lot more to come from those two. There is an awful lot more to come

with their age. This is a sea- change in the attitude towards

British swimming. They want to tighten the squad and they want it

to people -- to be people who get into finals. It is a totally

different approach to the team. It is such a small team. It is nice to

see that and it does need to be more focused. Everyone has to have

the same edition and the same goal, to get on the podium. It will be

interesting next year with the Commonwealth Games because it is

going to be at home again. A lot of these guys had the home crowd

experience in London and they have experienced it and they know how it

can lift them. Sharon has managed to catch up with Sophie and Siobhan.

Maybe not as fast as you would have liked to have gone, but fantastic

experience. Everybody wants to improve after the semi-final, but

it was an amazing race. Everyone was so close with Katinka Hosszu at

the front. It just was not any tonight. Were you surprised to be

in there? Yes, definitely. It was a crazy 10 minutes after the semi-

final yesterday. I was determined to make the final, that was my aim

when I came here. I was just disappointed I could not do a

better time tonight. It is a big learning curve. You go out very

fast and swim it in a pained away. What is there to work on? I think I

worked to my strengths a bit too much because I know my flight is

pretty strong. I could sacrifice something at the beginning to make

up a few seconds on the back. it help that you push each other

like crazy in training? Yes, definitely. My first 100 is my

witness and her second 100 is, so it works well for us. Well done,

ladies. We did not mention that how close they are in training and

swapping British records as well over the last few days. That bodes

well because they will push each other on. I know you had to do a

lot of your training on your own, but having someone close to push

you must be a positive. Sophie is very new, so it has taken a while

to adapt, but they were brilliantly together. They will get stronger

and stronger and better and better and work on each other's weaknesses.

Let's move on to the 400 metres freestyle. We should also mention

James Guy competing in his first pace at the moment. Sun Yang's

strength is the second harp. -- second half. James Guy is closest

to us. It is very difficult to follow from these pictures, I am

afraid. Connor Jaeger is holding it, the 22 year-old from Michigan. They

have been talking quite highly about this guy. They are looking

for the next new star with the retirement of Michael Phelps. But

Sun Yang is very strong. He comes back like a rocket in the last 100

metres. It is very interesting that he has set such a hard place.

metres to go. Sun Yang is half a second behind world record pace. I

wonder if he has gone out a little bit too quick. He is looking very

good. Connor Jaeger is trying to stay with him, but it is all about

the world record. Sun Yang has spotted Connor Jaeger. I think he

has moved his stroke rate up. Sun Yang has probably fallen short of

the world record. He does come back very fast indeed. He is just

outside the record. Connor Jaeger has got the bronze. James Guy swum

well, he finished in 5th. That was his first world final. That is very

good from the young Brit, 17 years of age. That was a great swim from

him. He has not had the best of years. The Japanese 18-year-old

came through. James I got 5th. That must have really hurt him in the

That is a very impressive World Championship debut for James Guy.

He has had a big season. He has done a European, the juniors, the

trials as well. Is it easier or harder as a distance runner or a

sprinter? Everybody is individual and then it comes down to the coach.

We used to have our trials in March, but now we have the trials a month

ago, which I like. Once you are swimming fast and you are on a high,

it is easier to maintain a high. The best way to maintain form is to

raise as much as possible. It is the men's 50 metre fly next. This

is an open race. Power and speed can make up for any lack of

Florent Manaudou. He is going well, but the rest of the field is coming

back. It is the Brazilian! Oh, my goodness me. The defending champion.

Could this Evans, nowhere near as quick as I thought it was going to

be. Silver medal for the USA. Florent Manaudou was last!

American was a backstroke where Anto two years ago. How did Florent

Manaudou come last. The defending stadium, because he did fail a drug

test. It is about respect. Swimmers do respect athletes who were clean.

There are not that many drug cheats in swimming. There is a strict rule

and format of drug testing. It is pretty strict within swimming, so we

are very lucky. There is a respect thing, where athletes may feel a bit

cheated by him as well. You were a bronze medallist in this in 2001.

How do you get a medal in the 50 fly? Swim quick! It is a question of

getting it all right. With me, the start had to be right. With

butterfly, the more you rush, the timing has to be right. I would

start quick, find my strokes, and the power came through. You have to

not snatch the water. With Cesar Cielo, it is a grey area, because it

wasn't proved either way. Let's move on to the women's 100 metres fly

final now. Six of the line-up were in the final in London last year. A

butterfly. That was very close indeed. Otterson has come up really

well. Sjostrom is staying with her. Going well is Bianchi of Italy. I'm

not sure she can hold that pace. Ottesen Grey is faster than the rest

Sjostrom of Sweden gets it. The Olympic champion has to take bronze.

That was a textbook swim there from so strong. -- from Stu Ostrom. She

used the different techniques she had used in the semifinal. She said

she was more relaxed in this competition. Had a few changes in

her life and the Olympic Games. Going from the fourth -- from a

fourth in the Olympics to winning now... You can see she is excited.

how it can spur you on. Unbelievable. She swam it so well.

Nobody was going to beat her. She wanted it. She looks fantastic.

world-class field. Vollmer won the Olympic Games. Going into these

championships, she looks good with the times. When Sarah Sjostrom first

raised, she was very young. She came fourth in the Olympics. She has come

back and one. For many, it is hard to keep it going. It is a cycle of

four years, and it is a very long time in your life to commit to. She

is at the beginning of that, and it bodes well. Definitely. She was only

15, which was so, so young. She went back and trained hard. She wants to

achieve more. She is motivated and driven, and works hard. Another lady

who does all of those is up next. We are going to show you the second

breaststroke semifinal for a reason. Ruta Meilutyte. A brilliant start.

That is a great omen for this world record. Let's hope she does it.

Great. Not just the reaction time, but the way she came through the

water. Meilutyte is right on course for this. She just needs to qualify

for the final. The night before the final, the semis, is the time to go

for world records. She is well ahead of her own best time. She is off the

world record, but that is a very fast one. Yuliya Efrimova is going

proved she can go even faster. What a great swim that was! Attacked it

down that first 50. She has got the world record. The Olympic champion

is now the world record holder on the 50 metres breaststroke. The same

reaction as we saw last year. Almost disbelief. This girl has trained

very hard. The medal hasn't been won, but the world record has been

captured. She is now the Olympic champion and the world record

holder. That first 50 was blistering. The pacing was perfect.

To get under 30 seconds, quicker than this morning. Almost at the

end, just that glide... If she can finish on a full stroke, she could

maybe go even quicker tomorrow night. On butterfly, you try and

adjust your strokes are you finish right on the end. You do that on

breaststroke as well. It's the sort of thing you learn with experience.

Maybe she needs a few more years to work it out! It is Plymouth and

like to think of her as being made in Britain, don't we? What was a

scary about that race was she glided in at the end. What else can this

girl do? She is just unbelievable. I am looking forward to the final

tomorrow night. Do you think she could break it again tomorrow?

Without a shadow of the doubt. If she has a good finish, maybe another

half a second. When you saw her walk off for her interview, if you look

at her back, she has developed a lot more muscle. You have the maturity

that comes mentally and physically as well, between 15 and 16. It is so

exciting what she can go on to achieve. Definitely. She has got one

of the best stance I have ever seen. She is amazing. We do like to

think of her as British, and a lot of the guys on the British team know

her very well. We do cheer for her. We will be rooting for her

tomorrow. Next up is the women's 100 metres backstroke semifinals. We

have a British interest in this. Betty has a lot of interest in this,

as she spends a lot of time with 100 metres backstroke. Lauren

Quigley right at the top there. A decent start from her. Liz Pelton

from the USA as well. Pelton didn't go out too quickly, but came back

very strong in the end. Quigley is doing well. Currently in fourth

place. We would like to do well for sure. The middle of the pool is

where the race is. Force will do, I think. She has got to bring it back

down this last 25 metres. It looks like it is Seebohm at the moment.

Terakawa third. Lauren Quigley was sixth in the end. Hocking finished

very well as well. The first semifinal won by Seebohm. Lauren

Quigley, finishing 12th overall, and not making it through to tomorrow's

final. The fastest qualifier Missy Franklin, that girl who did so well

in London. She is the favourite going into tomorrow's final. It was

the men's semifinal as well, and unfortunately, Christopher

Walker-Hebborn didn't make it through either. Lauren is only 18.

This is her first competition. She is just shining through. This is her

first senior meat. When I went through to my first world

competition, I was in pieces. It was great experience for her tonight.

She is definitely the future. the names to watch. Will Christopher

be disappointed? Yes, definitely. In the trials, he swum a fantastic

time. He was nearly a second off that. The time you want to deliver

is when you come to your Championships, as closed your best

as possible. Tomorrow, one race in particular stands out, the men's 200

metres freestyle with Robbie Renwick and Ryan Lochte. Agnel as well,

depending on how good his training is going. A great chance for Robbie.

He has got a shout. It is a loaded final. The semifinals were not that

quick, so he is somebody who is always up for a race. He has got a

chance. We will not write him off. Anything could happen. And that 1500

freestyle as well. Definitely, I cannot wait for that race. I think

that world record might go. Ledecky is on form. The men's 100 metres

backstroke, with Grevers. He Johno had a great semifinal as well. You

can't name it. -- hedge I know. Ruta Meilutyte as well, going for

another world record, and a gold medal. I think she can go even

faster. I think she can break that world record again. A good

atmosphere here tonight. Lovely to see the Spanish swimmer, Belmonte,

get on to the rostrum and get the home crowd going. I have raced in

Spain before, and every time we come to Spain, we get lots of support. I