Tai completes Commonwealth three-peat as backstroke stars shine

Alice Tai secured a 3rd successive Commonwealth Games title as she headlined one other profitable night for Team England swimmers on day three in Glasgow.

The Paralympic champion lowered the Commonwealth Games document within the Women’s S9 100m Backstroke to 1:11.93 as she added to her gold medals received at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022, finishing a exceptional Commonwealth three-peat.

Team England teammates Brooklyn Hale (1:16.27) and Isabella Haynes (1:17.52) additionally featured within the last, ending fifth and eighth respectively.

The medal tally for Team England’s swimmers was additional boosted by silver and bronze within the Men’s 200m Backstroke, earlier than the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay squad rounded off the night with one other silver medal.

Ollie Morgan continued his spectacular Games with a 3rd silver medal in Glasgow, touching in 1:56.44 within the Men’s 200m Backstroke. Luke Greenbank was shut behind to assert bronze in 1:56.58, securing the primary particular person Commonwealth Games medal of his profession.

Jack Skerry additionally impressed within the last, enhancing on his heats swim to complete seventh in 2:00.62.

The last medal of the night time got here within the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay, the place Gabe Shepherd, Tom Dean, James Guy and Max Litchfield mixed to assert silver in a time of seven:04.98.

Cam Brooker, Jacob Mills and Jacob Whittle additionally earned silver medals for his or her contributions through the heats.

Elsewhere, Lauren Cox recorded a fifth-place end within the Women’s 100m Backstroke last, stopping the clock in 1:00.35.

Ed Mildred and Jacob Peters each featured in a high-quality Men’s 100m Butterfly last, inserting sixth and eighth respectively with occasions of 51.59 and 52.72.

Jacob Mills returned to the pool later within the session for the Men’s 50m Freestyle last, producing a quicker swim than within the heats to complete seventh general in 22.19.

Seventeen-year-old Amelie Blocksidge gained worthwhile Commonwealth Games expertise within the Women’s 1500m Freestyle, ending seventh on her debut Games in a time of 16:27.55.

Earlier within the day, a number of Team England swimmers secured locations in upcoming finals. Freya Anderson and Leah Schlosshan superior to the Women’s 100m Freestyle last because the sixth and seventh quickest qualifiers after posting occasions of 54.79 and 54.82 respectively. Eva Okaro stays in competition as second reserve after clocking 55.15.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty additionally progressed comfortably within the Men’s 50m Breaststroke, qualifying third quickest for the ultimate in 26.82. Max Morgan completed tenth general in 27.93 and will likely be second reserve.

In the Women’s 100m Butterfly, Emily Richards and Lucy Fox narrowly missed out on qualification however will likely be first and second reserves for the ultimate after recording occasions of 58.85 and 1:00.27.

Four medals, a number of finalists and Tai’s exceptional Commonwealth three-peat ensured Team England ended day three with a lot to have a good time as competitors continues in Glasgow.

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