It was a sensational Aussie clean sweep in the women's 100m freestyle led by Mollie O'Callaghan while 18-year-old Elizabeth Dekkers won the 200m butterfly overnight at the Commonwealth Games. #B2022pic.twitter.com/mFrDq9U0Os
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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) English swimmer Adam Peaty turned a testing Commonwealth Games around with a resounding triumph in the 50-meter breaststroke final on Tuesday.
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James Guy believes the strength in depth in British swimming was clear for all to see as he led a new-look mens 4x200m freestyle relay to silver at the Commonwealth Games.
Emma McKeon adds a gold in the women's 50m butterfly to her 100m fly silver at Birmingham 2022, clocking a time of 25.90, as Erin Gallagher and fellow Aussie Holly Barratt ties for silver.
Swimming superstar Emma McKeon told Sunrise that she struggles to keep track of how many medals she’s won just moments after taking out her fourth gold in Birmingham in the 50m butterfly. pic.twitter.com/2Yhg3yC3FD
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South African swimming superstar Chad le Clos says his mental health was "thrown into a lively state" prior to a history-making comeback at the Commonwealth Games.
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Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said he was heartbroken and missing his usual spark after suffering his first 100m breaststroke defeat in eight years at the Commonwealth Games.
Ariarne #Titmus set the fastest split in 4*200 metre relay history when clocking 1:52.82 seconds in a stunning display after superb legs by Madison Wilson, Kiah Melverton and Mollie O’Callghan.
Ariarne Titmus drops the fastest 200 freestyle relay split of all time and Katie Ledecky still sneaks in a little cameo with 5 of the top 8 times 🥶 pic.twitter.com/Xab0LUONds
Best thing I saw today: the Australian Women breaking the world record in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay final at the Commonwealth Games. Ariarne Titmus brought them home by a country mile. pic.twitter.com/j8mlnV2heF
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Australia created a world record in women's 800 freestyle relay in the pool on Sunday even as 28 medals events were held on day 3 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Madison Wilson, Kiah Melverton, Mollie OCallaghan and Ariarne Titmus recorded 7:39.29 to claim the gold medal and break the world record of 7:40.33 set by China in the Tokyo Olympics. Aussies also continued to lead the tally with 52 medals (22 gold, 13 silver and 17 bronze). England are second with 34, while New Zealand are third with 19.
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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom Canada's Maggie Mac Neil added another victory to her illustrious swimming resume. The Olympic and world champion won the women's 100-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Commonwealth Games, while Nicolas-Guy Turbide raced to gold in the Para 50 freestyle. Mac Neil, a 22-year-old from London, Ont., raced to a Games record of 56.36 seconds, edging Australia's Emma McKeon (56.38).
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Katja Dedekind set a women's 50 metres freestyle S13 world record atBirmingham 2022 here, with a further five Commonwealth Games recordsbroken on a...
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Scotlands Duncan Scott & Canadas Maggie Mac Neil won the much anticipated races in the 200 free and 100 butterfly respectively that featured two Olympic medalists in both. New Zealands Lewis Clareburt also raced to the fourth fastest performer in the world in the 400 IM.
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While the physical boosts of swimming are widely documented, the mental health benefits of getting into the water are less well-known, yet equally as impactful.
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The summer of Summer McIntosh continued with her 4:29 400 IM at the Commonwealth Games, while world record holders and Olympic champions Ariarne Titmus and Zac Stubblety-Cook got pushed for all they could handle in their respective finals.
