Rebecca Adlington Smashes World Record!

A bit of blatant jingoism today! Well done to Rebecca Adlington for winning her 2nd olympic gold medal in the 800m freestyle, and also for smashing the world record by over 2 seconds!
This is a big deal to us Brits as we don't have a great record in the pool. Until Rebecca won her first gold on Monday we hadn't had a woman win a gold medal in the Olympic swimming events since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960.

As for the weather, ah well...same old same old! It's a bit cooler in the lower 80's, it's dry and clear, but no one really cares because Britain won another Gold in the pool!

Well done Rebecca!

Beijing Olympic Weather 11th August 2008

First of all I would like to say congratulations to Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson for their gold and bronze medals in the women's 400M freestyle. It was a fantastic race and the first women's gold medal in the pool for Britain in 48 years. Looks like that lottery funding is paying off.

The weather over in Beijing continues to be pretty good, with temperatures topping out at around 80 degrees with the humidity dropping from the stifling conditions of the first few days. There is still a chance of a shower or thunderstorm, but this chance starts to diminish as the week progresses. Incidentally these conditions are pretty much what they should be for this time of year in Beijing. The air quality is still a little poor with the air remaining hazy. There is certainly no severe weather in the forecast for the next few days unless a rogue thunderstorm wanders through.

For those of you who may be interested, Britain is in for a cool and wet week...just how I like it!