Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow claimed Great Britain’s first ever women’s international diving medal after snatching bronze in the platform synchro at the FINA World Cup tonight.

Ian Thorpe continued to struggle on his return to swimming as he failed to reach the 100 metres butterfly final at the FINA World Cup meet in Beijing.

Ian Thorpe continued to struggle in his comeback today with the Australian failing to qualify for the final of the 100 metres freestyle at the FINA World Cup meet in Beijing.

Olympic multi-medallist Michael Phelps swam a short-course personal best in the 100metres butterfly this morning but again failed to make the final at the FINA World Cup in Stockholm.

AUSTRALIAN Ian Thorpe powered to 400-metre freestyle gold at the Fina World Cup last night, but missed breaking the world record by just five hundredths of a second.