Miley secures silver at European Championships

The 26-year old claimed the ninth major international long course medal of her career with a 400m medley silver at the European Championships in London.

And it's a performance that was all the more impressive when you consider she has not reduced her famously demanding training schedule with Rio this summer her only real goal.

”It hard to be competitive when you are not 100 percent fresh, so I'm really delighted with that,” she said, after finishing just behind three-time world champion, Hungary's Katinka Hosszú.

"I was worried my ego might get bashed around a bit, so it's a big confidence boost to know that I'm the second best swimmer in Europe, even when I'm not really competition ready.

"I was not expecting to do the time that I did at the trials a few weeks back but to get anywhere near that is a big bonus."

Meanwhile, Fran Halsall and Adam Peaty both progressed as quickest qualifiers to Tuesday's 50m butterfly and 100m breaststroke finals.

Seven-time European champion Halsall looked in top shape as she clocked 25.35 seconds, the second fastest time of her career.

And world record holder Peaty was the only swimmer to go below 59 seconds, touching home in 58.74 secs. His main rival in the final could be team-mate Ross Murdoch, as the world bronze medallist advanced as second quickest.

“I'm a good place. I'm in full training mode like everyone else, so it's nice to know that I can back that up in a race, it's a great sign,” said Peaty.

Elsewhere, Ben Proud made the men's 50m butterfly final in the second quickest time with only Ukraine's Andriy Govorov faster and Stephen Milne come home eighth in the 400m freestyle, as Italy's Gabriele Detti claimed gold.

However, world silver medallist James Guy didn't even make the final, finishing behind British rivals Milne, Timothy Shuttleworth and Max Litchfield in his morning heat.

Guy, who wore old school trunks and didn't shave down, is not decreasing his training mileage during the championships, still clocking six kilometres a day as he looks to lay the foundations for his Olympic debut this summer.

"I'm just focusing on myself and doing what's best to be competitive in Rio,” said Guy. "I knew it was going to be a hard swim. This is part of the training process.”

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