Day 8 Swimming: World Championships

Hello and welcome to Budapest for the final day of swimming. Let's go

straight to the action, because this airy Vasey goes for Britain in the

50-metre breaststroke final. COMMENTATOR: You join us for the

first final on the final day. The fastest female breaststroke is in

history here. Sarah Vasey is in the seven at the bottom there. One

length of breaststroke, and the fastest women in history are here.

The world record holder has had a good start, that's Ruta Meilutyte

take. Going very well is the new record holder on the 100

breaststroke, Lilly King, looking very good indeed, but Efimova coming

back in the pink suit. Looks like it may be King on the touch. 29.4 .0.

Lilly King broke the record on the 100 metres breaststroke, and now

she's done it on the 50. Silver to Efimova of rush-hour, and the bronze

to the USA. Sarah Vasey did well for Great Britain, swam very well

indeed. Came in sixth. 30.6 her time, just outside the time she swam

in the semifinals. What a world record that was. That is the first

time all year I have seen FM owner and King share a smile. They have

had some proper needle both before the Olympic Games and before this

meet. It took a world record for King to take this home. Efimova was

so close. It was the start that lost it for Efimova. Just look how close

it is here at the end. She had a ropey start in the 100 as well,

didn't she? King just getting into that wall, getting that world

record, and she salutes the crowd. Boom. Thank you very much! Well, the

sprint queen on breaststroke, won the 100 with a world record, and now

the 50. Lilly King the new world champion on the women's 50-metre

breaststroke. Well, the Americans are having quite

a week, aren't they? First race of the night came out in style to

please the crowd with a world record. How impressed were you with

that? I think we will all a bit shocked that the world record got

row can, but credit to Sarah, her international debut. She's not

really done anything before. Most swimmers do a junior competition or

something, but Sarah has just come out here and made the final, made

six, just outside her personal best. Very much looking forward to have

prospects in the future, and she has the relay tonight as well for the

finalist for the second time this week. Great for her to be alongside

the Olympic champions, world record holders, world champions... She is

well down off the start, and always playing catch up. She was going to

have to be down among 30.1 to be in with a medal shout. It was a

humdinger. Between Efimova and King. We have had it all week. As the guys

said, it took the world record. We have made so much of their rivalry.

Does King like having someone to spur her arm, hard on her heels? I

think so. You like a bit of rivalry, don't you. Max Litchfield had a good

morning, breaking the British record. He goes tonight in the final

of the 400 medley. Let's hear from him. It is very tough, but over

time, you get used to it and you know it's going to hurt. That is

just part and parcel of what you do. We spend a lot of time on all four

strokes. It can be tough, but that's what everyone else is doing in the

world, and you've got to compete against the best in the world in

that event, and look to put in the processes I'm going to do in Tokyo.

If that happens to give me a medal shot, that's fantastic. If I can go

in with the best and put a good timing, and do the things I want to

do right, then I will be happy. He certainly looked good this morning.

How confident are you that Macs can get among the medals? Ferry. He

looked incredible on the 200 individual medley. He broke the

British record this morning. It is tough doing them back-to-back, so

he's probably tired, but it is a great position to be. You have the

Olympic champion in lane one, a bit of a surprise, but he has not been

in form this week. You have a silver in Kalisz next to Max, and then you

have Seto. As you say, if he does another best time, he is in with a

shout. Fingers crossed that Max can medal. It is tough and it is

technical. The tactics are technical. Let's see how Max goes.

Seto in 64 Japan is going for the triple. The third gold in a row in

this 400 metres individual medley, but there's some big guns all over

this pool. Kalisz in four, won the 200. Al Mader of Brazil, and next to

him is Hagino, who won the Olympic Games just last year. Seto has

looked pretty good so far, but he really needs to set it up if he is

going to win here. He won the bronze on the 200 medley. David Verraszto

of Hungary. Next to him is going to be Max Litchfield. Here he is. What

can he do here in the final? He did look all out to me this morning,

which worries me because some of the other big boys seem to have

something left in the attack. Look at Chase Kalisz. He has trained for

years out in Baltimore, at Michael Phelps' club. How well he did

earlier in the week to win that 200 metres individual medley, an event

that America has not lost since 2001. Max swam very well indeed this

morning, set a new British record this morning to qualify second for

this final. An interesting place going into a major. It's a good

position. He has Kalisz on one side and is set to on the other. Those

two will be on the medal podium. I think this will be the fastest 400

metres individual medley in history, one, two, three, so if he wants to

get a medal tonight, he needs to be on his game. It's going to be quick.

Very slow to take his kit off there. Making everyone else wait. David

Verraszto of Hungary attracting a huge amount of support. Silver in

the World Championships two years ago went to Seto.

So, two lengths butterfly, two backstroke, to breaststroke and two

freestyle. Max is easy to spot from above. On the left side, going very

fast indeed, Hagino, the Olympic champion from Japan. I like this

from Max. You want to make sure you have soft legs on the butterfly

going out. This is a horrendous event, and you have to make sure you

have the energy at the end. Hagino ahead there. He is going to like

that out in one. Look at Seto. Bronze medallist in the 200 fly

setting the pace. Just outside world record pace. The records set by the

great Michael Phelps back in Beijing, one of his eight straight

gold medals. Phelps is a fantastic flyer. First to turn after the 100

of the fly is Kalisz of the USA. Max Litchfield had a good start. We want

to see him build this backstroke. You want to be very strong on this

second 50 in backstroke and take the momentum into breaststroke. He is up

and level with Chase Kalisz, the fastest swimmer in the world this

year. Max Litchfield is taking these guys on. He has done international

backstroke and we expect this to be a strong leg. Only two tenths of a

second behind Kalisz. Come on, Max. Looking good in the centre. Looking

very strong down this backstroke. This next turn is only the halfway

mark. The next one is generally the leg, the breaststroke leg, that sort

them out. Max Litchfield looking strong. He may turn first. 1:59.5

four Kalisz. Under British world record pace Olic field in five. What

a race this is. Under Commonwealth record pace. No one from the

Commonwealth has ever managed to go under 4.10. Litchfield could do this

tonight. Can he also get a medal? Look at him in lane three, working

his way back into this. David Verraszto in second, Kalisz

still leading, but Litchfield in third. It was tight on the

backstroke to breaststroke turn, but look at that first leg of Chase

Kalisz, the first 50 on the breaststroke. He took one and a half

seconds out of the rest of the field. David Verraszto chasing him.

Maybe third or fourth is Max Litchfield. He was fourth on the 200

breaststroke. Starting to wind it up. No doubt that the leader, and it

looks like, barring something major, Chase Kalisz turning first will win

gold. 100 metres to go. Just about in third position is Seto of Japan.

The defending champion, Litchfield was he is just behind. He is going

well for the bronze medal in the centre. The pink suit of Litchfield

is going well. It's all about heart from here. You've got to dig deep.

He's taken on the double champion, he won in 15 and 13, Seto, and Max

Litchfield is task. 150 metres left for a bronze medal. -- is taking him

to task. Come on, Max! It's going to be tight. They are starting to catch

up the silver-medallist, David Verraszto. He is in the White House,

fashionable white hat, but a mighty scrap for bronze between Litchfield

and the lipid champion. Goodness me, the world champion. It's going to be

Chase Kalisz of the USA. Kalisz wins gold. Silver goes to David

Verraszto. Inside the last 25 minutes, Seto wins bronze for Japan.

And a new British and Commonwealth record for Max Litchfield. He has to

be satisfied with fourth. 4:09.62 is a brilliant swim. Not much else he

could have done. It's a Commonwealth record for Max Litchfield. He's done

a great job, and Seto, double champion at these World

Championships in the previous two, he took him down on the last 50. He

was so strong, Seto. Heartbreaking for Max Litchfield. He really let

everything on the line. He doesn't get a medal. Kalisz really was a

class act. 4.05 competition record. He did everything right, Max

Litchfield, in this event. He put all of the strokes together, and it

was just at the very end. Seto took him down. Great turn from Kalisz.

That would have won a bronze at the Olympic games in Rio last year, Max

Litchfield's time. Oh, my goodness! Seto timed it to perfection. The

gold clearly Kalisz, a new record for him. And he has taken over very

quickly from Michael Phelps and lock year, gracious me. Didn't take him

long. There are more painful places to finish them in and the 400

individual medley physically hurts. Oh, my! You don't know whether to be

overjoyed for him to go under 4.10, because it's a massive barrier for

Max Litchfield, or heartbroken because he's just outside the

medals. Got to celebrate, it's the best he's done by a long way.

There's nothing he can do about the other guys if they go faster. The

new champion, Kalisz, silver to Verraszto, bronze to Seto.

The Hungarians are going crackers for their silver-medallist, but I

suspect nobody in Sheffield has got a voice left. Come on, Max

Litchfield, what a fight! I don't think anybody in the UK as a voice

left! That was heartbreaking, because it was such a good time for

Max, a new British and Commonwealth record, and just in the last ten

metres... Iron he stuck in there. On the first length, the last leg,

freestyle, he was taking Seto on. I think he'd broken him, but Seto

saved a bit. That is why he has won World Championships. He has put

himself on the map now, Max Litchfield. Commiserations or

congratulations, I don't know which is right. Let's find out. I'm

heartbroken for you. You had a fantastic week with your swims and a

brilliant Commonwealth record. You gave everything. You can't be too

disappointed. No, I'm not. He said to me in the week, you've got to

look, you can't look at where you come since a or so ago. I say a year

or so ago, I came fourth twice at the world champions. Commonwealth

record and the first British under 4.10, so happy with that. You put

all of your times with those guys on paper, the person moving up fastest

is you, and you have three years to go until you have to get it right.

That's when it matters. It's nice to get things right here, but the main

target is three years' time. Well done. Cheers.

That was, of course, Sarah Sjostrom, the swimming superstar from Sweden.

It didn't go her way in the 100. Will we see an upset in the 50? I

think she's got it after the world record. She just got it wrong in the

100 freestyle. She held her breath for the first 25, which is a no-no.

I think on this she'll have her head down the whole time, and the way she

swam in the semis, is whether she'll break the world record or not. It's

the women's 50 metres freestyle champion Lee final. -- freestyle

final. The defending world champion is in

lane two, the Olympic champion is in lane five, and the world record

holder, Sarah Sjostrom, is in vain three. -- is in lane three.

So all eight women ready behind their blocks. There is the new world

record holder on this, the 50 metres freestyle. She set a massive world

record on the 100, and then she didn't win. What is going to happen?

Let's hope the same doesn't happen here. No way she should have that

100 free. She should be full of confidence after that world record

last night. Sarah Sjostrom Elaine four. She swam under 24 seconds six

times this year and nobody else has. -- in lane four. The finals of the

women's 50 metres freestyle, and a great start from the swimmer from

the Netherlands. Starting to wind it up, Sarah Sjostrom Sweden. Ranomi

Kromowidjojo Yeo of the Netherlands still going well. 23.69, goodness

me! She's very nearly did lose its! Sarah Sjostrom gets the gold, 23.69,

two one hundredths of a second outside the world-record she set in

the semifinals. The silver goes to Ranomi Kromowidjojo, and the bronze

to Simone and Yale. The defending champion, gracious me, back in

eighth! -- Simone Manuel. Three women going under 12 seconds, and

Sarah Sjostrom got an almighty scare. She only just won the race.

The start of Ranomi Kromowidjojo was extraordinary! Slightly surprised,

because Sarah Sjostrom did a fly. You'd think she would be better on

the start. Ranomi Kromowidjojo was fantastic. She was great. We haven't

seen her in this form since she won the Olympics in 2012. Look at how

close it was, giving her a right old scare at the end. What a brilliant

women's 50 freestyle. It was an awful lot closer than I thought it

was going to be. She said a cracking week. Maybe just dropped that 100

metres freestyle, the only thing she's done wrong, winning the silver

medal, but a massive world record format. She adds gold medal on the

women's 50 metres freestyle to the she in the semifinal, Sarah

Sjostrom. Sarah is another one of those that

is so dominant. When she doesn't take the title, we are almost, what

was going on there, as if she's had a bad week? Coming in, you wouldn't

have said that, but, all of a sudden here, she is number one in the

world. We have always seen her for butterfly. As you say, we start

expecting from people. It was interesting hearing her talk earlier

in the week about how much she loves being an athlete, and that's what

keeps her motivated. Sprinters have a nice life! She just races all year

round, Sarah. I don't know how she does it. She has so much that she is

able to do it. She holds her breath in, she doesn't look around. No clue

what's going on in the race, she just goes for it. She still got a

silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle, which isn't too is

shabby. It's a case of coming into this, they would have liked four

golds. A great lesson for kids. Especially on sprinting, you talk

about not worrying about anybody else, because you can only affect

yourself. But the blinkers on, put your head down and concentrate on

yourself there is no time to think about anybody else. She got a really

good start. Kromowidjojo Yeo, she won World Championships in 13, and

she pulled it out. I think that Sarah Sjostrom would have broken her

own record if she hadn't done a funny finish. I have had the

foggiest what that was. Is it hard for people to appreciate how

impressive that was, not breathing over 50 metres? There are not that

many 50-metre pools. People try to do it at home and you find, putting

in your maximum effort, I couldn't even go to 15! We went to a fun pool

the other day and we were doing lengths under water. Rebecca

Adlington didn't do bikini came down. That was a Swedish superstar

and let's talk about one of our British superstars, Adam Peaty. He

has defended his two world titles, smashed his British record, and he

has a world record. He has been talking to Becky.

Adam Peaty's destroyed the rest of the world, Bob Little Richard them.

-- obliterated them. 25.95! This is quite amazing, absolutely brilliant

breaststroke swimming. He's done the double double. Amazing for me,

getting that special 25. So close to the world-record 100. I wanted to

get all of my titles again and obviously defend the actual, but at

the same time I knew I had to attack everything I had to get the special

time I needed. Such a nice reaction after that 50. I couldn't believe

what I did there. Because I've done two of them, it means I'm an

official 25 swimmer. If you do once, it's a fluke. Project 56, is that

for Tokyo? Did you think you could do it here? Post-Rio, I wasn't sure

or bothered when I did it but, as long as I get it by Tokyo, I'll be

happy. That swim on the 25 point gave me a huge confidence. I can

take it and bring it back. I think it's going to wake some people up.

The rest of the world are still on 58 highs, which is good. Cameron Van

Der Burgh actually said you have created a new stroke. I think he

called it a metamorphosis, between a butterfly and a caterpillar. It's

different to everybody else's stroke, because it's about power,

fluidity and balance. Everybody says that the 50 breast is about rate and

power, but if you don't have the balance between technique and

tactics, because you have to think about when you are going to pace and

go ahead, if you don't have balance in all areas, you're not going to

swim a fast breaststroke. Oh, my God! Have a look at yours.

Bloody hell! I thought she got it tattooed down her whole side. You

are like Justin Bieber around this poolside. Are you aware of the

reaction back home and the support? I'm in and out of Instagram. I sit

there all day is flicking through it. I'm aware that people at home

are quite happy with what I've done, which is great, because I wanted to

say thank you to everybody that has supported me it means so much when I

stand in that call room knowing the whole country is behind me. You're

such a big part of the team. Are you aware you are a role model? Do you

say stuff to some of the Rockies do you leave them be? I almost want to

leave them be because they have to find their own path. -- some of the

rockys. The culture now is so set in that they don't need to be reminded

what we expect other. It's not like, oh, he's so cool, he's late for the

meeting. It's like, get to the meet earlier. This is how you are

supposed to represent the country. It's something to be ploughed. Think

you can do something in the relay? The Americans are on form, their

backstroke is in and out of form. It's looking like a good

opportunity. Our backstroke is our weakest link at the moment, but

Chris will hopefully put in a good job, and me and Jimmy were put in a

good job and we hopefully will bring it home. But you are talking about a

very close race. That relay is going to be on this

evening at 6:25pm, so more opportunities for Britain to add to

their medal haul. The national anthem of the USA plays behind us

for Lilly King, who took victory in the women's 50-metre breaststroke.

Let's talk about Adam Peaty. You heard him say he feels a

responsibility to the rest of the team. But he is a superstar. How

hard is it to stay focused? What we are witnessing in Adam is someone

who is so dominant that we almost expect the gold medals, and to have

that must be brilliant for the team and the confidence of the team. We

haven't been discussing whether he's going to win this week, we've been

discussing how much he's going to win world Best Buy. How brilliant is

that for the team? He is doing phenomenal things in terms of the

times and is a dominant character, but how closely is he being watched

and analysed and copied? Ad has said in the past that he and his coach

have noticed people trying to film him because they want to replicate

his stroke. But you cannot replicate him because he is just a beast, and

it suits him. Every single athletes wins differently. He has created his

own stroke, in a way, but that works for Adam. That is his stroke. They

don't think they are going to start from scratch and do it a bit

different. I think he just swam technically better. His efficiency,

a bit like Michael Phelps, he just swims better. His velocity is at the

same at the start and the end, through the power he is generating

through all of those gym sessions he's doing. He is destroying guys in

the last 50 metres. It's scary how fast he goes at the end of his

races. People from the athletics world say to us, in the swimming

pool, you break world records all the time, how was it constantly

evolving? It is what is going on under the water. People are

constantly learning and evolving. It is like Ronaldo kicking a ball, he

kicks it differently to everyone else. People start copying and

trying to catch him. Is it a daft question to ask how fast he can go?

Is their era cut off point with Adam? I don't think there is. Nobody

expected the 25 point over the 50 coming into this. He surprised

himself. He has project 56. There is no end to Adam, unless he gets ill

or injured. I think he's going to keep getting faster and faster,

because he will get more powerful as well. How nice was it to see him a

bit surprised at that time? We see him so focused, confident and in the

zone, he was a bit surprised, wasn't he? He's in such a purple patch at

the moment. When you are doing performances where you don't even

understand how you are getting there and how you are moving the sport

forward... I think he is benefiting so much not just from his coach, but

from the whole team around him, who are brilliant. I'm scared at how

fast he can move breaststroke swimming up. If he goes 50 seconds

-- 56 seconds on breast strokes, it will just be ridiculous. What

effectively having on his young team-mates, because he has moved

with Mel and there are some young guys coming through? Adam is just so

humble. He is normal to them. We have seen Sarah Vasey go in the 50

metres breaststroke tonight, and to have someone like Adam around you,

who is a real role model. He does inspire you. We all have bad days,

but you look at Adam and you go, OK, let's crack on. In terms of his

training, he is a machine. We can all do that! We did that this

morning in the gym! It's just that my belly didn't get off the ground

at that point! We all go through phases. You are always looking for

that tiny edge. We are always going, how much bench can we left. It is

about how fast you go through the water. The guy is completely focused

on every element of the training, from the water to the gym to his

diet. I'm not sure about the press up, but we are going to see your

sprinting prowess in action, because you need to get back to the

commentary box. It's time now for the men's 50-metre backstroke final.

COMMENTATOR: The fastest qualifier for this final, Camille Le Corps.

His last ever swim. 32 years of age. He is the double champion, 2013 and

2015. Can he do three in a row? He has a heck of a challenge, because

his team-mate, Jeremy Stravius, he could do it. He is in lane one.

Second fastest qualifier, Koga, in lane five. Two Americans in two and

three, and they are very fast. Here comes Lacourt. 32 years of age. He's

bought a nightclub. That is the kind of guy he is. He's a good-looking

guy, isn't he? He could win this. It is ageing somewhat Camille Lacourt

swim. -- it is amazing. He manages to get his arms round. Nose clip

there? I don't like them. I don't think you should be a double world

champion still wearing a nose clip. Steve, he is the double world

champion. The last time you did backstroke underwater without a nose

clip? I think it was the Europeans. The world record set by Liam Tancock

eight years ago. He won two world titles. Lacourt has won two. Will he

win a third? Matt Grevers is in lane three. This is getting so hard to

call. 50 metres backstroke. The favourite in four.

A fascinating start from Koga. We will come back to that. The black

hat in the centre there, and the white hat of Lacourt, who has some

work to do. This is his last race. Is he going to win his third World

Championship title in a row? The world record is safe. Liam Tancock's

world record, but it is a third World Championship title in a row in

his very last race. What does it mean to Lacourt of France? That may

well have saved the World Championships for France. They have

had an absolute shocker. Koga the Silver, Grevers the bronze. Lacourt

won it quite comfortably in the end. He got a scare from Koga on the

start. His start was really, really strong. Maybe we can see on the

replay that he came across the front of his chest rather going to the

side. That's not something you see very often. Camille Lacourt could

not be happier. He has won three times in a row. I cannot believe a

guy this tool and this lean can be winning 50 backstroke. It is quite

unconventional. A beautiful technique, though. Really still head

position, not massive rotation. Wasn't as close as I expected it to

be in the end. Look at that finish. Textbook. Getting his hand on the

wall first. Wow, look at that. The roar of the lion that wins the third

World Championship title in a row, Camille Lacourt of France. The

greatest backstroke in the World Championship history now.

Congratulations, Camille Lacourt. You can tell it is the final. Was he

taking the mick out of a lovely colleague there? He said that he's

got his hand on the wall first, and that is the idea! Let's look at that

race. I still love that Liam Tancock holds the world record for this,

even though he's retired. It is a great world record as well, so fast.

He is in the middle lane there, down on Koga, as the boys in commentary

was saying, a good foot. Then he is back on already. He was talking

about the rotation of his body, where you get the power from. Your

head wants to stay still, and as your arms exited the water, you need

to turn as much as possible to create as much power as possible. I

could demonstrate, but I'm not allowed to stand up! Another

fantastic night in the pool. Very loud in here. I feel it would be too

soon to call Katie Ledecky a legend, but she certainly deserves a lot of

credit. Let's celebrate the woman that has so far one more world

titles than any other woman in history.

COMMENTATOR: A big shock this, Katie Ledecky. A new Olympic champion. The

world champion, the new world record holder, is Katie Ledecky of the USA.

That is extraordinary. A massive world record. One of the greatest

women swimmers I have ever seen. Goodness me, the goal to Katie

Ledecky of the USA. A world record. This gold medal makes Katie Ledecky

the most successful female in World Championship swimming history.

What a week it has been for Katie Ledecky. We have been calling her a

medal machine all week, and the numbers don't lie. That is Katie's

global medal haul. Five of those have been this week. I am delighted

to say that Katie is with us in the studio now. Thank you, Katie. You

have had such a successful week, I imagine everyone is clambering to

have a word with you. What were you looking for this week, titles or

times? I didn't really set specific times or goals. I just wanted to

back up my titles from two years ago and put together some really good

races, and step on the relays for Team USA. You certainly did that.

You are the most successful female swimmer at the World Championships

ever. Quite a thing to boast about, but you don't seem like that kind of

person at all. You have gone to university. How have things changed

for you at Stanford? I moved from Washington, DC to Stamford on the

West Coast. I was part of a really great team that won a championship,

and then I turned by focus towards World Championships, and did it all

while starting school up and getting adjusted to all the new things that

came with that. You seem a lot stronger this meet. We have said you

look a lot more massively. Is it hard to focus on the two? I think

all of the strength training, and trying to get faster on the shorter

races, finding little ways to improve, which will hopefully pay

off in the future. On campus, do people treat you differently because

you have done what you have done? You are a legend of the sport at a

young age. Do people want selfies with Q? Once in a while, but for the

most part, everybody is very respectful. Everybody is unique and

has done amazing things, so I am as interested in meeting them as they

are to meet me. It is an inspiring environment to be in everyday, the

dorms and the classrooms, meeting my classmates and my professors. What

is it like now compared to the Olympics, when you were the Rookie

of the team? You are not a veteran, but you are one of the more

experienced guys now. Do they look up to you with yellow I still feel

like I am on the younger end. We had a 15-year-old and 17-year-old on the

women's team this year, and I see so much of me in them from when I was

15 at the London games, so just trying to pass on any little words

of advice. They are so mature and already seem like they feel they

belong at this level. I bet it only seemed to minute since

you were looking up to Becky. Didn't you write to her? She was so nice to

me after 2012. It was amazing to race her and have that opportunity.

I'm so glad that I'm out of your era! I don't fancy the chances. I

imagine, when you were a young swimmer, you had a list of boxes to

take. You've may be tipped them all. How do you stay motivated? Always

trying to set new and bigger goals. It gets harder as you start checking

those boxes, but there are still things for me to improve, and those

are the things that will push me moving forward. Will you go in for

the 100, or is that too short? May be too short. I hope I can get

faster to help out the relay as much as I can. What's the plan for Tokyo?

They've added the 1500. What's your goal? I haven't set my goals for

2020. I wanted to get through this yet get a feel for everything, and

with the new schedule out something I'll have two looked at carefully

and planned with my coaches. Just taking a break for a couple of weeks

after this meet and getting back into it and starting to set those

goals and get my eyes focused for 2020. Thank you for talking to us.

I'd like to say, go and celebrate, but I expect you want. I will be

cheering my team like crazy tonight, that's about it! Plenty for Katie

Ledecky to celebrate. We've just heard the American national anthem

playing at for Chase Kalisz, who won the men's 400 metres medley. If

you've just joined us, commiserations to Max Litchfield,

who missed out on a place in the podium in that 400 I am. He was so

close, finishing fourth. It was a tough one. He still had a great

swim, a British and Commonwealth record and a fantastic swim. Such a

shame to miss out on the medals. Wright fourth in Rio and in the

world, hopefully that will fuel him. Let's turn our attention to Hannah

Miley. She calls herself a veteran of the team but she confesses she is

as excited about this competition as she was about her first. Let's hear

from her. It's kind of nice. I am the veteran of a team and I have

been around a fair bit, but I enjoyed the experience and still

being challenged, especially by the youngsters. It keeps me refreshed

and energised. I think, if everything stayed the same, it would

get stagnant and boring. I'm still finding it quite exciting and

enjoying it. It's another year, another World Championships, so it

keeps moving forward. No different to any other World Championships or

Olympics I've been to. It's still a major meet for me and my target is

to be the fastest I can be. She is one of the most loved members of the

team, because of her character, so what do you make of her chance of

getting amongst the medals, based on this morning? She had a solid heat

time this morning. It's a jam-packed final, so it will be tough. She is

in lane eight, but she has got Leah Smith next to her. On the butterfly,

she is always a bit further behind, so don't panic. She always pulled it

out of the bag. I think it will be tough for her. She's got a lot of

experience and she has won medals. Not the Olympic medal she is after,

she is one of the oldest trimmers on the field, in lane eight, which I

think is good for her, she will just get on and do her thing. In the

past, she's been in the middle, and because her fly isn't the strongest,

they go away and she is constantly trying to chase them down. Katinka

Hosszu will be in the middle of this place will go ballistic in four and

a half minutes, like, now. But Mireia Belmonte has had a great

meet. I think it will be between those two in the middle. If she does

her own race, she's got a shot at a bronze. I'm going to hand over to

Andy and Steve, because the home crowd is going to go crackers for

Katinka Hosszu. She has one goals in the bag already this week and she's

looking for a second. -- won gold in the bag. In lane four, Katinka

Hosszu, already the most successful women's 400 medley swimmer in

history. She won gold in 2009, 2013 and 2015. Can she get four? Olympic

gold and bronze in four and five. And, well, two Japanese in this

final, and they are in lanes one and two, Sakiko Shimizu finished eighth

in the Olympics. Sydney Pickrem from Canada, that was a bit of a

fascinating race. Yet, on the 200 metres individual medley, she went

out on the butterfly lane and then I took my eyes off her and, coming

back, her lane was empty. She took on too much water, she chucked a

bit, and she climbed out of the pool. I've never seen that before.

-- she choked a bit. When I was 11, I remember swimming a race in

somebody's fault, but that was a long time ago. Oh, my word! --

swimming a race and somebody stop. As a swimmer who is not receiving

this cheering for one of the other countries apart from Hungary, it can

either completely make or break the race. It's a very interesting

experience. That was for Katinka Hosszu, who has won seven world

course titles, gold on the 200 medley here, but if you are going to

be a world-class medley swimmer, you've got to have four great

strokes. She got bronze on the 200 fly, silver on the 200 silver at the

European Championships on the freestyle. Steve. How can you beat

somebody like this on the 400 medley? She is the complete package.

She destroyed the field at the Olympics by five seconds. If you can

replicate that in a 4.26, she'll have room to spare. I think she

might be getting tired. She's had a full programme this week and plenty

of people are slacking off. She has radical programme, but multiple

golds normally. -- she has had a full programme. Katinka Hosszu in

four for Hungary. Hannah Miley in eight at the bottom of the shot.

World Championship final, the women's 400 metres individual

medley, and the champion for 200 -- 2009 13 and 15, can she win her

fourth title? She's gone off like a shot in the centre with a white hat.

One lane to the right is Mireia Belmonte, and fascinatingly Mireia

Belmonte won the 200 fly. She is no respecter of titles, Katinka Hosszu.

She was only a couple of tenths of a second behind her, and she is taking

this out. She doesn't want to disappoint a home crowd. This will

be the most popular win of the week. She has the world record and it

looks like, from the first 100, she doesn't plan on losing. But Mireia

Belmonte is strong as well. She is with her. Looking good at the

moment, Mireia Belmonte, but a big push down the first 100 for Katinka

Hosszu. She won gold at the 200 medley and the world record at the

Olympics game. And she is turning first. Just outside her own world

record pace, a quarter of a second down. She is building into this

backstroke. She was an Olympic champion on backstroke last year,

and she's going to work this first 50 and built into the second of take

that momentum into her breaststroke. She is stamping her authority on

this final. I didn't think she'd be this far away from the field at this

stage. Mireia Belmonte trying to hang onto her feet. At the bottom is

Hannah Miley, going well, turning in this position. She is about .5 of a

second outside the medals at the moment, but the breaststroke leg

really sort them out. The lead for Katinka Hosszu at the moment is

enormous. The only question is, is she pushing too hard down the first

200? Write on her own world record line. If she could break the world

record here, this roof would come off. She is committed, and it's

going to start hurting. She's only outside the world record in three

tenths of a second. See how hard she works on the breaststroke. She needs

to leave a bid for the freestyle. The Japanese, she is the world

number one at the moment, and she's starting to work her breaststroke.

There are only two people in our picture at the moment, and she

really is dismantling the rest of the field. At the top, Yui Ohashi is

the world number one coming into this championships, and she has a

fantastic breaststroke. From lane one to get a medal would be

something. She is starting to catch Hosszu. That was a tired rest stroke

switch. She has maybe dropped a second and a quarter from her world

record. -- breaststroke switch. On the right is one of the Japanese

swimmers. Hannah Miley looks slightly out of the medals with the

freestyle to go. Wait to see her having a go at the bottom on the

left. But look at Katinka Hosszu, just winding it up with every

stroke. You can feel the crowd willing her every time lifts her

head up. They are shouting for help, try to get her home. It's a right

old ding-dong for second and third, only a second separating six people

from this morning. But Katinka Hosszu has lost so much time from

that world record, but she is so dominant. She can stop for a cup of

tea with 50 metres to go and still win. A great race going on, with

four people who could potentially win the silver and bronze. Look for

the strong finishers, Leah Smith and Mireia Belmonte. The pink suit of

Mireia Belmonte in the centre. One lane closer to us than the leader.

She charges down the freestyle leg, and now she's chasing Sydney Pickrem

of Canada. Goodness me, the charge of Mireia Belmonte in pink is

extraordinary. I don't think for a second she can catch Katinka Hosszu,

but look at this. Sydney Pickrem tried with her. On the right is Yui

Ohashi of Japan. But it looks like it's going to be a fourth World

Championship title for the fantastic Katinka Hosszu, the world

record-holder. She is the four-time world champion, and the crowd have

gone nuts. Gold to Hungary, silver to Belmonte of Spain, and a very

good bronze medal from Sydney Pickrem of Canada. Great Britain's

Hannah Miley finishing in eighth. A tired race from her, but the attack

down the first 200 was extraordinary. Look how tired she

is. She didn't even have the strength to celebrate at the end.

But this crowd have an absolutely wild. This, at the end of the week,

where she has raised over 5000 metres. Mariah Belmonte, a well

worked silver medal in the competition record at the end of

such a heavy schedule. She has found the energy to celebrate. And this

girl, she's just done wonders for swimming in Hungary. What a great

way for her to finish was a gutsy way to go about it as well. That

first 200, just out of her own world record place. I don't think she is

in that kind of form, she had a crack. Very good technique as well.

It amazes me, this first bit, the middle of the picture, turning one

lane closer to us,. She wasn't afraid. She took an Mariah Belmonte,

showing her who was boss. Good technique. The coach always gets a

bit of airtime. But the backstroke, being the Olympic champion on the

100, that really helped her doing this event because she could pull

away. There is no way that somebody should be winning a 400 medley by

that distance. Such is her domination. While! Look at those

muscles, man! I think Steve has got a little bit of muscle envy. There's

her husband. Look at those tattoos. World record of his left arm, the

same on his right arm, celebrating the 200 and 400 medley. He is not

only her husband to the great Katinka Hosszu but also swimming

coach as well. They go around the world together. So, for the fourth

time, world champion women's 400 metres individual medley, it is

Katinka Hosszu Hungary, the first time it's ever been won in a's home

country. And the embrace of husband and wife. Hannah Miley finished in

eighth. Hannah, you have been to many

competitions. Have you ever been to one as loud as this? It's amazing.

It genuinely feels like another Olympics. It's a great environment.

If anything, maybe a little bit more than the one in Glasgow. You have

been competing for a very long time, and this is a tough event. How are

you maintaining your inspiration to keep going? Physically, I feel very

good. I think I need to get it sorted psychologically. I'm not

going to make any excuses. It's not as good as I wanted it to be. Pretty

pants. I genuinely thought I had it all together, but it didn't work

out. I need to go back and look at it. I need to learn things from Rio

mentally more so than physically. I will get there. It is a learning

curve. It will not always go up and up. Sometimes it will come down. I

will need to pick myself up. You are training in a new 50-metre pool. Are

your eyes are set on Tokyo? I will take it year on year. I need to see

if I've got enough in me to go for another two years. Ideally, I would

like to get to Tokyo, but I'm not setting it in stone, because there's

a lot of things I need to get right in order to be at my best at that

time. Thank you very much, Hannah. Thank you. The classy Hannah Miley

there. It was can tinker Hosszu who took the top spot in that individual

medley, celebrating with her husband there. They really are a force to be

reckoned with. There are little kids wandering round Hungary with iron

hats on, because of their hero. You don't often get to experience this

kind of crowd chanting your name, so congratulations to Katinka Hosszu.

Hannah Miley very honest there. She acknowledged that she, in her words,

was pretty pants there. It shows that they are human. We have seen

some athletes performing better than others. I really like it when

someone comes out and just admits what it is, and doesn't blame anyone

else, and shows their disappointment. It happens to every

single athlete. I feel for Hannah because she is often coming forth

and missing out. She was opened as saying she doesn't know what went

wrong. I find it unbelievable that a woman who has achieved as much as

her has not trained in a 50-metre pool. She had access to one, but she

always swam in a short course pool. A 50-metre pool does make a

difference if you have access to them. But the whole collegiate

system in the USA is 25 yards, nine months EDF. For her, the way she

swam, and we are trying to be honest because we've been there and done

it. You want swimmers to be honest. If it's not good, it's not good. You

go back to the hotel and someone is crying their eyes out, and you look

at each other and think, what went wrong? It's been a difficult year

for her. Hannah said that she is going to go away, look at what she

needs to do, and maybe it is a mindset thing, a psychological

thing. One lady we cannot question now is Sarah Sjostrom, who is about

to get her medal in the ceremony that is going on behind us now. If

you hear a national anthem, that is why. Let's talk about another global

superstar, who burst onto the scene in 2012. So far this week he has

taken one title in the 200-metre fly. But it has not been plain

sailing for our friend from South Africa.

COMMENTATOR: A fantastic, gutsy swim. It was a very emotional night.

I can see it bubbling up inside you. Explain what made the last year so

tough for you? Sorry about that. I try not to cry. It makes use human.

It was a tough year. Both of my parents got cancer. We didn't know

if they were going to make it. Luckily, it worked out OK. Winning

the gold medal, that was a tribute to them, to my mum and my dad. I

really wanted to win for them, but I also wanted to be back on top for

myself, and for my country, after the disappointing year I had in the

pool. Which gold medal gave you the most satisfaction, the Olympic one

when you what a young man, or this one this week? It's hard to answer

that because the Olympics was great. If the Olympics was ten out of ten,

this is 9.5. When you won the gold medal, you came back on the lap

incredibly well. This week, you swam the race in a totally different way.

He frustrates the life out of me, Chad Le Clos. He has all the talent

in the world that sometimes swims like a rookie. Where is the

difference in the way that you swim come from? I knew that these guys

had good speed and I wanted to come back hard. I wanted to shake it up a

bit. I think I had become stale in the way I was racing the last four

years. Everybody knew what I was going to do. I had to dig really

deep, and the last 20 metres was the most difficult of my career.

Michael, you thought you had got rid of him, and then he came back. Are

you sure he's gone now? I never wanted to get rid of him. I would

rather come second to Michael than... I pride myself on competing

with the best. He is the greatest of all time and probably always will

be, but if he ever wants to come back, I would love that. He seems

very happy in retirement and he has a great family now. Tokyo very much

on your radar? Very much. What was on my mind here was redemption, and

I've done that now. Tokyo, I just want to keep moving forward, keep

the mentality I have now. Just in any happy place. I'm pleased to say

clad Le Clos is joining us in the flesh. -- Chad Le Clos. How would

you view your weekend? Success in the 200, but then the other didn't

go the way you wanted. Good week, bad week? The 100 wasn't as

successful, but I was very happy with the other. I was playing around

a little bit too much in the semis, so I attribute it to that. We heard

you talking about your parents there. Bearing in mind what you've

gone through, does that change the way you view your victories and the

defeats? It was a very emotional week for me, especially last year.

Taking all of the emotions and the sacrifices that my dad made, and the

downfall it is be, for me, I am just very happy to be on top of the

podium. We saw you atop the podium very emotional indeed, and I think

that is why people buy into your character and get behind you, not

just your fans in South Africa. What has been different this year to

other years? Have you changed your programme? For me, the big change

was tactical. With the new coach in Dresden, I am very happy with them,

and we've done some amazing things with my technique. I'm very happy

with the way things have gone. I like the looking around! I'm very

happy. I have tweaked my technique and I am more efficient with my

swimming. In the semifinals, you said you made a mistake. What was

it? I was taking it too casual. I was very confident. Everybody was

asking me if I died in the semifinal. I didn't really think I

was dying, and I was a super confident for the 100. Fair play to

Dressel, that was a phenomenal swim, probably the best I have ever seen

live. I would have loved to be in the final. I'm not saying I would

have won all come second, but... Now we have James Guy for our Brits. Do

you looking forward to racing games, because he said he is doing the 200

as well? He is a good mate of mine. He was telling me two months ago

that he was coming for me in the 200 fly. I was like, OK, mate, but now I

have seen the 100 fly! He is a good family friend, so excellent. We

believe in credit where it's due and criticism where it's justified. I'm

going to bring in our commentators, who certainly made their feelings

clear about your performance in the 200. Let's have a listen to what

they said! Chad, we are such great friends and we commentated on the

men's 100 fly the other night. We want to have a chat about your race

tactics. You go out so crazy fast. Is that the best way to get the best

time you can on the 200 fly? They want to talk through your race

tactics. They think you go out too fast? Yes, they told me that

yesterday. I was just trying to go out hard. The other guys have a lot

of coming back speed. I have to play to my strengths. It's the first time

I've done that before. We will see what happens in the future. I don't

want to give too much away. I am quite unpredictable, so a lot of the

guys don't know what to expect. We are always saying about doing your

own race, and that is his race. The other guys see him go and think, can

I get back to him? I try to change it up a bit. I think I became stale

with the way I raced, and everybody knew what to expect. I have a lot of

natural speed, and we've been working a lot on that. Big thanks to

my coaching team. It is Steve and Andy's job to talk about what you

do, but if they give you any more stick, just wander over there with

one of your medals! So the final of the men's 1500

metres freestyle. The Italians the big favourites. Detti, and the

defending world and Olympic champion, Paltrinieri, in five. The

only interesting one for me, well, one of them, Romanchuk of the

Ukraine in four. Romanchuk of the Ukraine goes in

lane four. The fastest qualifier for this final at the World

Championships. Set a lifetime best to qualify, in fastest lane in his

first major final of this type. Surely the pressure on him is going

to be immense with the two massive Italians either side of him, Detti

and Paltrinieri. I like the look of him. A Ukrainian swimmer. He just

missed out on the Olympic final last year, and I think that's given him a

lot of motivation. Look at the 21-year-old from Australia. The

Aussies are having a dirty meet. He's got something to prove here. I

think this could work in Romanchuk's favour, because being in between the

Italians could really help him out. As long as he sticks with them over

the first 500, we will see how the race pans out. At the moment, Horton

in the lead, followed by the Italians. Romanchuk in the centre,

with the white hat on, between the lead at the moment, Paltrinieri of

Italy, and Detti, the second Italian, right next to him. The big

guys right in the centre. Becky Adlington has joined as, Olympic

champion in the 800 metres freestyle, and world champion as

well. Becky, the guy in the white hat in the centre, Romanchuk, is

quite inexperienced. Would you prefer to be in a centre lane here

next to the Italians, or would you rather be next to someone like

Horton at the top? To be in between the Italians, I love their national

anthem, so I always want them to win! 1500 is such a long way, and

swimming on your own is so hard. I don't know how Katie Ledecky does it

every time she gets in the pool. Mack Horton has not had a great

week. We always joke that they have not travelled well. But Paltrinieri

and Detti, they both have so much skill at this event. They are under

world record pace. A lot of the talk is about Paltrinieri and that he can

take on the world record set in the Olympic Games in 2012. Just look at

the turnover of the Italian compared to the long, easy stroke of

Romanchuk. You would say that Romanchuk is a lot more comfortable

than Paltrinieri at this stage. Paltrinieri is first, Romanchuk

about a second behind. They are starting to drop Mack Horton, which

can't be good news for him. Paltrinieri is trying to work hard

and swim away a bit from Romanchuk, but Romanchuk is holding onto him. I

haven't even started kicking their legs yet. But they look so easy. I

wouldn't rule out Detti either. I think we saw that over the 800

metres, he want it back up and got into the race. It's over such a long

way, which makes this event more exciting in the last 500 metres.

Such a brilliant race. I think it's the greatest event in the pool, the

1500 metres. They are hurting the whole way. Their lungs will already

be on fire, and they've still got 1100 metres to go. They are well

committed, both of them. Nearly a second underworld record pace, and

Romanchuk is stalking him a whole way, not letting Paltrinieri out of

his way. This will be a right scrap the whole way. A ding-dong. Look

where name one -- Romanchuk is swimming, right on the lane line. If

you get close to the guy, you can get towed along. And Paltrinieri has

moved away a bit from the line. He has moved away from the lane line

going to outright but is to our left, he is going the other side.

Circle swimming? Are you always used to do it,, and I think that

Paltrinieri will like having somebody challenging him, because

that will push him to get a world record, if that is the mark. When

you are racing ahead, over distance events, it's hard to keep the pace

up. They've dropped Mack Horton a bit out there in lane one, but

hopefully he can stay amongst the race and try and get a medal for the

Australians. Detti, one lane up from the white hats, is currently in

fifth. He won the gold medal on the 800 freestyle. He is five or six

metres back at the moment, but Horton went off quickly. What do you

expect from Detti? I wouldn't rule him out. There is still 900 metres

to go. This is how Detti swims, winding it up. Unless he's really

struggling but, to me, Paltrinieri looks smooth smooth -- looks so

smooth. It's such a mental test of strength. When you were doing the

800, and they are nearly doubling the distance, but when you are doing

that and hurting, how do you convince yourself that you can

finish, that you can get to the wall first? It mental games that must be

going on and got to be tough. It's mentally and physically tough. I

used to feel sick after about 400 metres. We've seen that now. These

guys aren't kicking as much yet, but they are still going at the most

effort. It is really tough. But I think Paltrinieri will work that

race together, and it makes a difference than somebody is pushing

you. You say it makes a difference when somebody is pushing you on, but

what if he didn't expect him to be there? I'm not sure that Paltrinieri

expected Romanchuk to be right on world record pace with him coming

into 700 metres. Will it freak you out are you he's there? I don't

think it will freak him out. We have seen another swimmer traditionally

isn't doing it here, but he is up for the challenge. Toonie,

Paltrinieri, I just think he will probably like Liberty -- he'll

probably like the race. Paltrinieri keeps trying to go but Romanchuk is

having none of it. He's sticking to him like glue. Just look at the

turnover. I think Paltrinieri is probably working hard at this stage,

but that's what the Olympic champion tries to do, to break the will of

the field. It doesn't seem to me to be working. I think that turns are a

bit better from Romanchuk. He looks smoother, easier and longer, he

doesn't look like he's exerting the same amount of effort, but that's

probably is struck. It looks like he's just swimming down. Yes, half

speed. The last turn was the halfway turn. Right from the gun, Gregorio

Paltrinieri of Italy, the defending world champion and Olympic champion

in this 1500 freestyle, as lead, but right with him every single stroke

is Mykhailo Romanchuk of the Ukraine. Still going reasonably

well, just outside your shot at the top, is the Australian Mack Horton.

A silver medal in the 400 free. You can see him at the top. But he is

slowly being dropped by these two in the centre, and I keep thinking that

Paltrinieri is going to start swimming away from Romanchuk, but

it's still not happening. Less than half a second. The pace is

blistering. This would have finished them in fourth place in the 800

free. They've got to turn around and do another 700 metres on top of

this. You know, if they keep going at this pace, a good challenge the

world record. But that is a beautiful stroke, look at high

elbows that Romanchuk has, pulling him through the water. We'll look at

his right hand when he enters next time does a little flip-flop wiggle.

It's a technical term. Next time we see Romanchuk's, I think it's his

right hand on the underwater shot, it might happen on the way back, but

will have a look at it because it's strange. We always talk about what

we can see with swimmers on top of the water, but so much is going on

underneath, and that's why I think Romanchuk's stroke looks so long.

Very easy. Neither of them have altered their legs yet, so it will

be interesting to see when they turn it on, will top the pace and build

in the leg kick. Will have a look in a second. I'm sure they'll give us a

decent underwater shots. I think right now is the time when

Paltrinieri is starting to go. It looks like he's working it harder.

It looks like the intensity is increasing. That's the 1000 metres

turn, in this final of the men's 1500 metres freestyle, and the gap

is 0.5 of a second, between the leaders. Paltrinieri in the black

hat closer to us, Romanchuk in second place, and Detti starting to

catch up Mack Horton in third and fourth. This will be interesting.

Still about a five or six-metre gap at the top. You can see the yellow

hat of Mack Horton. But Detti starting to wind it up, but he has a

long way to go to catching up. 0.99 as well. A great turn from

Romanchuk. Paltrinieri is winding it up the whole time. Often on 1500,

the guys like to swim in 500-metre blocks, so mentally he's in the end

phase now. He could start to wind it up and get a head of Romanchuk. But

the 20-year-old is like iron, tough as old boots, sticking to him. He is

trying to break him and looks like he's going away, but has he gone too

soon? Will Romanchuk comeback? Every lane, you think he's got it, and it

keeps coming back. Romanchuk hasn't swung all week so he might have the

energy. He's been chilling out. Meanwhile, Paltrinieri has been

doing events. At the European and Olympic champion in the black cap,

it looks like he might have the measure of Romanchuk. Is certainly

seen him now. It was 0.90 nine. 1.1, still under world record pace. When

that record was set, the last 150 metres with the winner at London in

2012, it was the most astonishing thing I've seen. To break the world

record, you'll have to be way ahead. But I think that Romanchuk is seen

Paltrinieri starting to move. I'm not sure he's quite good enough in

his tank to go with him right now it was 1.1. -- not quite got enough.

0.9. He's clawing back. I think that Romanchuk is starting to kick a bit

more but I don't think that Paltrinieri has turned it on yet.

They are probably hurting a bit at this stage. It's horrible, this

stage. You feel like you want to be sick. That was 200 metres ago! Watch

Romanchuk on this turn. He is double clutch breathing. To one side and

then immediately to the other to get a breath. He's taken 0.3 out of him

on 15. But surely Romanchuk can start to wind this, to up his tempo.

Coming back down the length, it seems like Romanchuk catches a bit

and then is swimming away from the start and finish board, it's like

Paltrinieri gets a bit more. Every time he leaves away from

Paltrinieri, Romanchuk, he seems to catch up a bit. The distance, 1.0,

so he's got up again. Fascinating. Starting to go to their legs.

Romanchuk is starting to kick a bit more. He has to if he's going to

make a move. It has to be now, with 200 ago. The agony these fellows

must be experiencing is huge, and it is a test of well, this event, more

than any other, who wants it the most. -- a test of wills.

Paltrinieri, 1.5. Every time he goes from left to right, Paltrinieri

seems to take a couple more tense and then, coming back this way, when

Romanchuk is looking away, he catches up a bit. I think he's

broken him now. There is now clear water between the feet of Gregorio

Paltrinieri, the Olympic and defending world champion, and the

hands of Romanchuk. There are two lengths to go, and he has made a

very big move. No kick off the wall from Paltrinieri, and Romanchuk have

had a decent turn. He's done really well, and he'll smash his personal

best, the 20-year-old Ukrainian. He's looked great and definitely a

champion in the making for the future. But look at the Olympic

champion, Paltrinieri, the Italian. He is relentless. He's had a

turnover, his arms have been going that fast since the beginning, and

he's broken Romanchuk with 300 ago. They are down to the last legs, and

I think this will be the first session of the second fastest time

he's done. Romanchuk still in the picture, what a swim! Only seven

people in history have gone under 14 minutes 40 seconds for the 1500

metres freestyle, and certainly the second fastest in history is

Gregorio Paltrinieri, and he's going to successfully defend the world

title. What a great swimmer from Romanchuk. Gold on the 1500 metres

freestyle, world champion, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, adding gold

again at this World Championships to the Olympic title that he won.

Silver to Romanchuk of the Ukraine, and a very good bronze indeed for

Mack Horton. That will have hurt. The time, 14.35 Romanchuk, 14.37, a

brilliant time from the young Ukrainian. He won the silver at the

Olympics, and he's got a beautiful stroke, Romanchuk. But look at

Paltrinieri. Another gold medal for the Italians. I think that they're

third of the week. He was heavily favourite, and he was only four

microseconds outside the Olympic record. -- four seconds. I wouldn't

put much stock in Horton getting a bronze. He's really pulled it out.

Not too many Australian swimmers have impressed me so far this meet,

but he had the guts to stand up and do the 1500 metres freestyle after

winning silver on the 400. Sung Kang hasn't swung this 1500, he decided

not to do it. In the last World Championships, he didn't even turn

up for the final and, ever since then, the crowd has been partisan to

Paltrinieri. We were set up for a showdown last year and he didn't

make the final. I doubt we'll see him in another major gains. 14

minutes 30 seconds of tough swimming, and it comes down to a few

metres. I take my hat off to these fellows. Great race.

Fantastic stuff. Well, his team-mate, Gabriele Detti, won 800

freestyle. Now Paltrinieri has one group of 15. A very tight Mack

Horton, but he should be delighted with bronze. Probably the best he

could have expected. -- a very tired Mack Horton. Romanchuk becomes the

fourth fastest in history. He's not the only one who will be

delighted. Mickey Adlington, you can get your dancing shoes on, because

the Italians have one. The Italian national anthem! I love it. That was

just pure class on the last 400 metres by Paltrinieri. There is a

huge difference technique. Yes, breaking down every length, Romang

chook was taking 13 strokes less than porta Ranieri, which is a lot

over the full 1500 metres! I was observing the different techniques.

Romang chook is more efficient, but it takes a lot of energy to be that

efficient. Paltrinieri obviously spent a lot of time ploughing up and

down a pool. He pushes off and doesn't have any streamlined.

Whereas Romang chook holds his streamlined. But it takes more

energy holding your breath, so there's a lot of different things to

look at. When you're technique is so different, it surely affects your

prep annual training and everything. Yes, especially when you are doing

80,000 metres a week, like these guys are in the pool. Paltrinieri

probably thinks that he will never be good at underwater and

streamline, so he is trying to use things to his advantage. Next week,

the World Athletics Championships takes place in Queen Elizabeth Park

in London. Coverage across the BBC. London, are

you ready? It's a mammoth jump. Reddy show wins the world title. She

has matched the British record. Usain Bolt! I'm ready.

If golf is more your thing, you are in luck, because the USA PGA

Championship, the fourth major, takes place in Quail Hollow in North

Carolina. Jordan Spieth going for the career Grand Slam.

Before that, we turn our attention to women's golf and Kingsbarns, just

outside St Andrews. We have the women's Open highlights on BBC Two

from 5pm on Thursday. I don't know why I struggle to read that, because

I can actually read! Anyway, earlier this week, we challenged our

colleagues to dust off their swimming costumes and get in the

swimming pool. They did us proud. Here's what happened. Becky

Adlington, the double Olympic champion and double bronze medallist

from London. This is really impressive stuff. I didn't expect

this. Is that what we call it when we shall down on buckets of pasta

and pizza! Becky Adlington was the first to put her hand up for this

race. She was in. I think Perry may be went a little bit early there.

He's having a go here. This could well be victory for the BBC. Come

on, Stephen Perry. He is catching the Americans in four. He is utterly

exhausted! Not a bad effort at all. The Americans win. The Japanese get

second. I don't know why they have the Fina guys there. They were

nowhere near. The BBC, a very credible third. I feel like the

proud mother of a very dysfunctional family! Gin and tonic worked really

well, not isotonic drinks! It was key! In our drinks bottles,

rehydrate, get another one now. Helen was alluding to the fact that

you may have been a little bit worried on that first lap. Once you

start to lean, is difficult to get the weight back on to the blocks

again. I think I was the only one taking this professionally. These

three didn't turn up to the training camp before this event. I know we

are a team, that these three were terrible, and they should have taken

it more seriously. It is all about marginal gains, and they are a

disgrace. I feel very proud of you, team! Well done. You join us as the

crowd goes crazy, not for our team, but for Camille Lacourt, world

champion in the 60 metre backstroke. Joking aside, do you miss it, when

you are back in there? No. Don't get me wrong, it was amazing to swim in

this pool, because all week we have been admiring the arena and admiring

the pool. We didn't quite have the crowd out there when we were doing a

race! That's why I didn't do it! But I've got to admit, your technique

looked the best of the lot. I know you have retired the most recently,

but you still held the water, and you did yourself proud, and if

Britain proud. But Steve Perry as well... A trooper. While we are

fleeing him, we have to talk about the takeover. It was very touch and

go, wasn't it? You can't judge perfection like that! Touch and go,

I think I was Bob on there. I have had a couple of calls from Dressel

this week, who has wanted some help with me this week on his takeovers,

after seeing that. We have also seen the South African who won the

Commonwealth Games on Twitter. Steve, Sharon said, what about if

you go early? And you went straight into the attack on the team, about

how they didn't turn up. Let's is talk about that takeover because it

was a little bit clique... Quick. Will you thinking Dressel? Your feet

can actually leave the block before the other person gets in. Me and

Becky were totally in tune. Not sure what Mark Foster was on about. He

didn't even make the team. We just got narrowly beaten by NBC. We will

get them next time. Mark and I were in the Olympic final, and he went

miles too early. I think he is scarred for life on that. I think

this is the third attempt to get you to talk about the takeover. You have

your weight going forward. You have been resting now for 13 years on

this, since you got that medal in Athens on the 200 fly. Your momentum

was super. When you say wait, are you talking about my relaxed muscle?

It was great to be on that medley team, and I'm really looking forward

to Great Britain going later. I hope they can get a medal.

It was only meant to be a bit of fun, guys. That is what happens when

you ask Olympians to take part in a fun race! We have the serious relays

tonight. We have Great Britain going in the men's 4x100 relay. Before

that, it is the turn of the women. Andy, Steve, back to you.

And we have the women's 4x100 metres medley relay, the final race on the

women's calendar here in this World Championships in Budapest. The

fastest qualifiers are the world record holders, Team USA. Difficult

to see past them. The defending champions in lane five, from the

People's Republic of China. Team Great Britain, they made this final,

just made it in. Great experience for them. Kathleen Dawson will be

leading them off, then Sarah Vasey, Charlotte Atkinson and Freya

Davidson. A good lane for them, lane eight. Yes, to be out on the side,

because in the middle, you can get distracted. This is quite a young

team, the first time this quartet has been put together. They start

well, it just depends on how we can bring it home. There's the defending

champions, from the People's Republic of China. They have had a

pretty good meet so far. Team USA, what a meet they have had. Catherine

Baker -- Kathleen Baker, and then Lilly King. Gold in the breaststroke

and gold in the freestyle, the second and fourth legs. Can't see

past them. Would be great to see Kathleen Dawson do well. She will be

the closest to us. Nose clip again on the backstroke. First 15

underwater. Look at that. Russia, Yuliya Efimova. She goes in the

breaststroke leg. I think there's quite a lot of black hats in this

race, just to identify. There is Seebohm of Australia, won the gold

on the 200. The Australians will be really strong, but I cannot see past

the Americans. Every single person on the American team has an

individual medal. They finish with the Olympic champion. Britain are

closest to us. Right in the centre, Team USA. Next

to them in three, Canada. It is very interesting. Kylie mass of Canada,

she broke the world record in the individual 100 backstroke, but had

probably one of the worst starts. She looked away off, but she has

worked her way back into it now. As expected, it is the United States

that turn first. On the left-hand side of the screen, Kathleen Dawson

has put Great Britain in a good position. As expected, it is America

followed by Canada. I would have expected Kylie mass of Canada to be

leading after this first legs. 58.3 is quick. Under world-record split

for the relay. Just outside the world record time that she set to

lead on. Kathleen Dawson's sprint, 50 point two. Well done. Just look

at Efimova in the pink hat, very recognisable. Both King and Efimova

have been having scraps all week on the 50, 100 and 200. Efimova

finished third in the individual 100 metres, and King won. I think

Efimova has a point to prepare. She is out splitting king. Remember the

battles that Russia and America have had throughout the years. This is

great to see. Efimova going ahead of King. She is catching her up. This

is fascinating. I didn't expect this. For Russia, it was 58.9 on the

back leg. That is a tight takeover from Russia. What a great split that

must have been from Efimova. 64.0 she split. She beat King there by

half a second. King may have won earlier in the evening, but for the

team, it's Efimova who delivered. This is such fast swimming. Half a

second on the world record pace. Look at Kelsey Worrell and her wall

work. She did exploit the turn. She looks to me she is starting to tire

a bit, as is the Russian. A great battle going on for third place

between Canada and Australia falls White it is Team USA at

the moment, but nowhere near as much as we expected. A good takeover

there. The new world champion on the 100m freestyle is Simone Manuel of

the USA. She is really streaking down this final 100 metres. Manuel

leading for the USA. The rest of the field are absolutely charging,

particularly Bronte Campbell of Australia in lane two. The world

record could be on here. Set in London in 2012. It has lasted five

years. This bronze medal swim here being fought out between the Sweden,

Australia and Canada. Can Bronte Campbell hold on? No doubt about the

leaders. Will they break the world record? 3.51 .5. A whole half

second. Absolutely brilliant for the USA. And a great silver for Russia.

They swam out of their skins for that silver, and the bronze was

stolen by team Australia in lane two. What a swim from them. Bronte

Campbell's last leg must have been superb. She almost matched Manuel

there, and brought it home for Australia. I have not seen Manuel

smile all week. That is her fourth gold medal on the relays, but she

has finally cracked one there. She is happy. What an ambassador for the

sport she is going to be. USA so tough to beat.

Interesting nails. Kathleen Baker, a good crack the first 100, 58.5, is

very good swim from her. She was the silver-medallist on the individual

100 backstroke, and then Kings didn't have the best length. No,

she's good individually, but she has gone slower with the team and she

did in an individual race. If you want somebody on the back, that's

the lady, Simone Mani well. Straight arms, a bit unconventional. --

Simone Manuel. Training at Stanford University. The feeling you get when

you touch the wall must be brilliant and, whom! Hello, King. She's happy.

And so is she, Simone Manuel saying that team USA has broken the world

record in the final women's race, the women's 4x100 medley relay, and

Kathleen Baker leading off with a time faster than the individual,

getting the silver. Team USA winning the final women's race.

Congratulations, because the plan behind this, is almost a bunch of

rookies, was to get into the final and get some experience, wasn't it?

It's great to be getting a world-record winning race. It's been

amazing. You have a couple of your own finals as well. You must be

pleased with your consistency. To do it with these girls, it's a really

good feeling. How much have you enjoyed this event? The atmosphere

has been unbelievable. For our first worlds, we've done really well and

learned so much. Some fantastic sub 54s. A lot more training to come for

you guys. Definitely, I've gained a lot of confidence here, and I've got

the world Juniors, so pretty confident moving into that. Good to

see you in there. Well done. Kathleen Dawson, Sarah Vasey,

Charlotte Atkinson, Freya Anderson, all in their first World

Championships, flying the flag for Britain. How important is this

experience? For somebody like Freya Anderson, going into the world

juniors this month, it's great experience. A fantastic meet getting

those under her belt. That will help the Tokyo as well. To be part of

that world-record swim, it's part of history. Another relay gold for

America, another record. On paper, they were down to win. Kind of

surprised that Russia pushed them for so long in the race, but yeah,

USA have a dominance, and there's a reason for it, and that's down to

the programmes that they have, the collegiate system based around

sprinting, and you see it in the turns and the diving. They are so

much better at those simple skills than the rest of the world, and

that's something everybody should look at. It's easy to practice. As

Becky said, our girls did great, and it's a really young team. They

almost looked like Australians, because they are long at all.

They've got something. Good opportunity for the British girls to

race alongside world champions. Part of this hole is going crazy because

we are getting ready for the medal ceremony for the women's 400 I am.

That place set this place alight earlier, and it was home favourite

Katinka Hosszu who took her second gold of the week. You can see her

husband, Shane, very excited. Kind of an aggressive excitement, isn't

it? A little bit! After her victory, Katinka Hosszu spoke to Sharon.

Still waving to the crowd. More my husband actually! You have a tight

team and you do things differently from a lot of other swimmers, but it

seems to work. We work a lot. This is our passion, our lies. It's

amazing for me that I'm able to enjoy these moments with him. --

this is our passion, our lifes. He knows what I had to go through to

get here. Is crowd can't help but drive you down the swimming pool.

Honestly, the first morning, it was a bit scary. I don't think that we

swimmers have experienced such a loud crack before. But the last

length, it definitely helped me on the finish. Will you maintain your

busy programme towards Tokyo? Definitely, I'm going to Moscow

tomorrow morning to train. And Katinka Hosszu just being introduced

to the crowd to pick up her second gold medal of these 20 17th World

Swimming Championships. She won gold on the 200 metres individual medley,

and she's backed it up with her fourth title in the 400 medley. She

won gold in 2009, 2013 and 2015, and now here, the first woman ever to

win this title in her home country. And what a brilliant swim it was.

Right from the start, a massive attack. The gold to Hosszu, the

silver to Mariah Belmonte, after a wonderful gold on the and Sydney

Pickrem, after a shocker on the 200 medal, -- 200 medley, getting

bronze. After such a disaster on 200 I am, it's great to see her get back

in and get a medal. -- on the 200 individual medley.

CHEERING I've never heard a loud crowd,

saluting Katinka Hosszu, her fourth title in this women's 400 medley,

and what a haul of medals she said this week, now an two golds in the

200 and 400 medley, to act to silver and bronze. What a week she said! --

to add to. So Adam Peaty will be the second leg

swimmer in the men's medley relay. The crowd has gone crazy for Katinka

Hosszu, they love racing, but they have been getting up in these relays

as well. What can we expect from the crowd and cowboys? The relays are so

exciting to watch. -- and our boys. If we can get our relay takeover is

right, because the Americans are very good at relay they get them

very tight... They've got Caeleb Dressel in there, but we've got

James Guy and Adam Peaty, come on! Is exciting at the moment. We saw

this team get silver at the Olympic Games and, for us,... I can't hear

you! To be in there in the mix in the relays, and the last time we won

a medal at the Olympics was 1984, that's how long, to have that

strength and depth in the men's relay is really exciting. We have

seen Chris Walker-Hebborn all week. Half a second from him. Peaty should

put us back on terms with the Americans, hopefully, and James Guy

can do anything. He's against Caeleb Dressel. And we've got a great

anchor leg as well with Duncan Scott. When I spoke to Adam earlier

in the week, he said it would take at least 56.5 from him, so he knows

what he's got to do. Chris Walker-Hebborn has been a bit ill.

We know he's had a viral infection, that's why he's been arrested. They

made the right decision, trying to get it right for the relay. -- he

has been rested. Hopefully Chris has another big swim in him.

Part of the reason that you did that, oh, we've got Adam Peaty and

James Guy is because they love this atmosphere at this crowd, and they

are confident. Surely that will fire up Chris Walker-Hebborn. Yes, we

have swimmers that the rest of the world are worried about. Chris has

been 52.8, which is an awesome time. He's just not on that kind of form

at the moment. But with those guys, with adrenaline tonight, he's been

there before and done it, so hopefully he can get down near his

best. If he does, we could really frighten the Americans, which I've

never said before. Tonight, it's Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty,

James Guy and hopefully finishing it off in style Duncan Scott. For the

final event on the final day of the World Swimming Championships, let me

hand you over to Andy and Steve. Team USA starting as favourites,

massive favourites for this final final, the men's 4x100 medley relay.

Great Britain insects. They've got a decent chance certainly of a medal,

-- Great Britain in six. Could they pushed the Americans for gold? A

massive roar you can hear 4-team Hungary. They are next to the Brits

in seven. The Brazilians have had a good week so far, very good. Mostly

on street 50s. They have done well on the butterfly and freestyle. What

can team Great Britain do? Chris Walker-Hebborn has been pretty ill,

so he isn't on his usual form but he can certainly give us a decent

start, because then we got our gold-medallist superstar Adam Peaty

on the breaststroke. James Guy, a brilliant bronze on the fly, and

what can Duncan in the final leg? Villa it's a great team, it's a

great team. I think America will be strong. Great Britain, Olympic

medallist last year, they should be in the mix, but Japan, Brazil,

Russia China, I think they are all within a segment of us. I am super

nervous. -- all within a second of us. You want these guys to do it so

much. Chris Walker-Hebborn is the X factor. We haven't seen much of him

this week. He went 54 low this morning. We would be in with a great

shout if you could do that. They are a scary team, just look at that. On

the right-hand side of that shot was the enormous six foot seven and

three quarters that is Matt Grevers. Silver-medallist on the 100

backstroke, beating the Olympic and world record-holder Ryan Murphy into

bronze. There he is, six foot seven and three quarters, he is, he's

huge! What a start they've got. Their second leg is Kevin Cordes. He

got silver on the individual breaststroke to Great Britain's Adam

Peaty, and then the flyer, Caeleb Dressel, 49 seconds for 100 fly.

That's ridiculous. It seems like a freestyle time. Chris

Walker-Hebborn, tattooed. We need him on this relay. He's had a

challenging year, and fair play to him. Not for the team, trying to do

the job. The champion on the 100 stroke, and the People's Republic of

China in lane one. I think the action will be between one and six,

and I don't know if that works in Great Britain's Weber being on the

outside, or if they'd prefer to be in the middle. -- in Great Britain's

Weber. It might do us a favour to be in lane six. I'm certainly happy we

are not next to team USA. I've had that experience when they go

rocketing off, and it's very unpleasant. It's like swimming

behind a pleasure boat. The final final, the men's 4x100 medley relay.

But Britain in lane six. What can Chris Walker-Hebborn Dougal Great

Britain on the lead-off leg? The winner of the individual 100 metres

backstroke is on the left, the yellow hat of China, and he could

break the world record on this individual back. It's helped by Ryan

Murphy, who the bronze here. We'll have to watch them carefully. Chris

Walker-Hebborn, we don't want to see him losing touch with these guys.

They are taking it out fast. Only a tenth of a second off world-record

pace. The mountain of a man in the middle, he's taken it on. The

Chinese swimmer slowing it down, but look at Chris Walker-Hebborn. Let's

get in. He's got to get it in this last 50 metres. The last bit will

hurt. In the middle, Matt Grevers holding well. 52.20 two. Well, that

would have won him the gold medal on the individual. He only got silver,

and Chris Walker-Hebborn 54.2, pretty much the same as on the heat.

The black cat on the left side is Adam Peaty, eating these guys up

there on the first 50 in the breaststroke. But all of these are

no statues. But look at the beast Adam Peaty determining it on. --

they are no slackers. The United States on world-record pace. Let's

see the magic down the last 30 metres.

He really is catching up every single stroke. On the 100 metres,

this is where he took off. Look at what he is doing to the best

breaststroke is in the world. Can you believe he is taking the lead?

He has taken the silver medallist, Cordes, and made him look like an

amateur. A very tight takeover, but I think it was good. Up against the

gold medallist from the USA. A lot of work to do here for Great

Britain. An amazing takeover from dress soul. Adam Peaty phenomenally

fast on that breaststroke leg. Come on, James Guy. If he can turn it on

down this second 15 hour, I think the US are gone. Still four teams in

it for this silver medal. Caleb Dressel looking really good. His

last 50 is always really strong. James Guy also looking really good.

Handing over to Duncan Scott. The takeover is fine for Great Britain.

We are in second place at the moment, ahead of the Japanese.

Duncan Scott in second. Chasing very hard is the Japanese. Team USA, in

the shape of the bronze medallist in the 100m freestyle, going really

well. But the rest of the world starting to catch up. A proper wagon

race going on for second and third. Hopefully Duncan Scott can hold on.

The Russian in three. Duncan Scott being caught up. The gold medal

definitely going to the USA. I think it's going to be just outside world

record pace. Gold for USA, a wonderful silver medal for Great

Britain. Well done, guys. Duncan Scott bringing the guys home in

fantastic fashion for the silver. Bronze goes to Russia.

Walker-Hebborn has been very ill, and he started them off in a solid

fashion. James Guy did a super job on the fly, and then Duncan Scott

bringing Great Britain home to a fabulous silver medal on the final

race of these World Championships. Wow! Great Britain to be within one

second of this great American team, when they've got one guy who hasn't

been well coming into the meet, is simply brilliant. 47.0 seconds for

Duncan Scott on that final leg, matching the American swimmer. It

was brilliant to see. They all stepped up and delivered as a team.

Look at this. Really powerful on that breaststroke leg. Peaty

destroyed them all, didn't he? 58.8 on the breaststroke for the

Americans. Peaty's 56 point nine. For 100 metres breaststroke. Then

the Russians were charging on the right-hand side, but no doubt, in

the end. It was comfortable, wasn't it? It didn't feel comfortable

sitting here. Team GB now talking to Sharon poolside. Everybody wants to

know what splits they did. They were awesome. 47 flat from you. And 56.9,

oh my goodness. That was so much pressure on a poorly person! I put

so much effort into that. Having these boys on the backend, I'm

grateful and I'm lucky to be part of this team. Just lucky I made it to

the end of the week and got to swim with them. The Americans swum so

fast. It really is on for three years' time. Such a small team

coming through. What can I say? Duncan, how has your week been? It

has been incredible. At the start was individuals, and then it just

kept getting better and better. I've finished on a high with relays. Each

team I have been on has been great. No better feeling than standing on

the podium with these guys. Very well done, everybody. Fantastic way

to finish. Don't worry, we will talk to you in a minute. What a week it

has been for that man Adam Peaty! World champion. Two very special

words. Two words every athlete strives to hear after their name. A

lifetime of relentless training to win that title. Very few make it,

but every now and then, someone very special comes along. Someone who

pushes harder, breaks new ground. At 20, Adam Peaty became a world

champion. COMMENTATOR: It looks like it might

be Peaty! He's got it on the last stroke! Foremost, that is the dream,

goal achieved. Adam Peaty is not like most. He took it in his stride.

One enough. That was just the beginning.

COMMENTATOR: Peaty has his second gold of this World Championships.

Double world champion at just 20 years old. Adam Peaty takes Olympic

gold for Great Britain. Fast forward to Budapest, a city rich with

history. Peaty arrives looking to make a bit of his own. Adam Peaty

has destroyed the best in the world. Obliterated them. He is an absolute

beast. World title number three. The best in the world by some distance.

Distance and time. Not just the best in the world now, but the West in

the world ever. There goes Project 20 five. That is phenomenal! Utter

dominance. Like a lion hunting its prey. Peaty is relentless. Onto the

next one, and history beckons. COMMENTATOR: This is absolutely

brilliant breaststroke swimming. He's done the double-double. World

champion, two very special words. The double-double, and outstanding

achievement. Adam Peaty, just one quarter of that medal relay team,

which has just taken a silver medal. Your reaction to that? Absolutely

incredible. It was always going to be really tough against the US, but

credit to the guys. And Chris Walker-Hebborn has been really ill.

They were all around their best times, so faith... Fair play to

them. Credit to the team, the fact that Chris has been off. He stepped

up and did a job. We know and he knows he's got a lot more to come if

he is on form. I don't think the states have ever lost that relay, so

that is how good those guys are. They will in Tokyo! Howard does it

compare? Is it a bit less pressure, more fun? No, it is more pressure

because you will let your team down. If you lose your race, it's just you

who is disappointed. You do not want to let your team down, so these boys

get up and do absolutely everything. Every single last % possible. I have

been in several relays in the past, where the individual that became

Olympic champion, when they came to the relay they were a second slower

than in the individual. Some people rise to the occasion, some don't. It

is about the rest of the team, and you can try too hard. These guys,

and especially James Guy, it gives him an extra edge. He just doesn't

want to let anyone down. One guy who has delivered plenty this week is

Adam Peaty. He's joining us now. Thank you for joining us, because I

know you're about to get your silver medal for the relay. Talk to us

about the last few days. How difficult is it knowing you've got

to get back in the pool, because you love racing? It's always difficult

getting back in the pool, but you have to get your head in the game.

Tonight, not for myself, but for the team. In three years' time, I hope

we will get stronger and stronger. We are a young team, and I hope we

can get stronger every year. Adam, I want to know what the biggest thing

is you are taking away from this week of racing? I'm not sure yet. It

takes a few weeks to get used to it again and see what I've done here. I

won't know until December. I will look back with Mel and see where we

want to go this year. All it is now is Project 56, and how we are going

to get there. But surely now is the time to celebrate. Show us your

medals! These are the bad boys. They are not bad. Adam, it has been a

pleasure watching you. We honestly love it. Where do you go from here?

Where are you going to work on, because you have just rewritten the

history books. I am having trouble hearing because the crowd is quite

loud. When you go back from here, where'd you work on? Where you

improve? I don't believe that no one has anywhere to work on. That's 10%

now is where I am going to pick up the amazing time I need. I'm going

to be even more motivated. I have already picked up 0.3, so it's

looking very good, and the curve of progression is very good. I'm still