Swimming: Jamieson has bottle to see off Gilchrist

Glasgow-born Michael Jamieson claimed victory over his former City of Edinburgh clubmate Kris Gilchrist to win the 100m breaststroke at the British Gas Championships in Manchester.

The pair now train together in Bath and Jamieson won by nine tenths of a second in 1:01.31.

Gilchrist, a former Tynecastle High pupil, won the title last year, and he said: "I'm a bit disappointed but I've just moved from Paris to train with a new coach in Bath. Michael and I should face a great rematch in the 200m on Thursday."

Jamieson, whose time should be good enough to qualify for the World Championships in Shanghai in August, said: "I'm delighted to get the nod in such a close finish. I've been working a lot on my finishing and it paid off here."

Minutes earlier, Hannah Miley became the first Scot to qualify for the World Championships with victory in the 200m individual medley.

The Garioch 21-year-old will also be aiming to make the team in the 400m medley on Saturday, the distance over which she won the Commonwealth Games title in Delhi last October.

"It was a solid time and I'm very happy that the job is done," said Miley, who finished 2.14 seconds ahead of Stockport's Sophie Allen in second place.

City of Glasgow's Robbie Renwick, the Commonwealth Games Champion, effortlessly claimed his place in tonight's final of the 200m freestyle in the fastest qualifying time of 1:48.80.

Aberdonian David Carry, one of the oldest competitors at 29, won the second semi-final in 1:48.98 and showed he is still on form for a possible third Olympics in London next year.

"I'm still loving my swimming and I don't think of myself as old," said Carry, who is training under coach Sean Kelly at Stockport Metro. "The Olympics are now just over a year away and it makes it so exciting."

Edinburgh University's Kerry Buchan set herself up for a medal tonight by taking the second qualifying spot in the 100m breaststroke. Australia-based Kate Hayward was the quickest in 1:09.19 with Buchan next in 1:10.20.

Edinburgh University's Jessica Dickons (1:00.95) took seventh place in the 100m butterfly final, while Warrender's Craig McNally made it through to tonight's final of the men's 10m backstroke. He was fifth fastest after the semis in 56.41.