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Commonwealth Games, Day One: Dominant Dolphins Win Eighth Straight Gold in Women’s 4x100m freestyle Relay

Australia has continued its domination of the ladies’s 4x100m freestyle relay in Glasgow, profitable an eighth straight gold on a spectacular opening finals session on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

The all-Queensland workforce of Meg Harris, Shayna Jack, Alex Perkins and Mollie O’Callaghan took management off the beginning and have been by no means headed in a relay swimming masterclass.

Harris, a member of Australia’s final two Olympic gold medal groups, gave the workforce a flying begin with a scorching 53.07, passing over to Jack within the remaining relay swim of her profession. She flew to the quickest break up off the evening along with her 52.64 extending Australia’s lead.

Perkins, who led the qualifiers into the 50m butterfly remaining earlier within the evening, took over in one other highly effective leg of 52.88 earlier than two-time world champion O’Callaghan powered dwelling in 52.81 as Australia took the gold in 3:31.40.

The Australians completed an enormous 4.26 seconds forward of second-placed England in 3:35.66, with South Africa taking bronze in 3:38.67.

The Aussies delivering one other formidable exhibiting by the reigning Olympic and World champions and world report holders.

It was the third straight gold on this occasion for Jack, who begins the celebration of her retirement from the game with a gold medal after asserting Glasgow could be the final meet of her profession. That profession began out on the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, sharing the rostrum with golden woman Emma McKeon and the dynamic sisters of pace, Cate and Bronte Campbell.

Four years later Jack joined O’Callaghan, McKeon and Madison Wilson to win her second gold.

O’Callaghan mentioned: “What a great way to set up the meet..being the first night in the pool…everyone has done so well…in this first finals session…it’s really lifted the spirits…”

Australia’s win was its twelfth victory and eighth straight triumph within the relay that was first swum on the inaugural Games in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930.

Such is the depth off the 100m freestyle in Australia that each one 4 warmth swimmers Hannah Casey, Brittany Castelluzzo, Inez Miller and Jessica Cole have been changed after the heats, the place they certified the Dolphins into first place.

Perkins joined Paris golden ladies Harris, Jack and O’Callaghan, taking the place left by the retirement of McKeon.