2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
- Thursday, April 5th – Tuesday, April 10th (swimming)
- Optus Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Australia
- Prelims at 10:30am local (8:30pm previous night EDT)
- Finals at 7:30pm local (5:30am EDT)
- Official Commonwealth Games website
- Entries
- Meet Schedule + Results
- Live Stream (Canada)
- Live Stream (US)
- Live Stream (Australia)
The third preliminary session on the Gold Coast will feature five individual events, with the men’s 200 fly, 50 back and 100 free, and the women’s 200 breast and 50 fly. We’ll also see para events in the men’s SB8 100 breast and women’s SM10 200 IM.
Of note, we’ll see South African Chad Le Clos, who won gold in the 50 fly on day 2, tackle both the 200 fly and 100 free heats. Other swimmers in action include Cate Campbell in the 50 fly, Mitch Larkin in the 50 back, and Kyle Chalmers in the 100 freestyle.
Men’s 200 Fly Prelims
- CG Record: 1:55.07, Chad Le Clos (RSA), 2014
- Mack Darragh, Canada, 1:56.96
- David Morgan, Australia, 1:57.42
- Duncan Scott, Scotland, 1:57.64
- Chad Le Clos, South Africa, 1:57.89
- Grant Irvine, Australia, 1:57.91
- Lewis Clareburt, New Zealand, 1:58.32
- Jacob Peters, England, 1:58.42
- James Guy, England, 1:58.43
Amid the big names it was Canada’s Mack Darragh who emerged with the top seed heading into the final of the men’s 200 fly, as he topped heat 2 in 1:56.96. Following him in the heat were Duncan Scott, Chad Le Clos and James Guy, who all made it through to the final. Scott and Le Clos sit 3rd and 4th, while Guy ended up 8th, though he was well clear of the 9th place swimmer.
The 1st heat saw Australians David Morgan (1:57.42) and Grant Irvine (1:57.91) go 1-2, advancing through to the final in 2nd and 5th. New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt and England’s Jacob Peters also qualified for the final from heat 1.
Women’s 200 Breast Prelims
- CG Record: 2:20.72, Leisel Jones (AUS), 2006
- Tatjana Schoenmaker, South Africa, 2:23.57
- Taylor McKeown, Australia, 2:25.04
- Chloe Tutton, Wales, 2:25.08
- Kierra Smith, Canada, 2:25.33
- Molly Renshaw, England, 2:25.55
- Tessa Wallace, Australia, 2:26.86
- Kaylene Corbett, South Africa, 2:27.68
- Hannah Miley, Scotland, 2:28.01
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker takes the top seed into tonight’s women’s 200 breast final after winning the 3rd and final heat in a time of 2:23.57. It was a new personal best for her, and narrowly misses the African Record by three tenths of a second.
Molly Renshaw took 2nd in the heat in 2:25.55, getting her through to the final in 5th, while Hannah Miley took 3rd to squeak in in 8th. Taylor McKeown and Chloe Tutton had a tight battle in heat 2, with McKeown (2:25.04) coming out on top by .04. They head in 2nd and 3rd, while heat 1 winner Kierra Smith (2:25.33) sits 4th.
Among those missing the final were Australia’s Georgia Bohl (2:28.90) and England’s Jocelyn Ulyett (2:29.54). Ulyett was the top seed coming into the meet with her 2:22.08 from the 2017 British Championships.
Men’s SB8 100 Breast
- Timothy Disken, Australia, 1:13.87
- Timothy Hodge, Australia, 1:17.02
- Blake Cochrane, Australia, 1:19.81
- Jesse Reynolds, New Zealand, 1:21.82
- Celyn Edwards, New Zealand, 1:25.06
- Jacob Leach, England, 1:26.17
- Kaleb van der Merwe, South Africa, 1:28.26
- Philippe Vachon, Canada, 1:30.28
The Australians qualified 1-2-3 in the men’s SB8 100 breast, led by Timothy Disken in 1:13.87. Timothy Hodge and Blake Cochrane sit 2nd and 3rd.
Women’s SM10 200 IM
- Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand, 2:27.26
- Aurelie Rivard, Canada, 2:32.90
- Paige Leonhardt, Australia, 2:34.29
- Katherine Downie, Australia, 2:35.49
- Jasmine Greenwood, Australia, 2:37.44
- Toni Shaw, Scotland, 2:38.60
- Samantha Ryan, Canada, 2:44.23
- Katarina Roxon, Canada, 2:45.77
World record holder Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand easily took the top spot in the women’s SM10 200 IM prelims, posting a time of 2:27.26. Canadian Aurelie Rivard won heat 1 and advanced in 2nd in 2:32.90. Australians Paige Leonhardt, Katherine Downie and Jasmine Greenwood sit 3rd, 4th and 5th.
Men’s 50 Back Prelims
- CG Record: 24.62, Liam Tancock (ENG), 2010
- Zac Incerti, Australia, 25.05
- Mitch Larkin, Australia, 25.32
- Ben Treffers, Australia, 25.52
- Conor Ferguson, Northern Ireland, 25.79
- Jian Han Tern, Malaysia, 25.83
- Xavier Castelli, Wales, 25.91
- Harry Shalamon, Jersey, 26.08
- Craig McNally, Scotland, 26.11
- Srihari Nataraj, India, 26.47
- Tom Hollingsworth, Guernsey, 26.78
- Akalanka Peiris, Sri Lanka, 26.83
- Haseeb Tariq, Pakistan, 27.39
- Erico Cuna, Mozambique, 28.03
- Jordan Gonzalez, Gibraltar, 28.19
- Alexandros Axiotis, Zambia, 28.77
- Dillon Gooding, St Vincent, 29.96
The three Australians each picked up a heat win to take the top three seeds into the semis of the men’s 50 back, led by Zac Incerti in 25.05. 100m winner Mitch Larkin sits 2nd in 25.32, and Ben Treffers is 3rd at 25.52.
Northern Ireland’s Conor Ferguson is 4th, and Jian Han Tern of Malaysia and Xavier Castelli of Wales were the other two to get under 26 seconds.
Women’s 50 Fly Prelims
- CG Record: 25.20, Francesca Halsall (ENG), 2014
- Madeline Groves, Australia, 25.81
- Cate Campbell, Australia, 25.83
- Penny Oleksiak, Canada, 25.95
- Holly Barratt, Australia, 26.14
- Rebecca Smith, Canada, 26.65
- Alia Atkinson, Jamaica, 26.91
- Alys Thomas, Wales, 26.95
- Erin Gallagher, South Africa, 27.05
- Harriet Jones, Wales / Helena Gasson, New Zealand, 27.10
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- Harriet West, Wales, 27.41
- Ting Wen Quah, Singapore, 27.44
- Emma Chelius, South Africa, 27.55
- Charlotte Atkinson, IOM, 27.72
- Emily Siobhan Muteti, Kenya, 28.46
- Elodie Poo Cheong, Mauritius, 28.63
Just like the men’s 50 back, an Australian won each of the three circle-seeded heats in the women’s 50 fly. Madeline Groves won heat 2, edging out Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, as they posted times of 25.81 and 25.95. Cate Campbell ripped a 25.81 in the last heat, giving her the top seed for the semis with Groves and Oleksiak 2nd and 3rd. Holly Barratt won the first circle-seeded heat to sit 4th in 26.14.
Rebecca Smith of Canada, Alia Atkinson of Jamaica and Alys Thomas of Wales also cracked 27 seconds to qualify 5th, 6th and 7th.
Men’s 100 Free Prelims
- CG Record: 47.98, Brent Hayden (CAN), 2010
- Kyle Chalmers, Australia, 48.81
- Jack Cartwright, Australia, 48.85
- Dylan Carter, Trinidad, 48.96
- Duncan Scott, Scotland, 48.99
- Yuri Kisil, Canada, 49.06
- Matthew Abeysinghe, Sri Lanka, 49.11
- Chad Le Clos, South Africa, 49.17
- Cameron McEvoy, Australia, 49.20
- Markus Thormeyer, Canada, 49.41
- Calum Jarvis, Wales / Daniel Hunter, New Zealand, 49.65
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- Jordan Sloan, Northern Ireland, 49.72
- David Cumberlidge, England, 49.77
- Matthew Stanley, New Zealand, 49.79
- Jack Thorpe, Scotland, 49.82
- Sam Perry, New Zealand, 49.90
Last night’s 200m winner Kyle Chalmers of Australia roared home in the final heat of the men’s 100 freestyle, splitting 23.9/24.9 to run down Dylan Carter and Duncan Scott to win the heat and take the top seed into the semi-finals. Chalmers was 48.81, with Carter (48.96) and Scott (48.99) sitting 3rd and 4th.
Jack Cartwright won the first circle-seeded heat in 48.85, putting him 2nd overall, with heat 7 winner Yuri Kisil (49.06) of Canada sitting 5th. Sri Lanka’s Matthew Abeysinghe was among those who impressed, taking the #6 spot at 49.11.
Other notable names advancing include Chad Le Clos, Cameron McEvoy, Markus Thormeyer and Sam Perry. Bradley Vincent of Mauritius had a great swim from the early heats in 49.93, just missing out on a spot in the semis in 17th.
Why doesn’t Proud swim any 100s? I can understand if you’re a good medalist in 50fly/free you don’t need to step outside of your “comfort zone” so-to-speak but wouldn’t he bring some much needed depth for Britain in 100fly while being able to bring a solid 100 free?
His fly technique doesnt look like it’d translate well to 100s; Couldnt really see him doing a time of note. We know he can swim a decent 100FR; LCM best 48mid and was supremely fast SCM a few years ago (45high) but I dont think ge could ever go sub 48, so why bother when he is genuinely a huge shot for gold in 50s?
Doesn’t feel he can train for both I guess? Gibson not known for working with anything other than 50m athletes.
He swims free relays, went 48 low last night and actually came home pulling a AG which was interesting.
For years lots of people were saying he wasn’t big enough to sprint, so perhaps he focussed on lifting and pure power rather than speed endurance? Think he might add the 100 free for Tokyo, not sure about the fly, it’s very different 50 vs 100, as Munoz and Cavic can attest.
Pardon my ignorance, but who/what is an AG?
James Guy withdrawn from 200fl; Dehydration reported as the reason. May explain poor performances – Stomach bugs are the cause of most cases of dehydration. He did vomit after the 400… Thought at the time it was pure exhaustion, but it may have been something more.
Here’s hoping he is better for the 100.
I’m a bit worried about Cam McEvoy.. es getting progressively slower in his 100m free swims as the meet progresses .. missed his taper again or feeling the pressure of the home crowd as he’s a Gold Coast boy! Not looking like an Aussie trifecta with McEvoy seemingly off form
His technique looks slightly different from previous years. Not sure what the go is
He doesn’t seem as sharp and on top of the water these days ..
Tbh he’s been getting slowly slower every year since 2016
has been missing his taper for two years
Wow, it’s hard to beilve McEvoy went 47.04 in 2016…
He really struggled with that 49.20
hopefully he can bounce back for the defense of his Pan Pac title.
He’s either carrying an injury or just lots form completely, he is getting slower every race here.
So sad really, I have watched that race a million times and it’s beautiful. Gorgeous technique, perfect splitting, controlled all the way. I was hoping so much he would be the champion in Rio but something happened since then.
Damn I forgot how good le Clos’s underwaters are, those won him that 200 free silver in rio.
he is damn good at them
Schoenmaker has quietly had a great meet so far, good news for the South African women
Agree; Her 100 could be tough to beat.
I’d like to see Australia throw Cate Campbell into the 4X200 relay. She has easy speed and it was really noticeable how she held it together in the latter part of her swim in the 4X100. After all, Australia’s number three only went a 1.58 high in the individual event. CC i believe has a low 1.58 PB and in my opinion she has the stroke to improve on that. I know Australia will win the relay regardless but they should be looking longer term because after Mckeon and Titmus there’s a big drop-off. They will never have a better opportunity to test her out.
It is an intriguing idea…..she did do a time in the trials heats I think…
It’s clashing with her Butterfly and Free events tonight so they probably didn’t want to tire her before the 100m heats tomorrow.
They just said there will be a swim off between Throssell (who chose not to contest the swim off in the 100m free relay to focus on the butterfly instead), Neale and Sheridan for places in the relay. While Titmus and McKeon have protected spots.
They can have Maddie Groves or Brianna Thorsell on the relay too
Cate was 9th at trials … not worth the risk. Brianna Throssel’s instagram story makes me think she’s swimming tonight.
I don’t think she really wants to devote training and energy to the 200. When you swim on your team’s relay you fell an obligation to perform to the absolute best of your ability and that would probably involve practice time devoted to the 200. Sarah Sojstrom talked about how incredibly hard training the 50 up to the 200 was in 2016, and as soon as she gave up the 200 focus he 50 and 100 times dropped quite a bit. Australia needs to have someone else step up.
Four years ago was the time for Cate to be blooded in 4x2s. It won’t happen now.
Excited for Chalmers in the 100 free. Prelude to the “The King vs The Phenom” in Tokyo later this year.
Race of the century!!! All out speed v the train that comes home.
that 100 free final is gonna be a killer at Pan pacs