BRITISH GAS INTERNATIONAL MEET LIVE: Day one (From Swindon Advertiser)

8:15pm

That's it for today's liveblog. Join me tomorrow from 9am when a busy second day at the BGIM begins. Swindon duo Grant Turner and Tilly Gray open their campaigns tomorrow, while Miley and Harris are also in action.

8:13pm

Harris was ninth overall as he clocked 1:10.22. The Dolphin youngster will be back tomorrow for the MC 200m freestyle.

8:06pm

Harris was down in the lower placings based on points I believe.

8:05pm

The winner is Jonathan Fox in 1:11.14, with James Crisp (1:05.00) second and Jack Thomas (1;06.57) third.

8:04pm

And Harris is off.

7:43pm

Phew. Well, after that just one more race to come from a local perspective, which is Craig Harris in the MC 100m backstroke final.

7:37pm

An overcome Carlin gives an emotional interview and gets a great round of applause from the watching Leeds crowd.

7:36pm

Miley got third in the end in 8:34.63 with Faulkner second in 8:31.61. Carlin's PB beat her own Welsh record, incidentally.

7:34pm

She goes straight over to coach Bud McAllister for a hug.

7:33pm

Carlin is overcome with emotion. A tear in the eye.

7:33pm

And it's a personal best for the Swindon swimmer! She clocked 8:24.42 beating her old PB by over a second.

7:32pm

Carlin is going to win this at a canter and she is looking quick.

7:30pm

There's 200m left and Carlin continues to increase her lead. She's 3.5 seconds ahead. Miley has now surged into third.

7:29pm

Cracking stuff from Jazz as she opens up a two-second advantage.

7:29pm

Miley is having a look at third now.

7:28pm

At the halfway mark Carlin is 1.4 seconds in front. Can she hold on? Miley is still in fourth.

7:28pm

Clear water now between Jazz and Faulkner. Over a second ahead.

7:27pm

The Swindon swimmer is looking extremely strong. All going well so far.

7:27pm

Jazz leads at 250m.

7:26pm

Faulkner still leads, just, at 150m. Four 10ths of a second in it. Miley fourth.

7:25pm

Carlin now in second.

7:25pm

Faulkner leads early on. Carlin fourth.

7:22pm

Jazz goes in lane seven, Miley in three.

7:22pm

Keri-Anne Payne is in there as well but the favourite is Ellie Faulkner.

7:19pm

We're moments away from the 800m free now with just a medal ceremony holding things up. It will be fascinating to see how Carlin gets on. Miley is back for more as well after her 200m IM final within the last hour.

7:10pm

Senior men's 200m back and then Jazz and Miley take the stage.

7:07pm

Pottering through the heats...

6:53pm

Miley is just getting her silver medal in the medal ceremony.

6:49pm

Finishing times in 200 IM were O'Connor 2:10.53, Miley 2:11.59 and Sophie Allen 2:13.33.

6:37pm

There are six finals to go before Miley and Swindon's Jazz Carlin take on the 800m freestyle fastest heat. How much has Miley got left after two races already today?

6:35pm

Miley has had the 200m IM all her own way for a number of years and O'Connor has really served notice of her intent there. A star of the future.

6:32pm

O'Connor holding her own with 50m to go.

6:31pm

Miley fourth as she goes into the breaststroke.

6:31pm

O'Connor leads by a way at the halfway point.

6:31pm

Miley sixth at the 50m split.

6:30pm

And they're off.

6:30pm

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Keri-Anne Payne also go.

6:30pm

Miley is out at the starting blocks for the 200m IM final. She's in lane five.

6:22pm

Just the women's junior 200m IM to come and then Miley will go for gold.

5:59pm

5:58pm

Have your say in the comments section below or using #swimadver on Twitter. The best comments and tweets will be eproduced in the main part of this liveblog. Get your predictions and good luck messages in!

5:52pm

A handful of finals to come up before that though...

5:50pm

Swindon-born British record holder Hannah Miley is coming up in the final of the 200m IM. She will be the big favourite to win. Don't read anything into her qualifying second-fastest this morning.

5:46pm

Here we go then...

12:52pm

THIS SERVICE WILL RESUME AT 5.45PM.

12:52pm

That wraps up our coverage from this morning's session. Join us from 5.45pm when we will be focusing on former Tigershark Jazz Carlin, Swindon-born Hannah Miley and Swindon Dolphin's S14 swimmer Craig Harris.

12:45pm

Harris was ninth overall based on the points system in heats. That means he makes the final this evening.

12:39pm

A time of 1:09.75 for Harris which is a personal best. Joseph Schenk and Fox were third in terms of times.

12:38pm

Jonathan Fox has won the event on points.

12:38pm

Harris touches the wall first, It's down to points now.

12:35pm

Harris is due off very soon in the 100m backstroke.

12:32pm

It's been confirmed that Harris was 14th overall in 100m free heats, while he was fourth-fastest of the S14 category swimmers. The youngster clocked 1:03.38 for 666 points.

12:18pm

Josef Craig wins it, Stefan Hoggan second, Matt Walker third, Sam Hynd fourth. Harris somewhere lower down the field. We'll get some definitive results as soon as possible.

12:16pm

Off we go.

12:15pm

And Harris is at the starting blocks...

12:10pm

The men's MC free heats have begun.

12:04pm

The youngster goes in heat three.

11:59am

The MC races begin in a couple of minutes. After the women's 100m free, 14-year-old Harris is up in the men's equivalent.

11:49am

11:44am

Harris will race in the 100m free and 100m back with not a great deal of time in between.

11:43am

A short break in Leeds before the multi-class races begin.

11:32am

A swim-off in the men's 100m fly...

11:26am

They are rattling through the heats in Leeds today and the second half of the morning should fly by. Don't forget Swindon Dolphin's disability swimmer Craig Harris goes in the 100m free and 100m back in this session.

11:03am

Remember, it was only three years ago that Carlin beat double Olympic champion Adlington, albeit in the 400m free.

11:01am

The 800m free will be a decent yardstick for Carlin to work out roughly where she is after the disappointment of 2012. World Short Course was useful but not quite the same as racing in a long course pool. Signs are she's inching closer to her best but only competition will provide her with the answer.

10:50am

Also among the swimmers in heat five are Ellie Faulkner, Keri-Anne Payne and the Netherlands' Sharon Van Rouwendaal.

10:47am

Carlin and Miley race alongside each other in heat five this evening. Carlin is in lane seven and Miley is in lane three.

10:46am

The 800m free heats have just started, minus the retired Rebecca Adlington of course.

10:38am

A reminder to get involved leaving your comments either below or using #swimadver on Twitter. Good luck messages, predictions, whatever you like. Go!

10:31am

For now events in Leeds are focused on the 200m back. The 800m free heat which involves Carlin and Miley will follow tonight.

10:30am

Later this morning Swindon Dolphin youngster Craig Harris will go in the MC 100m freestyle and the MC 100m backstroke.

10:24am

Just for posterity, though, here are the three fastest qualifying times. O'Connor - 2:14.10, Miley - 2:15.35 and Lucy Spencer - 2:15.69.

10:18am

It's fairly irrelevant that she was the second-fastest qualifier behind rising star Siobhan-Marie O'Connor. Tonight is the one that matters.

10:16am

Just to put that time into perspective, Swindon-born Miley's personal best, which is also the British record, is 2:09.46. That's nearly six seconds quicker than her time in that heat so it's fair to say she only had her foot half on the pedal.

10:08am

Miley takes victory by just over a 10th of a second.

10:08am

She has hit the front midway through the race.

10:06am

Miley is off in heat five. She is in lane one, which is never great but it won't make a mite of difference to the Scot in this race.

10:06am

10:03am

The 200m IM might not be Miley's favoured event but she's still the British record holder and will be a big favourite to take gold this evening. Then her stronger suit, the 400m IM, comes tomorrow. In total she is tackling eight events in Leeds. That's a fair amount by anyone's standards.

9:59am

Lucy McKenzie (Cockermouth) has just won heat two. The fastest eight swimmers will qualify for tonight's final, which will take place at around 6pm. Finishing positions in heats are immaterial.

9:53am

The 200m IM heats have just started. Swindon-born Miley up in heat five don't forget.

9:48am

Jazz had some interesting things to say about 2012 and the year ahead when I met up with her recently. Not making the Olympics last summer was a massive disappointment but she was positive about 2013 given how her training was going and her results at the World Short Course Championships in December. Read the full interview by visiting our brand new 'Swimming' section.

9:36am

9:34am

The women's 100m free heats have just begun. After the men's 50m breaststroke heats, Miley will go in the 200m IM. She's in heat five.

9:27am

If you haven't seen today's BGIM previews, I suggest you give them a look. You can of course read them online, but it's worth getting a copy of the paper purely for the design of the Adver's deputy sports editor, Craig Lyus. It's a whole spread and looks excellent. We've also included a convenient locally-orientated schedule for you so that you can keep an eye on all the action in Leeds.

9:19am

9:17am

You can have your say on the British Gas International Meet from a local perspective by leaving your comments below or by using #swimadver on Twitter. The best comments will be reproduced in this liveblog. Maybe you would like to kick off by telling us who your tips for medals are this week? Any good luck messages for the likes of Jazz, Grant Turner and Tilly Gray?

9:13am

I hope you are enjoying our new 'Swimming' section on the Adver website. We felt that with three international-class swimmers and a number of strong clubs, it was about time. Now we just need plenty to put in it. Swindon Tigersharks, Swindon Dolphin and Swindon ASC, please keep us updated!

9:03am

There are heats of three events set to go ahead before Miley gets her campaign underway in the 200m IM. Short of some sort of tidal wave in her lane, she will qualify for tonight's final without a problem.

9:01am

It's starts getting seriously busy tomorrow when more Swindonians in the form of Olympian Grant Turner and ASA Nationals champion Tilly Gray get involved.

8:50am

Welcome to the opening day of the British Gas International Meet at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds. It's a relatively quiet start with only Swindon's double Commonwealth medallist Jazz Carlin and Swindon-born world silver medallist Hannah Miley in action today. Swindon Dolphin swimmer Craig Harris also goes in a couple of MC races.