Day 1 Swimming: World Championships

Hello and welcome to Budapest, the home of the swimming World

Championships. This was purpose-built for this event and

modelled on the aquatic centre built for the London Olympics. Very proud

swimming nation so it is very in here. Alongside me, Mark Foster and

Rebecca Adlington. This is what is coming up in this evening's session.

He won the world title last time around, can James Guy do it again in

the 400 metres freestyle final. He is world champion and world

record-holder, Adam Peaty goes in the breaststroke semifinal. And she

is a medal machine, Katie Ledecky is set to dominate once again in

Budapest. A busy night and plenty of Brits in action. Talk us through the

significance of this World Championship, lots of eyes on Tokyo,

what does this mean to the swimmers? Any chance to raise the rest of the

world is an opportunity. We have guys like Adam who have taken time

off from Rio and they want to show the rest of the world what they are

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

necessarily go to plan and others want to keep their territory and

keep them market and firm up the number one place in the world. The

swimming world has changed, big names have retired, have we see much

change in the British team? Every four-year cycle, there is normally a

fallout. Fran retired and then we saw jazz is in here because she is

injured, but before then there wasn't a big fallout. The team is

that much younger, they have another four-year cycle in them, probably

another eight-year cycle, so our team hasn't changed much at all.

Michael Phelps from world swimming has gone. One of the biggest names

in swimming has retired and given up and a lot of people will be

thinking, thank God. I can now win my gold medal. You mentioned Jaz,

but this doesn't mean she is done? For anyone, after an Olympics, they

need to take some time out, mentally and physically, and Jaz has chosen

this. Everyone needs a bit of time out and she will be back with a

vengeance, that's for sure. We talk about experience, she has the

experience on knowing when to rest. It is priceless for these guys to

get this process in place for them going forward? Four years is a long

time. If you have a year out, this is it. It might be physically her

body cannot handle it at the moment and mentally she needs a break. But

for the younger ones, to come here, the more you get off the block at

this level, the more relaxed you are. No Jazz Carlin as we have

talked about, but this is one about Katie Ledecky and we will be talking

about her a lot this week. Let me handed over to other commentators!

COMMENTATOR: The crowd has gone absolutely nuts for Anya Celtic, the

15-year-old Hungarian. How exciting this must be for her, the junior

champion and she has made eighth place. She has a Lane, she has a

chance. The second Hungarian, the crowd has

gone mad. Yes, Kapas. When you are swimming in your home environment,

you get an extra lift. You have been focused for couple of years on this

stage. The Hungarians will be a force. No Jazz Carlin this year, two

silver medals at the Olympic Games. I know she is having a break, but

she has been so great, it is a shame not to see her here. It is a shame,

but she deserves a break. In terms of performance, those silver medals,

the performance was outstanding. Leah Smith looked good in the heats.

Could we see the first USA one and two. I am sure she will get the

first gold and there she is, the defending world champion, she won in

2013, 2015 and is unbeaten in this 400 metre freestyle for four years.

Can she break the record here? I think the world record is a big ask.

We are verging on men's time territory. 3.56, she is the best in

the world by nearly four seconds. Nobody has got close to her and she

has rewritten the schedule. I'd think she looks even stronger and

more powerful than she usually does. The secret is these huge big levers

that grab the water and just absolutely rip it. The gold is gone,

she hasn't lost in four years and she isn't going to lose here. Huge,

big levers, Katie Ledecky in Lane number four. The world record

holder, can she go three championships in a row. I cannot see

have been beaten in this one. Final of the women's 400 metres freestyle.

She has got a very good start. Everything about this young lady,

Katie Ledecky, is absolutely brilliant. She has just completed

her first year at University at Stamford on the West Coast of the

United States. She won the championships in the 200, the 500.

Steve, straight out there, straight into the lead and I think this is

the last time these swimmers will see her? After this 100 she will be

showing them a clean pair of heels. She is so good. Not only is she

efficient in the water, she has a high turnover so she creates a lot

of velocity in the water. She will just swim faster than the rest. With

the likes of Jazz Carlin and Jess Ashwood missing and some veterans in

this event, it opens the door to these youngsters. Titmus from

Australia and the 15-year-old from China, Li. Katie Ledecky has gone

off at a sedate pace. It is probably faster than most people'sindividual

best times. But nice and comfortable down the first 100 and is. We

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

in Lane six, for China. Leah Smith, she is the second fastest swimmer of

all time of this event. She is making her look like an age group.

Watching Katie Ledecky, it is a masterclass. She is only six tenths

of a second of the world record. I think she will have a bit of gas in

the tank because she hasn't blasted it in the first 50. I will agree

with you, that turned there, Katie Ledecky started off at a relatively

comfortable pace and now she is picking it. The camera chasing her

down this fifth length of eight. She was .6 of a second of the record.

She has started to hold onto it and if she can build it up, the world

record could be on here. Katie Ledecky of the USA first, Leah Smith

of the USA's second and Li, the 15-year-old of China in third. No

doubt where the gold medal is going. It is Katie Ledecky versus the gold

record. Then we have a race for silver and bronze medal but Leah

Smith looks too strong for me. I didn't think Katie Ledecky had

chance of getting close to her Olympic mark of 3.56, but she is

looking very strong. This is an masterclass. You can tell her

statement of intent. She is starting to up to a six or seven legged beta.

This is swimming at its best. It is an masterclass from the double world

champion. She is going to get the third. Katie Ledecky, of the USA.

Leah Smith is still looking very good in second place. Can she get

under the four-minute mark? That would be something special. From the

USA, Katie Ledecky, two times world champion, the Olympic champion, the

world record-holder and she will win the first women's race at the 2017

World Championships. 3:58.54 gold medal to Katie Ledecky. The silver

to Leah Smith of the USA and the bronze to Li of China. The

15-year-old. The USA one, two. That is a brilliant performance from

Katie Ledecky. She is not even out of breath. Leah Smith, she is

sucking in the air, but Katie Ledecky. Li could look a bit

happier. She is exhausted. Competition record, she is

disappointed. Everything about her is superb. She has got stronger in

the first year. She swam at Stanford University. A bit slower than she

went in the Olympic Games, but that often happens after the Olympics.

She is just building now up to 2020 when she wants to rewrite the record

books but that is her tenth gold medal at the World Championships.

What a performance, Katie Ledecky. Bertie is on the right and on the

left is Leah Smith, the silver medallist. He saw the exhausted

15-year-old Li of China and I wonder if she is the future. The new

championship record, world champion for the third time in a row. Katie

Ledecky of the USA. Leah Smith gets a silver medal for the USA and

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

Adrian Moorhouse is putting on a Scouse accent, it is because Steve

Parry has joined us for the week. Tell us about the powerhouse that is

Katie Ledecky. I am glad I am not her era. By only raised her once, I

am glad because I wouldn't have won anything. She is the Michael Phelps,

so much respect for Katie. Put into context what she is doing for

swimming? She is making history, doing things no one else has ever

done. She could win six gold medals this week, that was her tenth world

title and she is 20! It is unbelievable. I am so glad it is a

girl and we have some girl power because Michael Phelps, you have had

all these characters, she is dominating. Let's turn our attention

to the men's 400. It is a stacked field and it features Britain's

James Guy. There isn't much pressure on me. There will be medal

contenders so usually after an Olympic year it dies down a bit and

goes a bit quieter. So I can enjoy the sport again. I am happy and I

know I can swim faster. So there are some medal options in there. I feel

I am the old James Guy again and the storm is coming.

COMMENTATOR: James Guy of Great Britain in Lane seven. Eight lengths

of the pool. Perry isn't good at diving in, but

he is world class when it comes to swimming. James Guy isn't messing

about. I don't necessarily want to see him go out too fast, I think his

better races is when he has back ended it. How should he is in

because they have such a great back half, how can he win this race if he

doesn't go out quite? I think there was a lesson in the Olympic Games

because he did go out so fast I think it did hurt the back end of

his race a little bit. But these are the top eight swimmers in the world.

There is no surprise they are on the world record line already.

Covers James Guy in lane seven is just turning in second place.

Taehwan Park is breathing alongside him. Park of Korea. Yang Sun of

China. It is a bit cat and mouse at the moment. They looked very

comfortable. Extraordinarily deceptive. Sun Yang looks a bit lazy

on those terms. -- turns. You want to get around those walls, keep your

place if you can. Don't forget about the Aussies on the far side, lanes

two and three, very used to swimming with each other in their trials,

they might be helping each other. This is a halfway turn. This is

ominous, has Sun Yang gone early, before the halfway line? Sung-Yeung

turning first. Second is Taehwan Park. Has Sun Yang gone too early?

He usually turns it on at 150 with three Leinster go, this could be

looking ominous for the rest of the field. He is looking really strong.

But don't forget about Mack Horton and two, the reigning Olympic

champion, beat Sun Yang by only a tenth of a second. Sun Yang wants

revenge. Fascinating, Sun Yang has gone very hard indeed. The yellow

hat of the Olympic champion Mack Horton is going well, but at this

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

be three World Championship titles in a row. 100 metres to go in the

final of the men's 400 metres freestyle. James Guy of Great

Britain has turned well but is equal fourth at 300 metres. James Guy has

to dig deep. I am worried about Detti in one, he is a world-class

800 and 1500 metres swimmer, he has the stamina to finish. This is where

cellar James Guy needs to dig deep but Sun Yang looks like he is in a

different race, world-class swimming from him. Half a second outside the

world record pace, Sun Yang, a blistering last 50 metres. Could we

see the first swimmer under three minutes 44 a 400 freestyle? No doubt

about the gold, it will definitely go to Sun Yang of China, three World

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

was just outside that. The gold has gone to Sun Yang, silver to Horton

and bronze to Detti of Italy. What a masterful swim, total domination.

That is a surprise to me. James Guy of Great Britain finishing sixth.

Look what it means to Sun Yang, it really hurt him last year being

beaten on the 400 metres, he wanted that and has one faster than the

Olympics was won last year. Look at that! -- and has swum faster than

the Olympics was won last year. Confirmation of the results. Look at

the margin of victory! James Comey JC Ritchie stacked 400

metres freestyle? Yes, the best guys in the world in that field. --

James, a seriously stacked? Your face says you're disappointed? This

morning I felt strong and relaxed. The effort was there but the time

was not. Have you got a busy programme? Lots of emphasis on the

200 metres, it is tough when you have to defend titles and people aim

at you? We had a chat on Friday with the head coach, he said it is not

defending titles, it is attacking the race each time. That is what I

will try to do. How hard is it to get 400 and 200 right? Yes, you have

to train for both of them, you can't have much rest because it is 41 day,

two the next. We will see a lot of you this week, get some rest see you

later. What do you do if you are James Guy?

He said he felt good, had the preparation he wanted, was confident

coming into this but did not get the time. He has a busy week, what is he

do? At the Olympic Games Day one was not good, he got faster. He can do a

good 400 freestyle but he is more of a 200 freestyle, he is a 100 fly.

Becky's event was the 800 freestyle, she could do the 400 freestyle as

well. His time was not bad, the other guys are 400 specialists so I

think you can take comfort from that. He said he had a good

preparation, it was certainly fun. He has been room sharing with Adam

Peaty, world champion, Olympic champion, he is in action tonight in

the 100 metre breaststroke semifinals.

Project 56 is the main goal. My current world record at the minute

is 57.13, I have to dropped 0.14 to get to that. That means pushing even

further than before the Olympics, sweating even more, bleeding even

more in some cases. There will be a lot more tears of pain but I think

it is achievable. I do not think he has delivered his

best yet, I think there is more to come from him. He is a lion, you

have to put the meet in front of him to hand, so we drop in the word 56

as soon as he does 57.1, plant the seeds. He thinks he makes them grow,

but sprouted... I have achieved my lifetime dream,

but I want more. I want to leave a legacy, break the world-record again

and eventually get down to where no one will get ever. And that will

take a very, very fast time, I think. Talking specifically about

the World Championships, I know you don't like to see defending your

titles? There is nothing to defend, it is all up for grabs. Defending

seems a little bit relaxed. I am just defending it. Attacking, you

are still attacking your times, attacking your record. It seems a

little bit more aggressive, that will push me on in the pool every

day. The Adam Peaty story is one we are

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

Mel says he is like a lion, you need to put the meet in front of him.

Tell me through their relationship? They are such a good team together.

He respects her, she respects him, they had such a unique partnership

and have been together since Adam was so young, they have really

nurtured and helped one another. Because she is fairly new to

coaching as well. His language is indicative of his mindset, he does

not say he is coming here to defend his title but to attack his time.

How important is his head? About he constantly wants to get faster.

Every athlete and their coach look at what makes them go faster. They

are looking at the programme all the time, every individual aspects to

get 100 faster. You never know when your best time will be, you want to

do my best time. Ross Murdoch is in the semifinals, at the Commonwealth

Games, he can raise his game when he is the underdog. Let's see what Ross

and Adam can do, it is time for the men's 100 metre breaststroke

semifinals. COMMENTATOR: Cody Miller is the

Olympic bronze medallist. These guys had to go quick.

-- have to go quick. Here is Joao Gomes Junior of Brazil, he was fifth

in Rio. Adam Peaty of Great Britain, there

are five of the top seven in the world, they had to go fast. Cody

Miller of the USA, the Olympics bronze medallist. Won a gold on the

4x100 m medley relay. He looks like a rock star. He was a bit of a

surprise. I think we all expected Kevin Cordes to get the medal for

America but it was Miller, he put everything on the line. Interesting

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

these guys, imagine what he could achieve over the next decade.

It is frightening what he has already done.

Only two British men have ever won Gold adds world Olympic,

Commonwealth and European. Peaty is one of them. The other? Wilkie?

Wilkie, yes. Send in your questions! First semifinal of the men's 100

metres breaststroke, Peaty of Great Britain in the second semifinal.

The fastest seed for this first semifinal, Cody Miller of the USA.

He has had a very average start. The Black Cats in the centre, an

excellent start in lane three. How did he do that? The Russian was

amazing coming he took nearly a metre out of the rest of the fields,

phenomenal start. Great to see those skills on display. The Olympic

bronze medallist Cody Miller is getting back into it in the black

hat comment middle of the lane. It is Lim at the halfway stage,

followed by Gomes Junior, Brazilians putting on a good show. The bronze

medallist from four years ago, Lima, the 32 Major in two. The rest of the

field is coming back and Cody Miller, after a shocking start,

coming through in the centre. It looks like it might be Miller in

four, the Russian and three. Miller takes it, the Russian is second,

Lima is third. The second semifinal, those guys will be licking their

lips, third at 59.4 is not that fast. They will be sitting in the

call room thinking there is a big opportunity. They are starting to

bunch breaststroke is brimming. -- bunch in breaststroke swimming. This

second semifinal is stacked, five of the top seven in the world,

including the world-record holder and Olympic champion of Great

Britain, Adam Peaty. Ross Murdoch goes in six. He has a

super chance of making the final. Lotsa people forget that Adam Peaty

has been blazing a trail, winning all the gold medals he has ever swam

in since 2014, but Ross Murdoch got the bronze medal two years ago in

Kazan, a phenomenal swim, 59.0. I would love to see them both in a

final tomorrow night. Bar Adam Peaty, by him stopping Friedsam

which at the 50, he will win tomorrow night. -- by him stopping

for a sandwich at the 50. What happened with Van Den Berg?

It is disappointing, he was the Olympic silver medallist and he did

not bother turning up. I find an empty lane disrespectful. I suspect

he is probably saving at all from the 50. Maybe he has the speed to

take on Peaty. That was consecutive Japan, the

second fastest in the world this year, in line seven. In two is Yan

of China, world number three, just under 59 seconds per 100 metres

breaststroke, which is to be absolutely phenomenal. Then Adam

Peaty went 57.1. Ross Murdoch was a World

Championship bronze medallist two years ago in Kazan, remember the

Commonwealth Games 200 metres in Glasgow, what a swim! Michael

Jamieson probably still has nightmares about Ross Murdoch. It

was great to see the Scots going 1-2 in their hometown. This fella here

broke the Italian and the world junior record this morning, he has

done it twice already this year and could do it again. Kevin Cordes is,

fourth at the Olympics, horrible place to finish. Next to him, Adam

Peaty of Great Britain, that it -- the defending champion. He does not

like to call it defending champion, he thinks defending as passive, he

wants to attack. He scares me, when he comes that this focused he looks

like he can run through brick walls. There is nothing that stood in his

way. To win the Europeans, the commonwealths, the Olympics by the

age of 22 is phenomenal. He is one of Great Britain 's this dev

athletes, not just swimming, across-the-board. He could do it all

again. -- one of Great Britain's greatest ever athletes. The

partnership between him and Mel Marshall will move it on and on.

Peaty is in decent shape! I would put a couple of quid on giving him

an arm wrestle! The first semifinal was not quick. Ross Murdoch of Great

Britain could now certainly have a great chance of making the final.

Second semifinal of the men's 100 and is brushstroke.

If there is a weak part of Adam Peaty's event it is the start. He

had a decent start. Already after 20 metres he is in the lead. That was a

strong start from Adam Peaty. There is no dead spots in his breaststroke

swimming. He just powers on. Look at the power he is generating. Nice and

clean, hardly losing any speed at all and he is under world-record

pace by one 100th of a secon. This is the strongest part of his race 60

metres through the 100. He is going well and his world record which is

set to win the gold in Rio last year, Kevin Koe Des is holding on

well. -- Kevin Cordes. Just outside the world record. Goodness me, and

other swim under 58 seconds on that 100 breaststroke is amazing.

Incredible. 57.7. Ross Murdoch finishing in sixth, not a great

place, but his 59.23, he could make it in. We will have to wait and see

for Ross Murdoch, but competition record for Adam Peaty. Every time he

dives in comic he seems to be moving it on. I think he will always be a

second faster than anyone else in the field. A new championship record

for Adam Peaty to win the final. Ross Murdoch is sixth, but he has a

chance. He really does. Confirmation of the finalists. Ross Murdoch has

made it in. It is fantastic news. Only a tenth of a second, so every

chance for Ross Murdoch tomorrow night.

Good swim for Ross Murdoch, 57.75, he is closing in on that magic 56.

He gets better to every round, Adam. He goes for it in the heat, bit more

in the semis and then in the final, people sit out of the bag and we

know he's capable. It is almost boring, isn't it? What a position to

be in. We have somebody like America, he wins every time he gets

on the block. He is so in control. He takes his time and then he gets

on and delivers every time. We are hoping to hear from Adam Peaty and

Ross Murdoch. You must be very pleased, that was a very fast second

semi? It was really quick. If I hadn't have gone with those guys on

the backend, I wouldn't have made it back. I am delighted, it is a season

best for me. Really please. How is it in the Green room? I was reading

on Twitter, nobly wants to sit next to Adam, because you are his buddy?

We always shake hands before we race. We come across the world to

race of the people and we end up in the same needs and semifinal. You

must be pleased to be back in form because breaststroke is such high

quality and there is a couple of times you just missed out, do you

look at the 200 as your best event? The 200 is my best event but I love

swimming 100 and a comp lament each other very well. I just had a

successful European Championships. I am enjoying swimming and that is

what matters. We will let you go and hope we can talk to Adam in a

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

individual medley. We have Hannah Miley going for Team GB.

COMMENTATOR: What is swim she had in Rio, I thought she could take on and

beat the greatest. She was only three tenths of a second outside.

That was amazing for Siobhan-Marie O'Connor but she always scares the

pants off me. She is not shy at all. She is not shy but she is a great

fly swimmer. Hannah Miley has had a fabulous start. Right up into the

lead by about half a metre straight from the start. She may have had an

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

had. Absolutely perfect start from Siobhan-Marie O'Connor. She has such

a beautiful butterfly stroke. Just measuring into the wall. Now it is

about building into the backstroke. She has to build all the way through

the 50 and in second place, it is the Japanese. It is great to see

Siobhan, even though she had the break, she looks so strong to me.

She certainly does. And Hannah Miley is going well in three. How weaker/

is the butterfly, she is in maybe six position. The second half of her

medley is very strong and she is a better 400 medley swimmer. So great

warm up for the 400 in this championship. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor

of Great Britain the first to turn, 60.08, pretty much what she did in

the heats. The rest of the field starting to come back. Also coming

back well is Hannah Miley. So good on the breaststroke, Hannah Miley.

Has been her trademark. Look at Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, technically

she is brilliant. She does a load of work with Dave McNulty. Sydney

Pickrem has taken the lead. There are so many good Canadian

youngsters, I would like to see Siobhan-Marie O'Connor taking her on

here. Be in one of the centre lanes for the final. Siobhan-Marie

O'Connor is in second place. The black closest to us. Sydney Pickrem

of Canada, the fastest seed into the semifinal wins it. Siobhan-Marie

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

faster than she did this morning in the heats and that could make the

final. It is all on time. She has got to wait for the second semifinal

but she has given herself a decent chance. Wouldn't it be great for her

to be in the 200 medley final couple of days before the 400. Nothing like

blowing the cobwebs away and putting a good swim under belt. Won by

Sydney Pickrem of Canada. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is second.

Hannah Miley is forth, and they could both make it through to the

final, we will have to wait and see. I think tomorrow night it will

probably take two point wait to get a medal.

Yulia Efimova, it is the first time I have been to a swim meet and she

was booed. She has had drug implications on two occasions people

won't tolerate that behaviour. But she is an talent. I wouldn't be

surprised if she won the 200 maybe even the double and the 200. She is

extraordinarily talented. This will be interesting. Let's listen to the

reception she gets, Yulia Efimova. I like these new profile pics. It is

getting a bit like Premier League football. It is great to see it,

nice to know what they look like. The Hungarian crowd know exactly

what Susanna Jacobus looks like, she is one of the superstars here, and

model here in Hungary. She seems to have been around for ever. You

really do want Adrian Moorhouse sitting next year. Is he looking

than me. Sorry, Steve. Back to the swimming. Kim is an up and coming

talent, she was 12th in the Olympic Games last year but you have to

watch the Asian swimmers, they will turn it on for Tokyo 2020. Speaking

of Tokyo, what a this lady is. 16 years of age, she will be right in

her prime in the 2020 Games. Madisyn Cox of the USA, second-fastest

qualifier to the great Hosszu, who will be out in a second. Just listen

to the reception. I cannot believe she has got her headphones on. If

that was me, I would want my headphones off with my home crowd.

She really is a superstar here. She has already done the double double,

she is going for the triple double, she wants the 200 medal and the 400

medley for the third time in a row. It is unusual with Hosszu, her

improvements have come between the ages of 24 and 27 when she really

started to race a lot more. She has been to the World Cup and raced

virtually every event, she is tough as old boots, calls herself the iron

Lady, but she is tough. I think she has it on her suit, iron Lady. She

does have her own brand of everything. She is a superstar. And

this, the 2017 World Championships 200 medley, the second semifinal.

She is the fastest seed, fastest out of the heats this morning. She

doesn't seem to know how to swim slowly. She just kept on pushing,

didn't need to, but just kept on pushing. Interesting tactic.

The crowd absolutely silent for the start of this second semifinal.

Hosszu, massive favourite in the white hat in the centre. But the

American, Melanie Margalis, will not let her have it all her own way. The

Americans are interesting, they have both been 2.09 this season. Madisyn

Cox had a poor trials but is rising a really good improvement curve at

the moment. This is interesting, Hosszu is the Olympic champion on

the hundred back. She is just going to work it through the second 50,

generate the momentum going into the breaststroke leg. She is a fantastic

backstroke, but came in six is going well. It is amazing. 59.9 at the

turn. Hosszu over first. One second outside her world record pace. Maybe

she went a bit easy in the first 100. The breaststroke, the slowest

of the strokes, it takes the longest amount of time, so she has to focus.

It is probably her weakest as well, but also going well in lane two is

Melanie Margalis will stop but Hosszu is a machine. She just keeps

going and going. The pressure from her is unrelenting. Turning for

home, I cannot help but feel she has backed off here from the effort she

put in this morning. She will want to win. In front of her home crowd,

she will want to make a statement. Still a second outside her own

record pace. Melanie Margalis going well. Hosszu pushing it hard. Her

husband is going nuts in the background. It is 1.02 outside her

own world record. Her husband, very coracle character. In more ways than

one. -- colourful character. He is very happy indeed. There she is. The

crowd saluting her. They are massively excited. There he is,

there is her husband. Iron Lady on his hat. Tattoos with her world

records all over his body. What a team they are. So Hosszu winning the

second semifinal of the women's 200 medley. Melanie Margalis is second,

Kim is bird. By thing we may have two British women in the final.

Oh, Great Britain have got one swimmer in the final, Siobhan-Marie

O'Connor, British silver medallist from the Olympic Games, Hannah Miley

just missing out. Goodness me, that was tight. Missing out by one

position. Congratulations to Siobhan-Marie

O'Connor, but it is fair to say that moment belonged to Katinka Hosszu.

How loud is this crowd?! It is even noisier than Rio? In some events,

definitely. These stands hold around 15,000 people, it is a huge arena,

especially for a World Championships. It is nice to see

them getting behind the home swimmers, it is amazing they are

such a swimming nation. Is a swimmer do you feed off this environment,

the nightclub noise and raucous cheering? Nightclub?! It has been

awhile since I have been an one! It gets you excited. I am not being

funny, and open meet at home in the national championships, there might

be 400 or 500 people. Just my mum and dad! Or your team-mates and your

team, but you did not have many. But throw in thousands of people

cheering for you, and they love it. And if you are also in the race, you

feed off it. Some people certainly rise to the occasion. Adam Peaty has

been putting on a show. He goes on to the semifinal.

What are you saying when we see you talking to yourself? I don't want to

say anything that will get me too up for it. Tonight was just to enjoy

the crowds, enjoy what I am doing. It is weird now because two years

ago I would have been shaking in my boots in this kind of arena, now I

have matured, post-Rio, learned so much about myself, this is my home

and I love racing here. You have a fantastic target, Project 56 is

looming in the back. Is it different when you have that much breathing

space from everybody else? Is it you racing the clock? Nel said to me

this morning it is not about raising everybody else, it is the crowds and

how far you can take the human body. 56 seconds is so achievable. I will

do anything to get it. Look forward to the final. Good luck.

COMMENTATOR: There is the 15-year-old... Goodness me, she only

looks 15, her medal is nearly as big as she is. I wonder if that is the

future of 400 metres freestyle swimming, a bronze for Li of China,

a fabulous swim. What a field it was. Leah Smith of the USA, the

world short-course champion. An extremely good swim. Up against

Katie Ledecky of the USA, almost no chance. I find it hard to believe

Ledecky is only 20. She won at the London games in 2012 when she was 15

years of age, she won the two, four, eight and 15 already in Kazan.

Surely she can't do the same again?! A very good swim indeed from Leah

Smith. No doubt about the champion yet again on the number-one podium.

Chalobah 200, the 400, the eight injured on the 1500 metres freestyle

two years ago in Kazan at the World Championships. She is the world in

this 400 metres freestyle, the Olympic champion in this 400 metres

freestyle, she has done it again. Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold

in a new championship record. Lots of whispers around poolside that she

looks even bigger and more powerful than in the past, suggesting she is

looking for more speed. 200 freestyle could be scary, she is

just about to go Elebert five minutes in the 4x100. The Americans

really want to stick it to the Aussies in that race, the Aussies

out touched them in Rio. America want that back. More gold for

Ledecky, who would bet against them? The world champion 400 metres

freestyle champion, Katie Ledecky of the USA.

Katie Ledecky of the USA here's the Star-Spangled Banner for the tenth

time at the World Championships. She won the two, four, eight and 1500

metres freestyle in Kazan two years ago. Can she do it again? She has

her first, the 400 free. I suspect we might see Katie Ledecky

on that podium a few more times. Did you saying when you got goals? I

didn't know all the words... I do now. I feel so bad! You will know

them by the end of the week. At least I can ask you that question!

Jokes! The men's 4x100 m relay, we have no British boys in this one,

who will stand at the top of the podium, has it been too much of a

team change for America? The Americans have dominated this event

for years, then two Olympics ago the South Africans came in, they are not

here this year, but they had a dominant team. The Brazilians are

very good and the Australians have put good teams together. They have

never quite delivered on the day but I would say the Americans go in

favourites. If you are Duncan Scott would you be thinking, come on, we

could be in this?! We had some really good relays at the moment,

the mixed medley has just been added to the Olympics! We are good at the

medley relay anyway but some are not as good. The girls are not as good

at the relays at the minute, especially the 4x100 for the men. It

is tough because we are historically good at more of the four by two than

the four by one, for sure. I don't think you have ever been part... We

are not picking on you! Where you ever part... I can't remember the

last time we had a last 4x100 relay. I think it was before you were born,

1987. Duncan Scott has massively stepped up and posted such a quick

time in the 100 metre freestyle. We don't have the strength and depth

that certain events. Not at sprinting. Programmes in the UK are

historically based more around two and 400. If you think about people

in the past, we have always had long distance programmes. We differ on

the relays, I love them, I think they are great for spectators, they

have been added to the Olympics. You are not a massive fan? Not really. I

love the aspects of men and women swimming together but it depends on

where you are strong. Ultimately, tactically, if you have two good men

on the backstroke and the breaststroke, that is the best way

to do it. If you have a good fly in freestyle man and not the other way

around, it is dominating in certain areas, the slower races, the back

the breast. It is tactical. It is the same decision is a good

discussion around the sink ride mixed events in the diving, but we

win medals in mixed event so I will back them! We will not win a medal

in this one, though! Time for the men's 4x100 relay.

Team Hungary is being introduced to the crowd in this final of the men's

4x100 metres freestyle relay. They go in laying two. -- laying two.

Team Italy: sixth, -- team Italy go in sixth. USA in three, Brazil and

four, Australia and five. Here is the first of them, Team USA. Caleb

Rommel Dressel leading off, then there is Haas, Peroni and the anchor

leg of Nathan Adrian. The Australians have put a fascinating

order together. Jack Cartwright leading off, Incerati second,

McAvoy, their fastest, on the third leg, then Alexander. A strange

order. Team Brazil, I wonder if they think they can win? A very good team

indeed. They have the world-record holder in their team. That is a good

team, Steve? But it is a team of OAPs, their average age must be low

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

Brazil. The top three has to come between United States, Brazil and

Australia. I would have gone for Australia but Kyle charmers, the

Olympic gold medallist, had a bad heart this year, had to have surgery

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

not forget Russian Federation in lane seven, looking strong.

I think Russia might think they can win. They have a cracking team.

Not slow at all! Tactics here are all over the place.

Team USA that their fastest guy on the final leg. Dressel is leading

off the USA in three. Australia put their fastest guy said. Rash third.

The final of the men's 4x100, a very good start, as expected. Dressel of

the USA, what a good starter. A massive lead already. Look at this

first 50 metres from Dressel of the USA. That has blown me away. These

guys are some of the best starters in the world, Dressel has made them

look distinctly average, and on the turn. He is a phenomenal swimmer and

he is making Santos look absolutely pedestrian. Can Dressel hold on? Can

dress beat the world record? The world record is 46.90 one. This is a

massive first leg. 46.91, 47.2! That is a huge swim! 47.26, I am not sure

if that is an American record, it is very close to the time that Michael

Phelps did to lead off the real way in Beijing. What a swim from

Dressel! He has really set of the Americans. I think it would have

been an American record that they are on the world-record pace for

this four by 100 freestyle. We are getting into a wagon race, the

Brazilians are getting on the shoulders of Americans. Might have a

slight advantage just riding the wave. We know it can really work for

them. Right on the world-record line. Look that he was going in for

Brazil, second in is Brazil, Brazil has the world-record holder, let's

watch him go down the first 50. Team USA leading. Blake Speroni of the

USA against the Brazilian world record holder. Team Australia is

chasing them, they have McAvoy and he is super quick, the second

fastest in the world. USA one, Brazil just in second, Australia

charging in third. They are, but why stick a little guy from Australia in

the yellow mane, yellow hat, in the third position? He is in the wash,

he has to deal with it, that is not good for a guy who relies on

technique. A brilliant race, can Brazil take on the mighty Americans?

Speroni was dying towards the end, Nathan Adrian, if anyone can do it,

he can. An experienced gold medallist from London 2012, what a

race. Look at this first 50. He is a fantastic 50 metres freestyle,

expecting to go fast down this first 50 for the Brazilians. Closer to

Earth as Brazil and four. Two hundredths splitting them. They are

in agony, you feel like you have an elephant on your shoulders and there

is a acid coursing through your veins. They had to dig deep. It

looks like it might be Adrian, just gets a touch. The gold in the men's

4x100 metres freestyle goes to Team USA. Silver goes to Brazil, and the

bronze medal, where has it gone? The crowd noise will tell you.

Hosszu Team Hungary has the bronze medal. The crowd has gone absolutely

Craig Lee. There is Nathan Adrian. Brazil are very happy indeed. What a

fabulous swim from the Hungarians. That is Nathan Adrian. He got away

with that one. Caleb Dressel, he set the team. Look at his start. He

comes up about half a metre ahead. Brilliant skills. The Brazilians, I

called them the pensioners at the beginning, but I can see why they

carried because what a team they put together. Steve, you are very brave.

They are experienced, but they are huge blokes. There is Caleb Dressel.

What a tight finish it was. Gold and silver USA and Brazil and the USA

have not won that title since 2009. Eight years, they had not won the

World Championship title. France won it in 15, and 13. Team USA win the

men's's 4x100 freestyle. STUDIO: I have been lucky enough to

go to FA Cup finals and I swear this is louder. The Hungarians are loud

and proud. They are very excited. Nathan Adrian thought it was for

him. He was milking it. It was for the Hungarians, but he was taking

it. Enjoyed the moment. Bronze medal on the board. It was so unexpected.

They are not renowned for winning 400 freestyle relays. You have the

Australians, they had nothing, couple of this qualifications but it

was going to be about America, Caleb Dressel let it all out. That is

awesome. I have never heard anything like that. Describe this evening,

two of the biggest swimming superstars on the planet. They are

Hungarians. The roof will be of this place later in the week. Let's talk

about the women's 4x100 free. We don't have a British team in that,

Mark, you have made a very Stuart observation as to why you think we

are not good at this event? Couple of things. Where you ever in a relay

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

did have a team. Didn't you get disqualified in one? We don't talk

about that. Talk to Andy James. He was getting to the wall and I got a

bit excited and one early. We don't have a culture of sprinting, in The

States, the system is all about sprinting and they come together.

Then you get the colleges together for the national team. That is why

they are so good. It is part of their culture. We haven't got back

culture. All our programmes are middle and long distance, that is

why we have Rebecca Adlington. I like this, banter, expert analysis

and a little bit of politics. It is time now for the women's 4x100

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

way here to hit you on the nose. COMMENTATOR: Mark Foster! Mark

Foster! What a final this is going to be. Canada are in lane two.

Australia in three, USA in lane before, but I wouldn't be too

surprised if Sweden in six are after the first leg, Steve? Yes, she looks

like she means business. Will be interesting to see how close she can

get to Cate Campbell's world record. Her butterfly has made improvements.

The Americans, they are the ones with the depth. Can the individuals

do it for the likes of Sweden and the Netherlands?

The world record-holder on the butterfly is in lane number six,

Sarah Sjostrom. You can break it on the first leg of a relay. We're

looking for 52.0.6. She has gone out very quickly but her second 50 is

good. That is very good. Excellent, nearly a second under the world

relay pays here. Can she bring it home? She is usually very strong.

There is no way someone should be that far ahead on the first leg of a

relay. She is taking the field apart. This is a really fast.

52.0.6. She has broken the record by a country mile. 51.07.01, what a

brilliant swim from Sarah Sjostrom. Team Sweden, don't get disqualified.

What a great first leg that was on how far ahead of the USA was she?

Unbelievable. I'd bet that was faster than Mark Foster's split in

that relay you were referring to. That is unbelievable and it has

given Sweden a great chance, certainly of a medal, if not the

goal. Coleman is under that time as well. These Swedes only know one way

of swimming, get yourself out there and put yourself on the line. Surely

they cannot keep this up? Sweden are leading by a long way. 1.3 seconds

but the rest of the world will start charging. USA in second, Australia

and third. Coming back quickly in lane five of the Netherlands. This

is going to be very interesting last two legs. The USA, starting to

charge. Sweden like to put the pressure on. They are sending their

fastest out first. It causes a lot of pressure on the fourth leg, but

at least you are in the mix. Look to the middle of the pool. We have the

Americans with Katie Ledecky and the Australians, what a race we will

have. Emma McKeon, will go up against the Olympic champion in lane

number four. It will be a proper ding-dong. The final leg, we have

already seen a world record for the lead of Sarah Sjostrom. Now the

Olympic champion in number four. Penny Oleksiak is charging. 50

metres to go. Great skills from the Olympic champion, but what sort of

shape is she in? Has she had time off after the Olympics, or can she

bring it home for America? The Australians are charging. Can Simone

Manuel, the Olympic champion hold on? This will be very tight. What a

fantastic swim that was. Simone Manuel bringing home Team USA for

the gold. Australia get the silver. The bronze to the Netherlands.

Sweden," In sixth position. Fifth, I should say, but a new world record

on the individual 100 to be is the. 51.7, but Sarah Sjostrom. Three

tenths of a second underneath the world record. Two stories there. She

was the fastest swimmer in the whole field, even against the girls who

have the relay takeover. What blistering form she is in. I wonder

if Cate Campbell is regretting not coming and helping the Australians

to move up into silver or gold medal spot. But well done. Simone Manuel's

split, not slow. 52.1. Not bad at all. She had a point for takeover

second which is very slow. Almost a flat start. That is interesting.

This 100 freestyle, I never thought I would see the day when women could

go 51 seconds on the 100 freestyle. It is phenomenal. The Americans will

think they put it right there. No doubt he would have won if Cate

Campbell was here. Fabulous swimming. The call that final leg of

the Australians as well, 52.2. So the goal goes to Team USA. What a

night they have had. Silver to Australia and the Netherlands get

the bronze. Fifth 14 Sweden. But the new individual record for Sarah

Sjostrom. 51.7. STUDIO: What and Katie Ledecky will will be on

stadium. -- podium. Not a bad night, is it. Average. Let's talk about

Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden didn't get a medal but her first leg was

incredible. Broke the record by .3 of a second. And she has the 50

flight, the Hundred free of 200 free as well. On the first leg, it is a

standing start so it does count. Becky was unsure whether it would

count as a world record if a team is disqualified. They didn't get

disqualified, did they? No. It is phenomenal. She absolutely crushed

everybody and that is the reason why. The best girls in the world go

24.02 the hand. Super swimming. She a powerhouse in the women's

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

giggly, I mean it sounds rude, but she is very happy. The others

respect her. She has moved coaches and a lot of the people respect her

on the poolside. She has a dominant about her. When you stand up and

raise against, you are scared. There are certain people in certain sports

and certain races that dominate. We said it, some people put the gold

medal around their neck before they start. She is one of those people

that has a little bit extra than everybody else. I am so excited for

the women's 200 free. That is a good advert for the rest of the week. It

relay on day one puts down a marker to say, come on guys. We have

laughed and joked sometimes, we have this thing about people travelling

well. Australian men do not travel well, but the women looked hot. Do

you think they were bumped up to first class. I think the women went

in first class and the man went in the back with the cattle. We can

swim ourselves into the meet sometimes, but if you are performing

on day one, it is confidence, then you know you have done everything

right. You are ready to go. That comes down to the strength of the

summer. We talk about people turning up and bringing their best, but Fran

Hassell at the Olympics had a nightmare, went to the wrong venue

and all the rest of it. People have to dust it off I get on with it, is

that the measure of a class act, you can set aside by preparation. James

Guy will have to do that because he didn't have the Thursday he wanted.

You can open it ink somethings. You can try too hard, it is a stupid

thing. But sometimes you can try too hard and overthink things. When you

are at your best, it is when you are not thinking. You are in the moment.

Cobo I don't think James will be disappointed, he knows he has a big

week and we have seen this from him before, he relaxes into the week.

The 200 has been more suited to him. And he has the relays. I don't think

he will be that upsets, I think he will dust himself off and get ready

for tomorrow. Will it be good for him rooming alongside Adam Peaty? I

love the relationship, I don't have people saw on Twitter but there was

a thing saying nobody wants to sit next to Adam, and James Guy replied

because he smells like and then put a certain emoji on it. And it just

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

follow them on Instagram they are constantly having a laugh in their

room and also chilled out, they are totally relaxed away from the pool,

which is what you need. It is fair to say they are entertaining on

social media. Let's go to Sharron Davies. Many

congratulations, the new world record holder, did you think he

would do that sort of time? The plan was to go for the world-record in

the relay. I knew that I am more fresh than I will be at the end of

the week when I have the 100 free. I thought it was a good idea to go for

the world-record in the relay, the first day. And then may be compete

for both medals later this week. Absolutely, sometimes when medals

are out it is not so easy to do fast times? I took a chance, I went out

really, really hard, I cannot really do that when I have the more

important race, the 100 free, I had to be smarter and think about the

last 50. Everyone you are raising this week will be quaking in their

boots. Well done. Thank you. You see what I mean, she is a

powerhouse in the pool, clearly a huge amount of work and her physique

but if you met her on the street you would think nice, sweet young woman,

very smiling. You can be nice and still be a good swimmer! But she

destroys the field and goes out all guns blazing, but you two are good

examples that you can be nice and be a good swimmer. She is sweet and

lovely, she had a couple of difficult years and a few years ago,

she has changed coach and is training with someone who is a very,

very good sprinter in world swimming, now retired, and her

husband Srebrenica former coach is now her coach. When you are doing

something for a period of time you get stale, this year, timewise, she

has been lightning. Alice Thomas is 26, her debut at the

World Championships, is that unusual to make your debut at 26? It is and

it was not. You were much older, I am not having a dig. Not my debut,

16! You carried on a lot longer, I was 23 when I retired, so I can't

talk. Alice has stepped in to the plate and her main event is the 200

metres, not necessarily the 100. She has put in a fantastic performance

in the heats, she has a big week because of the relays. She is up for

the challenge. Especially when you have people like ads on the team and

they are not scared, to be part of the team environment and have the

atmosphere... Some of the rookies have had separate meetings to the

rest of the team, which I found really interesting. I would not want

to be isolated, I would want to go into their meeting. That is because

you like us all to be together! Don't hold my hand, we will be a

couple next! Let's move on, to Alice Thomas.

I was not banking on making Rio last year. I had a few niggling injuries

but I knew that training would get me where I needed to be this year,

computing on a world-class stage with these guys, who are

world-class. Massive teamwork. I can do what these other guys are doing,

and I am. It has been about improving the little things, and, to

me, that makes a massive difference. Hopefully that will take off more

from my time. I would like to see I can back up the time to time trials

MPB, that is what I would like to do. Now we have heard from her,

let's see her in action, Alys Thomas going in the 100 semifinal.

The first semifinal of the women's 100 metres butterfly. The second

semifinal is stacked, these women have to go very fast.

The first of the two semifinals of the women's 100 metres butterfly,

the fastest seed is the world run the two from her time in the heats,

Kelsi Worrell of the USA. She was out in 26.6 but the only woman under

30 seconds on the way back, that is saying something with Sarah Tillson,

the world-record holder in the second semifinal. She won the

hundred under 200, she is leading up to 50. Look at the underwater work.

Gaining over her field all the time, she looks fantastic. Odds for a

medal. This is a semifinal, one job to do was to make sure she gets to

the final. She is going well. Coming back pretty quickly is Rikako Ikee

of Japan. Kelsi Worrell wins it. She has done the job, won the semifinal.

She is pretty much guaranteed to go through to the final for tomorrow

night. For sure, she will be in the final. I worry about swimmers

getting slower through the phases. You had to get faster or you will

not be in the mix. But great to see the 17-year-old. Teenagers are

dangerous, they can drop a lot of time. I thought the Japanese

swimmer, Rikako Ikee, look very good.

The second semifinal is absolutely stacked with the defending world

champion Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden the number four.

The second semifinal of the women's 100 metres butterfly, Sarah Sjostrom

of Sweden is in the centre with the yellow hat. A decent start. She is

not the best starter. If there is a weak point it probably is the start

and the turn. Her free swimming speed is fantastic. Just look at

her, she is like a skimming stone over the water. Her world-record

time on the 50 butterfly is almost a man's time, she has unbelievably

free speed. She is under the world-record pace by 0.2 of a

second, Emma McKeon trying to hold onto her tail. Alys Thomas turned

seventh but is well placed and could still make the final. But it is

still about Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, the world-record as hers.

55.40 eight. Coming back very fast at her is Emma McKeon. She tied very

badly inside the 35 metres. 55.7, paid an awful lot for that early

speed. 55.77, Sarah Sjostrom wins the second semifinal. Emma McKeon

was second and Alys Thomas finished sixth.

It be really tough for Alys Thomas to make the final, but that was a

solid swim. I think she will be with that.

Alys Thomas of Great Britain finished 12th.

Good to be in there and get this win this evening? A great experience, I

was really pleased this morning to get back to the semi. It is great

with all the lights and everything. I am so glad of the experience and

getting everything I can from it. It will be an interesting take on the

medley relay, that is in the back of your mind? I have lots to come

before that, 200 fly, 55. -- 200 fly, 50 fly. It is up to the coaches

but I would love to be there. An improvement from this monitor this

evening, going in the right direction? Exactly. I am targeted at

200, I would like to think I am not fully rested and there is more to

come, I tend to grow into meets a bit more so hopefully by the time

the relay comes I will be even quicker.

Good luck. Thank you. No Alys Thomas in the final but we will see her

later in the week in the relay and more individual events, let's hear

from Ben Proud, who is lying up -- lining up to go in the men's 50

butterfly semifinal. I have worked four years to get a

fraction of a second off my time, but in terms of personality and

confident it has been a massive change. Barcelona seems like a

different world away, I feel so much better going into Budapest this year

knowing I have so much experience. I feel good and like the last four

years have been the perfect setup. Realistically probably eight guys

can swim a time back and win world champs. There is no saying what time

that will be. I have to push little to get within that time and control

myself in the final, if I do that, medals will come.

He talks about confidence... And you can probably hear the

American national anthem belting out behind is courtesy of the relay, I

am sorry we are talking to it but we want to talk about Ben Proud, flying

the flag for Britain in the 50 fly semifinal. You have spent time with

Ben, he is a great talent, you only have to look at him to see how hard

he works, what do you make of his chances? He is number one in the

world in the 50 freestyle, fly is his second event, as it is for

Dressel from the USA. Physically he is on form, he looks an unbelievable

condition. He is training in Turkey, I think, with James Gibson. The

programme will be more specific towards the 50 free at the 50 fly.

He gets the details right, starts amazing, his underwater phase is

phenomenal and he keeps improving. He is only 21 and he has a lot more

to come. We talk a lot about his confidence

and how he should back himself more, he has talked about how he has found

confidence, will that make a difference? Definitely, especially

in the 50, everything has to go right. In the 2014 Commonwealth

Games, after winning those two goals he put himself on the world stage. I

was chatting to him and he was like, you are like a God. I was like, you

are amazing. You loved it! I did. His self-esteem was like that and

now he is growing in confidence and has started believing... It sounds

stupid, but I belong here. Peaty knows he belongs, he loses

confidence. Ben was here and is slowly getting up, that is a huge

part of sprinting, they are peacocks when they come out.

We believe Ben, let's see how he goes in the

COMMENTATOR: Ben Proud in size, right next to Dressel, what a

semifinal. Don't forget, Laszlo Cseh, what a favourite he will be

with the Hungarian crowd. He has over ten medals at the World

Championships, unlike the Americans none of those in relays. If it was

not for Michael Phelps, Laszlo Che would be the Michael Phelps. --

Laszlo Cseh would be the Michael Phelps. Proud did not breathe once

throughout his 50 metres butterfly in the heats, he has a very good

start but a really fantastic started four is Dressel of the USA. Dressel

and four, the black cab next to him. Ben Proud is coming back, really

coming back down the second 25. Tressel finishes first, Ben Proud

22.90 two. Dressel had 22.70 six. Laszlo Cseh, 23.5. That is quite a

way down. That was fast. A fascinating starts, Dressel getting

the best start, but the second 25, Ben Proud came back. I really

excited about Ben Proud's free swimming speed. Without a doubt he

was the fastest swimmer in the water.

Second semifinal of the men's 50 metres butterfly, Joseph Schooling

and five, Govorov in four. This will be quick.

Nicks Santon 's of Brazil in three. Govorov in number four. What the

start from schooling. He is starting to tire a little bit. Is head is

down, he breathed a little bit in the first 25. Govorov wins it.

Santos is second. Those top three all under 23 seconds. Pretty quick,

Steve. I have never seen so many swimmers going under 23 seconds. It

is a magic marker and what a final we will have in the final tomorrow.

His swimming speed, his rated turnover is massive and it just

seems to be able to work his way down the pool. The qualifiers,

Dressel fastest. Santos in third and Ben Proud in fourth. What an

opportunity he's got. Cseh misses the final. So far, so good. Things

seem to be heading in the right direction. Big guys were talking

about the fact you are not breathing at all, is it deliberate and new?

No, I have been doing it for years, 22 seconds, no need to breed. It is

how I do it the fastest. You were actually catching him in the last

these strokes. When I am swimming, it is my own race. The start wasn't

as good as we know you can do and you were catching him. I feel good

because it wasn't a perfect swim. I felt really good in that. Tomorrow

is the real race. I feel in a good place. You have always been the

youngster, now you have youngsters chasing you? It was going to happen

at some point. It is my chance, maybe my story isn't as quick as

Adam Peaty, but I have the confidence and feel good this year.

I think tomorrow will be special. I am excited for you. STUDIO: He

thinks tomorrow could be special. Their tactics involved now he has

looked at his competition, or is it get in and go as fast as you can? Go

as fast as you can, but do your own thing. What you do doesn't affect

these guys, it only affects you. That is why I said about him going

in and having the confidence and belief. In the final it is getting

the dynamic ride. If he is relaxed, he could come forth, he could win

it. Such fine margins, he needs to get the details right. I have never

seen him so confident, he is a happy boy. Relaxed.

Relax, nice word. That is the end of swimming the day one, we will have

Ben's final and everyone else tomorrow night.

We saw Hannah Miley and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and they are

talking to Sharon. It is so easy after an Olympic year

to say, I need a bit of time to enjoy this, take a bit of time. It

is not what it's going to happen, you will enjoy the medal, then how

do you prepare for this? It is a different year. Last year had been

four years of hard work. I didn't feel like I needed a long break. I

didn't know what to expect when I came here. I just wanted to enjoy it

and see what happens. I am happy with that, season best. Probably not

where I want to be, but it is the start of a four-year cycle and given

the kind of season I have had, I don't think I could have expected to

be in the same shape I was last year. But that is sport, relentless.

You have to take the rough with the smooth. Last year was amazing, but

this meet is about trying to enjoy it and try and get better each

round. I think you will need some earplugs tomorrow. It is a real

partisan crowd. And you will have that in the 400. I need to expect

that. It is great to race in front of a home crowd. I have been lucky a

few times in London and the Europeans last year. It is amazing

and it does spur you on. We will see you tomorrow, good luck tomorrow. We

can speak to the old hands here. How many World Championships have you

done? This will be my fifth one. The work you have to do for 400 is

incredible. You took a different attitude and got back in and you

have a whole new training programme? Yes, I feel a bit spoilt now.

Normally I had to drive this sterling to get long course

training. Now it is nice having it. It has changed my training little

bit. I think short-course swimming and training suits me better. It has

kept things new and fresh and the change our programme has been good

for me. The heat this morning, was the fastest heat I have done at an

international meet before apart from when I had the big Long Sudan. It is

progression. I am glad you didn't decide to have some time out because

he brings some experience to the team and a lot of youngsters always

appear. It is intriguing to see who is coming through the ranks. My

heart new there was enough left in me, that is why I stuck with it.

Thank you very much. STUDIO: You cannot question the

commitment or the experience of Hannah Miley. Bill Furness has

joined us. Let's talk about one year on from the Olympics, what do you as

a team want from this meet? It is year one of four-year cycle. It is a

new team, largely. A third of this team are youngsters and new bees. It

is where are they, where do we start on the big thing is, we have got to

get better each year through four years and then peek at the Olympic

year. That is what we did for Rio, World Championships in Barcelona.

The last cycle we got one medal and then we had the best Olympics we

have had for years. We are seeing what we've got. Because you did so

well last year, if you only got one medal at this World Championships,

you would be disappointed? Of course, we are here to do as well as

we can, but already we are thinking about Tokyo. This important is --

this tournament is important and we will do the best we can but we have

plans on how to develop this team over the next four years. Are there

areas where you think you can improve? 12,000 people in here

tonight, it is managing the environment, the competitive

environment and using the environment, I suppose its petrol

for a great performance in studying the liam-macro instead of letting

the environment use you. Some of the youngsters, we have talked to them,

and we want them to improve their belief, their abilities in handling

this situation, so at Tokyo, they can cope with it. How do you manage

that on a team when you have somebody like Adam Peaty, who are

special and unique. Not everyone on the team is going to be like Adam

Peaty, but how do you manage the ones who are scared because you have

got to suit everyone on the team? Of course, you mention Adam, but I

don't want to embarrass you, but when you are swimming, you need role

models like that who can handle it. It is useful to say, this is the way

to behave, this is the way to handle this environment. We need to build a

pool of swimmers who can do that. Instead of having an Adam Peaty or

Rebecca Adlington, we need five, six or seven. So if one doesn't fire,

someone else steps up, that is what we did in Rio. Jazz Carlin in

particular stepped up. She came away with two silver medals. We need a

bigger pool of athletes who can do that. Do you see this as a stepping

stone or an opportunity? Both. Every meet is an opportunity, but it is

really important to keep this in perspective, in terms of the

four-year cycle. We are not just looking at this meet in isolation.

Probably a third of the team, who will be in Rio, if we look at the

statistics going back aren't even at this meet, Surrey, in Tokyo, they

aren't even here yet. We're looking at the Parkway, at the talent, what

is coming through. We have a third of new kids, we might have another

third of new kids by the time we get to Tokyo. It is about getting your

timing right and building your team to four years deliver. We talk about

the Adam Peaty effect and you talk about kids, are you looking at the

crop of youngsters coming through in terms of volume and quality? We're

not America, we don't have 450,000 registered competitive swimmers.

America is ten or 15 times bigger than any other swimming nation. That

is why they are so good. Our talent, we probably have 30,000. Our cream

at the top isn't quite as good, so we have to look after that, we have

do manage it. If we get any talent, we tried to do a very good job with

them. We can't afford to just throw eggs at the wall and see what

doesn't break. We have got to be careful with our talents, we've got

to find it, develop it and that is what we try to do. I hope you see

this comparison as a compliment because that is what it is intended,

I see your role as a headteacher. When you come back off the back of a

successful Olympics, you must be bidding, how do you manage your

persona? You can see by the results today, high performance never stands

still, it always goes forward. Bill just does this all the time. How do

you know when Bill is happy? Bill is like this whether he is happy or

sad. That is literally him. That is my job, it is to keep raising the

bar and it is never good enough. And that sounds really hard and really

harsh, but that is high-performance sport. As soon as you think this is

good enough, someone is past you. We try to get in front of the curve all

the time, it is what you have got to do in performance sport. How happy

are you with the performance today? I thought they were solid. We have

four finalists tomorrow, I think we have got people through. 12 didn't

quite fire as much as I once, but I thought then proud was great, I

thought Hannah Miley did a great job, she just missed out, but swam

faster than she did in Rio. Is in a good place, Adam is Adam, that was

stunning. But Ross Murdoch did a good job. He is a 200 guys swimming

a 100 offence and the only way he can swim it is with absolute control

and that is so difficult to do when you are racing against guys who are

naturally faster but he has got himself in the final. If you have

got a lane, you have a chance. Solid first day and James Guy, he battled

well. His more natural event is the 200 freestyle, but overall, I think

the performance. I know you don't want to keep pressure or expectation

on them, but so the nation can go with them because they deserve the

support, who should be audience be looking out for and accepting as

their little superstar? I am not going to answer that question. I

tried to dress it up. You did, you are good at your job, but I am not

bad at mine. We have got a group of young kids coming through. The last

thing I want to do is put pressure on them. If I answer questions like

that, people immediately say, they are the next big thing. Let their

actions speak for themselves. Per head teacher, the gatekeeper, I

don't blame you. You have got to protect them and it is up to us to

big them up. Talking of a guy who has an army of fans, people will be

wondering where he is. But this is an opportunity for people to

announce themselves on the world stage. He has left a big pair of

shoes to fill, I am talking about Michael Phelps.

Gift, natural talent within a body made for this. The dream of mine

lost to be Olympic gold medallist. I will not see another swimmer like

Michael. He is a once in ten generations.

A body honed to go even faster, further into the record books. He's

got it! The world was cheering to him as he got closer to the aid gold

medals. Eight straight gold medals, Michael Phelps is the greatest!

A story of ensuring brilliance, but this brilliance came at a price.

Every time Michael would compete, everyone expected him to go faster.

The water began not only to define him, but confine him.

Or he talked about was not swimming any more, he hated swimming.

He swam before he was so weighed down with gold but at last he could

stop. I wanted to get out, I was ready to be finished.

He decided to retire, but what was next was difficult. He did not know

who he was without swimming. By night he drank and drove into a

tunnel. Michael Phelps has been arrested for

driving under the influence... It puts me in the darkest place of

my life, I decided to seek help. When he came out of rehab it was

like having the old Michael back at practice.

It was awesome to watch in transform and become who he is today.

At the age of 31, time for one more Olympics.

I felt like a kid again, I wanted to jump in and be the best.

The first person to win one event in four consecutive Olympics,

incredible. 33 golds. It puts a metalevel above anybody in any

sport. Because of everything I went

through, to win five more gold medals, there is no better way to go

out. When he was stunned, he shed tears,

for a gift retrieved, a love rekindled, a life reborn.

I think this entire experience has allowed him to become an absolutely

amazing father. When he grows up, I will be able to show him the medals

and videos. That is almost better than winning the races.

Michael Phelps, nobody can question what he has done for swimming. A

phenomenal superstar and put on a show time and time again. I feel we

were privileged to watch 's last Olympics this time last year in Rio?

A huge honour, just to be part of his era is incredible. My sister's

highlights from London 2012 was that Michael Phelps walked past her, not

my medals! He has that effect because he is such a legend, we are

all grateful of what he has done for the sport. He is American, not

British, but any sports or swimming fan in particular is in awe of what

he has achieved. It is a Hollywood story... It will

be a film in five years, don't worry.

Justifiably so. The greatest Olympian of all time. He is a

disabled character. He was swimming. -- he is a Usain Bolt character. He

did the transition from the swimming to the world, his profile took it to

the masses. At the Olympic Games we saw his human side, he was not a

machine. He had his down moments and made his mistakes. And showed he was

human. When you saw him touch the wall and celebrating in getting the

crowd, he knew that was it and he would never feel that again, I think

that was such a wonderful side of him to come by, do it, embrace the

crowd. And he loves people, his baby made him realise so much more

emotionally... Don't cry, it gave him an emotional side. We like baby

Bruma. Is there somebody who can fill those shoes? To be honest, I

don't think for a while. Even though you've got people like Katie

Ledecky, Sarah, people we have mentioned, but I just think what he

has done is extra special and I think the Olympics, putting it into

perspective, it is so rare. And we have some special rare talents on

the British team. Adam Peaty being one of them. COMMENTATOR: If there

is a weak part of Adam Peaty's event it is the start, he has not had a

bad start at all. After about 20 metres he is in the lead. A really

strong start from Adam Peaty, Lakatos stroke, absolutely no dead

spots in his breaststroke, he powers are in. -- look at that stroke. Nice

and clean, hardly losing any speed. He is under world-record pace. This

is the strong part of his race. 60 metres through to 100. He is going

very well, he is said to win the gold in Rio last year, 57.13. Kevin

Cordes is hanging on well. Ross Murdoch has work to do to make the

final, his last 50 metres is normally a strong. The world-record,

57.13, PC is just outside that, 57.7 but another swim under 58 seconds is

amazing, incredible. That is Adam Peaty in the

semifinals, booking a place in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke

tomorrow night at 4:30pm British time. How excited are you? Project

56, will he do it? Project 50 sixes in getting down to 56. A couple of

years ago it would have been unthinkable? Yes, there is only one

person in the world back can ever do that, if you explain to people that

he has taken breaststroke to a complete the level and has gone over

one second faster than anybody else, that is huge. I don't think the

others will get close. It is a beautiful thing that heaters with

Mel, he is not worried about anyone else, he is worried about the clock.

What he is chasing his time rather than rivals? He is the most

competitive man I have ever met, I mean that is the biggest compliment,

he is so hungry for success. He did not want to get too up for it or

nervous tonight, that saves it for tomorrow. It is in the back of his

head and he is striving towards that. When Adam wants something,

Adam does it. Tomorrow night will be special. That is the mindset of a

successful athlete and certainly the mindset that Tom Daley adopted last

night. You would have heard what he did in this pool, he took the world

title again, eight years from the first time he did it. Here is his

final dive. COMMENTATOR: Tom must know going

into this final dive that he cannot make a mistake if he wants to win.

He needs perfect tens, just to be sure. Get away with a 9.5 here and

there. Nothing shy of perfect will do. Here that, Tom?! Back three and

somersault in Pike, has to be perfect, four World Championship

gold again. Yes, perfect! That's got to be

eight! That's got to the editor! That's got to be gold for Tom Daley!

Come on! My word! He has not made a mistake all day! Oh, my goodness!

Come on, judges! A deserved World Championship gold that Tom Daley.

Unbelievable diving. Six out of six. He has done it! Two tens and a 9.5

for Tom Daley, world champion once again. Eight years since he first

won eight at the age of 15, Tom Daley is once again the best in the

world. The Olympic champion could not topple him. Tom Daley hugs his

coach Jane. He has not blinked. He has produced the best diving of his

life when it mattered. Just five points in its between the Olympic

champion in silver and Tom Daley of Britain at the top of the podium.

It has been such a tough year, getting over the competition in Rio

when I was out of the final and not able to compete and show my best

diving. It was a tough competition today, the Olympic champion would

not let me have it easily but I wanted to fight to the end and prove

a point and do the best that I could, I am so happy with how it

turned out, with the score, a personal best. I think it would have

got the gold last year at the Olympics. I am over the moon. What

went through your mind going into the final dive? The noise was

incredible, there was a great dive before you, the pressure was on. I

saw the Chinese divers really cheering for him and I was like, oh,

yeah, you want to cheer louder for that?! Then watch this! I went into

you do that, I will do better. A weird competitive mode I have never

been in before, it was PHONE RINGS .

This weird competitive mode I have never been in excavation that he is

two-time world champion, the heaven's sake, you cannot

underestimate or downplay how huge that was, world champion and a

personal best, diving better than he ever has before. The atmosphere was

amazing, from his very first dive he looked so confident. I knew he had

it in the bag from his very first dive, he performed his best, looked

really relaxed and happy. I think he is off on his honeymoon now so he

had that in the back of his mind. He seems really happy and content,

enjoying diving, that is important, you have to love what you do and Tom

really does. Three medals for the diving team all in all, Grace Reid

and Tom got medals on the springboards. You missed out on that

one. The last dive, the place erupted. To do it in such style is a

real credit. The bloke you are falling at 30 mph, you hit the

water, a tiny fraction out is out. He had to do a perfect dive, that is

where he got his tens. Loads more swimming action for the

rest of the week. If you tune in tomorrow you will be able to see

Adam Peaty in his breaststroke final. Here is the schedule for

tomorrow. A world-record potentiometer cards

in the men's 100 metre breaststroke. Ben Proud is going in the men's

50-metre fly final. He talked about confidence and being relaxed, he

said he was. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is going in

the women's 200-metre individual medley final. Why can't I say that

tonight?! I need to put my teeth in! It will be crazy loud because

Katinka Hosszu will be that one. Let's look at the medal table is

today one, not surprisingly the USA reply courtesy of the relays. -- not

surprisingly the USA are up there courtesy of the relays. Britain are

not up there but it could change tomorrow. It will. I like it. Stick

with the BBC, swimming will be on tomorrow.

We will have golf from 8pm tonight with the highlights from the Open.

If you fancy some football, turn on your radio, we have got the women's

football, England taking on Spain in the European Championships on Radio

5 live. Thank you for your company this

afternoon, thank you, guys, as always for the expertise and the

mystery. Thank you for having us back. Who are you looking forward

to? Adult women's and men's 200 free, I think that is a stacked

events. Too much to think about. I was going to say that I'm looking

for to seeing Duncan Scott. It will be interesting to see what our boys

and girls can do. Join us tomorrow if you can. I will see you then, and

I will hopefully see you. Goodbye.