The men also had a strong 100 freestyle with our first sub-50 second swim in this pool. There's been little turnaround time for our senior team after the worlds and they've responded to the challenge.

Don had this plan of relay teams being the base for the rest of the team. And it was very successful for Australia. I had to get over this idea that we would rely on a few good swimmers coming through every year. There had to be a string base to build from and we're starting to see that now.

It's a little disappointing. I think we were expecting a little bit better than that.

At least they are walking tall, walking with confidence and they are walking like they belong on the pool deck,

It was the return of the young guns tonight,

To me she represents the Australian spirit. She doesn't give up, she's tough like nails, she's in the business of performance.

We're not really competitive yet, but we're sure getting there.

We can only hope to improve on times we have done in the past. If we finish this meet (Melbourne) having moved forward, then it is a success for us.

What you are seeing is the consistency in training instead of ups and downs,

Bud is one of the world's best distance coaches. We are very fortunate to have a coach of his calibre and experience working in our sport.