Courtesy SwimNews

Norway: at nationals in Trondheim, Alexander Dale Oen, European champion, confirmed that he is finding consistent speed, his 1:00.79 win in the 100m breaststroke confirming him as 9th best in the world so far this year and 4th fastest European.

The continental summer showcase and title defence for Dale Oen are just around the corner in Budapest early next month.

USA: In Baltimore, Olympic and world champion Michael Phelps nestled in at fourth in the world over 200m 'fly so far this year with a 1:55.95 effort that was 0.25sec shy of his season best, from Paris last month, and a couple of strokes down on the man at the helm of the 2010 world ranks since March, Nick D'Arcy (AUS), on 1:54.61, the sole sub 1:55 since the ban on non-textile suits came into force on January 1.

At Gainesville, Ryan Lochte put in his best 200m back effort of the year, a 1:58.41, a touch slower than the time clocked over at Austin by Aaron Peirsol, who in the 100m yesterday swam a solid 54.35.