Some don't like it hot at the World Swimming Championships

IT'S hot work out here at the World Swimming Championships - not that I expect any sympathy.

Now I'm off in search of some shade and a bowl of Fettuccine alla Papalina.

SUN GETS ON YOUR LAPTOP: Any cover will do - at least I kept my shirt on, unlike my colleague behind

SEAT WITH A VIEW: Perks of the job, the pool at the Foro Italico in Rome, venue for the 2009 World Swimming Championships, viewed from the press tribune

BIG INTEREST: Over 1000 media are accredited to cover the World Swimming Championships. At Melbourne two years ago, the British press pack numbered barely a handful - it's fair to say the exploits of Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson - plus the promise of more to come - means it has swollen in size in Rome

Click here for all the latest action in Rome

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