By Ian Gordon, PA Sport, Gold Coast

Jonathan Edwards has launched an amazing attack on Britain's swimmers describing them as 'awful' and only interested in partying!

The triple jump title favourite said that 90% of the swimmers had no chance of winning a medal.

Edwards warned that he might be forced to move out of the Games village if his beaten Olympic team-mates were making too much noise.

"The swimmers are awful," said Edwards in his column on Sky tv's website.

"They finish their competition and stay in the village and party for the rest of the Games.

"Ninety per cent of them can't win medals - they are there to have fun.

"If my sleep is interrupted by the swimmers coming back at 2am from a party because they are finished, I might be tempted to move out of the village."

Edwards, due to arrive at the British training camp on Queensland's Gold Coast tomorrow where the swimmers are also based, has revealed he will have the luxury of a single room when he gets to the village in Sydney.

"At the venerable age of 34, I am being given a single room this time," added Edwards, who won his final pre-Games competition in Tokyo on Sunday with a leap of 17.32 metres.

"They appreciate that I'm married with kids so sharing with some 20-year-old pup might not be the best thing in the world - and they probably snore.

"It is ironic because on the European circuit you stay in the best hotels. Then in the most important competition, you live in each other's pockets."

Edwards has also dismissed the title chances of 110m hurdler Colin Jackson, believing he and heptathlete Denise Lewis are the major gold medal hopes.

"We have good chances in two events - myself and Denise Lewis," he added.

"Denise is a strong competitor and our strongest bet for gold - myself excluded.

"Colin Jackson has had a difficult year. I don't think any of our sprinters can win gold but Dwain Chambers might repeat his bronze medal of the World Championships in Seville."

Craig Hunter, swimming's team manager, said: "Historically, we have had a bad reputation, but that is behind us now. Our swimmers have a very professional outlook.

"Like any elite athletes when they have finished performing they feel justified in letting their hair down. We would expect that when they do they respect their fellow competitors.

"The swimming in Sydney is going to be very tough, but we will be there in the finals."