2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 3 Prelims Reside Recap

2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Day three of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is upon us, which suggests this morning’s heats session will see the occasions of the ladies’s 100m free, slowest 1500m free prelim and the 100m fly. The males’s agenda contains the 50m breast, 200m again and 4x200m free relay.

Australia has the possibility to place its stamp on extra potential {hardware}, carrying a powerhouse of expertise into the Tollcross International Swimming Centre at this time.

Olympians Meg Harris, Shayna Jack and defending gold medalist Mollie O’Callaghan will kick issues off within the 1free, the place they are going to jockey for place towards the likes of England’s Freya Anderson and Eva Okaro, South Africa’s Aimee Canny and Wales’ Theodora Taylor

The 100m fly will see Aussies Brittany Castelluzzo, Elizabeth Dekkers and Alex Perkins pitted towards England’s Emily Richards and South African Erin Gallagher,

On the boys’s aspect, Australian world champion Sam Williamson is among the many prime contenders within the 50m breaststroke, battling reigning World Record holder and Commonwealth Games champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty of England.

Peaty’s teammate Max Morgan and Jersey’s Filip Nowacki are additionally within the combine, as is Scottish ace Archie Goodburn and South African Michael Houlie, the person who already nailed a brand new Games Record on this occasion from the primary half of his 100m breaststroke semi-final.

Finally, within the males’s 200m again, rising star Henry Allan of the inexperienced and gold will do his greatest to stop a possible self-discipline sweep by Pieter Coetze of South Africa.

Olympic medalist Luke Greenbank and teammate Ollie Morgan have designs on the rostrum, nevertheless, as does Scotland’s Matthew Ward.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – HEATS

• World Record – 51.68, Marrit Steenbergen (NED), 2026
• Commonwealth Record – 51.96, Emma McKeon (AUS), 2021
• Commonwealth Games Record – 52.27, Bronte Campbell (AUS), 2018
• 2022 Champion – Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 52.63

Top 16:

1. Meg Harris (AUS) – 53.91
2. Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) – 54.37
3. Theodora Taylor (WAL) – 54.80
4. Evelyn Davis (SCO) – 54.81
5. Zoe Pedersen (NZL) – 55.18
6. Grace Davison (NIR) – 55.21
7. Eva Okaro (ENG) – 55.24
8. Freya Anderson (ENG) – 55.25
9. Shayna Jack (AUS) – 55.28
10. Leah Schlosshan (ENG) – 55.30
11. Olivia Nel (RSA) – 55.32
12. Emma Wood (SCO) – 55.35
13. Joanna Evans (BAH) – 55.53
14. Caitlin de Lange (RSA) – 55.74
15. Anahira McCutcheon (FIJ) – 55.78
16. Sophie Davies (WAL) – 55.83

Nothing too loopy transpired within the heats of the ladies’s 100m freestyle because it took simply 55.83 to make it into the highest 16 for tonight’s semi-finals.

Olympic medalist Meg Harris reaped the highest spot in a time of 53.91 as the only real swimmer of the sector to delve beneath the 54-second barrier.

Teammate Mollie O’Callaghan secured the 2nd slot in 54.37, with Welsh teenager Theodora Taylor additionally very a lot within the combine with 54.80.

Lurking additional down the road are Freya Anderson of England and Shayna Jack 0f Australia, who’re sitting because the respective eighth and ninth seeds.

Harris, MOC and Jack have been all on the gold medal-winning girls’s 4x100m freestyle relay on day one in every of these Games, with Harris main off in 53.07, Jack ripping 52.64 and MOC delivering an anchor of 52.81.

MOC’s cut up was particularly spectacular given the truth that the 22-year-old Olympic champion revealed earlier this month she is affected by a stress fracture in her again, but continues to be racing right here and on the Pan Pacific Championships.

As a refresher, Jack has made it recognized she shall be retiring after this competitors, so search for her to do her greatest to seize a person title both on this occasion or the 50m free.

And, don’t depend out Taylor, because the versatile 17-year-old set a Welsh report of 54.14 main off her squad’s 4x100m free relay and crushed a big-time 52.63 on the blended free relay final evening.

MOC was the champion on this occasion in 2022 in a time of 52.63, with Jack scoring silver in Birmingham in 52.88. Retired Olympic icon Emma McKeon, probably the most adorned Commonwealth Games athlete in historical past, hit 52.94 for bronze. The Aussies have an opportunity to repeat the sweep with Harris, MOC and Jack all comfortably transferring on to the following spherical.

Already this season, MOC has been as swift as 52.33 to rank Third on the planet, Harris posted 52.56 to rank fifth and Jack’s season-best 52.96 ranks her eighth worldwide.

A shock no-show got here within the type of South Africa’s Aimee Canny. She has certainly been within the pool right here, racing in her nation’s 4x100m free relay on day one the place she led off in 54.40 to assist set up a brand new relay nationwide report,

MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – HEATS

Top 16:

1. Michael Houlie (RSA) – 26.53
2. Sam Williamson (AUS) – 26.75
3. Ronan Wantenaar (NAM) – 27.13
4. Chris Smith (RSA) – 27.17
5. Adam Ramsay-Peaty (ENG) – 27.27
6. Filip Nowacki (JEY) – 27,29
7. Archie Goodburn (SCO) – 27.38
8. Oliver Dawson (CAN) – 27.47
9. Adam Bradley (NIR) – 27.57
10. Jadon Wuilliez (ANT) – 27.69
11. Max Morgan (ENG) – 27.74
12. Adrian Robinson (BOT) – 27.87
13. Kyle Booth (WAL) – 28.05
14. Bailey Lello (AUS) – 28.06
15. Kito Campbell (JAM) – 28.11 & Samuel Yalimaiwai (FIJ), 28.11
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Two males cleared the 27-second threshold this morning within the heats of the 50m breast, with newly minted Commonwealth Games report holder Michael Houlie of South Africa and Sam Williamson of Australia main the way in which.

The former touched in 26.53 to the latter’s mark of 26.75, with Namibia’s Ronan Wantenaar not too terribly far off in a Third-seeded 27.13. Wantenaar swam a lifetime better of 26.85 ultimately yr’s World Championships.

Houlie has already damaged the Games report on this occasion, blasting out to a 26.38 on his opening 50 within the semi-finals of the 100 breast on the primary day of competitors. He was barely slower final evening, touching in 26.57 as he positioned seventh in 1:00.35.

Both Houlie and Williamson are already sooner than what it took Adam Ramsay-Peaty to prime the rostrum 4 years in the past, with the Englishman grabbing gold then in 26.76 and Williamson snagging silver in 26.97.

After an emotional post-race interview following his 100m breaststroke bronze, Ramsay-Peaty landed the fifth seed this morning in 27.27.

South Africa’s Chris Smith is located barely forward of Peaty in a time of 27.17, however he enters this competitors ranked eighth on the planet as a result of 26.68 he produced on the South African Senior Championships this previous April.

Archie Goodburn of Scotland put up a time of 27.38 for the seventh seed, persevering with to encourage as he battles inoperable mind tumors.

WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – SLOWEST HEAT

• World Record – 15:20.48, Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
• Commonwealth Record – 15:39.14, Lani Pallister (AUS), 2025
• Commonwealth Games Record – Not Established
• 2022 Champion – N/A

Results:

1. Kyra Rabess (CAY) – 17:12.27
2. Sarah Sim (SGP) – 17:22.06
3. Clara Ginnis (JEY) – 17:36.94
4. Hannah Sterry (JEY) – 17:41.15
5. Harper Barrowman (CAY) – 17:55.90

MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – HEATS

• World Record – 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA), 2009
• Commonwealth Record – 1:53.17, Mitch Larkin (AUS), 2015
• Commonwealth Games Record – 1:55.58, James Goddard (ENG), 2010
• 2022 Champion – Brodie Williams (ENG), 1:56.40

Top 8:

1. Luke Greenbank (ENG) – 1:58.05
2. Pieter Coetze (RSA) – 1:58.48
3. Ollie Morgan (ENG) – 1:58.68
4. Se-Bom Lee (AUS) – 1:58.82
5. Henry Allan (AUS) – 1:59.34
6. Benjamin Loewen (CAN) – 2:00.77
7. Jack Skerry (ENG) – 2:01.11
8. Isaac Thompson (JEY) – 2:03.66

The males’s 200m backstroke discipline performed it cool this morning, with simply 5 swimmers dipping beneath the two:00 barrier.

England’s Olympic medalist Luke Greenbank produced the quickest end in 1:58.05, with Pieter Coetze of South Africa, final evening’s 50m again champion, logging 1:58.48.

Ollie Morgan of England, who completed with the 50m again silver behind Coetze yesterday, turned in a mark of 1:58.68, with Aussies Se-Bom Lee and Henry Allan registering respective efforts of 1:58.82 and 1:59.34.

The prime trio this morning all enter these Games ranked among the many prime 20 200m backstrokers on the planet this season. Coetze owns a season-best of 1:55.26 to rank Third, Morgan’s time of 1:55.86 situates him eleventh and Greenbank’s outing of 1:56.01 from April positions him 14th within the rankings.

22-year-old Coetze is the only real swimmer from 2022’s podium racing right here, with the sector this time round lacking champion Brodie Williams of England and runner-up Bradley Woodward of Australia.

Scotland’s newly minted 50m backstroke nationwide report holder Matthew Ward was a no-show this morning.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – HEATS

• World Record – 54.33, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2026
• Commonwealth Record – 55.59, Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 2021
• Commonwealth Games Record – 56.36, Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 2022
• 2022 Champion – Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 56.36

Top 16:

1. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 57.91
2. Keanna MacInnes (SCO) – 57.93
3. Ciara Schlosshan (SCO) – 58.13
4. Lucy Grieve (SCO) – 58.29 & Alex Perkins (AUS) – 58.29
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6. Erin Gallagher (RSA) – 58.77
7. Emily Richards (ENG) – 59.13
8. Lizzy Dekkers (AUS) – 59.31
9. Hazel Ouwehand (NZL) – 1:00.33
10. Alana Burns-Atkin (NIR) – 1:00.56
11. Emma Harvey (BER) – 1:00.65
12. Lucy Fox (ENG) – 1:00.66
13. Dune Coetzee (RSA) – 1:01.02
14. Jessica Calderbank (JAM) – 1:01.34
15. Imara-Bella Patricia Thorpe (KEN) – 1:02.35
16. Sierrah Broadbelt (CAY) – 1:02.59

25-year-old World Championshps gold medalist Brittany Castelluzzo of Australia wasted no time staking her declare on this girls’s 100m butterfly, producing a speedy mark of 57.91 to steer the pack.

That time represents the Third-best time of the Aussie’s profession, one which boasts a lifetime better of 57.80 from the 2024 Olympic Trials.

Scottish nationwide report holder Keanna MacInnes was additionally within the sub-58 zone, delivering an outing of 57.93 to chase Castelluzzo in tonight’s semi-finals. MacInnes’ report stands on the 57.57 notched on the Aquatics GB Championships this previous April, so the 24-year-old is already inside vary of probably doing injury to that benchmark.

Lucy Grieve delivered a time of 58.29 to tie the 50m fly champion already right here Alex Perkins of Australia.

The 50m fly silver and bronze medalists, Erin Gallagher of South Africa (58,77) and Hazel Ouwehand of New Zealand (1:00.33) additionally comfortably made it into tonight’s semi-finals.

We know the rostrum will look completely completely different than that of 2022, with the medalists Maggie MacNeil of Canada, McKeon and Brianna Throssell of Australia all having since hung up their goggles.

MEN’S S9 100 BACKSTROKE – HEATS

• World Record – 59.72, Simone Barlaam (ITA), 2022
• Commonwealth Games Record – 1:01.88, Timothy Hodge (AUS), 2022
• 2022 Champion – Timothy Hodge (AUS), 1:01.88

Top 8:

1. Liam Togher (AUS) – 1:06.04
2. Harrison Vig (AUS) – 1:06.28
3. Timothy Hodge (AUS) – 1:06.40
4. Barry McClements (NIR) – 1:07.30
5. Sam Downie (SCO) – 1:09.72
6. Reid Maxwell (CAN) – 1:10.31
7. Christian Sadie (RSA) – 1:15.32
8. Antwahn Boyce-Vaughan (BAR) – 2:07.56

WOMEN’S S9 100 BACKSTROKE – HEATS

• World Record – 1:07.41, Sophie Pascoe (NZL), 2019
• Commonwealth Games Record – 1:08.77, Alice Tai (ENG), 2018
• 2022 Champion – Alice Tai (ENG), 1:13.64

Top 8:

1. Gemma Sellick (AUS) – 1:15.38
2. Victoria Belando Nicholson (AUS) – 1:15.79
3. Brooklyn Hale (ENG) – 1:15.91
4. Jasmin Fullgrabe (AUS) – 1:16.48
5. Alice Tai (ENG) – 1:16.77
6. Isabella Haynes (ENG) – 1:17.28
7. Meghan Willis (WAL) – 1:17.82
8. Toni Shaw (SCO) – 1:17.83

MEN’S 4×200 FREESTYLE RELAY – HEATS

• World Record – 6:58.55, USA, 2009
• Commonwealth Record – 7:00.85, Australia, 2019
• Commonwealth Games Record – 7:04.96, Australia, 2022
• 2022 Champion – Australia, 7:04.96

Top 8:

1. Australia – 7:08.66
2. Scotland – 7:17.18
3. England – 7:18.13
4. Wales – 7:35.05
5. Malaysia – 7:39.38
6. India – 7:39.48
7. Jersey – 7:40.99
8. Cayman Islands – 7:48.64

There have been no surprises within the males’s 4x200m free relay, even with Canada’s ‘DNS’.

The nation of Australia was the quickest by a mile, with the mixture of William Petric (1:47.31), Brendon Smith (1:48.09), Elijah Winnington (1:47.10) and Ed Sommerville (1:46.16) comfortably placing up a time of seven:08.66 to land lane 4 for tonight’s essential occasion.

Scotland was subsequent, albeit over 8 seconds again, with Ward showing on this after bypassing the 200m again to put up 1:48.98 on the Third leg.

England, too, was very safely via in 7:18.13, with Third leg Jacob Mills‘ cut up of 1:48.47 representing the quickest on the group.