Tony Green Alexander who shared the role with Jim Proudfoot and John Rawling. Tony Green Anthony John "Tony" Green (born 29 January 1939) is an English sports commentator and television presenter. A former amateur player, who played county darts for Lancashire, he was the BBC's lead commentator when they showed the annual World Professional Darts Championship staged at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. In 2017 the tournament was televised by Channel 4 and BT Sport and Green was not on the commentary roster. In his capacity as a British Darts Organisation (BDO) official, he was a protagonist in the
Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 29 July. The heats took place 28 July, while the final was held on 29 July. In the final, Australian swimmer Grant Hackett broke the world record with a time of 14:34.56, bettering the previous record held by his compatriot Kieren Perkins by seven seconds. This record would stand for a decade until Chinese swimmer Sun Yang broke it at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships and at the time, it was the oldest world