Commonwealth Games: Swim king Kyle Chalmers put a finger over his mouth in a gesture of silence after winning gold in Birmingham this morning. It was a message to the critics that he claims have him close to quitting the sport. 7NEWS
Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan combine for a triple-pronged attack in the women’s 100m freestyle final.
Victory for McKeon will mean she joins join Dawn Fraser and Jodie Henry as the only female swimmers to have concurrently held the blue-ribband event’s Olympic and Commonwealth Games titles. Meanwhile, Ariarne Titmus can join Tracey Wickham as the only Australians to win back-to-back in the women’s 800m freestyle. Lani Pallister and Kiah Melverton could make it a podium sweep for the Aussies.Pallister’s mum, Janelle won silver in the event at the 1990 Games in Auckland.
Also, Matthew Temple is fastest qualifier for the men’s 100m butterfly final, Sam Williamson is likewise in the men’s 50m breaststroke final, William Martin. Col Pearse, and Alex Saffy are the ones to beat in the men’s 100m butterfly S10 final, and in the women’s 200m individual medley SM10 final, can Keira Stephens, Jasmine Greenwood and Lakeisha Patterson beat in-form Canadian Aurelie Rivard?Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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