Keri-Anne Payne is great and I hope she picks up the gold this afternoon in the 10km open water swim, but does anyone know why the BBC and organisers LOGOC call it a '10km swimming marathon'? Yes it is a phenomenally long distance to swim between

the crowds in races.Sean is an open water specialist who coached Team GB swimmers Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten to Olympic success in Beijing. With years of coaching experience at the highest level in swimming, he's the perfect person to tackle your open

, Harriet Harman, said it was wrong there were no women included. "The BBC should be celebrating our great sportswomen. There are so many who could have been on the shortlist – like Jessica Ennis, Chrissie Wellington, Rebecca Adlington, Keri-Anne Payne

havent done any open water. I do love watching it and going though. My best friend Keri-anne payne does them and love watching her race. I think the best bit of advice would be to make sure you have your suit ready and good hat and goggles so you dont