2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 2 Prelims Stay Recap

2026 Commonwealth Games

Well, day 1 on the 2026 Commonwealth Games actually didn’t disappoint. We noticed six new Games data on the primary day of competitors, and whereas we might not fairly hold that price up by way of the meet there are a number of stars within the water this morning.

Lani Pallister and Erika Fairweather will lock horns once more the 200 free, having positioned 1st and 2nd within the 400 free final night time. Mollie O’Callaghan is the highest seed in 1:52.86, and will probably be swimming her first particular person occasion of the meet after anchoring Australia’s title-winning girls’s 4×100 free relay in 52.81 final night time. British file holder Freya Colbert can be one to be careful for because the #3 seed in 1:54.34.

Cam McEvoy is the headline act within the males’s 50 free after his world file on the China Open in March, and fellow Australians Jamie Jack and Flynn Southam may also look to progress to tonight’s semi-finals. Southam set an enormous lifetime greatest on the 100 free final night time, so we may very well be in for one thing quick from him this morning.

Josh Liendo is subsequent to McEvoy within the remaining warmth, entered practically a second slower than his lifetime better of 21.48 in a 22.29. He was 48.13 main off Canada’s 4×100 free relay final night time, half a second off his greatest 47.55 which he swam in each 2022 and 2024.

Chad le Clos goes within the 100 fly after profitable his nineteenth Commonwealth medal final night time, which strikes him out of a tie to develop into probably the most embellished Commonwealth male athlete in historical past. He is one behind Emma McKeon for the general title.

Matt Temple is the highest seed in that occasion, together with his fellow Aussie Ben Armbruster additionally seeded beneath 51 seconds. Liendo once more swims subsequent to a top-seeded Australian, entered 4th in 51.17, and will probably be within the remaining warmth.

Scottish and British file holder Angharad Evans ought to get an enormous reception within the remaining warmth of the ladies’s 100 breast, seeded over a second forward of Australian teenager Sienna Toohey. None of the 2022 medalists return in that occasion, so there are alternatives for the pair to win their first Commonwealth medals so long as they progress safely this morning.

The males’s 400 free sees Sam Short take to the pool for what he’ll hope is the primary of 4 occasions with a medal. He leads the psych sheets by over three seconds forward of 2022 champions Elijah Winnington and 2014 and 2018 bronze medalist James Guy.

Dan Wiffen can be swimming his first occasion of the meet, and can permit us to gauge the sort of kind he’s in. His in-season occasions this season are the slowest they’ve been since earlier than his breakout in 2023, however at his greatest he’s a podium risk on this occasion.

Both the boys’s and girls’s S14 200 free will characteristic the world file holder, as Will Ellard and Bethany Firth are in motion. Ellard set his world file final summer season and is the highest seed in 1:52.65 for the boys, whereas Firth is the 4th seed in 2:08.60.

We wrap issues up this morning with the combined 4×100 free relay. Australia gained each the boys’s and girls’s relays final night time and needs to be favorites to progress, whereas Wales will probably be hoping for redemption after their males’s relay was disqualified within the heats yesterday.

Women’s 200 Freestyle – Prelims

Top 8:

1. Lani Pallister (AUS) – 1:57.02
2. Inez Miller (AUS) – 1:57.45
3. Freya Colbert (ENG) – 1:58.18
4. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 1:58.22
5. Erika Fairweather (NZL) – 1:58.39
6. Freya Anderson (ENG) – 1:58.47
7. Leah Schlosshan (ENG) – 1:58.75
8. Ella Jansen (CAN) – 1:59.16

Joanna Evans of the Bahamas repeated her entrance half from the 400 free yesterday, the place she went out in 2:01 earlier than closing in 2:16, and break up 57.11 on the midway level to guide Freya Colbert and Freya Anderson. The two English swimmer moved degree with Evans over the following 50 meters earlier than pulling away down the ultimate size, with Colbert getting the contact in 1:58.18.

The subsequent warmth all Lani Pallister‘s by way of the primary 50, however Leah Schlosshan and Inez Miller moved virtually degree on the 100 mark with simply 0.07 seconds separating them. Miller led with 50 to go, and each her and Pallister moved away from Schlosshan on the ultimate size as Pallister gained the warmth in 1:57.02. Miller touched in 1:57.45 behind her, with Schlosshan third in 1:58.75.

Home swimmer Megan Barnes took 4th in 2:01.79, with Harvard’s Alexandra Bastone in fifth for Wales.

The remaining warmth noticed a no-show from Northern Ireland’s 18-year-old Grace Davison who positioned seventh within the 200 again remaining final night time. Mollie O’Callaghan, Erika Fairweather and Ella Jansen have been the category of the sphere, with O’Callaghan wanting easy as she led by half a physique size by way of the primary three lengths. Fairweather wound it up on the ultimate 50 to just about out-touch her Oceanian rival, however O’Callaghan took the win in 1:58.22, the slowest profitable time of the three heats.

Fairweather and Jansen have been each beneath 2:00, with that proving the cutoff between the finalists and people who didn’t progress. All eight swimmers to maneuver by way of have been off their season greatest, as they appeared to have stored the fireworks for the ultimate tonight.

Men’s 50 Freestyle – Prelims

Top 16:

1. Josh Liendo (CAN) – 21.80
2. Cameron McEvoy (AUS) – 21.87
3. Jamie Jack (AUS) – 21.95
4. Calvyn Justus (RSA) – 22.00
5. Flynn Southam (AUS) – 22.03
6. David Tolu Young (FIH) – 22.16
7. Lamar Taylor (BAH) – 22.20
8. Jacob Mills (ENG)- 22.40
9. Tendo Kaumi (UGA)/Mikkel Lee (SGP) – 22.63
10. –
11. Abduljabar Adama (NGR) – 22.67
12. Bradley Vincent (MRI) – 22.77
13. Antoine Sauce (CAN) – 22.80
14. Luke Arthur Matthew Beukes (NAM) – 22.94
15. Guy Brooks (RSA) – 22.99
16. Marvin Johnson (BAH) – 23.02

Tendo Kaumi was out like a rocket within the remaining warmth earlier than the circle-seeded heats, clocking the primary sub-23 seconds swim with a 22.63. That was simply off his Ugandan file of twenty-two.40 from the Hungarian Championships this April, and moved him by way of in ninth.

Flynn Southam took a cushty win in warmth 7 in 22.03, 4 tenths of a second forward of Jacob Mills’ 22.40. He eased up barely in direction of the top of the race, however was nonetheless solely three tenths of a second off his lifetime better of 21.72.

Abduljabar Adama from Nigeria took third within the warmth in 22.67. Northern Ireland’s Matthew Hamilton, the twelfth seed in 22.57, was a no-show.

Jamie Jack simply outdid his teammate within the nest warmth, overhauling early chief David Tolu Young from Fiji to take the warmth win in 21.95. Young was solely simply behind in 22.16, with the Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor 0.15 seconds off his nationwide file with a 22.20 for third.

The remaining warmth noticed an fascinating dynamic, with Cam McEvoy holding again by way of the primary 40 meters of the race as Canadian Josh Liendo and South Africa’s Calvyn Justus led the sphere out. McEvoy was respiration each 4 strokes till the ultimate meters to go when he turned on the jets.

Egor Kornev breathed 4 occasions in his latest 21.06 Russian file swim, so McEvoy could also be enjoying with including some breaths to his swim to see the way it compares to his commonplace no-breath approach.

Liendo nearly held on for the win in 21.80, with McEvoy second in 21.87, a second off his world file. Calvyn Justus clocked 22.00 for third, his second-fastest swim ever and simply off the 21.97 he posted on the South African Championships in April, to proceed South Africa’s nice meet to this point.

Women’s 100 Backstroke– Prelims

Top 16:

1. Iona Anderson (AUS) – 59.86
2. Kylie Masse (CAN) – 59.90
3. Hannah Fredericks (AUS) – 1:00.18
4. Olivia Nel (RSA) – 1:00.59
5. Katie Shanahan (SCO) – 1:00.99
6. Lauren Cox (ENG) – 1:01.12
7. Grace Davison (NIR) – 1:01.21
8. Danielle Hill (NIR) – 1:01.28
9. Amber George (NZL) – 1:01.46
10. Lottie Cullen (NIR) – 1:01.47
11. Jessica Thompson (RSA) – 1:01.54
12. Savannah-Eve Martin (NZL) – 1:01.74
13. Jessica Humphrey (NAM) – 1:01.83
14. Madison Kryger (CAN) – 1:02.19
15. Bex Sutton (WAL) – 1:02.23
16. Holly McGill (SCO) – 1:02.35

Kylie Masse was out in 28.71 within the first of the circle-seeded heats, and slowly pulled away down the second 50 to the touch in 59.90 as the one swimmer beneath 1:00 within the warmth. She was simply off her entry time of 59.50 and her season-best of 58.87 from Canadian Trials.

Grace Davison, who scratched the 200 free to give attention to this occasion after putting seventh within the 200 again remaining final night time, was second in 1:01.21, forward of New Zealand’s Amber George. Madison Kryger nearly made it by way of with a 1:02.19, 2.60 seconds off her 59.59 season greatest.

Davison’s teammate Danielle Hill, who has a lifetime better of 59.11, challenged 200 again bronze medalist Hannah Fredericks for the warmth win within the penultimate warmth, however it was the Australian who had the stronger second half of the race to take the win in 1:00.18. Katie Shanahan got here by way of within the remaining few meters as effectively to the touch in second in a time of 1:00.99, splitting 31.04 for the quickest second 50 within the warmth.

Hill touched in 1:01.28, simply forward of the third Northern Irish swimmer, Lottie Cullen.

Iona Anderson made it a sweep for lane 4 with a 59.86 to win the ultimate warmth and take high spot this morning, Wales’ Bex Sutton had probably one of the best opening 25, however Anderson led by midway as she flipped in 28.85, over half a second forward of Lauren Cox and Olivia Nel.

Anderson closed in 31.01, whereas Nel had a stronger again half than Cox to take second in 1:00.59. Cox was third in 1:01.12, with early chief Sutton ending up fifth in 1:02.23.

Both Scottish swimmers made it by way of the heats, with Holly McGill beating out Canadian Delia Lloyd for sixteenth, 1:02.35 to 1:02.44.

Men’s 100 Butterfly – Prelims

Top 16:

1. Matt Temple (AUS) – 51.30
2. Ed Mildred (ENG) – 51.62
3. Josh Liendo (CAN) – 51.69
4. Ben Armbruster (AUS) – 51.74
5. Ruard van Renen (RSA) – 52.14
6. Harrison Turner (AUS) – 52.26
7. Chad le Clos (RSA)/Jacob Peters (ENG) – 52.53
8. –
9. Lewis Fraser (WAL) – 52.67
10. Matthew Hamilton (NIR) – 52.75
11. Jarden Eaton (RSA) – 52.84
12. Evan Jones (SCO – 52.85
13. Dean Fearn (SCO) – 52.95
14. Jesse Ssengonzi (UGA) – 54.01
15. Benhamin Loewen (CAN) – 54.40
16. Oliver Durand (NAM) – 54.52

Oliver Durand moved up from third to first in warmth 2 with a 28.84 second 50, which proved essential for the Namibian swimmer as he positioned sixteenth by 0.26 seconds and lowered his nationwide file by practically a second.

The first circle-seeded warmth all Ed Mildred, as he cruised down the primary 50 in 23.94, however South Africa’s Ruard van Renen was solely 0.23 seconds behind to proceed his improbable meet to this point. Mildred pulled away within the remaining few meters to the touch in 51.62 for the warmth win, six tenths off his season and lifelong greatest, the sixth-fastest swim of his profession.

Van Renen set a brand new lifetime better of 52.14 for second, 0.13 seconds quicker than his earlier greatest, with Harrison Turner third in 52.26. Matthew Hamilton of Northern Ireland was third in 52.75, a

Ben Armbruster took on the Mildred function within the subsequent warmth, going out in a blistering 23.71 forward of Jacob Peters and Chad le Clos, however each swimmers beside him got here again on the second size as Armbruster light barely with a 28.03 second 50.

He put his head down within the remaining 5 meters to take the win in 51.74, forward of Peters and le Clos who tied in 52.53. Matthew Hamilton set a brand new lifetime better of 52.5 in fourth for Northern Ireland.

Matt Temple was in an in depth race with Lewis Fraser down the primary 50 of the ultimate warmth, however a improbable underwater off the flip noticed him draw back. Josh Liendo had a robust second 50 to the touch simply behind Temple, closing in 26.92 to temple’s 27.30 and Fraser’s 28.42.

Fraser was third in 52.67, transferring by way of to the Commonwealth semi-finals for the second time after doing so 4 years in the past. World junior silver medalist Dean Fearn was fourth within the warmth and thirteenth total in 52.95.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Prelims

• World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King (USA), 2017
• Commonwealth Record: 1:04.82 – Tatjana Smith (RSA), 2021
• Commonwealth Games Record: 1:05.09 – Leisel Jones (AUS), 2006
• 2022 Champion – Lara van Niekerk (RSA) – 1:05.47

Top 16:

1. Angharad Evans (SCO) – 1:06.34
2. Aimee Canny (RSA) – 1:06.68
3. Ella Ramsay (AUS) – 1:06.99
4. Sophie Angus (CAN) – 1:07.09
5. Sienna Toohey (AUS) – 1:07.30
6. Kaylene Corbett (RSA) – 1:07.37
7. Rebecca Meder (RSA) – 1:07.93
8. Theodora Taylor (WAL) – 1:08.32
9. Ellie McCartney (NIR) – 1:08.35
10. Tara Kinder (AUS) – 1:08.46
11. Lanihei Connolly (COK) – 1:08.71
12. Sabrina Lyn (JAM) – 1:09.11
13. Anna Morgan (SCO) -1:09.21
14. Gabrielle Idle-Beavers (ENG) – 1:09.34
15. Amy Crowley (WAP) – 1:10.12
16. Maria Erokhina (CYP) – 1:10.70

Aimee Canny was out quickest in warmth 2, touching at midway in 31.34, and break up a robust 35.34 to return dwelling in 1:06.88 for a near-personal greatest. Ella Ramsay was simply behind in 1:06.99, simply off her 1:06.70 entry time.

Sophie Angus was simply behind in 1:07.09, with Canny’s teammate Meder fourth in 1:07.93.England’s Gabrielle Idle-Beavers was fifth in 1:09.34, a second and a half off her season greatest time of 1:07.69.

Theodora Taylor acquired out to a fantastic begin in warmth 3, however Sienna Toohey took over the lead at midway and by no means appeared again. She took the win by practically a full physique size in 1:07.30 regardless of dropping her hat on the primary size, with Wales’  Taylor, who like Toohey is 17 years previous, coming again within the remaining 25 meters to take second in 1:08.32.

Lanihei Connolly of the Cook Islands was third in 1:08.71, a brand new season greatest however off her lifetime better of 1:07.40.

Angharad Evans placed on a clinic within the remaining warmth, touching in 31.17 to guide by practically a second on the midway level. She cruised down the second size, by no means hitting high gear as she touched in 1:06.34 to take the highest seed by three tenths of a second. That is 1.38 seconds off her British Record from April.

South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett was second within the warmth and sixth total in 1:07.37, simply off her lifetime better of 1:06.98 from 2023. Ellie McCartney (1:08.35) and Tara Kinder (1:08.46) have been separated by simply 0.11 seconds within the battle for third.

Men’s 400 Freestyle – Prelims

Top 8:

1. Sam Short (AUS) – 3:46.23
2. Benjamin Goedemans (AUS) – 3:46.47
3. Dan Wiffen (NIR) – 3:47.01
4. Elijah Winnington (AUS) – 3:47.84
5. James Guy (ENG) – 3:48.21
6. Tyler Melbourne-Smith (WAL) – 3:48.35
7. Jack McMillan (NIR) – 3:48.65
8. Sean McCann (SCO) – 3:52.65

Elijah Winnington acquired out to an early lead forward of Benjamin Goedemans and Dan Wiffen within the first circle-seeded warmth, however Wiffen stayed proper on the Australian’s hip by way of the second 50 meters and pulled practically degree within the third 50.

Winnington and Wiffen went by way of midway in 1:51.19 and 1:51.51, holding 28-mids. Winnington slipped to 29-lows, with Wiffen overtaking him as they got here into the ultimate 100 and pulling away from the 2022 champion. However, Goedemans sprang a shock with a speedy 27.28 remaining 50 to take the warmth win in 3:46.47, a second off his lifetime greatest.

Wiffen took second in 3:47.01, his quickest swim for the reason that Irish Championships final season, with Winnington third in 3:47.84. Sean McCann was 4th in 3:52.65 for Scotland, as Malaysia’s Hoe Yean Khiew added seven seconds to the touch in 3:54.23 for fifth.

Sam Short appeared imperious within the remaining warmth, though he didn’t handle to shake the eye of James Guy all through the primary half of the race, They turned on the midway level int 1:49.45 and 1:51.38 respectively, forward of Jack McMillan and Tyler Melbourne-Smith.

Short cruised forward to take the win in 3:46.23, however McMillan and Melbourne-Smith drew degree with Guy on the ultimate 100 as he eased up, with McMillan in second with 50 to go, however the English swimmer put his head down within the remaining few meters to take second within the heats and fifth total in 3:48.21. Melbourne-Smith was third in 3:48.35, whereas McMillan break up 29.91 on the ultimate 50 as he took 4th in 3:48.65.

All of the large names made it safely by way of, with Short nonetheless wanting like the favourite for the ultimate tonight regardless of some strong swims all through the sphere.

WOMEN’S S14 200 Freestyle – Prelims

Top 8:

1. Bethany Firth (NIR) – 2:09.96
2. Poppy Maskill (ENG) – 2:10.71
3. Georgia Sheffield (ENG) – 2:10.90
4. Madeleine McTernan (AUS) – 2:11.20
5. Louise Fiddes (ENG) – 2:12.46
6. Rose Williams (WAL) – 2:14.75
7. Emma van Dyk (CAN) – 2:30.37

Bethany Firth led from the beginning this morning, handing over 29.46 on the 50 and 1:01.50 on the 100, and regardless of easing off down the second half of the race she nonetheless took first within the warmth in a time of two:09.96. Poppy Maskill moved by way of to take second in 2:10.71 with a 33.62 remaining 50, forward of teammate Georgia Sheffield’s 2:10.90. Louise Fiddes, the 2022 bronze medalist,  was fifth in 2:12.46.

MEN’S S14 200 Freestyle – Prelims

Top 8:

1. Will Ellard (ENG) – 1:53.52
2. Jack Ireland (AUS) – 1:56.33
3. Rhys Darbey (WAL) – 1:58.20
4. Dylan Broom (WAL) – 1:59.83
5. Ethan Yin Jun Khoo (MAS) – 2:05.11

Will Ellard was out like a rocket in lane 4, splitting 53.22 on the midway level and main by a number of physique lengths on the remaining flip. He eased down the ultimate 50, taking a cushty win in 1:53.52 for a brand new Games file, hacking 1.45 seconds off the 1:54.97 set by Nicholas Bennett in 2022.

Jack Ireland, the defending bronze medalist, was second in 1:56.33, with Wales’ Rhys Darbey, who’s an IM specialist, third in 1:58.20.

Mixed 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY – Prelims

• World Record: 3:18.48 – USA (Alexy, Sammon, Douglass, Huske), 2025
• Commonwealth Record: 3:18.83 – Australia (Cartwright, Chalmers, Jack, O’Callaghan), 2023
• Commonwealth Games Record: 3:21.18 – Australia (Yang, Chalmers, O’Callaghan, McKeon), 2022
• 2022 Champion: Australia (Yang, Chalmers, O’Callaghan, McKeon) – 3:21.18

Top 8:

1. Australia (Taylor, Turner, Casey, Perkins) – 3:24.83
2. England (Shepherd, Dean, Wood, Little) – 3:26.56
3. New Zealand (Swift, Gray, Edwards, Tapper) – 3:28.19
4. Wales (Milne, Bird, Harris, Higgs) – 3:31.46
5. Scotland (Krawiec, Norris, Mackie, Barnes) – 3:31.79
6. Uganda (Kaumi, Ssengonzi, Muzito, Kirabo) – 3:37.11
7. Cayman Islands (Allison, Kish, Rabess, Broadbelt) – 3:37.90
8. Isle of Man (Waterson, Robinson, Justice, Prentice) – 3:39.22

Gabriel Shepherd set a brand new lifetime better of 48.30 on the leadoff leg for England, getting the higher of Kai Taylor (48.69) on Australia’s leadoff. Tom Dean nearly held onto the lead on the second leg with a break up of 48.96, however Hannah Casey (53.47) and Alexandria Perkins (54.01) pulled away down the second half of the race to take a cushty victory in a time of three:24.83 for first total.

England took second in a time of three:26.56, with Wales in third in a time of three:31.46. Harry Milne set a brand new lifetime better of 49.42 on the leadoff leg for them, however they’ll doubtless swap out all 4 swimmers tonight with Matt Richards amongst these to return into the staff.

Uganda set an enormous new nationwide file to qualify sixth total in 3:37.11, three seconds quicker than the earlier commonplace of three:40.35 from final summer season. Tendo Kaumi, who positioned ninth within the 50 free heats earlier right now, hacked 0.80 seconds off his 100 free nationwide file on the leadoff with a swim of 51.14.

The remaining warmth was lacking each Canada and South Africa, leaving New Zealand and Scotland to cleared the path. Carter swift clocked 49.03 on the leadoff for New Zealand, earlier than Cameron Gray break up 49.50 however was matched by 18-year0old Jensen Norris’ 49.58 for Scotland.

Chelsey Edwards pulled away from 17-year-old Evi Mackie on the third leg, earlier than Milana Tapper led New Zealand dwelling in a time of three:28.19 for third total. Scotland touched in 3:31.79 to maneuver by way of in fifth.

The Isle of Man took the ultimate spot in tonight’s remaining with a 3:39.22 out of the primary warmth. taking advantage of Canada and South Africa scratching the occasion.