Day 1

:00:32. > :00:41.Hello and welcome to Budapest, the home of the swimming World

:00:42. > :00:46.Championships. This was purpose-built for this event and

:00:47. > :00:50.modelled on the aquatic centre built for the London Olympics. Very proud

:00:51. > :01:01.swimming nation so it is very in here. Alongside me, Mark Foster and

:01:02. > :01:07.Rebecca Adlington. This is what is coming up in this evening's session.

:01:08. > :01:14.He won the world title last time around, can James Guy do it again in

:01:15. > :01:18.the 400 metres freestyle final. He is world champion and world

:01:19. > :01:23.record-holder, Adam Peaty goes in the breaststroke semifinal. And she

:01:24. > :01:32.is a medal machine, Katie Ledecky is set to dominate once again in

:01:33. > :01:37.Budapest. A busy night and plenty of Brits in action. Talk us through the

:01:38. > :01:44.significance of this World Championship, lots of eyes on Tokyo,

:01:45. > :01:48.what does this mean to the swimmers? Any chance to raise the rest of the

:01:49. > :01:54.world is an opportunity. We have guys like Adam who have taken time

:01:55. > :01:59.off from Rio and they want to show the rest of the world what they are

:02:00. > :02:02.made of. Some people want to pick things up from Rio that didn't

:02:03. > :02:06.necessarily go to plan and others want to keep their territory and

:02:07. > :02:12.keep them market and firm up the number one place in the world. The

:02:13. > :02:17.swimming world has changed, big names have retired, have we see much

:02:18. > :02:22.change in the British team? Every four-year cycle, there is normally a

:02:23. > :02:25.fallout. Fran retired and then we saw jazz is in here because she is

:02:26. > :02:31.injured, but before then there wasn't a big fallout. The team is

:02:32. > :02:35.that much younger, they have another four-year cycle in them, probably

:02:36. > :02:38.another eight-year cycle, so our team hasn't changed much at all.

:02:39. > :02:44.Michael Phelps from world swimming has gone. One of the biggest names

:02:45. > :02:48.in swimming has retired and given up and a lot of people will be

:02:49. > :03:02.thinking, thank God. I can now win my gold medal. You mentioned Jaz,

:03:03. > :03:08.but this doesn't mean she is done? For anyone, after an Olympics, they

:03:09. > :03:13.need to take some time out, mentally and physically, and Jaz has chosen

:03:14. > :03:18.this. Everyone needs a bit of time out and she will be back with a

:03:19. > :03:24.vengeance, that's for sure. We talk about experience, she has the

:03:25. > :03:28.experience on knowing when to rest. It is priceless for these guys to

:03:29. > :03:33.get this process in place for them going forward? Four years is a long

:03:34. > :03:37.time. If you have a year out, this is it. It might be physically her

:03:38. > :03:42.body cannot handle it at the moment and mentally she needs a break. But

:03:43. > :03:46.for the younger ones, to come here, the more you get off the block at

:03:47. > :03:53.this level, the more relaxed you are. No Jazz Carlin as we have

:03:54. > :03:58.talked about, but this is one about Katie Ledecky and we will be talking

:03:59. > :04:08.about her a lot this week. Let me handed over to other commentators!

:04:09. > :04:15.COMMENTATOR: The crowd has gone absolutely nuts for Anya Celtic, the

:04:16. > :04:21.15-year-old Hungarian. How exciting this must be for her, the junior

:04:22. > :04:26.champion and she has made eighth place. She has a Lane, she has a

:04:27. > :04:53.chance. The second Hungarian, the crowd has

:04:54. > :04:58.gone mad. Yes, Kapas. When you are swimming in your home environment,

:04:59. > :05:03.you get an extra lift. You have been focused for couple of years on this

:05:04. > :05:07.stage. The Hungarians will be a force. No Jazz Carlin this year, two

:05:08. > :05:12.silver medals at the Olympic Games. I know she is having a break, but

:05:13. > :05:18.she has been so great, it is a shame not to see her here. It is a shame,

:05:19. > :05:25.but she deserves a break. In terms of performance, those silver medals,

:05:26. > :05:32.the performance was outstanding. Leah Smith looked good in the heats.

:05:33. > :05:37.Could we see the first USA one and two. I am sure she will get the

:05:38. > :05:43.first gold and there she is, the defending world champion, she won in

:05:44. > :05:49.2013, 2015 and is unbeaten in this 400 metre freestyle for four years.

:05:50. > :05:56.Can she break the record here? I think the world record is a big ask.

:05:57. > :06:00.We are verging on men's time territory. 3.56, she is the best in

:06:01. > :06:05.the world by nearly four seconds. Nobody has got close to her and she

:06:06. > :06:09.has rewritten the schedule. I'd think she looks even stronger and

:06:10. > :06:15.more powerful than she usually does. The secret is these huge big levers

:06:16. > :06:20.that grab the water and just absolutely rip it. The gold is gone,

:06:21. > :06:28.she hasn't lost in four years and she isn't going to lose here. Huge,

:06:29. > :06:36.big levers, Katie Ledecky in Lane number four. The world record

:06:37. > :06:42.holder, can she go three championships in a row. I cannot see

:06:43. > :06:48.have been beaten in this one. Final of the women's 400 metres freestyle.

:06:49. > :06:52.She has got a very good start. Everything about this young lady,

:06:53. > :06:57.Katie Ledecky, is absolutely brilliant. She has just completed

:06:58. > :07:04.her first year at University at Stamford on the West Coast of the

:07:05. > :07:11.United States. She won the championships in the 200, the 500.

:07:12. > :07:14.Steve, straight out there, straight into the lead and I think this is

:07:15. > :07:21.the last time these swimmers will see her? After this 100 she will be

:07:22. > :07:27.showing them a clean pair of heels. She is so good. Not only is she

:07:28. > :07:32.efficient in the water, she has a high turnover so she creates a lot

:07:33. > :07:38.of velocity in the water. She will just swim faster than the rest. With

:07:39. > :07:42.the likes of Jazz Carlin and Jess Ashwood missing and some veterans in

:07:43. > :07:54.this event, it opens the door to these youngsters. Titmus from

:07:55. > :08:05.Australia and the 15-year-old from China, Li. Katie Ledecky has gone

:08:06. > :08:10.off at a sedate pace. It is probably faster than most people'sindividual

:08:11. > :08:24.best times. But nice and comfortable down the first 100 and is. We

:08:25. > :08:33.haven't seen her do that before. The third swimmer is Li, the 15-year-old

:08:34. > :08:37.in Lane six, for China. Leah Smith, she is the second fastest swimmer of

:08:38. > :08:43.all time of this event. She is making her look like an age group.

:08:44. > :08:47.Watching Katie Ledecky, it is a masterclass. She is only six tenths

:08:48. > :08:52.of a second of the world record. I think she will have a bit of gas in

:08:53. > :08:59.the tank because she hasn't blasted it in the first 50. I will agree

:09:00. > :09:04.with you, that turned there, Katie Ledecky started off at a relatively

:09:05. > :09:10.comfortable pace and now she is picking it. The camera chasing her

:09:11. > :09:17.down this fifth length of eight. She was .6 of a second of the record.

:09:18. > :09:24.She has started to hold onto it and if she can build it up, the world

:09:25. > :09:31.record could be on here. Katie Ledecky of the USA first, Leah Smith

:09:32. > :09:36.of the USA's second and Li, the 15-year-old of China in third. No

:09:37. > :09:42.doubt where the gold medal is going. It is Katie Ledecky versus the gold

:09:43. > :09:46.record. Then we have a race for silver and bronze medal but Leah

:09:47. > :09:50.Smith looks too strong for me. I didn't think Katie Ledecky had

:09:51. > :09:57.chance of getting close to her Olympic mark of 3.56, but she is

:09:58. > :10:03.looking very strong. This is an masterclass. You can tell her

:10:04. > :10:12.statement of intent. She is starting to up to a six or seven legged beta.

:10:13. > :10:15.This is swimming at its best. It is an masterclass from the double world

:10:16. > :10:25.champion. She is going to get the third. Katie Ledecky, of the USA.

:10:26. > :10:31.Leah Smith is still looking very good in second place. Can she get

:10:32. > :10:37.under the four-minute mark? That would be something special. From the

:10:38. > :10:41.USA, Katie Ledecky, two times world champion, the Olympic champion, the

:10:42. > :10:49.world record-holder and she will win the first women's race at the 2017

:10:50. > :10:54.World Championships. 3:58.54 gold medal to Katie Ledecky. The silver

:10:55. > :11:03.to Leah Smith of the USA and the bronze to Li of China. The

:11:04. > :11:08.15-year-old. The USA one, two. That is a brilliant performance from

:11:09. > :11:12.Katie Ledecky. She is not even out of breath. Leah Smith, she is

:11:13. > :11:22.sucking in the air, but Katie Ledecky. Li could look a bit

:11:23. > :11:27.happier. She is exhausted. Competition record, she is

:11:28. > :11:33.disappointed. Everything about her is superb. She has got stronger in

:11:34. > :11:37.the first year. She swam at Stanford University. A bit slower than she

:11:38. > :11:43.went in the Olympic Games, but that often happens after the Olympics.

:11:44. > :11:46.She is just building now up to 2020 when she wants to rewrite the record

:11:47. > :11:51.books but that is her tenth gold medal at the World Championships.

:11:52. > :11:56.What a performance, Katie Ledecky. Bertie is on the right and on the

:11:57. > :12:00.left is Leah Smith, the silver medallist. He saw the exhausted

:12:01. > :12:06.15-year-old Li of China and I wonder if she is the future. The new

:12:07. > :12:12.championship record, world champion for the third time in a row. Katie

:12:13. > :12:20.Ledecky of the USA. Leah Smith gets a silver medal for the USA and

:12:21. > :12:28.bronze goes to Li of China. STUDIO: I am pleased, if you wonder why

:12:29. > :12:33.Adrian Moorhouse is putting on a Scouse accent, it is because Steve

:12:34. > :12:39.Parry has joined us for the week. Tell us about the powerhouse that is

:12:40. > :12:43.Katie Ledecky. I am glad I am not her era. By only raised her once, I

:12:44. > :12:50.am glad because I wouldn't have won anything. She is the Michael Phelps,

:12:51. > :12:56.so much respect for Katie. Put into context what she is doing for

:12:57. > :13:00.swimming? She is making history, doing things no one else has ever

:13:01. > :13:05.done. She could win six gold medals this week, that was her tenth world

:13:06. > :13:10.title and she is 20! It is unbelievable. I am so glad it is a

:13:11. > :13:16.girl and we have some girl power because Michael Phelps, you have had

:13:17. > :13:22.all these characters, she is dominating. Let's turn our attention

:13:23. > :13:34.to the men's 400. It is a stacked field and it features Britain's

:13:35. > :13:39.James Guy. There isn't much pressure on me. There will be medal

:13:40. > :13:43.contenders so usually after an Olympic year it dies down a bit and

:13:44. > :13:49.goes a bit quieter. So I can enjoy the sport again. I am happy and I

:13:50. > :13:55.know I can swim faster. So there are some medal options in there. I feel

:13:56. > :14:17.I am the old James Guy again and the storm is coming.

:14:18. > :14:26.COMMENTATOR: James Guy of Great Britain in Lane seven. Eight lengths

:14:27. > :14:43.of the pool. Perry isn't good at diving in, but

:14:44. > :14:48.he is world class when it comes to swimming. James Guy isn't messing

:14:49. > :14:54.about. I don't necessarily want to see him go out too fast, I think his

:14:55. > :14:58.better races is when he has back ended it. How should he is in

:14:59. > :15:03.because they have such a great back half, how can he win this race if he

:15:04. > :15:07.doesn't go out quite? I think there was a lesson in the Olympic Games

:15:08. > :15:10.because he did go out so fast I think it did hurt the back end of

:15:11. > :15:15.his race a little bit. But these are the top eight swimmers in the world.

:15:16. > :15:20.There is no surprise they are on the world record line already.

:15:21. > :15:29.Covers James Guy in lane seven is just turning in second place.

:15:30. > :15:39.Taehwan Park is breathing alongside him. Park of Korea. Yang Sun of

:15:40. > :15:42.China. It is a bit cat and mouse at the moment. They looked very

:15:43. > :15:58.comfortable. Extraordinarily deceptive. Sun Yang looks a bit lazy

:15:59. > :16:03.on those terms. -- turns. You want to get around those walls, keep your

:16:04. > :16:07.place if you can. Don't forget about the Aussies on the far side, lanes

:16:08. > :16:12.two and three, very used to swimming with each other in their trials,

:16:13. > :16:20.they might be helping each other. This is a halfway turn. This is

:16:21. > :16:23.ominous, has Sun Yang gone early, before the halfway line? Sung-Yeung

:16:24. > :16:38.turning first. Second is Taehwan Park. Has Sun Yang gone too early?

:16:39. > :16:41.He usually turns it on at 150 with three Leinster go, this could be

:16:42. > :16:46.looking ominous for the rest of the field. He is looking really strong.

:16:47. > :16:52.But don't forget about Mack Horton and two, the reigning Olympic

:16:53. > :16:57.champion, beat Sun Yang by only a tenth of a second. Sun Yang wants

:16:58. > :17:01.revenge. Fascinating, Sun Yang has gone very hard indeed. The yellow

:17:02. > :17:15.hat of the Olympic champion Mack Horton is going well, but at this

:17:16. > :17:17.stage, it must be about a metre and a half lead for Sun Yang. This would

:17:18. > :17:20.be three World Championship titles in a row. 100 metres to go in the

:17:21. > :17:23.final of the men's 400 metres freestyle. James Guy of Great

:17:24. > :17:26.Britain has turned well but is equal fourth at 300 metres. James Guy has

:17:27. > :17:32.to dig deep. I am worried about Detti in one, he is a world-class

:17:33. > :17:37.800 and 1500 metres swimmer, he has the stamina to finish. This is where

:17:38. > :17:41.cellar James Guy needs to dig deep but Sun Yang looks like he is in a

:17:42. > :17:46.different race, world-class swimming from him. Half a second outside the

:17:47. > :17:54.world record pace, Sun Yang, a blistering last 50 metres. Could we

:17:55. > :17:57.see the first swimmer under three minutes 44 a 400 freestyle? No doubt

:17:58. > :18:03.about the gold, it will definitely go to Sun Yang of China, three World

:18:04. > :18:10.Championship titles in a row. The world record set at 3:40.0 seven. He

:18:11. > :18:16.was just outside that. The gold has gone to Sun Yang, silver to Horton

:18:17. > :18:21.and bronze to Detti of Italy. What a masterful swim, total domination.

:18:22. > :18:26.That is a surprise to me. James Guy of Great Britain finishing sixth.

:18:27. > :18:31.Look what it means to Sun Yang, it really hurt him last year being

:18:32. > :18:36.beaten on the 400 metres, he wanted that and has one faster than the

:18:37. > :18:44.Olympics was won last year. Look at that! -- and has swum faster than

:18:45. > :18:52.the Olympics was won last year. Confirmation of the results. Look at

:18:53. > :18:56.the margin of victory! James Comey JC Ritchie stacked 400

:18:57. > :19:03.metres freestyle? Yes, the best guys in the world in that field. --

:19:04. > :19:09.James, a seriously stacked? Your face says you're disappointed? This

:19:10. > :19:14.morning I felt strong and relaxed. The effort was there but the time

:19:15. > :19:18.was not. Have you got a busy programme? Lots of emphasis on the

:19:19. > :19:24.200 metres, it is tough when you have to defend titles and people aim

:19:25. > :19:28.at you? We had a chat on Friday with the head coach, he said it is not

:19:29. > :19:35.defending titles, it is attacking the race each time. That is what I

:19:36. > :19:40.will try to do. How hard is it to get 400 and 200 right? Yes, you have

:19:41. > :19:46.to train for both of them, you can't have much rest because it is 41 day,

:19:47. > :19:50.two the next. We will see a lot of you this week, get some rest see you

:19:51. > :19:56.later. What do you do if you are James Guy?

:19:57. > :19:59.He said he felt good, had the preparation he wanted, was confident

:20:00. > :20:04.coming into this but did not get the time. He has a busy week, what is he

:20:05. > :20:13.do? At the Olympic Games Day one was not good, he got faster. He can do a

:20:14. > :20:19.good 400 freestyle but he is more of a 200 freestyle, he is a 100 fly.

:20:20. > :20:23.Becky's event was the 800 freestyle, she could do the 400 freestyle as

:20:24. > :20:27.well. His time was not bad, the other guys are 400 specialists so I

:20:28. > :20:31.think you can take comfort from that. He said he had a good

:20:32. > :20:38.preparation, it was certainly fun. He has been room sharing with Adam

:20:39. > :20:41.Peaty, world champion, Olympic champion, he is in action tonight in

:20:42. > :20:51.the 100 metre breaststroke semifinals.

:20:52. > :20:57.Project 56 is the main goal. My current world record at the minute

:20:58. > :21:03.is 57.13, I have to dropped 0.14 to get to that. That means pushing even

:21:04. > :21:06.further than before the Olympics, sweating even more, bleeding even

:21:07. > :21:11.more in some cases. There will be a lot more tears of pain but I think

:21:12. > :21:15.it is achievable. I do not think he has delivered his

:21:16. > :21:20.best yet, I think there is more to come from him. He is a lion, you

:21:21. > :21:26.have to put the meet in front of him to hand, so we drop in the word 56

:21:27. > :21:31.as soon as he does 57.1, plant the seeds. He thinks he makes them grow,

:21:32. > :21:37.but sprouted... I have achieved my lifetime dream,

:21:38. > :21:41.but I want more. I want to leave a legacy, break the world-record again

:21:42. > :21:45.and eventually get down to where no one will get ever. And that will

:21:46. > :21:50.take a very, very fast time, I think. Talking specifically about

:21:51. > :21:56.the World Championships, I know you don't like to see defending your

:21:57. > :22:02.titles? There is nothing to defend, it is all up for grabs. Defending

:22:03. > :22:06.seems a little bit relaxed. I am just defending it. Attacking, you

:22:07. > :22:10.are still attacking your times, attacking your record. It seems a

:22:11. > :22:13.little bit more aggressive, that will push me on in the pool every

:22:14. > :22:18.day. The Adam Peaty story is one we are

:22:19. > :22:22.lapping up, he is so, so good and some exciting to watch. I love that

:22:23. > :22:28.Mel says he is like a lion, you need to put the meet in front of him.

:22:29. > :22:34.Tell me through their relationship? They are such a good team together.

:22:35. > :22:37.He respects her, she respects him, they had such a unique partnership

:22:38. > :22:40.and have been together since Adam was so young, they have really

:22:41. > :22:45.nurtured and helped one another. Because she is fairly new to

:22:46. > :22:48.coaching as well. His language is indicative of his mindset, he does

:22:49. > :22:53.not say he is coming here to defend his title but to attack his time.

:22:54. > :23:01.How important is his head? About he constantly wants to get faster.

:23:02. > :23:03.Every athlete and their coach look at what makes them go faster. They

:23:04. > :23:09.are looking at the programme all the time, every individual aspects to

:23:10. > :23:16.get 100 faster. You never know when your best time will be, you want to

:23:17. > :23:20.do my best time. Ross Murdoch is in the semifinals, at the Commonwealth

:23:21. > :23:24.Games, he can raise his game when he is the underdog. Let's see what Ross

:23:25. > :23:30.and Adam can do, it is time for the men's 100 metre breaststroke

:23:31. > :23:33.semifinals. COMMENTATOR: Cody Miller is the

:23:34. > :23:45.Olympic bronze medallist. These guys had to go quick.

:23:46. > :23:54.-- have to go quick. Here is Joao Gomes Junior of Brazil, he was fifth

:23:55. > :23:58.in Rio. Adam Peaty of Great Britain, there

:23:59. > :24:02.are five of the top seven in the world, they had to go fast. Cody

:24:03. > :24:07.Miller of the USA, the Olympics bronze medallist. Won a gold on the

:24:08. > :24:14.4x100 m medley relay. He looks like a rock star. He was a bit of a

:24:15. > :24:18.surprise. I think we all expected Kevin Cordes to get the medal for

:24:19. > :24:23.America but it was Miller, he put everything on the line. Interesting

:24:24. > :24:26.to see two fellers in their 30s. Adam Peaty is ten years younger than

:24:27. > :24:31.these guys, imagine what he could achieve over the next decade.

:24:32. > :24:35.It is frightening what he has already done.

:24:36. > :24:38.Only two British men have ever won Gold adds world Olympic,

:24:39. > :24:50.Commonwealth and European. Peaty is one of them. The other? Wilkie?

:24:51. > :24:53.Wilkie, yes. Send in your questions! First semifinal of the men's 100

:24:54. > :25:00.metres breaststroke, Peaty of Great Britain in the second semifinal.

:25:01. > :25:05.The fastest seed for this first semifinal, Cody Miller of the USA.

:25:06. > :25:09.He has had a very average start. The Black Cats in the centre, an

:25:10. > :25:13.excellent start in lane three. How did he do that? The Russian was

:25:14. > :25:18.amazing coming he took nearly a metre out of the rest of the fields,

:25:19. > :25:21.phenomenal start. Great to see those skills on display. The Olympic

:25:22. > :25:29.bronze medallist Cody Miller is getting back into it in the black

:25:30. > :25:33.hat comment middle of the lane. It is Lim at the halfway stage,

:25:34. > :25:40.followed by Gomes Junior, Brazilians putting on a good show. The bronze

:25:41. > :25:48.medallist from four years ago, Lima, the 32 Major in two. The rest of the

:25:49. > :25:52.field is coming back and Cody Miller, after a shocking start,

:25:53. > :25:57.coming through in the centre. It looks like it might be Miller in

:25:58. > :26:06.four, the Russian and three. Miller takes it, the Russian is second,

:26:07. > :26:11.Lima is third. The second semifinal, those guys will be licking their

:26:12. > :26:16.lips, third at 59.4 is not that fast. They will be sitting in the

:26:17. > :26:28.call room thinking there is a big opportunity. They are starting to

:26:29. > :26:38.bunch breaststroke is brimming. -- bunch in breaststroke swimming. This

:26:39. > :26:44.second semifinal is stacked, five of the top seven in the world,

:26:45. > :26:48.including the world-record holder and Olympic champion of Great

:26:49. > :26:55.Britain, Adam Peaty. Ross Murdoch goes in six. He has a

:26:56. > :26:58.super chance of making the final. Lotsa people forget that Adam Peaty

:26:59. > :27:03.has been blazing a trail, winning all the gold medals he has ever swam

:27:04. > :27:09.in since 2014, but Ross Murdoch got the bronze medal two years ago in

:27:10. > :27:15.Kazan, a phenomenal swim, 59.0. I would love to see them both in a

:27:16. > :27:19.final tomorrow night. Bar Adam Peaty, by him stopping Friedsam

:27:20. > :27:30.which at the 50, he will win tomorrow night. -- by him stopping

:27:31. > :27:37.for a sandwich at the 50. What happened with Van Den Berg?

:27:38. > :27:41.It is disappointing, he was the Olympic silver medallist and he did

:27:42. > :27:46.not bother turning up. I find an empty lane disrespectful. I suspect

:27:47. > :27:56.he is probably saving at all from the 50. Maybe he has the speed to

:27:57. > :27:59.take on Peaty. That was consecutive Japan, the

:28:00. > :28:06.second fastest in the world this year, in line seven. In two is Yan

:28:07. > :28:11.of China, world number three, just under 59 seconds per 100 metres

:28:12. > :28:15.breaststroke, which is to be absolutely phenomenal. Then Adam

:28:16. > :28:19.Peaty went 57.1. Ross Murdoch was a World

:28:20. > :28:23.Championship bronze medallist two years ago in Kazan, remember the

:28:24. > :28:27.Commonwealth Games 200 metres in Glasgow, what a swim! Michael

:28:28. > :28:32.Jamieson probably still has nightmares about Ross Murdoch. It

:28:33. > :28:38.was great to see the Scots going 1-2 in their hometown. This fella here

:28:39. > :28:41.broke the Italian and the world junior record this morning, he has

:28:42. > :28:48.done it twice already this year and could do it again. Kevin Cordes is,

:28:49. > :29:00.fourth at the Olympics, horrible place to finish. Next to him, Adam

:29:01. > :29:03.Peaty of Great Britain, that it -- the defending champion. He does not

:29:04. > :29:08.like to call it defending champion, he thinks defending as passive, he

:29:09. > :29:12.wants to attack. He scares me, when he comes that this focused he looks

:29:13. > :29:18.like he can run through brick walls. There is nothing that stood in his

:29:19. > :29:23.way. To win the Europeans, the commonwealths, the Olympics by the

:29:24. > :29:27.age of 22 is phenomenal. He is one of Great Britain 's this dev

:29:28. > :29:32.athletes, not just swimming, across-the-board. He could do it all

:29:33. > :29:35.again. -- one of Great Britain's greatest ever athletes. The

:29:36. > :29:41.partnership between him and Mel Marshall will move it on and on.

:29:42. > :29:48.Peaty is in decent shape! I would put a couple of quid on giving him

:29:49. > :29:52.an arm wrestle! The first semifinal was not quick. Ross Murdoch of Great

:29:53. > :30:00.Britain could now certainly have a great chance of making the final.

:30:01. > :30:09.Second semifinal of the men's 100 and is brushstroke.

:30:10. > :30:18.If there is a weak part of Adam Peaty's event it is the start. He

:30:19. > :30:26.had a decent start. Already after 20 metres he is in the lead. That was a

:30:27. > :30:33.strong start from Adam Peaty. There is no dead spots in his breaststroke

:30:34. > :30:38.swimming. He just powers on. Look at the power he is generating. Nice and

:30:39. > :30:44.clean, hardly losing any speed at all and he is under world-record

:30:45. > :30:49.pace by one 100th of a secon. This is the strongest part of his race 60

:30:50. > :30:56.metres through the 100. He is going well and his world record which is

:30:57. > :31:05.set to win the gold in Rio last year, Kevin Koe Des is holding on

:31:06. > :31:14.well. -- Kevin Cordes. Just outside the world record. Goodness me, and

:31:15. > :31:20.other swim under 58 seconds on that 100 breaststroke is amazing.

:31:21. > :31:25.Incredible. 57.7. Ross Murdoch finishing in sixth, not a great

:31:26. > :31:32.place, but his 59.23, he could make it in. We will have to wait and see

:31:33. > :31:37.for Ross Murdoch, but competition record for Adam Peaty. Every time he

:31:38. > :31:41.dives in comic he seems to be moving it on. I think he will always be a

:31:42. > :31:49.second faster than anyone else in the field. A new championship record

:31:50. > :32:00.for Adam Peaty to win the final. Ross Murdoch is sixth, but he has a

:32:01. > :32:09.chance. He really does. Confirmation of the finalists. Ross Murdoch has

:32:10. > :32:15.made it in. It is fantastic news. Only a tenth of a second, so every

:32:16. > :32:20.chance for Ross Murdoch tomorrow night.

:32:21. > :32:34.Good swim for Ross Murdoch, 57.75, he is closing in on that magic 56.

:32:35. > :32:39.He gets better to every round, Adam. He goes for it in the heat, bit more

:32:40. > :32:44.in the semis and then in the final, people sit out of the bag and we

:32:45. > :32:51.know he's capable. It is almost boring, isn't it? What a position to

:32:52. > :32:55.be in. We have somebody like America, he wins every time he gets

:32:56. > :33:00.on the block. He is so in control. He takes his time and then he gets

:33:01. > :33:09.on and delivers every time. We are hoping to hear from Adam Peaty and

:33:10. > :33:14.Ross Murdoch. You must be very pleased, that was a very fast second

:33:15. > :33:19.semi? It was really quick. If I hadn't have gone with those guys on

:33:20. > :33:25.the backend, I wouldn't have made it back. I am delighted, it is a season

:33:26. > :33:30.best for me. Really please. How is it in the Green room? I was reading

:33:31. > :33:36.on Twitter, nobly wants to sit next to Adam, because you are his buddy?

:33:37. > :33:40.We always shake hands before we race. We come across the world to

:33:41. > :33:46.race of the people and we end up in the same needs and semifinal. You

:33:47. > :33:50.must be pleased to be back in form because breaststroke is such high

:33:51. > :33:57.quality and there is a couple of times you just missed out, do you

:33:58. > :34:02.look at the 200 as your best event? The 200 is my best event but I love

:34:03. > :34:07.swimming 100 and a comp lament each other very well. I just had a

:34:08. > :34:11.successful European Championships. I am enjoying swimming and that is

:34:12. > :34:20.what matters. We will let you go and hope we can talk to Adam in a

:34:21. > :34:32.minute. STUDIO: Let's turn our attention to the women's 200-metre

:34:33. > :34:46.individual medley. We have Hannah Miley going for Team GB.

:34:47. > :34:57.COMMENTATOR: What is swim she had in Rio, I thought she could take on and

:34:58. > :35:04.beat the greatest. She was only three tenths of a second outside.

:35:05. > :35:09.That was amazing for Siobhan-Marie O'Connor but she always scares the

:35:10. > :35:25.pants off me. She is not shy at all. She is not shy but she is a great

:35:26. > :35:29.fly swimmer. Hannah Miley has had a fabulous start. Right up into the

:35:30. > :35:34.lead by about half a metre straight from the start. She may have had an

:35:35. > :35:42.extended break, but it has done her good. I cannot believe the start she

:35:43. > :35:46.had. Absolutely perfect start from Siobhan-Marie O'Connor. She has such

:35:47. > :35:52.a beautiful butterfly stroke. Just measuring into the wall. Now it is

:35:53. > :35:57.about building into the backstroke. She has to build all the way through

:35:58. > :36:02.the 50 and in second place, it is the Japanese. It is great to see

:36:03. > :36:08.Siobhan, even though she had the break, she looks so strong to me.

:36:09. > :36:13.She certainly does. And Hannah Miley is going well in three. How weaker/

:36:14. > :36:20.is the butterfly, she is in maybe six position. The second half of her

:36:21. > :36:23.medley is very strong and she is a better 400 medley swimmer. So great

:36:24. > :36:31.warm up for the 400 in this championship. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

:36:32. > :36:38.of Great Britain the first to turn, 60.08, pretty much what she did in

:36:39. > :36:47.the heats. The rest of the field starting to come back. Also coming

:36:48. > :36:54.back well is Hannah Miley. So good on the breaststroke, Hannah Miley.

:36:55. > :36:58.Has been her trademark. Look at Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, technically

:36:59. > :37:06.she is brilliant. She does a load of work with Dave McNulty. Sydney

:37:07. > :37:09.Pickrem has taken the lead. There are so many good Canadian

:37:10. > :37:13.youngsters, I would like to see Siobhan-Marie O'Connor taking her on

:37:14. > :37:21.here. Be in one of the centre lanes for the final. Siobhan-Marie

:37:22. > :37:30.O'Connor is in second place. The black closest to us. Sydney Pickrem

:37:31. > :37:36.of Canada, the fastest seed into the semifinal wins it. Siobhan-Marie

:37:37. > :37:42.O'Connor is second and the good news is, Hannah Miley has gone 2:11.2,

:37:43. > :37:47.faster than she did this morning in the heats and that could make the

:37:48. > :37:53.final. It is all on time. She has got to wait for the second semifinal

:37:54. > :37:57.but she has given herself a decent chance. Wouldn't it be great for her

:37:58. > :38:02.to be in the 200 medley final couple of days before the 400. Nothing like

:38:03. > :38:11.blowing the cobwebs away and putting a good swim under belt. Won by

:38:12. > :38:16.Sydney Pickrem of Canada. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is second.

:38:17. > :38:21.Hannah Miley is forth, and they could both make it through to the

:38:22. > :38:27.final, we will have to wait and see. I think tomorrow night it will

:38:28. > :38:47.probably take two point wait to get a medal.

:38:48. > :39:02.Yulia Efimova, it is the first time I have been to a swim meet and she

:39:03. > :39:05.was booed. She has had drug implications on two occasions people

:39:06. > :39:12.won't tolerate that behaviour. But she is an talent. I wouldn't be

:39:13. > :39:19.surprised if she won the 200 maybe even the double and the 200. She is

:39:20. > :39:26.extraordinarily talented. This will be interesting. Let's listen to the

:39:27. > :39:30.reception she gets, Yulia Efimova. I like these new profile pics. It is

:39:31. > :39:35.getting a bit like Premier League football. It is great to see it,

:39:36. > :39:41.nice to know what they look like. The Hungarian crowd know exactly

:39:42. > :39:49.what Susanna Jacobus looks like, she is one of the superstars here, and

:39:50. > :39:56.model here in Hungary. She seems to have been around for ever. You

:39:57. > :40:09.really do want Adrian Moorhouse sitting next year. Is he looking

:40:10. > :40:15.than me. Sorry, Steve. Back to the swimming. Kim is an up and coming

:40:16. > :40:20.talent, she was 12th in the Olympic Games last year but you have to

:40:21. > :40:27.watch the Asian swimmers, they will turn it on for Tokyo 2020. Speaking

:40:28. > :40:35.of Tokyo, what a this lady is. 16 years of age, she will be right in

:40:36. > :40:41.her prime in the 2020 Games. Madisyn Cox of the USA, second-fastest

:40:42. > :40:51.qualifier to the great Hosszu, who will be out in a second. Just listen

:40:52. > :40:54.to the reception. I cannot believe she has got her headphones on. If

:40:55. > :40:59.that was me, I would want my headphones off with my home crowd.

:41:00. > :41:05.She really is a superstar here. She has already done the double double,

:41:06. > :41:11.she is going for the triple double, she wants the 200 medal and the 400

:41:12. > :41:15.medley for the third time in a row. It is unusual with Hosszu, her

:41:16. > :41:22.improvements have come between the ages of 24 and 27 when she really

:41:23. > :41:26.started to race a lot more. She has been to the World Cup and raced

:41:27. > :41:32.virtually every event, she is tough as old boots, calls herself the iron

:41:33. > :41:37.Lady, but she is tough. I think she has it on her suit, iron Lady. She

:41:38. > :41:47.does have her own brand of everything. She is a superstar. And

:41:48. > :41:54.this, the 2017 World Championships 200 medley, the second semifinal.

:41:55. > :41:57.She is the fastest seed, fastest out of the heats this morning. She

:41:58. > :42:04.doesn't seem to know how to swim slowly. She just kept on pushing,

:42:05. > :42:16.didn't need to, but just kept on pushing. Interesting tactic.

:42:17. > :42:24.The crowd absolutely silent for the start of this second semifinal.

:42:25. > :42:32.Hosszu, massive favourite in the white hat in the centre. But the

:42:33. > :42:37.American, Melanie Margalis, will not let her have it all her own way. The

:42:38. > :42:47.Americans are interesting, they have both been 2.09 this season. Madisyn

:42:48. > :42:54.Cox had a poor trials but is rising a really good improvement curve at

:42:55. > :43:02.the moment. This is interesting, Hosszu is the Olympic champion on

:43:03. > :43:08.the hundred back. She is just going to work it through the second 50,

:43:09. > :43:13.generate the momentum going into the breaststroke leg. She is a fantastic

:43:14. > :43:22.backstroke, but came in six is going well. It is amazing. 59.9 at the

:43:23. > :43:25.turn. Hosszu over first. One second outside her world record pace. Maybe

:43:26. > :43:32.she went a bit easy in the first 100. The breaststroke, the slowest

:43:33. > :43:39.of the strokes, it takes the longest amount of time, so she has to focus.

:43:40. > :43:44.It is probably her weakest as well, but also going well in lane two is

:43:45. > :43:50.Melanie Margalis will stop but Hosszu is a machine. She just keeps

:43:51. > :43:58.going and going. The pressure from her is unrelenting. Turning for

:43:59. > :44:02.home, I cannot help but feel she has backed off here from the effort she

:44:03. > :44:11.put in this morning. She will want to win. In front of her home crowd,

:44:12. > :44:16.she will want to make a statement. Still a second outside her own

:44:17. > :44:20.record pace. Melanie Margalis going well. Hosszu pushing it hard. Her

:44:21. > :44:31.husband is going nuts in the background. It is 1.02 outside her

:44:32. > :44:36.own world record. Her husband, very coracle character. In more ways than

:44:37. > :44:46.one. -- colourful character. He is very happy indeed. There she is. The

:44:47. > :44:53.crowd saluting her. They are massively excited. There he is,

:44:54. > :44:58.there is her husband. Iron Lady on his hat. Tattoos with her world

:44:59. > :45:02.records all over his body. What a team they are. So Hosszu winning the

:45:03. > :45:10.second semifinal of the women's 200 medley. Melanie Margalis is second,

:45:11. > :45:18.Kim is bird. By thing we may have two British women in the final.

:45:19. > :45:23.Oh, Great Britain have got one swimmer in the final, Siobhan-Marie

:45:24. > :45:29.O'Connor, British silver medallist from the Olympic Games, Hannah Miley

:45:30. > :45:30.just missing out. Goodness me, that was tight. Missing out by one

:45:31. > :45:42.position. Congratulations to Siobhan-Marie

:45:43. > :45:48.O'Connor, but it is fair to say that moment belonged to Katinka Hosszu.

:45:49. > :45:53.How loud is this crowd?! It is even noisier than Rio? In some events,

:45:54. > :45:58.definitely. These stands hold around 15,000 people, it is a huge arena,

:45:59. > :46:02.especially for a World Championships. It is nice to see

:46:03. > :46:06.them getting behind the home swimmers, it is amazing they are

:46:07. > :46:11.such a swimming nation. Is a swimmer do you feed off this environment,

:46:12. > :46:17.the nightclub noise and raucous cheering? Nightclub?! It has been

:46:18. > :46:22.awhile since I have been an one! It gets you excited. I am not being

:46:23. > :46:28.funny, and open meet at home in the national championships, there might

:46:29. > :46:33.be 400 or 500 people. Just my mum and dad! Or your team-mates and your

:46:34. > :46:37.team, but you did not have many. But throw in thousands of people

:46:38. > :46:43.cheering for you, and they love it. And if you are also in the race, you

:46:44. > :46:55.feed off it. Some people certainly rise to the occasion. Adam Peaty has

:46:56. > :46:58.been putting on a show. He goes on to the semifinal.

:46:59. > :47:02.What are you saying when we see you talking to yourself? I don't want to

:47:03. > :47:09.say anything that will get me too up for it. Tonight was just to enjoy

:47:10. > :47:13.the crowds, enjoy what I am doing. It is weird now because two years

:47:14. > :47:18.ago I would have been shaking in my boots in this kind of arena, now I

:47:19. > :47:29.have matured, post-Rio, learned so much about myself, this is my home

:47:30. > :47:33.and I love racing here. You have a fantastic target, Project 56 is

:47:34. > :47:38.looming in the back. Is it different when you have that much breathing

:47:39. > :47:41.space from everybody else? Is it you racing the clock? Nel said to me

:47:42. > :47:51.this morning it is not about raising everybody else, it is the crowds and

:47:52. > :48:00.how far you can take the human body. 56 seconds is so achievable. I will

:48:01. > :48:11.do anything to get it. Look forward to the final. Good luck.

:48:12. > :48:18.COMMENTATOR: There is the 15-year-old... Goodness me, she only

:48:19. > :48:24.looks 15, her medal is nearly as big as she is. I wonder if that is the

:48:25. > :48:36.future of 400 metres freestyle swimming, a bronze for Li of China,

:48:37. > :48:41.a fabulous swim. What a field it was. Leah Smith of the USA, the

:48:42. > :48:49.world short-course champion. An extremely good swim. Up against

:48:50. > :48:56.Katie Ledecky of the USA, almost no chance. I find it hard to believe

:48:57. > :49:03.Ledecky is only 20. She won at the London games in 2012 when she was 15

:49:04. > :49:06.years of age, she won the two, four, eight and 15 already in Kazan.

:49:07. > :49:24.Surely she can't do the same again?! A very good swim indeed from Leah

:49:25. > :49:31.Smith. No doubt about the champion yet again on the number-one podium.

:49:32. > :49:35.Chalobah 200, the 400, the eight injured on the 1500 metres freestyle

:49:36. > :49:41.two years ago in Kazan at the World Championships. She is the world in

:49:42. > :49:45.this 400 metres freestyle, the Olympic champion in this 400 metres

:49:46. > :49:51.freestyle, she has done it again. Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold

:49:52. > :49:55.in a new championship record. Lots of whispers around poolside that she

:49:56. > :49:59.looks even bigger and more powerful than in the past, suggesting she is

:50:00. > :50:03.looking for more speed. 200 freestyle could be scary, she is

:50:04. > :50:08.just about to go Elebert five minutes in the 4x100. The Americans

:50:09. > :50:12.really want to stick it to the Aussies in that race, the Aussies

:50:13. > :50:21.out touched them in Rio. America want that back. More gold for

:50:22. > :50:24.Ledecky, who would bet against them? The world champion 400 metres

:50:25. > :50:59.freestyle champion, Katie Ledecky of the USA.

:51:00. > :51:34.Katie Ledecky of the USA here's the Star-Spangled Banner for the tenth

:51:35. > :51:38.time at the World Championships. She won the two, four, eight and 1500

:51:39. > :51:48.metres freestyle in Kazan two years ago. Can she do it again? She has

:51:49. > :51:53.her first, the 400 free. I suspect we might see Katie Ledecky

:51:54. > :51:58.on that podium a few more times. Did you saying when you got goals? I

:51:59. > :52:09.didn't know all the words... I do now. I feel so bad! You will know

:52:10. > :52:17.them by the end of the week. At least I can ask you that question!

:52:18. > :52:21.Jokes! The men's 4x100 m relay, we have no British boys in this one,

:52:22. > :52:27.who will stand at the top of the podium, has it been too much of a

:52:28. > :52:31.team change for America? The Americans have dominated this event

:52:32. > :52:34.for years, then two Olympics ago the South Africans came in, they are not

:52:35. > :52:38.here this year, but they had a dominant team. The Brazilians are

:52:39. > :52:41.very good and the Australians have put good teams together. They have

:52:42. > :52:45.never quite delivered on the day but I would say the Americans go in

:52:46. > :52:51.favourites. If you are Duncan Scott would you be thinking, come on, we

:52:52. > :52:57.could be in this?! We had some really good relays at the moment,

:52:58. > :53:02.the mixed medley has just been added to the Olympics! We are good at the

:53:03. > :53:06.medley relay anyway but some are not as good. The girls are not as good

:53:07. > :53:11.at the relays at the minute, especially the 4x100 for the men. It

:53:12. > :53:16.is tough because we are historically good at more of the four by two than

:53:17. > :53:24.the four by one, for sure. I don't think you have ever been part... We

:53:25. > :53:30.are not picking on you! Where you ever part... I can't remember the

:53:31. > :53:36.last time we had a last 4x100 relay. I think it was before you were born,

:53:37. > :53:40.1987. Duncan Scott has massively stepped up and posted such a quick

:53:41. > :53:45.time in the 100 metre freestyle. We don't have the strength and depth

:53:46. > :53:51.that certain events. Not at sprinting. Programmes in the UK are

:53:52. > :54:00.historically based more around two and 400. If you think about people

:54:01. > :54:05.in the past, we have always had long distance programmes. We differ on

:54:06. > :54:09.the relays, I love them, I think they are great for spectators, they

:54:10. > :54:15.have been added to the Olympics. You are not a massive fan? Not really. I

:54:16. > :54:20.love the aspects of men and women swimming together but it depends on

:54:21. > :54:22.where you are strong. Ultimately, tactically, if you have two good men

:54:23. > :54:27.on the backstroke and the breaststroke, that is the best way

:54:28. > :54:31.to do it. If you have a good fly in freestyle man and not the other way

:54:32. > :54:37.around, it is dominating in certain areas, the slower races, the back

:54:38. > :54:42.the breast. It is tactical. It is the same decision is a good

:54:43. > :54:47.discussion around the sink ride mixed events in the diving, but we

:54:48. > :54:51.win medals in mixed event so I will back them! We will not win a medal

:54:52. > :55:02.in this one, though! Time for the men's 4x100 relay.

:55:03. > :55:09.Team Hungary is being introduced to the crowd in this final of the men's

:55:10. > :55:27.4x100 metres freestyle relay. They go in laying two. -- laying two.

:55:28. > :55:34.Team Italy: sixth, -- team Italy go in sixth. USA in three, Brazil and

:55:35. > :55:44.four, Australia and five. Here is the first of them, Team USA. Caleb

:55:45. > :55:49.Rommel Dressel leading off, then there is Haas, Peroni and the anchor

:55:50. > :56:01.leg of Nathan Adrian. The Australians have put a fascinating

:56:02. > :56:05.order together. Jack Cartwright leading off, Incerati second,

:56:06. > :56:10.McAvoy, their fastest, on the third leg, then Alexander. A strange

:56:11. > :56:17.order. Team Brazil, I wonder if they think they can win? A very good team

:56:18. > :56:24.indeed. They have the world-record holder in their team. That is a good

:56:25. > :56:29.team, Steve? But it is a team of OAPs, their average age must be low

:56:30. > :56:34.30s. I can't believe they are still around. They love their swimming in

:56:35. > :56:39.Brazil. The top three has to come between United States, Brazil and

:56:40. > :56:43.Australia. I would have gone for Australia but Kyle charmers, the

:56:44. > :56:47.Olympic gold medallist, had a bad heart this year, had to have surgery

:56:48. > :56:53.and has been out. We wish him well, we hope he gets back into it. Let's

:56:54. > :56:58.not forget Russian Federation in lane seven, looking strong.

:56:59. > :57:07.I think Russia might think they can win. They have a cracking team.

:57:08. > :57:19.Not slow at all! Tactics here are all over the place.

:57:20. > :57:23.Team USA that their fastest guy on the final leg. Dressel is leading

:57:24. > :57:33.off the USA in three. Australia put their fastest guy said. Rash third.

:57:34. > :57:41.The final of the men's 4x100, a very good start, as expected. Dressel of

:57:42. > :57:44.the USA, what a good starter. A massive lead already. Look at this

:57:45. > :57:50.first 50 metres from Dressel of the USA. That has blown me away. These

:57:51. > :57:56.guys are some of the best starters in the world, Dressel has made them

:57:57. > :58:04.look distinctly average, and on the turn. He is a phenomenal swimmer and

:58:05. > :58:10.he is making Santos look absolutely pedestrian. Can Dressel hold on? Can

:58:11. > :58:21.dress beat the world record? The world record is 46.90 one. This is a

:58:22. > :58:27.massive first leg. 46.91, 47.2! That is a huge swim! 47.26, I am not sure

:58:28. > :58:31.if that is an American record, it is very close to the time that Michael

:58:32. > :58:38.Phelps did to lead off the real way in Beijing. What a swim from

:58:39. > :58:42.Dressel! He has really set of the Americans. I think it would have

:58:43. > :58:46.been an American record that they are on the world-record pace for

:58:47. > :58:51.this four by 100 freestyle. We are getting into a wagon race, the

:58:52. > :58:55.Brazilians are getting on the shoulders of Americans. Might have a

:58:56. > :58:59.slight advantage just riding the wave. We know it can really work for

:59:00. > :59:08.them. Right on the world-record line. Look that he was going in for

:59:09. > :59:13.Brazil, second in is Brazil, Brazil has the world-record holder, let's

:59:14. > :59:16.watch him go down the first 50. Team USA leading. Blake Speroni of the

:59:17. > :59:24.USA against the Brazilian world record holder. Team Australia is

:59:25. > :59:28.chasing them, they have McAvoy and he is super quick, the second

:59:29. > :59:36.fastest in the world. USA one, Brazil just in second, Australia

:59:37. > :59:41.charging in third. They are, but why stick a little guy from Australia in

:59:42. > :59:46.the yellow mane, yellow hat, in the third position? He is in the wash,

:59:47. > :59:50.he has to deal with it, that is not good for a guy who relies on

:59:51. > :59:55.technique. A brilliant race, can Brazil take on the mighty Americans?

:59:56. > :00:02.Speroni was dying towards the end, Nathan Adrian, if anyone can do it,

:00:03. > :00:12.he can. An experienced gold medallist from London 2012, what a

:00:13. > :00:15.race. Look at this first 50. He is a fantastic 50 metres freestyle,

:00:16. > :00:21.expecting to go fast down this first 50 for the Brazilians. Closer to

:00:22. > :00:26.Earth as Brazil and four. Two hundredths splitting them. They are

:00:27. > :00:29.in agony, you feel like you have an elephant on your shoulders and there

:00:30. > :00:38.is a acid coursing through your veins. They had to dig deep. It

:00:39. > :00:45.looks like it might be Adrian, just gets a touch. The gold in the men's

:00:46. > :00:50.4x100 metres freestyle goes to Team USA. Silver goes to Brazil, and the

:00:51. > :00:59.bronze medal, where has it gone? The crowd noise will tell you.

:01:00. > :01:06.Hosszu Team Hungary has the bronze medal. The crowd has gone absolutely

:01:07. > :01:14.Craig Lee. There is Nathan Adrian. Brazil are very happy indeed. What a

:01:15. > :01:25.fabulous swim from the Hungarians. That is Nathan Adrian. He got away

:01:26. > :01:31.with that one. Caleb Dressel, he set the team. Look at his start. He

:01:32. > :01:37.comes up about half a metre ahead. Brilliant skills. The Brazilians, I

:01:38. > :01:41.called them the pensioners at the beginning, but I can see why they

:01:42. > :01:48.carried because what a team they put together. Steve, you are very brave.

:01:49. > :02:00.They are experienced, but they are huge blokes. There is Caleb Dressel.

:02:01. > :02:06.What a tight finish it was. Gold and silver USA and Brazil and the USA

:02:07. > :02:13.have not won that title since 2009. Eight years, they had not won the

:02:14. > :02:26.World Championship title. France won it in 15, and 13. Team USA win the

:02:27. > :02:31.men's's 4x100 freestyle. STUDIO: I have been lucky enough to

:02:32. > :02:40.go to FA Cup finals and I swear this is louder. The Hungarians are loud

:02:41. > :02:46.and proud. They are very excited. Nathan Adrian thought it was for

:02:47. > :02:50.him. He was milking it. It was for the Hungarians, but he was taking

:02:51. > :02:58.it. Enjoyed the moment. Bronze medal on the board. It was so unexpected.

:02:59. > :03:06.They are not renowned for winning 400 freestyle relays. You have the

:03:07. > :03:10.Australians, they had nothing, couple of this qualifications but it

:03:11. > :03:20.was going to be about America, Caleb Dressel let it all out. That is

:03:21. > :03:29.awesome. I have never heard anything like that. Describe this evening,

:03:30. > :03:33.two of the biggest swimming superstars on the planet. They are

:03:34. > :03:39.Hungarians. The roof will be of this place later in the week. Let's talk

:03:40. > :03:47.about the women's 4x100 free. We don't have a British team in that,

:03:48. > :03:51.Mark, you have made a very Stuart observation as to why you think we

:03:52. > :03:59.are not good at this event? Couple of things. Where you ever in a relay

:04:00. > :04:04.in 86, 80 eight. We came sixth and seventh. We didn't win medals but we

:04:05. > :04:19.did have a team. Didn't you get disqualified in one? We don't talk

:04:20. > :04:24.about that. Talk to Andy James. He was getting to the wall and I got a

:04:25. > :04:29.bit excited and one early. We don't have a culture of sprinting, in The

:04:30. > :04:33.States, the system is all about sprinting and they come together.

:04:34. > :04:37.Then you get the colleges together for the national team. That is why

:04:38. > :04:45.they are so good. It is part of their culture. We haven't got back

:04:46. > :04:51.culture. All our programmes are middle and long distance, that is

:04:52. > :04:56.why we have Rebecca Adlington. I like this, banter, expert analysis

:04:57. > :05:03.and a little bit of politics. It is time now for the women's 4x100

:05:04. > :05:05.freestyle relay. Let's go to Andy Jamieson, assuming he's not on his

:05:06. > :05:20.way here to hit you on the nose. COMMENTATOR: Mark Foster! Mark

:05:21. > :05:39.Foster! What a final this is going to be. Canada are in lane two.

:05:40. > :05:48.Australia in three, USA in lane before, but I wouldn't be too

:05:49. > :05:57.surprised if Sweden in six are after the first leg, Steve? Yes, she looks

:05:58. > :06:02.like she means business. Will be interesting to see how close she can

:06:03. > :06:13.get to Cate Campbell's world record. Her butterfly has made improvements.

:06:14. > :06:16.The Americans, they are the ones with the depth. Can the individuals

:06:17. > :06:31.do it for the likes of Sweden and the Netherlands?

:06:32. > :06:40.The world record-holder on the butterfly is in lane number six,

:06:41. > :06:47.Sarah Sjostrom. You can break it on the first leg of a relay. We're

:06:48. > :06:53.looking for 52.0.6. She has gone out very quickly but her second 50 is

:06:54. > :06:58.good. That is very good. Excellent, nearly a second under the world

:06:59. > :07:03.relay pays here. Can she bring it home? She is usually very strong.

:07:04. > :07:07.There is no way someone should be that far ahead on the first leg of a

:07:08. > :07:20.relay. She is taking the field apart. This is a really fast.

:07:21. > :07:28.52.0.6. She has broken the record by a country mile. 51.07.01, what a

:07:29. > :07:33.brilliant swim from Sarah Sjostrom. Team Sweden, don't get disqualified.

:07:34. > :07:40.What a great first leg that was on how far ahead of the USA was she?

:07:41. > :07:45.Unbelievable. I'd bet that was faster than Mark Foster's split in

:07:46. > :07:48.that relay you were referring to. That is unbelievable and it has

:07:49. > :07:59.given Sweden a great chance, certainly of a medal, if not the

:08:00. > :08:04.goal. Coleman is under that time as well. These Swedes only know one way

:08:05. > :08:10.of swimming, get yourself out there and put yourself on the line. Surely

:08:11. > :08:15.they cannot keep this up? Sweden are leading by a long way. 1.3 seconds

:08:16. > :08:22.but the rest of the world will start charging. USA in second, Australia

:08:23. > :08:26.and third. Coming back quickly in lane five of the Netherlands. This

:08:27. > :08:36.is going to be very interesting last two legs. The USA, starting to

:08:37. > :08:41.charge. Sweden like to put the pressure on. They are sending their

:08:42. > :08:45.fastest out first. It causes a lot of pressure on the fourth leg, but

:08:46. > :08:51.at least you are in the mix. Look to the middle of the pool. We have the

:08:52. > :08:59.Americans with Katie Ledecky and the Australians, what a race we will

:09:00. > :09:02.have. Emma McKeon, will go up against the Olympic champion in lane

:09:03. > :09:11.number four. It will be a proper ding-dong. The final leg, we have

:09:12. > :09:14.already seen a world record for the lead of Sarah Sjostrom. Now the

:09:15. > :09:36.Olympic champion in number four. Penny Oleksiak is charging. 50

:09:37. > :09:40.metres to go. Great skills from the Olympic champion, but what sort of

:09:41. > :09:45.shape is she in? Has she had time off after the Olympics, or can she

:09:46. > :09:52.bring it home for America? The Australians are charging. Can Simone

:09:53. > :10:01.Manuel, the Olympic champion hold on? This will be very tight. What a

:10:02. > :10:07.fantastic swim that was. Simone Manuel bringing home Team USA for

:10:08. > :10:15.the gold. Australia get the silver. The bronze to the Netherlands.

:10:16. > :10:24.Sweden," In sixth position. Fifth, I should say, but a new world record

:10:25. > :10:27.on the individual 100 to be is the. 51.7, but Sarah Sjostrom. Three

:10:28. > :10:35.tenths of a second underneath the world record. Two stories there. She

:10:36. > :10:38.was the fastest swimmer in the whole field, even against the girls who

:10:39. > :10:43.have the relay takeover. What blistering form she is in. I wonder

:10:44. > :10:47.if Cate Campbell is regretting not coming and helping the Australians

:10:48. > :10:55.to move up into silver or gold medal spot. But well done. Simone Manuel's

:10:56. > :11:04.split, not slow. 52.1. Not bad at all. She had a point for takeover

:11:05. > :11:15.second which is very slow. Almost a flat start. That is interesting.

:11:16. > :11:19.This 100 freestyle, I never thought I would see the day when women could

:11:20. > :11:30.go 51 seconds on the 100 freestyle. It is phenomenal. The Americans will

:11:31. > :11:35.think they put it right there. No doubt he would have won if Cate

:11:36. > :11:42.Campbell was here. Fabulous swimming. The call that final leg of

:11:43. > :11:46.the Australians as well, 52.2. So the goal goes to Team USA. What a

:11:47. > :11:53.night they have had. Silver to Australia and the Netherlands get

:11:54. > :12:03.the bronze. Fifth 14 Sweden. But the new individual record for Sarah

:12:04. > :12:16.Sjostrom. 51.7. STUDIO: What and Katie Ledecky will will be on

:12:17. > :12:20.stadium. -- podium. Not a bad night, is it. Average. Let's talk about

:12:21. > :12:26.Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden didn't get a medal but her first leg was

:12:27. > :12:33.incredible. Broke the record by .3 of a second. And she has the 50

:12:34. > :12:39.flight, the Hundred free of 200 free as well. On the first leg, it is a

:12:40. > :12:44.standing start so it does count. Becky was unsure whether it would

:12:45. > :12:54.count as a world record if a team is disqualified. They didn't get

:12:55. > :12:57.disqualified, did they? No. It is phenomenal. She absolutely crushed

:12:58. > :13:06.everybody and that is the reason why. The best girls in the world go

:13:07. > :13:12.24.02 the hand. Super swimming. She a powerhouse in the women's

:13:13. > :13:21.swimming. I bumped into her, away from the pull she is kind of a very

:13:22. > :13:32.giggly, I mean it sounds rude, but she is very happy. The others

:13:33. > :13:36.respect her. She has moved coaches and a lot of the people respect her

:13:37. > :13:41.on the poolside. She has a dominant about her. When you stand up and

:13:42. > :13:47.raise against, you are scared. There are certain people in certain sports

:13:48. > :13:49.and certain races that dominate. We said it, some people put the gold

:13:50. > :13:56.medal around their neck before they start. She is one of those people

:13:57. > :14:04.that has a little bit extra than everybody else. I am so excited for

:14:05. > :14:10.the women's 200 free. That is a good advert for the rest of the week. It

:14:11. > :14:15.relay on day one puts down a marker to say, come on guys. We have

:14:16. > :14:21.laughed and joked sometimes, we have this thing about people travelling

:14:22. > :14:26.well. Australian men do not travel well, but the women looked hot. Do

:14:27. > :14:33.you think they were bumped up to first class. I think the women went

:14:34. > :14:37.in first class and the man went in the back with the cattle. We can

:14:38. > :14:41.swim ourselves into the meet sometimes, but if you are performing

:14:42. > :14:46.on day one, it is confidence, then you know you have done everything

:14:47. > :14:51.right. You are ready to go. That comes down to the strength of the

:14:52. > :14:55.summer. We talk about people turning up and bringing their best, but Fran

:14:56. > :14:59.Hassell at the Olympics had a nightmare, went to the wrong venue

:15:00. > :15:03.and all the rest of it. People have to dust it off I get on with it, is

:15:04. > :15:09.that the measure of a class act, you can set aside by preparation. James

:15:10. > :15:14.Guy will have to do that because he didn't have the Thursday he wanted.

:15:15. > :15:20.You can open it ink somethings. You can try too hard, it is a stupid

:15:21. > :15:24.thing. But sometimes you can try too hard and overthink things. When you

:15:25. > :15:32.are at your best, it is when you are not thinking. You are in the moment.

:15:33. > :15:39.Cobo I don't think James will be disappointed, he knows he has a big

:15:40. > :15:44.week and we have seen this from him before, he relaxes into the week.

:15:45. > :15:50.The 200 has been more suited to him. And he has the relays. I don't think

:15:51. > :15:55.he will be that upsets, I think he will dust himself off and get ready

:15:56. > :16:00.for tomorrow. Will it be good for him rooming alongside Adam Peaty? I

:16:01. > :16:05.love the relationship, I don't have people saw on Twitter but there was

:16:06. > :16:09.a thing saying nobody wants to sit next to Adam, and James Guy replied

:16:10. > :16:15.because he smells like and then put a certain emoji on it. And it just

:16:16. > :16:19.made me laugh. That is exactly them two, they have such a laugh. If you

:16:20. > :16:23.follow them on Instagram they are constantly having a laugh in their

:16:24. > :16:27.room and also chilled out, they are totally relaxed away from the pool,

:16:28. > :16:31.which is what you need. It is fair to say they are entertaining on

:16:32. > :16:36.social media. Let's go to Sharron Davies. Many

:16:37. > :16:41.congratulations, the new world record holder, did you think he

:16:42. > :16:46.would do that sort of time? The plan was to go for the world-record in

:16:47. > :16:50.the relay. I knew that I am more fresh than I will be at the end of

:16:51. > :16:55.the week when I have the 100 free. I thought it was a good idea to go for

:16:56. > :17:01.the world-record in the relay, the first day. And then may be compete

:17:02. > :17:04.for both medals later this week. Absolutely, sometimes when medals

:17:05. > :17:12.are out it is not so easy to do fast times? I took a chance, I went out

:17:13. > :17:18.really, really hard, I cannot really do that when I have the more

:17:19. > :17:23.important race, the 100 free, I had to be smarter and think about the

:17:24. > :17:33.last 50. Everyone you are raising this week will be quaking in their

:17:34. > :17:37.boots. Well done. Thank you. You see what I mean, she is a

:17:38. > :17:41.powerhouse in the pool, clearly a huge amount of work and her physique

:17:42. > :17:46.but if you met her on the street you would think nice, sweet young woman,

:17:47. > :17:52.very smiling. You can be nice and still be a good swimmer! But she

:17:53. > :17:57.destroys the field and goes out all guns blazing, but you two are good

:17:58. > :18:02.examples that you can be nice and be a good swimmer. She is sweet and

:18:03. > :18:05.lovely, she had a couple of difficult years and a few years ago,

:18:06. > :18:11.she has changed coach and is training with someone who is a very,

:18:12. > :18:15.very good sprinter in world swimming, now retired, and her

:18:16. > :18:18.husband Srebrenica former coach is now her coach. When you are doing

:18:19. > :18:26.something for a period of time you get stale, this year, timewise, she

:18:27. > :18:30.has been lightning. Alice Thomas is 26, her debut at the

:18:31. > :18:37.World Championships, is that unusual to make your debut at 26? It is and

:18:38. > :18:46.it was not. You were much older, I am not having a dig. Not my debut,

:18:47. > :18:51.16! You carried on a lot longer, I was 23 when I retired, so I can't

:18:52. > :18:56.talk. Alice has stepped in to the plate and her main event is the 200

:18:57. > :19:00.metres, not necessarily the 100. She has put in a fantastic performance

:19:01. > :19:05.in the heats, she has a big week because of the relays. She is up for

:19:06. > :19:09.the challenge. Especially when you have people like ads on the team and

:19:10. > :19:15.they are not scared, to be part of the team environment and have the

:19:16. > :19:18.atmosphere... Some of the rookies have had separate meetings to the

:19:19. > :19:24.rest of the team, which I found really interesting. I would not want

:19:25. > :19:28.to be isolated, I would want to go into their meeting. That is because

:19:29. > :19:34.you like us all to be together! Don't hold my hand, we will be a

:19:35. > :19:40.couple next! Let's move on, to Alice Thomas.

:19:41. > :19:45.I was not banking on making Rio last year. I had a few niggling injuries

:19:46. > :19:49.but I knew that training would get me where I needed to be this year,

:19:50. > :19:53.computing on a world-class stage with these guys, who are

:19:54. > :19:59.world-class. Massive teamwork. I can do what these other guys are doing,

:20:00. > :20:04.and I am. It has been about improving the little things, and, to

:20:05. > :20:09.me, that makes a massive difference. Hopefully that will take off more

:20:10. > :20:13.from my time. I would like to see I can back up the time to time trials

:20:14. > :20:23.MPB, that is what I would like to do. Now we have heard from her,

:20:24. > :20:29.let's see her in action, Alys Thomas going in the 100 semifinal.

:20:30. > :20:36.The first semifinal of the women's 100 metres butterfly. The second

:20:37. > :20:54.semifinal is stacked, these women have to go very fast.

:20:55. > :21:00.The first of the two semifinals of the women's 100 metres butterfly,

:21:01. > :21:08.the fastest seed is the world run the two from her time in the heats,

:21:09. > :21:12.Kelsi Worrell of the USA. She was out in 26.6 but the only woman under

:21:13. > :21:15.30 seconds on the way back, that is saying something with Sarah Tillson,

:21:16. > :21:24.the world-record holder in the second semifinal. She won the

:21:25. > :21:31.hundred under 200, she is leading up to 50. Look at the underwater work.

:21:32. > :21:37.Gaining over her field all the time, she looks fantastic. Odds for a

:21:38. > :21:41.medal. This is a semifinal, one job to do was to make sure she gets to

:21:42. > :21:56.the final. She is going well. Coming back pretty quickly is Rikako Ikee

:21:57. > :22:01.of Japan. Kelsi Worrell wins it. She has done the job, won the semifinal.

:22:02. > :22:05.She is pretty much guaranteed to go through to the final for tomorrow

:22:06. > :22:10.night. For sure, she will be in the final. I worry about swimmers

:22:11. > :22:19.getting slower through the phases. You had to get faster or you will

:22:20. > :22:23.not be in the mix. But great to see the 17-year-old. Teenagers are

:22:24. > :22:28.dangerous, they can drop a lot of time. I thought the Japanese

:22:29. > :22:31.swimmer, Rikako Ikee, look very good.

:22:32. > :22:34.The second semifinal is absolutely stacked with the defending world

:22:35. > :22:44.champion Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden the number four.

:22:45. > :22:50.The second semifinal of the women's 100 metres butterfly, Sarah Sjostrom

:22:51. > :22:56.of Sweden is in the centre with the yellow hat. A decent start. She is

:22:57. > :23:01.not the best starter. If there is a weak point it probably is the start

:23:02. > :23:05.and the turn. Her free swimming speed is fantastic. Just look at

:23:06. > :23:10.her, she is like a skimming stone over the water. Her world-record

:23:11. > :23:14.time on the 50 butterfly is almost a man's time, she has unbelievably

:23:15. > :23:22.free speed. She is under the world-record pace by 0.2 of a

:23:23. > :23:25.second, Emma McKeon trying to hold onto her tail. Alys Thomas turned

:23:26. > :23:30.seventh but is well placed and could still make the final. But it is

:23:31. > :23:36.still about Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, the world-record as hers.

:23:37. > :23:43.55.40 eight. Coming back very fast at her is Emma McKeon. She tied very

:23:44. > :23:50.badly inside the 35 metres. 55.7, paid an awful lot for that early

:23:51. > :23:52.speed. 55.77, Sarah Sjostrom wins the second semifinal. Emma McKeon

:23:53. > :24:00.was second and Alys Thomas finished sixth.

:24:01. > :24:03.It be really tough for Alys Thomas to make the final, but that was a

:24:04. > :24:17.solid swim. I think she will be with that.

:24:18. > :24:25.Alys Thomas of Great Britain finished 12th.

:24:26. > :24:29.Good to be in there and get this win this evening? A great experience, I

:24:30. > :24:34.was really pleased this morning to get back to the semi. It is great

:24:35. > :24:40.with all the lights and everything. I am so glad of the experience and

:24:41. > :24:44.getting everything I can from it. It will be an interesting take on the

:24:45. > :24:55.medley relay, that is in the back of your mind? I have lots to come

:24:56. > :25:00.before that, 200 fly, 55. -- 200 fly, 50 fly. It is up to the coaches

:25:01. > :25:05.but I would love to be there. An improvement from this monitor this

:25:06. > :25:10.evening, going in the right direction? Exactly. I am targeted at

:25:11. > :25:14.200, I would like to think I am not fully rested and there is more to

:25:15. > :25:18.come, I tend to grow into meets a bit more so hopefully by the time

:25:19. > :25:28.the relay comes I will be even quicker.

:25:29. > :25:31.Good luck. Thank you. No Alys Thomas in the final but we will see her

:25:32. > :25:34.later in the week in the relay and more individual events, let's hear

:25:35. > :25:36.from Ben Proud, who is lying up -- lining up to go in the men's 50

:25:37. > :25:40.butterfly semifinal. I have worked four years to get a

:25:41. > :25:44.fraction of a second off my time, but in terms of personality and

:25:45. > :25:47.confident it has been a massive change. Barcelona seems like a

:25:48. > :25:51.different world away, I feel so much better going into Budapest this year

:25:52. > :25:56.knowing I have so much experience. I feel good and like the last four

:25:57. > :25:59.years have been the perfect setup. Realistically probably eight guys

:26:00. > :26:04.can swim a time back and win world champs. There is no saying what time

:26:05. > :26:08.that will be. I have to push little to get within that time and control

:26:09. > :26:16.myself in the final, if I do that, medals will come.

:26:17. > :26:19.He talks about confidence... And you can probably hear the

:26:20. > :26:23.American national anthem belting out behind is courtesy of the relay, I

:26:24. > :26:28.am sorry we are talking to it but we want to talk about Ben Proud, flying

:26:29. > :26:33.the flag for Britain in the 50 fly semifinal. You have spent time with

:26:34. > :26:37.Ben, he is a great talent, you only have to look at him to see how hard

:26:38. > :26:43.he works, what do you make of his chances? He is number one in the

:26:44. > :26:48.world in the 50 freestyle, fly is his second event, as it is for

:26:49. > :26:54.Dressel from the USA. Physically he is on form, he looks an unbelievable

:26:55. > :26:58.condition. He is training in Turkey, I think, with James Gibson. The

:26:59. > :27:05.programme will be more specific towards the 50 free at the 50 fly.

:27:06. > :27:08.He gets the details right, starts amazing, his underwater phase is

:27:09. > :27:11.phenomenal and he keeps improving. He is only 21 and he has a lot more

:27:12. > :27:16.to come. We talk a lot about his confidence

:27:17. > :27:21.and how he should back himself more, he has talked about how he has found

:27:22. > :27:29.confidence, will that make a difference? Definitely, especially

:27:30. > :27:31.in the 50, everything has to go right. In the 2014 Commonwealth

:27:32. > :27:36.Games, after winning those two goals he put himself on the world stage. I

:27:37. > :27:44.was chatting to him and he was like, you are like a God. I was like, you

:27:45. > :27:49.are amazing. You loved it! I did. His self-esteem was like that and

:27:50. > :27:54.now he is growing in confidence and has started believing... It sounds

:27:55. > :27:58.stupid, but I belong here. Peaty knows he belongs, he loses

:27:59. > :28:02.confidence. Ben was here and is slowly getting up, that is a huge

:28:03. > :28:08.part of sprinting, they are peacocks when they come out.

:28:09. > :28:15.We believe Ben, let's see how he goes in the

:28:16. > :28:26.COMMENTATOR: Ben Proud in size, right next to Dressel, what a

:28:27. > :28:30.semifinal. Don't forget, Laszlo Cseh, what a favourite he will be

:28:31. > :28:34.with the Hungarian crowd. He has over ten medals at the World

:28:35. > :28:39.Championships, unlike the Americans none of those in relays. If it was

:28:40. > :28:44.not for Michael Phelps, Laszlo Che would be the Michael Phelps. --

:28:45. > :28:52.Laszlo Cseh would be the Michael Phelps. Proud did not breathe once

:28:53. > :28:56.throughout his 50 metres butterfly in the heats, he has a very good

:28:57. > :29:03.start but a really fantastic started four is Dressel of the USA. Dressel

:29:04. > :29:12.and four, the black cab next to him. Ben Proud is coming back, really

:29:13. > :29:19.coming back down the second 25. Tressel finishes first, Ben Proud

:29:20. > :29:28.22.90 two. Dressel had 22.70 six. Laszlo Cseh, 23.5. That is quite a

:29:29. > :29:33.way down. That was fast. A fascinating starts, Dressel getting

:29:34. > :29:37.the best start, but the second 25, Ben Proud came back. I really

:29:38. > :29:40.excited about Ben Proud's free swimming speed. Without a doubt he

:29:41. > :29:44.was the fastest swimmer in the water.

:29:45. > :29:52.Second semifinal of the men's 50 metres butterfly, Joseph Schooling

:29:53. > :30:04.and five, Govorov in four. This will be quick.

:30:05. > :30:27.Nicks Santon 's of Brazil in three. Govorov in number four. What the

:30:28. > :30:35.start from schooling. He is starting to tire a little bit. Is head is

:30:36. > :30:45.down, he breathed a little bit in the first 25. Govorov wins it.

:30:46. > :30:51.Santos is second. Those top three all under 23 seconds. Pretty quick,

:30:52. > :30:55.Steve. I have never seen so many swimmers going under 23 seconds. It

:30:56. > :31:03.is a magic marker and what a final we will have in the final tomorrow.

:31:04. > :31:07.His swimming speed, his rated turnover is massive and it just

:31:08. > :31:16.seems to be able to work his way down the pool. The qualifiers,

:31:17. > :31:27.Dressel fastest. Santos in third and Ben Proud in fourth. What an

:31:28. > :31:37.opportunity he's got. Cseh misses the final. So far, so good. Things

:31:38. > :31:42.seem to be heading in the right direction. Big guys were talking

:31:43. > :31:51.about the fact you are not breathing at all, is it deliberate and new?

:31:52. > :31:57.No, I have been doing it for years, 22 seconds, no need to breed. It is

:31:58. > :32:01.how I do it the fastest. You were actually catching him in the last

:32:02. > :32:08.these strokes. When I am swimming, it is my own race. The start wasn't

:32:09. > :32:16.as good as we know you can do and you were catching him. I feel good

:32:17. > :32:27.because it wasn't a perfect swim. I felt really good in that. Tomorrow

:32:28. > :32:34.is the real race. I feel in a good place. You have always been the

:32:35. > :32:40.youngster, now you have youngsters chasing you? It was going to happen

:32:41. > :32:45.at some point. It is my chance, maybe my story isn't as quick as

:32:46. > :32:50.Adam Peaty, but I have the confidence and feel good this year.

:32:51. > :32:58.I think tomorrow will be special. I am excited for you. STUDIO: He

:32:59. > :33:01.thinks tomorrow could be special. Their tactics involved now he has

:33:02. > :33:07.looked at his competition, or is it get in and go as fast as you can? Go

:33:08. > :33:13.as fast as you can, but do your own thing. What you do doesn't affect

:33:14. > :33:16.these guys, it only affects you. That is why I said about him going

:33:17. > :33:22.in and having the confidence and belief. In the final it is getting

:33:23. > :33:27.the dynamic ride. If he is relaxed, he could come forth, he could win

:33:28. > :33:32.it. Such fine margins, he needs to get the details right. I have never

:33:33. > :33:42.seen him so confident, he is a happy boy. Relaxed.

:33:43. > :33:48.Relax, nice word. That is the end of swimming the day one, we will have

:33:49. > :33:50.Ben's final and everyone else tomorrow night.

:33:51. > :33:58.We saw Hannah Miley and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and they are

:33:59. > :34:03.talking to Sharon. It is so easy after an Olympic year

:34:04. > :34:07.to say, I need a bit of time to enjoy this, take a bit of time. It

:34:08. > :34:17.is not what it's going to happen, you will enjoy the medal, then how

:34:18. > :34:24.do you prepare for this? It is a different year. Last year had been

:34:25. > :34:29.four years of hard work. I didn't feel like I needed a long break. I

:34:30. > :34:38.didn't know what to expect when I came here. I just wanted to enjoy it

:34:39. > :34:43.and see what happens. I am happy with that, season best. Probably not

:34:44. > :34:47.where I want to be, but it is the start of a four-year cycle and given

:34:48. > :34:51.the kind of season I have had, I don't think I could have expected to

:34:52. > :34:56.be in the same shape I was last year. But that is sport, relentless.

:34:57. > :35:01.You have to take the rough with the smooth. Last year was amazing, but

:35:02. > :35:10.this meet is about trying to enjoy it and try and get better each

:35:11. > :35:17.round. I think you will need some earplugs tomorrow. It is a real

:35:18. > :35:29.partisan crowd. And you will have that in the 400. I need to expect

:35:30. > :35:33.that. It is great to race in front of a home crowd. I have been lucky a

:35:34. > :35:39.few times in London and the Europeans last year. It is amazing

:35:40. > :35:45.and it does spur you on. We will see you tomorrow, good luck tomorrow. We

:35:46. > :35:51.can speak to the old hands here. How many World Championships have you

:35:52. > :35:57.done? This will be my fifth one. The work you have to do for 400 is

:35:58. > :36:02.incredible. You took a different attitude and got back in and you

:36:03. > :36:10.have a whole new training programme? Yes, I feel a bit spoilt now.

:36:11. > :36:15.Normally I had to drive this sterling to get long course

:36:16. > :36:19.training. Now it is nice having it. It has changed my training little

:36:20. > :36:26.bit. I think short-course swimming and training suits me better. It has

:36:27. > :36:31.kept things new and fresh and the change our programme has been good

:36:32. > :36:37.for me. The heat this morning, was the fastest heat I have done at an

:36:38. > :36:45.international meet before apart from when I had the big Long Sudan. It is

:36:46. > :36:49.progression. I am glad you didn't decide to have some time out because

:36:50. > :36:55.he brings some experience to the team and a lot of youngsters always

:36:56. > :37:01.appear. It is intriguing to see who is coming through the ranks. My

:37:02. > :37:07.heart new there was enough left in me, that is why I stuck with it.

:37:08. > :37:12.Thank you very much. STUDIO: You cannot question the

:37:13. > :37:18.commitment or the experience of Hannah Miley. Bill Furness has

:37:19. > :37:24.joined us. Let's talk about one year on from the Olympics, what do you as

:37:25. > :37:29.a team want from this meet? It is year one of four-year cycle. It is a

:37:30. > :37:35.new team, largely. A third of this team are youngsters and new bees. It

:37:36. > :37:39.is where are they, where do we start on the big thing is, we have got to

:37:40. > :37:44.get better each year through four years and then peek at the Olympic

:37:45. > :37:48.year. That is what we did for Rio, World Championships in Barcelona.

:37:49. > :37:52.The last cycle we got one medal and then we had the best Olympics we

:37:53. > :37:58.have had for years. We are seeing what we've got. Because you did so

:37:59. > :38:02.well last year, if you only got one medal at this World Championships,

:38:03. > :38:07.you would be disappointed? Of course, we are here to do as well as

:38:08. > :38:15.we can, but already we are thinking about Tokyo. This important is --

:38:16. > :38:19.this tournament is important and we will do the best we can but we have

:38:20. > :38:26.plans on how to develop this team over the next four years. Are there

:38:27. > :38:31.areas where you think you can improve? 12,000 people in here

:38:32. > :38:33.tonight, it is managing the environment, the competitive

:38:34. > :38:43.environment and using the environment, I suppose its petrol

:38:44. > :38:48.for a great performance in studying the liam-macro instead of letting

:38:49. > :38:53.the environment use you. Some of the youngsters, we have talked to them,

:38:54. > :38:57.and we want them to improve their belief, their abilities in handling

:38:58. > :39:02.this situation, so at Tokyo, they can cope with it. How do you manage

:39:03. > :39:07.that on a team when you have somebody like Adam Peaty, who are

:39:08. > :39:11.special and unique. Not everyone on the team is going to be like Adam

:39:12. > :39:18.Peaty, but how do you manage the ones who are scared because you have

:39:19. > :39:22.got to suit everyone on the team? Of course, you mention Adam, but I

:39:23. > :39:25.don't want to embarrass you, but when you are swimming, you need role

:39:26. > :39:31.models like that who can handle it. It is useful to say, this is the way

:39:32. > :39:37.to behave, this is the way to handle this environment. We need to build a

:39:38. > :39:41.pool of swimmers who can do that. Instead of having an Adam Peaty or

:39:42. > :39:47.Rebecca Adlington, we need five, six or seven. So if one doesn't fire,

:39:48. > :39:54.someone else steps up, that is what we did in Rio. Jazz Carlin in

:39:55. > :39:58.particular stepped up. She came away with two silver medals. We need a

:39:59. > :40:06.bigger pool of athletes who can do that. Do you see this as a stepping

:40:07. > :40:12.stone or an opportunity? Both. Every meet is an opportunity, but it is

:40:13. > :40:16.really important to keep this in perspective, in terms of the

:40:17. > :40:21.four-year cycle. We are not just looking at this meet in isolation.

:40:22. > :40:27.Probably a third of the team, who will be in Rio, if we look at the

:40:28. > :40:31.statistics going back aren't even at this meet, Surrey, in Tokyo, they

:40:32. > :40:36.aren't even here yet. We're looking at the Parkway, at the talent, what

:40:37. > :40:41.is coming through. We have a third of new kids, we might have another

:40:42. > :40:45.third of new kids by the time we get to Tokyo. It is about getting your

:40:46. > :40:52.timing right and building your team to four years deliver. We talk about

:40:53. > :40:56.the Adam Peaty effect and you talk about kids, are you looking at the

:40:57. > :41:03.crop of youngsters coming through in terms of volume and quality? We're

:41:04. > :41:10.not America, we don't have 450,000 registered competitive swimmers.

:41:11. > :41:15.America is ten or 15 times bigger than any other swimming nation. That

:41:16. > :41:21.is why they are so good. Our talent, we probably have 30,000. Our cream

:41:22. > :41:27.at the top isn't quite as good, so we have to look after that, we have

:41:28. > :41:31.do manage it. If we get any talent, we tried to do a very good job with

:41:32. > :41:36.them. We can't afford to just throw eggs at the wall and see what

:41:37. > :41:41.doesn't break. We have got to be careful with our talents, we've got

:41:42. > :41:47.to find it, develop it and that is what we try to do. I hope you see

:41:48. > :41:51.this comparison as a compliment because that is what it is intended,

:41:52. > :41:58.I see your role as a headteacher. When you come back off the back of a

:41:59. > :42:04.successful Olympics, you must be bidding, how do you manage your

:42:05. > :42:08.persona? You can see by the results today, high performance never stands

:42:09. > :42:16.still, it always goes forward. Bill just does this all the time. How do

:42:17. > :42:22.you know when Bill is happy? Bill is like this whether he is happy or

:42:23. > :42:27.sad. That is literally him. That is my job, it is to keep raising the

:42:28. > :42:32.bar and it is never good enough. And that sounds really hard and really

:42:33. > :42:36.harsh, but that is high-performance sport. As soon as you think this is

:42:37. > :42:41.good enough, someone is past you. We try to get in front of the curve all

:42:42. > :42:48.the time, it is what you have got to do in performance sport. How happy

:42:49. > :42:54.are you with the performance today? I thought they were solid. We have

:42:55. > :43:00.four finalists tomorrow, I think we have got people through. 12 didn't

:43:01. > :43:05.quite fire as much as I once, but I thought then proud was great, I

:43:06. > :43:10.thought Hannah Miley did a great job, she just missed out, but swam

:43:11. > :43:16.faster than she did in Rio. Is in a good place, Adam is Adam, that was

:43:17. > :43:22.stunning. But Ross Murdoch did a good job. He is a 200 guys swimming

:43:23. > :43:26.a 100 offence and the only way he can swim it is with absolute control

:43:27. > :43:31.and that is so difficult to do when you are racing against guys who are

:43:32. > :43:36.naturally faster but he has got himself in the final. If you have

:43:37. > :43:43.got a lane, you have a chance. Solid first day and James Guy, he battled

:43:44. > :43:49.well. His more natural event is the 200 freestyle, but overall, I think

:43:50. > :43:52.the performance. I know you don't want to keep pressure or expectation

:43:53. > :43:56.on them, but so the nation can go with them because they deserve the

:43:57. > :44:02.support, who should be audience be looking out for and accepting as

:44:03. > :44:09.their little superstar? I am not going to answer that question. I

:44:10. > :44:14.tried to dress it up. You did, you are good at your job, but I am not

:44:15. > :44:18.bad at mine. We have got a group of young kids coming through. The last

:44:19. > :44:22.thing I want to do is put pressure on them. If I answer questions like

:44:23. > :44:29.that, people immediately say, they are the next big thing. Let their

:44:30. > :44:36.actions speak for themselves. Per head teacher, the gatekeeper, I

:44:37. > :44:41.don't blame you. You have got to protect them and it is up to us to

:44:42. > :44:46.big them up. Talking of a guy who has an army of fans, people will be

:44:47. > :44:49.wondering where he is. But this is an opportunity for people to

:44:50. > :44:52.announce themselves on the world stage. He has left a big pair of

:44:53. > :45:00.shoes to fill, I am talking about Michael Phelps.

:45:01. > :45:06.Gift, natural talent within a body made for this. The dream of mine

:45:07. > :45:10.lost to be Olympic gold medallist. I will not see another swimmer like

:45:11. > :45:16.Michael. He is a once in ten generations.

:45:17. > :45:24.A body honed to go even faster, further into the record books. He's

:45:25. > :45:30.got it! The world was cheering to him as he got closer to the aid gold

:45:31. > :45:36.medals. Eight straight gold medals, Michael Phelps is the greatest!

:45:37. > :45:42.A story of ensuring brilliance, but this brilliance came at a price.

:45:43. > :45:47.Every time Michael would compete, everyone expected him to go faster.

:45:48. > :45:59.The water began not only to define him, but confine him.

:46:00. > :46:02.Or he talked about was not swimming any more, he hated swimming.

:46:03. > :46:05.He swam before he was so weighed down with gold but at last he could

:46:06. > :46:08.stop. I wanted to get out, I was ready to be finished.

:46:09. > :46:14.He decided to retire, but what was next was difficult. He did not know

:46:15. > :46:17.who he was without swimming. By night he drank and drove into a

:46:18. > :46:21.tunnel. Michael Phelps has been arrested for

:46:22. > :46:26.driving under the influence... It puts me in the darkest place of

:46:27. > :46:31.my life, I decided to seek help. When he came out of rehab it was

:46:32. > :46:34.like having the old Michael back at practice.

:46:35. > :46:40.It was awesome to watch in transform and become who he is today.

:46:41. > :46:48.At the age of 31, time for one more Olympics.

:46:49. > :46:51.I felt like a kid again, I wanted to jump in and be the best.

:46:52. > :46:57.The first person to win one event in four consecutive Olympics,

:46:58. > :46:59.incredible. 33 golds. It puts a metalevel above anybody in any

:47:00. > :47:03.sport. Because of everything I went

:47:04. > :47:07.through, to win five more gold medals, there is no better way to go

:47:08. > :47:13.out. When he was stunned, he shed tears,

:47:14. > :47:18.for a gift retrieved, a love rekindled, a life reborn.

:47:19. > :47:23.I think this entire experience has allowed him to become an absolutely

:47:24. > :47:29.amazing father. When he grows up, I will be able to show him the medals

:47:30. > :47:39.and videos. That is almost better than winning the races.

:47:40. > :47:44.Michael Phelps, nobody can question what he has done for swimming. A

:47:45. > :47:49.phenomenal superstar and put on a show time and time again. I feel we

:47:50. > :47:55.were privileged to watch 's last Olympics this time last year in Rio?

:47:56. > :47:59.A huge honour, just to be part of his era is incredible. My sister's

:48:00. > :48:04.highlights from London 2012 was that Michael Phelps walked past her, not

:48:05. > :48:10.my medals! He has that effect because he is such a legend, we are

:48:11. > :48:14.all grateful of what he has done for the sport. He is American, not

:48:15. > :48:17.British, but any sports or swimming fan in particular is in awe of what

:48:18. > :48:22.he has achieved. It is a Hollywood story... It will

:48:23. > :48:27.be a film in five years, don't worry.

:48:28. > :48:35.Justifiably so. The greatest Olympian of all time. He is a

:48:36. > :48:40.disabled character. He was swimming. -- he is a Usain Bolt character. He

:48:41. > :48:45.did the transition from the swimming to the world, his profile took it to

:48:46. > :48:51.the masses. At the Olympic Games we saw his human side, he was not a

:48:52. > :48:56.machine. He had his down moments and made his mistakes. And showed he was

:48:57. > :48:59.human. When you saw him touch the wall and celebrating in getting the

:49:00. > :49:04.crowd, he knew that was it and he would never feel that again, I think

:49:05. > :49:15.that was such a wonderful side of him to come by, do it, embrace the

:49:16. > :49:19.crowd. And he loves people, his baby made him realise so much more

:49:20. > :49:24.emotionally... Don't cry, it gave him an emotional side. We like baby

:49:25. > :49:31.Bruma. Is there somebody who can fill those shoes? To be honest, I

:49:32. > :49:35.don't think for a while. Even though you've got people like Katie

:49:36. > :49:43.Ledecky, Sarah, people we have mentioned, but I just think what he

:49:44. > :49:52.has done is extra special and I think the Olympics, putting it into

:49:53. > :49:56.perspective, it is so rare. And we have some special rare talents on

:49:57. > :50:06.the British team. Adam Peaty being one of them. COMMENTATOR: If there

:50:07. > :50:10.is a weak part of Adam Peaty's event it is the start, he has not had a

:50:11. > :50:17.bad start at all. After about 20 metres he is in the lead. A really

:50:18. > :50:21.strong start from Adam Peaty, Lakatos stroke, absolutely no dead

:50:22. > :50:30.spots in his breaststroke, he powers are in. -- look at that stroke. Nice

:50:31. > :50:37.and clean, hardly losing any speed. He is under world-record pace. This

:50:38. > :50:44.is the strong part of his race. 60 metres through to 100. He is going

:50:45. > :50:49.very well, he is said to win the gold in Rio last year, 57.13. Kevin

:50:50. > :50:53.Cordes is hanging on well. Ross Murdoch has work to do to make the

:50:54. > :51:03.final, his last 50 metres is normally a strong. The world-record,

:51:04. > :51:09.57.13, PC is just outside that, 57.7 but another swim under 58 seconds is

:51:10. > :51:13.amazing, incredible. That is Adam Peaty in the

:51:14. > :51:17.semifinals, booking a place in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke

:51:18. > :51:25.tomorrow night at 4:30pm British time. How excited are you? Project

:51:26. > :51:30.56, will he do it? Project 50 sixes in getting down to 56. A couple of

:51:31. > :51:35.years ago it would have been unthinkable? Yes, there is only one

:51:36. > :51:39.person in the world back can ever do that, if you explain to people that

:51:40. > :51:43.he has taken breaststroke to a complete the level and has gone over

:51:44. > :51:50.one second faster than anybody else, that is huge. I don't think the

:51:51. > :51:55.others will get close. It is a beautiful thing that heaters with

:51:56. > :52:00.Mel, he is not worried about anyone else, he is worried about the clock.

:52:01. > :52:04.What he is chasing his time rather than rivals? He is the most

:52:05. > :52:09.competitive man I have ever met, I mean that is the biggest compliment,

:52:10. > :52:14.he is so hungry for success. He did not want to get too up for it or

:52:15. > :52:18.nervous tonight, that saves it for tomorrow. It is in the back of his

:52:19. > :52:23.head and he is striving towards that. When Adam wants something,

:52:24. > :52:27.Adam does it. Tomorrow night will be special. That is the mindset of a

:52:28. > :52:32.successful athlete and certainly the mindset that Tom Daley adopted last

:52:33. > :52:37.night. You would have heard what he did in this pool, he took the world

:52:38. > :52:43.title again, eight years from the first time he did it. Here is his

:52:44. > :52:47.final dive. COMMENTATOR: Tom must know going

:52:48. > :52:54.into this final dive that he cannot make a mistake if he wants to win.

:52:55. > :53:00.He needs perfect tens, just to be sure. Get away with a 9.5 here and

:53:01. > :53:10.there. Nothing shy of perfect will do. Here that, Tom?! Back three and

:53:11. > :53:11.somersault in Pike, has to be perfect, four World Championship

:53:12. > :53:29.gold again. Yes, perfect! That's got to be

:53:30. > :53:37.eight! That's got to the editor! That's got to be gold for Tom Daley!

:53:38. > :53:47.Come on! My word! He has not made a mistake all day! Oh, my goodness!

:53:48. > :53:54.Come on, judges! A deserved World Championship gold that Tom Daley.

:53:55. > :54:01.Unbelievable diving. Six out of six. He has done it! Two tens and a 9.5

:54:02. > :54:07.for Tom Daley, world champion once again. Eight years since he first

:54:08. > :54:12.won eight at the age of 15, Tom Daley is once again the best in the

:54:13. > :54:21.world. The Olympic champion could not topple him. Tom Daley hugs his

:54:22. > :54:27.coach Jane. He has not blinked. He has produced the best diving of his

:54:28. > :54:31.life when it mattered. Just five points in its between the Olympic

:54:32. > :54:38.champion in silver and Tom Daley of Britain at the top of the podium.

:54:39. > :54:41.It has been such a tough year, getting over the competition in Rio

:54:42. > :54:48.when I was out of the final and not able to compete and show my best

:54:49. > :54:50.diving. It was a tough competition today, the Olympic champion would

:54:51. > :54:54.not let me have it easily but I wanted to fight to the end and prove

:54:55. > :54:59.a point and do the best that I could, I am so happy with how it

:55:00. > :55:02.turned out, with the score, a personal best. I think it would have

:55:03. > :55:07.got the gold last year at the Olympics. I am over the moon. What

:55:08. > :55:10.went through your mind going into the final dive? The noise was

:55:11. > :55:22.incredible, there was a great dive before you, the pressure was on. I

:55:23. > :55:25.saw the Chinese divers really cheering for him and I was like, oh,

:55:26. > :55:28.yeah, you want to cheer louder for that?! Then watch this! I went into

:55:29. > :55:33.you do that, I will do better. A weird competitive mode I have never

:55:34. > :55:35.been in before, it was PHONE RINGS .

:55:36. > :55:39.This weird competitive mode I have never been in excavation that he is

:55:40. > :55:43.two-time world champion, the heaven's sake, you cannot

:55:44. > :55:47.underestimate or downplay how huge that was, world champion and a

:55:48. > :55:54.personal best, diving better than he ever has before. The atmosphere was

:55:55. > :55:58.amazing, from his very first dive he looked so confident. I knew he had

:55:59. > :56:03.it in the bag from his very first dive, he performed his best, looked

:56:04. > :56:07.really relaxed and happy. I think he is off on his honeymoon now so he

:56:08. > :56:12.had that in the back of his mind. He seems really happy and content,

:56:13. > :56:17.enjoying diving, that is important, you have to love what you do and Tom

:56:18. > :56:21.really does. Three medals for the diving team all in all, Grace Reid

:56:22. > :56:29.and Tom got medals on the springboards. You missed out on that

:56:30. > :56:34.one. The last dive, the place erupted. To do it in such style is a

:56:35. > :56:39.real credit. The bloke you are falling at 30 mph, you hit the

:56:40. > :56:46.water, a tiny fraction out is out. He had to do a perfect dive, that is

:56:47. > :56:50.where he got his tens. Loads more swimming action for the

:56:51. > :56:54.rest of the week. If you tune in tomorrow you will be able to see

:56:55. > :57:01.Adam Peaty in his breaststroke final. Here is the schedule for

:57:02. > :57:05.tomorrow. A world-record potentiometer cards

:57:06. > :57:10.in the men's 100 metre breaststroke. Ben Proud is going in the men's

:57:11. > :57:14.50-metre fly final. He talked about confidence and being relaxed, he

:57:15. > :57:18.said he was. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is going in

:57:19. > :57:22.the women's 200-metre individual medley final. Why can't I say that

:57:23. > :57:27.tonight?! I need to put my teeth in! It will be crazy loud because

:57:28. > :57:31.Katinka Hosszu will be that one. Let's look at the medal table is

:57:32. > :57:40.today one, not surprisingly the USA reply courtesy of the relays. -- not

:57:41. > :57:43.surprisingly the USA are up there courtesy of the relays. Britain are

:57:44. > :57:49.not up there but it could change tomorrow. It will. I like it. Stick

:57:50. > :57:56.with the BBC, swimming will be on tomorrow.

:57:57. > :58:01.We will have golf from 8pm tonight with the highlights from the Open.

:58:02. > :58:06.If you fancy some football, turn on your radio, we have got the women's

:58:07. > :58:10.football, England taking on Spain in the European Championships on Radio

:58:11. > :58:14.5 live. Thank you for your company this

:58:15. > :58:18.afternoon, thank you, guys, as always for the expertise and the

:58:19. > :58:24.mystery. Thank you for having us back. Who are you looking forward

:58:25. > :58:30.to? Adult women's and men's 200 free, I think that is a stacked

:58:31. > :58:34.events. Too much to think about. I was going to say that I'm looking

:58:35. > :58:39.for to seeing Duncan Scott. It will be interesting to see what our boys

:58:40. > :58:42.and girls can do. Join us tomorrow if you can. I will see you then, and

:58:43. > :58:51.I will hopefully see you. Goodbye.