Baker aiming to have fine time

British swimmer Zoe Baker has all the incentive she needs going into this week's World Short Course Championships in Moscow - winning back her world record.

Baker's 50m breaststroke time of 30.31 seconds was beaten by Emma Igelstrom last month when the Swede clocked 30.24 at the Swedish national championships.

Any hint of dejection from Baker, however, has been surpassed by a will to retrieve the title. The 26-year-old said: "Initially, I was disappointed when I heard Igelstrom had broken my record but after I'd had time to take it all in, it simply made me more determined than ever to get it back."

It now sets up what could be one of the great women's swimming battles with Baker, who comes from Sheffield but now lives and trains in New Zealand, not only going up against Igelstrom but also China's Xue Juan Luo in Russia on Thursday.

All three have held the short course (25m pool) record since it was originally smashed in December and Baker has claimed it three times, but she is adamant that it will topple again before too long and this week could see the event's first sub-30secs swim.

"It's an amazing feeling to be the fastest breaststroker in the world and I will fight even harder to regain that title," she said.