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Best-ever British display bodes well for London

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Steve Parry | 21:48 UK time, Sunday, 2 August 2009

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The most fascinating swimming meet in history is over and if I was going to give you the highlights I'd still be writing this a week on Tuesday! So I'm going to be completely biased and focus on Team GB.

Last year at the Olympic Games in Beijing we won three medals; two golds for Rebecca Adlington and a bronze for Jo Jackson.

Fast-forward 50 weeks and the British swimming team have won seven medals and never looked so good at a World Swimming Championships.

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Climbing the Spanish steps

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Steve Parry | 16:27 UK time, Saturday, 1 August 2009

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I meet up with GB swimmers Chris Walker-Hebborn and James Goddard at the Spanish Steps in Rome, and chat about what it takes to make it to the top of the sport.

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