Suit technology has been reined in but British Swimming Championships could see a rush of new records

Michael Phelps endured the novel experience of being second best for significant parts of the world championships. It left the multi-decorated American frustrated but adamant that he will be swimming notably quicker come next year's Games in London where he will be looking to add seven Olympic gold medals to the 14 he already owns.

Backstroke glory and silver for Miley lift Britain up medal table while China celebrate Sun world record

Briton storms past Dane in world 800m freestyle in the country where she won two Olympic titles

Fran Halsall missed out on a World Championships medal by just 0.06sec when she was joint fourth in the 100m freestyle in Shanghai yesterday.

Britain's Ellen Gandy won silver in the 200m butterfly at the World Swimming Championships in Shanghai.

The 2012 Aquatics Centre was opened yesterday and Robin Scott-Elliot dived in. But did he set a world record? Not quite

America's Ryan Lochte held off Olympic champion Michael Phelps in a thrilling finish to win the men's 200m freestyle title at the World Championships in Shanghai yesterday. Lochte, 26, clocked 1min 44.44secs for gold, with Phelps taking silver in 1:44.79, ahead of defending champion Paul Biedermann.

Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington will need to dig deep into all her talent and experience if she is to come near to replicating her bronze medal of two years ago after she scraped into the 400metres freestyle final on the first day of action at the World Championships in Shanghai.

Tom Daley made it through to the semi-finals of the 10m platform in eighth as he began the defence of his title here at the World Championships.

'Queen Victoria' is a regal presence on the track but, she tells Ian Herbert, she is riddled with self-doubt and insecurity off it

Britain’s brightest hopes for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games today spoke of their desire to make it the greenest sporting event yet, writes Mark Prigg

They may be competing in Shanghai – beneath the striking arches of the Oriental Sports Center on the banks of the Huangpu River – but thoughts will be firmly focused on London.

Nikolai Andrianov was Russia's most decorated male gymnast and the second most decorated male athlete in Olympic history, winning 15 Olympic medals as well as 12 World Championship and 18 European Championship medals, an unsurpassed medal count.