Commonwealth Games Day Two Finals – Live Results

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Men’s 50 butterfly

• 2010 Champion – Jason Dunford (KEN) – 23.35
• Commonwealth Games Record – Roland Schoeman (RSA) – 23.14 (2006)
• Commonwealth Record – Matt Targett (AUS) – 22.73 (2009)

19 year old Ben Proud of England took the 50 butterfly in an impressive time of 22.93. Proud not only broke the Commonwealth Games record 23.14, which was held by Roland Schoeman, but he broke his own British record 0f 23.10. When he broke the British record last year as an 18 year old it was seen as an outstanding accomplishment as he erased Mark Foster’s record which stood for a decade.

Proud now takes over the top spot in the world ranking knocking off Cesar Cielo of Brazil who posted a 23.01 earlier this year. Last year representing Britain for the first time at a major competition Proud missed the final in the 50 butterfly posting a 23.33 in the semi-final, if he had recorded the time he did today in the final in Barcelona he would have walked away with gold.

Former Commonwealth Games record holder Roland Schoeman of South Africa came away with the silver in a time of 23.13, just off his season’s best of 23.07 which he posted in April. Schoeman, who is a veteran on the international stage, earned himself the eleventh Commonwealth medal of his career.

Olympic champion Chad le Clos of South Africa collected his first medal of the games winning the bronze in a time of 23.36. le Clos was just off his lifetime best of 23.29 which he recorded in the prelims.

Adam Barrett of England finished fourth in a time of 23.43. Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands finished fifth in a time of 23.66 setting a new national record.

Jayden Hadler of Australia finished sixth in a time of 23.76, Joseph Schooling of Singapore finished seventh in a time of 23.96 followed by Christopher Wright of Australia who touched in a time of 23.97.

Women’s 50 breaststroke

• 2010 Champion – Leiston Pickett (AUS) – 30.84
• Commonwealth Games Record – Alia Atkinson (JAM) – 30.17
• Commonwealth Record – Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) – 30.16 (2009)

Leiston Pickett of Australia as the Commonwealth Champion in the 50 breaststroke by winning gold in the event posting a time of 30.59. Pickett came into the competition with a season’s best of 30.70 ranked sixth in the world, with this evening result she breaks into the top five, with a fifth place ranking.

Pickett’s lifetime best time of 30.24 was posted in 2011, but the 30.59 she recorded tonight is her best swim over the past three years.

Jamaican Alia Atkinson finished second in a time of 30.67. A bit disappointing for Atkinson who after last night’s semi-final performance looked like she may be able to break the 30 second barrier. In her semi-final swim she posted a 30.17 breaking the Commonwealth Games record of 30.49 which she set in the prelims.

Corrie Scott of Scotland took the bronze in a time of 30.75. With that medal Scott takes Scotland’s total medal count to four (2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze) which is only two medals away from her country’s 2010 total of six.

Sophie Taylor of England finished fourth in a time of 31.08. She was followed by Tera van Beilen of Canada who posted a 31.22, Kathryn Johnstone of Scotland who recorded a 31.47, Lorna Tonks of Australia who touched in a time of 31.48 and Andrea Strachan of Scotland who finished in a time of 31.99.

Men’s 200 freestyle

• 2010 Champion – Robert Renwick (SCO) – 1:47.88
• Commonwealth Games Record – Ian Thorpe (AUS) – 1:44.71 (2002)
• Commonwealth Record – Ian Thorpe (AUS) – 1:44.06 (2001)

Australian teammates Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Cameron McEvoy had a tremendous battle in the 200 freestyle for the right to call himself the Commonwealth Games champion. McEvoy led the entire race into the final 50 meters when Fraser-Holmes took over the lead eventually winning the event in a time of 1:45.08. McEvoy finished second in a time of 1:45.56.

Splits from the final:

• Fraser-Holmes – 24.60/51.02 (26.42)/1:17.96 (26.94)/1:45.08 (27.12)
• McEvoy – 24.16/50.54 (26.38)/1:17.69 (27.15)/1:45.56 (27.87)

The time for Fraser-Holmes is a season and lifetime best time, beating his previous best of 1:45.58, which he posted earlier this year. With that swim he puts himself on top of the world rankings taking over that spot from Tae Hwan Park of Korea who recorded a 1:45.25 earlier this month.

Fraser-Holmes work this evening does not there, later this evening he will be swimming the 400 IM where he has a legitimate shot at the gold.

McEvoy’s time was just off his season and lifetime beat of 1:45.46.

Calum Jarvis of Wales picked up the bronze in a time of 1:46.53. With that time Jarvis breaks into the top ten in the world rankings for the first time of his career slipping into the ninth place position.

400 freestyle silver medalist David McKeon, the third Aussie in the race, finished fourth in a time of 1:46.74. He was followed by 2010 champion Robert Renwick who touched in a time of 1:46.79, James Guy of England who posted a 1:46.84, Matthew Stanley of New Zealand who recorded a time of 1:48.11 and Nick Grainger of England who finished in a time of 1:49.69.

Men’s 400 IM

• 2010 Champion – Chad le Clos (RSA) – 4:13.25
• Commonwealth Games Record – Dan Wallace (SCO) – 4:11.04 (2014)
• Commonwealth Record – Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) – 4:10.14

After the first 50 meters Sebastian Rousseau of South Africa took control of the men’s 400 IM final, going into the last 100 meters leading Daniel Wallace of Scotland by over a second and Aussie Thomas Fraser-Holmes by over two seconds. Those leads did not last as Rousseau had obviously put too much energy into the first 300 meters, splitting a 1:00.92 in the final 100 meters.

Wallace split a 57.78 while Fraser-Holmes split a 57.59, with both men passing the South African. Wallace took the race in a time of 4:11.20 just missing the Scottish and games record of 4:11.04 which he set in the prelims. With that win Wallace earns the third gold for Scotland helping his country surpass their gold medal total of two from 2010.

Fraser-Holmes was after his second gold, winning the 200 freestyle earlier in the evening, but had to settle for the silver finishing in a time of 4:12.04. The Australian came into the games with a season’s best of 4:10.68.

Rousseau finished third in a time of 4:13.09, a season’s best by almost three seconds.

Roberto Pavoni of England finished fourth in a time of 4:14.42. He was followed by Lewis Smith of Scotland who posted a 4:16.17, Travis Mahoney of Australia who recorded a 4:18.51, Canadian Luke Reilly who finished in a time of 4:19.72 and Ross Muir of Scotland who touched in a time of 4:21.50.

Women’s 100 freestyle S8

Maddison Elliot of Australia took the women’s 100 freestyle S8 in a new world record time of 1:05.32. Elliot broke American Jessica Long’s record of 1:05.63 which she set in 2012. Elliot was pushed by Stephanie Slater of England who won the silver posting a 1:05.73. Lakeisha Patterson of Australia took the bronze in a time of 1:08.98.

Morgan Bird of Canada finished fourth in a time of 1:10.07 followed by Nikita Howarth of New Zealand who recorded a 1:19.36 and Ann Wacuka of Kenya who finished in a time of 2:04.03.

Men’s 100 backstroke

• 2010 Champion – Liam Tancock (ENG) – 53.54
• Commonwealth Games Record – Chris Walker-Hebborn (ENG) – 53.30 (2014)
• Commonwealth Record – Liam Tancock (GBR) – 52.73 (2009)

Chris Walker-Hebborn of England broke the 100 backstroke games record in the prelims posting a 53.30 and in the final, broke it once more winning the event in a time of 53.12. At the 50 meter mark Australian Ben Treffers pushed the Englishman turning five one-hundredths ahead in a time of 26.03, but eventually dropped back to fifth.

Walker-Hebborn took sixth in this event at the 2010 Games in Delhi.

Australian Mitch Larkin finished second in a time of 53.59. Larkin was just off his season and lifetime best of 53.33. Larkin’s Australian teammate Josh Beaver and Commonwealth record holder Liam Tancock of England finished tied for third both hitting the wall in a time of 53.75. 

Treffers finished fifth in a time of 53.84 followed by Corey Main of New Zealand who touched in a time of 54.40. Craig McNally of Scotland finished seventh posting a time of 54.54 followed by Canadian Russell Wood who recorded a time of 54.56.

Women’s 100 butterfly

• 2010 Champion – Alicia Coutts (AUS) – 57.53
• Commonwealth Games Record – Jessicah Schipper (AUS) – 57.48 (2006)
• Commonwealth Record – Jessicah Schipper (AUS) – 56.23 (2009)

Canadian Katerine Savard and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor of England duked it out in the women’s 100 butterfly. Savard, who came into the games with the top ranked time of 57.27, trailed O’Connor at the 50 meter mark by 11 one-hundredths of a second. The Canadian out swam her competitor in the second half of the race winning the event in a time of 57.40. O’Connor finished second in a time of 57.45.

Race Splits:

• Savard – 26.88/57.40 (30.52)
• O’Connor – 26.67/57.45 (30.78)

Savard has made some major breakthroughs over the last season, winning the 100 butterfly at the 2013 Universiade and now collecting her first win at a major international competition. Savard also broke Jessicah Schipper’s games record of 57.48 while just missing her own Canadian record of 57.27, which she posted at the Canadian Trials.

This is O’Connor’s second silver medal of the games adding to the one she earned finishing second to Emma McKeon in the 200 freestyle on the first night of competition. O’Connor continues to make incredible improvements in a variety of events. She came into the competition with a season’s best of 58.34 and came into the year with a lifetime best of 59.63.

McKeon finished third in a lifetime best time of 57.66, beating her previous best of 57.99.

2010 Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic bronze medalist Alicia Coutts finished fourth in a time of 58.21. This is the first time that Coutts has finished outside of the medals in this event at a major international competition since the 2009 World Championships.

Rachael Kelly of England finished fifth in a time of 58.61 followed by Jemma Lowe of Wales who touched in a time of 58.63. Audrey Lacroix of Canada finished seventh in a time of 58.78 followed by Ellen Gandy of Australia who posted a time of 58.93.

Men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay

• 2010 Champion – Australia – 3:13.92
• Commonwealth Games Record – Australia – 3:13.92 (2010)
• Commonwealth Record – Australia – 3:09.91

The Australian team consisting of Tomasso D’Orsogna (49.26), Matthew Abood (48.76), James Magnussen (47.49) and Cameron McEvoy (47.92) took the gold in the men’s 4 x 100 freestyle setting a new games record time of 3:13.44. It was not an easy win for the Australians as the South African team made up of Chad le Clos (48.53), Roland Schoeman (48.78), Leith Skankland (48.14) and Caydon Muller held the lead up until McEvoy entered the water.

The South Africans finished second in a time of 3:15.17.

The English team finished third in a time of 3:16.37.

The Scottish men destroyed the national record by over three seconds finishing fourth in a time of 3:17.66 beating the old record of 3:20.70.

The race for sixth was a tight one with the Canadians coming out on top with a time of 3:19.68. They were followed by the Welsh team that touched in a time of 3:19.82 and New Zealand who finished in a time of 3:19.88.

Singapore finished eighth in a time of 3:20.98.

Semi-finals:

Women’s 50 freestyle – Semi-finals

• 2010 Champion – Yolane Kukla (AUS) – 24.86
• Commonwealth Games Record – Fran Halsall (ENG) – 24.31 (2014)
• Commonwealth Record – Libby Trickett (AUS) – 23.97 (2008)

It was tit-for-tat in the women’s 50 freestyle semi-finals. In the first semi-final Cate Campbell of Australia broke Fran Halsall‘s Commonwealth Games record of 24.31, which she set in the prelims, by posting a time of 24.17. In the second semi-final Halsall recaptured her record, just missing her own English record by three one-hundredths of a second finishing in a time of 24.14.

In the first semi-final Arianna Vanderpool Wallace finished second to Campbell in a time of 24.42. Vanderpool Wallace’s time breaks her own Bahaman national record of 24.64 which she set at the 2012 Olympic Games. She was followed by Amy Smith of England who finished in a time of 25.09 and Canadian Victoria Poon who touched in a time of 25.15.

Australian Melanie Schlanger finished second to Halsall in a time of 24.59. She was followed by Australian teammate Bronte Campbell who posted a 24.62 and Sian Harkin of Scotland who recorded a 25.29.

Finalists are as follows:

1. Fran Halsall (ENG)
2. Cate Campbell (AUS)
3. Arianna Vanderpool Wallace (BAH)
4. Melanie Schlanger (AUS)
5. Bronte Campbell (AUS)
6. Amy Smith (ENG)
7. Victoria Poon (CAN)
8. Sian Harkin (SCO)

Men’s 100 breaststroke – Semi-finals

• 2010 Champion – Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) – 1:00.10
• Commonwealth Games Record – Adam Peaty (ENG) – 59.47 (2014)
• Commonwealth Record – Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) – 58.46

Adam Peaty set a new games record in the 100 breaststroke, posting a time of 59.47 in the prelims and repeated that feat again in the final recording a time of 59.16. His time was not only a games record, but he set a new English record beating his own record of 29.25 in June of this year. His time also puts him second in the world rankings with only Christian Sprenger of Australia ahead of him.

200 breaststroke champion Ross Murdoch won the first semi-final in a time of 59.72, breaking his own Scottish record of 59.75, which he set in April. He was followed by Commonwealth record holder Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa who posted a time of 59.91, which is close to half a second off his season’s best of 59.50. Craig Benson of Scotland placed third in a time of 1:00.40.

Glenn Snyder of New Zealand followed Peaty in the second semi-final posting a time of 59.98. Canadian Richard Funk finished third in a time of 1:00.51 followed by Rob Holderness of Wales who recorded a time of 1:00.71 and James Wilby of England who posted a 1:00.94.

Christian Sprenger continued to struggle, missing the final after putting up a 1:01.73.

Finalists are as follows;

1. Adam Peaty (ENG)
2. Ross Murdoch (SCO)
3. Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)
4. Glenn Snyder (NZL)
5. Craig Benson (SCO)
6. Richard Funk (CAN)
7. Rob Holderness (WAL)
8. James Wilby (ENG)

Women’s 100 backstroke – Semi-finals

• 2010 Champion – Emily Seebohm (AUS) – 59.79
• Commonwealth Games Record – Emily Seebohm (AUS) – 59.51 (2014)
• Commonwealth Record – Gemma Spofforth (GBR) – 58.12 (2009)

Although she did not match her morning swim of 59.51, which was a new games record, Emily Seebohm of Australia qualified with the fastest time for tomorrow night’s final posting a 59.59. Georgia Davies of Wales qualified with a season’s best of 59.63, which moves her into fourth on the world rankings. Canadian Sinead Russell had the third fastest qualifying time recording a 59.91. All three swims were posted in the second semi-final.

In the first semi-final of the evening Elizabeth Simmonds of England and Belinda Hocking of Australia tied in a time of 59.98. They were followed by Lauren Quigley of England who finished in a time of 1:00.37.

The last two qualifiers came out of the second semi-final with Canadian Brooklyn Snodgrass finished in a time of 1:00.26 followed by Madison Wilson of Australia touched in a time of 1:00.34.

Finalists are as follows:

1. Emily Seebohm (AUS)
2. Georgia Davies (WAL)
3. Sinead Russell (CAN)
4. Elizabeth Simmonds (ENG)
5. Belinda Hocking (AUS)
6. Brooklyn Snodgrass (CAN)
7. Lauren Quigley (ENG)
8. Madison Wilson (AUS)

FULL RESULTS CAN BE FOUND HERE