Glasgow 2026 Para swimming evaluate: Australia dominate as Kukundakwe makes historical past for Uganda

Australia accomplished the Glasgow 2026 Para Swimming programme on the high of the medals desk, profitable six of the 14 occasions and accumulating 16 medals throughout six days on the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Yet one of many defining outcomes got here from outdoors the main workforce. Husnah Kukundakwe claimed silver within the ladies’s 100m breaststroke SB8, incomes Uganda its first Commonwealth Games medal in swimming. It was additionally the nation’s first medal in a Para sport and its first in any sport outdoors athletics or boxing.

Dolphins domination

Australia’s depth was evident from the opening race. Jenna Jones (S12) received the ladies’s 100m freestyle S13 forward of Wales’ Ela Letton Jones (S12), with Australian teammate Kirralee Hayes taking bronze. Jones returned to the rostrum later within the competitors with bronze within the 50m freestyle S13, an occasion received by Hayes.

Alex Saffy and Col Pearse delivered an Australian one-two within the males’s 100m butterfly S10, whereas Timothy Hodge defended his males’s 100m backstroke S9 title. Hodge additionally added bronze within the 100m breaststroke SB9, the place 17-year-old Beau Matthews debuted in a global stage securing one other Australian victory.

“It’s my international debut and my first international gold medal, so it’s incredibly special. It’s been an incredible journey and it means so much,” Matthews mentioned. “I’ve known Tim (Hodge) since I was about eight years old, so he’s seen me develop throughout my whole career. It’s been amazing to have him alongside me, pushing me over the last few years as I’ve worked to improve in this event.”

Lakeisha Patterson introduced the marketing campaign to a becoming shut with gold within the ladies’s 100m freestyle S9. The four-time Commonwealth Games competitor returned to the pool the place she made her senior worldwide debut for Australia at Glasgow 2014. Emily Beecroft adopted her house for silver, with Scotland’s Toni Shaw finishing the rostrum.

Australia received medals in 9 of the 14 occasions, combining established performers reminiscent of Patterson, Hodge and Pearse with first time Commonwealth Games opponents together with Matthews, Gemma Sellick and Victoria Belando Nicholson.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paralympic champion Brock Whiston and 🇦🇺 Beau Matthews have been the #ParaSwimming gold medallists on Day 4 at #Glasgow2026.

Whiston claimed the ladies’s 100m breaststroke SB8 title whereas Matthews made a profitable worldwide debut by taking gold within the males’s 100m breaststroke SB9. pic.twitter.com/D0YFzawbNK

— Para Swimming (@Para_swimming) July 28, 2026

Uganda’s first 

Kukundakwe’s breakthrough arrived on the fourth day. The Ugandan captain was degree with England’s Brock Whiston on the midway level of the SB8 breaststroke last earlier than Whiston pulled clear to win in a Commonwealth Games report of 1:22.05. Kukundakwe secured silver, whereas England’s Iona Winnifrith took bronze.

“I didn’t even see the scoreboard,” Kukundakwe mentioned. “I just saw Uganda somewhere in the top three, and I didn’t even know whether it was first, second or third. All I knew was, ‘Wow, I’ve done it.’”

For Kukundakwe, the consequence carried a which means past the rostrum.

“I hope it leads to more government funding for Para sport. Swimming also isn’t a sport that’s particularly well supported in Uganda, so taking this medal home shows that our swimming team and our Para sport team have so much potential to make the country proud.”

History within the pool 🏊

Husnah Kukundakwe wins a first-ever Swimming and Para-sport medal for Uganda 🇺🇬 pic.twitter.com/HiYgEYhmBT

— Glasgow 2026 (@Glasgow_2026) July 27, 2026

Veterans on highlight 

Several established names additionally met expectations at Tollcross. Alice Tai claimed her third successive Commonwealth Games title within the ladies’s 100m backstroke, main an Australian pair of Sellick and Belando Nicholson.

Tai’s victory fashioned a part of a four-gold marketing campaign for Team England. Georgia Sheffield defeated Paralympic and world champion Poppy Maskill to steer an English one-two within the ladies’s 200m freestyle S14. William Ellard received the corresponding males’s race, whereas Whiston accomplished England’s checklist of champions.

Team Scotland celebrated two Para swimming titles on house water. Faye Rogers received the ladies’s 200m particular person medley SM10 on the opening night, ending forward of Australia’s Jasmine Greenwood and Canada’s Mary Jibb.

“It’s just so surreal. I’m so, so excited. I’ve been so anxious all day. I’ve genuinely never been that nervous before a race. I was trying to reflect on why that might be, and I think it’s because it’s not my event. I’m very much a butterfly swimmer, so having to race a length of breaststroke is always a bit nerve-racking. I’m just super excited that I pulled it off,” Rogers mentioned, earlier than praising the house followers:

“The crowd were incredible. I could hear them every stroke. It’s not like me to be coming through on the breaststroke, so it obviously worked. I’m just so proud, and it’s such a privilege to represent Scotland.”

Stephen Clegg began his marketing campaign with silver behind South Africa’s Nathan Hendricks within the males’s 100m freestyle S13. Four days later, the Scottish swimmer reversed their order within the 50m freestyle S13, taking gold forward of Hendricks and Canada’s Nicolas Guy Turbide.

South Africa completed with two gold and two silver medals. Hendricks delivered the nation’s first swimming title of Glasgow 2026 earlier than including his 50m freestyle silver. Danika Vyncke completed second within the ladies’s 50m freestyle S13, whereas Christian Sadie received the ultimate Para swimming occasion, the lads’s 50m freestyle S7.

Golden performances within the 50m freestyle S13 🥇

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stephen Clegg delighted the house crowd with victory within the males’s 50m freestyle S13, whereas 🇦🇺 Kirralee Hayes claimed gold within the ladies’s occasion at #Glasgow2026.#ParaSwimming pic.twitter.com/qbzeUeHMJG

— Para Swimming (@Para_swimming) July 30, 2026

Glasgow 2026 Para swimming outcomes

Friday, 24 July 

Women’s 100m Freestyle S13  
Gold: Jenna Jones (Australia) 
Silver: Ela Letton-Jones (Wales) 
Bronze: Kirralee Hayes (Australia)  

Men’s 100m Freestyle S13  
Gold: Nathan Hendricks (South Africa) 
Silver: Stephen Clegg (Scotland) 
Bronze: Matthew Redfern (England) 

Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 
Gold: Faye Rogers (Scotland) 
Silver: Jasmine Greenwood (Australia) 
Bronze: Mary Jibb (Canada) 

Men’s 100m Butterfly S10  
Gold: Alex Saffy (Australia) 
Silver: Col Pearse (Australia) 
Bronze: Jack Gill (Canada) 

Saturday, 25 July

Women’s 200m Freestyle S14 
Gold: Georgia Sheffield (England) 
Silver: Poppy Maskill (England) 
Bronze: Bethany Firth (Northern Ireland) 

Men’s 200m Freestyle S14 
Gold: William Ellard (England) 
Silver: Jack Ireland (Australia) 
Bronze: Rhys Darbey (Wales) 

Sunday, 26 July

Women’s 100m Backstroke S9 
Gold: Alice Tai (England) 
Silver: Gemma Sellick (Australia)  
Bronze: Victoria Belando Nicholson (Australia) 

Men’s 100m Backstroke S9 
Gold: Timothy Hodge (Australia) 
Silver: Barry McClements (Northern Ireland) 
Bronze: Harrison Vig (Australia) 

Monday, 27 July

Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 
Gold: Beau Matthews (Australia) 
Silver: Joshua Willmer (New Zealand) 
Bronze: Timothy Hodge (Australia) 

Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB8 
Gold: Brock Whiston (England) 
Silver: Husnah Kukundakwe (Uganda) 
Bronze: Iona Winnifrith (England) 

Tuesday, 28 July

Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 
Gold: Stephen Clegg (Scotland) (S12) 
Silver: Nathan Hendricks (South Africa)  
Bronze: Nicolas Guy Turbide (Canada) 

Women’s 50m Freestyle S13 
Gold: Kirralee Hayes (Australia) 
Silver: Danika Vyncke (South Africa) 
Bronze: Jenna Jones (Australia)   

Wednesday, 29 July

Women’s 100m Freestyle S9 
Gold: Lakeisha Patterson (Australia) 
Silver: Emily Beecroft (Australia) 
Bronze: Toni Shaw (Scotland) 

Men’s 50m Freestyle S7 
Gold: Christian Sadie (South Africa) 
Silver: Wei Soong Toh (Singapore) 
Bronze: Bruce Dee (England)