Lane 1 - The Australian posts "Not even Ian Thorpe can stop King James, says van den Hoogenband. T will be 'almost impossible' for any 100m sprinter to catch James Magnussen in
time to deny him the Olympic gold medal in the 100m freestyle in London next year, according to dual Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband."
Lane 2 - The Roar goes with "Magnussen sets the pace in the post Super Suit era. 'Where the hell did he come from?' A fair call from Michael Phelps, the 14 times Olympic gold medal swimmer, after James Magnussen had whupped the American in the first leg of the world championship 4 x 100 relay final in Shanghai. It was a phenomenal swim: 47.49, the fastest ever apart from Eamon Sullivan and Alain Bernard, and eventually Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s 46.91, all in a super-suit – now banned."
Lane 3 - Herald Sun chimes in with "Missile shaping up to be a perfect threat. AUSTRALIA'S new king of the pool has one big advantage over his rivals - his body. Experts have revealed the physiological attributes that have given James 'Missile' Magnussen the
near-perfect body for swimming. He is already a remarkable match for Ian Thorpe's height and weight, but it is his enormous arm span that is the envy of the pool. The 20-year-old's arm span-to-height ratio is credited for contributing to his explosive performance."
Lane 4 - In other swimmer news The Age has "With a new story to tell, Huegill on verge of another chapter. GEOFF Huegill is on the verge of having a story to tell the grandchildren as he is set to line up against American superstar Michael Phelps in the 100 metres butterfly final tonight."
Lane 5 - The Denver Post has "Missy Franklin impresses in U.S. relay victory. About 30 minutes after winning a bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke, Missy Franklin led off the U.S. women's 4x200-meter relay team at the swimming world championships with an effort that made her teammate Katie Hoff exclaim with wonder."
Lane 6 - The Telegraph has "Cesar Cielo in more hot water following slit-eyed gesture in China. You would have thought Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo had attracted enough controversy in Shanghai this week. But the man who escaped a doping ban to compete at the World Championships was at it again on Saturday, pulling a slit-eyed
face into the cameras as he celebrated winning his second gold medal of the meet in the 50m freestyle. Cielo was not intentionally insulting his Chinese hosts in the Oriental Sports Centre swimming pool - rather he was apparently trying to express a kind of misguided solidarity — but his actions were insensitive and offensive."
Lane 7 - CBC Sports reports "Canada disqualified in women's swimming relay. An illegal kick cost Canada a top-six finish in the women's 4x100-metre relay at the world swimming championships Saturday. he Canadians initially thought they had tied Britain for sixth, but officials ruled Calgary's Jillian Tyler performed a double fly kick off the wall during the breastroke leg of the race. Swimmers are only allowed one kick."
Lane 8 - The Sydney Morning Herald has "Hackett's long-standing record likely to be eclipsed by Sun. It is the longest standing and among the most admired swimming world records, but the word at the world championships is Grant Hackett's landmark 1500 metres freestyle world record from 2001 is set to be broken tonight."