Masse, who set the previous Games record of 58.63 in winning on the Gold Coast in 2018, took silver in 58.73, with bronze going to Medi Harris of Wales in 59.62. McKeon clocked a superb 23.99sec to win from fellow Australians Meg Harris and Shayna Jack, who clocked 24.32 and 24.36 respectively.Īustralia's Olympic champion and world record holder in the women's 100m breaststroke, Kaylee McKeown, was given a swim for her money by Canada's Kylie Masse, but edged in front over the final half to win in a Games record of 58.60sec. In the final event of the evening, gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay went to Australia in a world record after being brought home by double Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus, who has already won the women's 200m freestyle title in this pool in a Games record. "There was a time when me and my coaches were like, 'It’s not even worth trying as I’m not gonna make it.'"
"I can’t even believe that I’m in Team England. "I’ve been learning to walk this year and then getting back in the pool was a just a bit of fun - I missed swimming.Įngland's Alice Tai won gold in the women's 100m backstroke S8 final having had her right leg amputated below the knee earlier this year ©Getty Images "I had to pull out of Tokyo and had an amputation in January. She added: "I started last season with surgery. Reflecting on her victory Tai - who had her right leg amputated below the knee in January this year because of increasing pain in the clubfoot with which she was born - described it as "a bit surreal."
Huge roars from the home crowd were drawn as England's Alice Tai, in lane one, came from behind to overhaul New Zealand's Tupou Neiufi to earn gold in the women's 100m backstroke S8 final in 1:13.64. "I’m gutted not to have won, I’ll be honest," Le Clos said. Le Clos was caught in the final 20 metres of his men’s 200m butterfly final by New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt, who clocked 1:55.60 to the 30-year-old’s 1:55.89 which earned a silver that brought his total of Commonwealth medals to 18 - thus equalling the mark set by shooters Mick Gault of England and Phil Adams of Australia. "I’m sure he’ll be kicking me in the arse later in the swimming calendar." Wilby commented: "It’s about taking your opportunities and racing the best race you can on the night. "Because I haven’t done two winter blocks in a long time so it’s back to the drawing board and back to training." "The next two years are going to be huge - how we attack that now, I don’t know. Silver in the men's 200m butterfly final earned South Africa's Chad Le Clos an 18th Commonwealth medal - equalling the record ©Getty ImagesĪsked if competing at Paris 2024 was still the plan? "Yeah of course. "I was a lot slower than yesterday, it was just a bad race." This is a huge moment for me really because I'm at a part in my career where you choose to go on or keep at it or whatever… I know this is probably my last Commonwealth Games so it’s great. "I’m a fighter and sometimes you have got to have these moments to keep fighting. "I was hurting from the 50m but you know that’s a lack of training, lack of racing… it is what it is.
"Yeah, when it comes down to the race sometimes it doesn't go to plan," Peaty told BBC Sport.
Looking ahead to the Paris 2024 Games earlier this week, he described his involvement here as "the re-build." Peaty faded to fourth in 59.86, almost three seconds off his world record. The Olympic champion and world record holder looked set for a winning return as the field turned for home, but over the final 25 metres his lead was lost as three rivals came past him, with gold going to disbelieving England team-mate James Wilby in 59.25sec.Īustralia's Zac Stubblety-Cook, who had already won Commonwealth 200m breaststroke gold, added silver in 59.52, with bronze going to his team-mate Sam Williamson in 59.82. England's James Wilby takes in an unexpected win in the men's 100m breaststroke, where Olympic champion and world record holder Adam Peaty finished fourth ©Getty Images