Michael Phelps won the 17th Olympic gold medal of his career, and his 21st overall, when he produced a majestic performance in the 100m butterfly.

There was golden glory for the British team today as Victoria Pendleton became queen of the velodrome, its cyclists smashed a world record and rower Katherine Grainger finally realised her Olympic dream.

Rebecca Adlington claimed her second bronze medal of the London Olympics as 15-year-old Katie Ledecky produced the second fastest 800 metres freestyle in history to take gold for the United States.

Michael Phelps claimed his second individual gold medal at the World Championships as he retained his 100 metres butterfly crown in Shanghai.

THE SUNLIGHT is shining through on a Saturday morning in the pristine National Aquatic Centre on the outskirts of Dublin’s sprawling northside, and 50 of the best teenage swimmers in the country and their coaches are either staring at the poolside tiles or looking up at the 60-year-old rotund man with the small eyes, flushed face and visible limp.

Katie Price says her lawyers will be writing to Channel 4, over comments made by comedian Frankie Boyle about her son on his TV show.

Rebecca Adlington today claimed a brilliant gold medal in the 400m freestyle in the Olympic Games as team-mate Joanne Jackson took bronze.