Magnussen stunned the world last summer when he captured the world title in the event in front of heavy favorite Cesar Cielo of Brazil. He did it again this evening, when he delivered a reminder of just the type of talent he brings to the table. Magnussen dominated the finale with a blazing time of That swim bypassed his lifetime best, which also happens to be the textile best, of The time shot Magnussen to fourth on the all time ranks, with only three techsuit-era outings ahead of him.
Rice overtook Alicia Coutts down the stretch to win in World Championships silver medalist Coutts swam a Nick D'Arcy initially made the Olympic team headed for Beijing, but he could not compete after a bar altercation with former swimmer Simon Cowley.
D'Arcy escaped a jail sentence but did not get to compete in the World Championships in either or D'Arcy then filed for bankruptcy in December, and his eligibility for the Olympic team was in doubt. However, the Australian Olympic Committee cleared D'Arcy to compete at Trials, and he took advantage of his opportunity on Sunday, winning the fly in With that time he passed Michael Phelps as the top swimmer in the world this year.
Not only is D'Arcy going to London, but he could contend for an Olympic medal. Leisel Jones made her fourth Olympic team on Saturday with a second-place finish in the breast. Jones clocked Jones had not lost that race at Nationals in eight years, but Leiston Pickett took her down this year, winning in Cate Campbell, an Olympic bronze medalist, jumped to fourth in the world rankings with a Only Ranomi Kromowidjojo France's Olympic Trials kicked off on Sunday, and one swimmer earned a ticket to London on the first day.
Lara Grangeon won the IM in France is requiring swimmers to meet particular time standards in heats, semi-finals, and finals, which has eliminated several swimmers from contention. World championship finalist Sebastian Rouault missed qualifying in the free after missing the cut of The BBC radio commentator - I'm not sure who it is - seems convinced that these are men but I can confirm that they are, in fact, women.
Samantha Coleby recorded a new PB of Only the winner automatically reaches the final. The three fastest losers across the heats will also qualify for tomorrow's final. Nisha Desai is second He competed in his first Olympic trials in Emma Peters is third in So that would make the eight qualifiers for tomorrow's final are as follows:.
Meanwhile Mo Farah has tweeted his fans apologising for pulling out of today's event. He said: "Sorry I can't be at the trials today guys! I need to rest as much a possible and save my legs to defend my European title next week..!!
Luke Lennon Ford is the one to watch here - he's in lane six. Only one qualifies automatically for the final. Robert Tobin has taken the one automatic spot in a time of Jarryd Dunn is second in 46sec, a time which pushes Luke Lennon Ford one place down the pecking order for one of the four fastest times that will join the four winners in the final.
The shock, however, is that year-old Roald Bradstock has taken second spot with a season's best Bradstock came seventh in the Los Angeles Olympics in Most of the people competing in Birmingham today weren't even born. To be certain of a spot at the Games Lee Doran will need to throw more than Shaunagh Brown is second and Rachel Wallander third.
Meanwhile, the results of the third men's m hurdles heat are as follows The fourth men's m hurdles heat has also been run and we are awaiting the results of a photo finish - a nervous wait for Luke Lennon Ford to see if he will reach the final.
Conrad Williams took the final heat in sec. Louis Persent is second in sec and Chris Clark is third with sec. So the qualifiers for tomorrow's final are as follows Three of those four fastest loser times came from that second heat.
In the end Lennon Ford made it by. I'll be OK though - don't worry. To prove that here are the results of the first women's m heat :. John Ashdown here, relieving Evan of leap-by-throw-by-sprint duties. There's plenty still to come in Birmingham — can Dwain Chambers throw his hat into the m ring? Who is going to come out top dog in the men's m hurdles?
And can anyone definitely book their place at the Games? Jodie Williams in fourth qualifies as a fastest loser. Here's the full list of the finalists then, who are due to do battle again at around half past five semi-final times in brackets :.
Abi Oyepitan A tough qualification regime this: only the winners of the five heats are certain to go through to the final.
Andrew Osagie, the UK No1 this year, has just won the first heat in a time of 1min His best this year is nearly six seconds better than that, while the best in the world this year, for comparison, was been set by David Lekuta Rudisha in New York earlier this month with a time of 1min He's already bagged the A standard, and has a best this season of Isobel Pooley was second with 1.
Pooley will be a little disappointed with that — she's cleared 1. It's not an event that Team GB will be expecting a medal in come the Games — by my count 32 women around the world have cleared 1. I'd tell you what 1. Plenty would be my guess. The three favourites have won the three heats thus far. Is that going to get rid of my Jessie J earworm? Let's hope so. It means all the main contenders will face off in Sunday's final. That race could be a belter. Qualifying times after names:. Mukhtar Mohammad 1min Folks are, apparently, lining up outside just to get down.
Great wedding disco tune that. I'm expecting the Time Warp to come up soon. Tiffany Porter, who runs and, briefly, jumps in the first heat, is streets ahead of the competition here. And she's an interesting character. When appointed track captain for the world indoors earlier this year the Daily Mail, idiotically, accused British athletics of "playing fast and loose with our national identity by appointing as captain a Plastic Brit who would not — or cannot — recite the words of God Save The Queen".
Porter has held dual nationality since she was a baby — her mother was born in London and her parents lived together in England for years.
You can read more in Donald McRae's terrific interview with her last month. They're a couple of young athletes with a bit of potential, but London comes much too soon for them.
Solomon won in I don't mention that to denigrate their efforts at all, just to offer a yardstick for comparison purposes which I hope is handy. It's not a season best for the Sheffield athlete this time — that was Jessica Ennis Louise Hazel, who'll hope to be competing alongside Ennis in the Heptathlon at the Games, wasn't a million miles away from a PB there. She already had an A-standard throw this year, but there's frustration for second-placed Zoe Derham who could only register a distance of That's well short of the B standard of Up to three athletes per event can win a place in the Team GB squad if they have achieved the A standard and one athlete per event if they've reached the B standard.
If you finish in the top two in your event here and have an A standard in the bag, then you're in the team. After that it comes down to the selectors. And it's Gunn — who ahem kept his powder dry early on, then ahem shot to the front and I'm sorry barrelled home — who takes the race in 8. In the first of three semis, it's year-old Adam Gemili who wins it in Only the first two are sure to go through to the final with the two fastest losers of the three heats also sneaking in.
Williamson and Malcolm were ahead of him for the first 70m, but Chambers scrambled through in the final few strides. He and Williamson are certain of a final spot. Malcolm and Devonish will have a nervous wait. Both have been given a time of That honour goes to James Dasaolu, who has run an A standard Also in the heat, not likely to win but deserving of a mention for his wonderful moniker: Confidence Lawson.
Adam Gemili Gemili and Dasaolu looked to have more in the tank than the others and they have to be the favourites to take the two guaranteed places, but with relay spots also up for grabs everyone will be battling for a spot at the Games. Only three can go to the Games: the first two here, plus one other chosen by the selectors.
Woodward faded badly and Jack Green stormed through to take the second spot. Rhys Williams was fourth when he crashed to the deck three hurdles from home. He'll head to the Olympic Stadium with a very fine chance of a medal. Jack Green finished very well — he'll also be at the Games — while Woodward staggered home with gritted teeth to finish third.
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