BARCELONA (Reuters) - Australia's James Magnussen can help banish the painful memories of a disappointing Olympics when the man known as "the missile" competes in the 100 metres freestyle final at the world championships on Thursday.
The defending champion in the event after his triumph in Shanghai two years ago, Magnussen was a hot favourite for gold in London last year but finished one hundredth of a second behind American Nathan Adrian and had to be content with silver.
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