2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
- July 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
- Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
- LCM (50m)
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- SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
- Entries
- Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Live Results
No back-end slump will transpire as we enter the latter half of the 2026 Commonwealth Games for swimming. We expect to see the beginning of three exciting races on the men’s side in the 200 fly, 100 free, and 800 free. On the women’s side, we will be treated to the first round of competition in the 50 back, 50 breast, and the 400 IM.
To kick us off, the Scottish home crowd has a chance to watch its own Duncan Scott, who has already been crowned a gold medalist this week, take the 200 fly heats. He holds the top seed in the penultimate circle-seeded heat, but in the following heat Aussie record holder Harrison Turner and defending champion Lewis Clareburt will be sure to apply pressure.
We then switch over to the lady’s decathlon event, the 400 IM, which saw an unusually speedy pre-season worldwide. Leading the charge among the Commonwealth nations was Australian Jenna Forrester, who hit 4:31.37 for a new best time earlier in the year. She represents the favorite to get the middle lane tonight, and could be surrounded by names like English teenager Amalie Smith or fellow Aussie Ella Ramsay.
A wealth of women’s speed will present itself behind the blocks between the 50 back and 50 breast. In the former, expect Mollie O’Callaghan and Lauren Cox to continue hot streaks, with veteran Kylie Masse right there in the hunt for a middle lane tonight. Later, South African Lara van Niekerk will fight to hold her Commonwealth domain in the shortest breast event from competition like youngster Sienna Toohey.
Perhaps the biggest show of the morning will come from the men’s 100 free. Kyle Chalmers is one of the event’s greatest competitors ever and the defending champion, but a center lane is far from guaranteed. Big names from off Australia’s shores like Pieter Coetze, Josh Liendo, Matt Richards, Jacob Mills will challenge, but the biggest momentum challenger comes from home. Flynn Southam has already been 47.0 this week, and the swimming world will closely watch to see how he fares in the individual event.
Men’s 200 Fly – Heats
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
- Commonwealth Record: 1:52.80 – Ilya Kharun (CAN), 2024
- Commonwealth Games Record: 1:54.00 – Chad le Clos (RSA), 2018
- 2022 Champion: Lewis Clareburt (NZL) – 1:55.60
Top 8:
- Harrison Turner (AUS) — 1:56.47
- Lewis Clareburt (NZL) — 1:57.35
- Edward Mildred (ENG) — 1:57.99
- Kris Mihalyov (RSA) — 1:58.12
- Duncan Scott (SCO) — 1:58.29
- Sajan Prakash (IND) — 1:58.59
- Benjamin Loewen (CAN) — 1:58.87
- Matthew Temple (AUS) — 1:59.06
The second half of the meet kicked off with a first-heat duel between Englishman Edward Mildred and South Africa’s Kris Mihalyov. Mildred leveraged a strong third 50 to take the lead from Mihalyov and hold on to be the first heat winner of the morning. A similar story appeared in the second heat, with Duncan Scott taking the reins from Indian record holder Sajan Prakash on the third 50. The last heat proved the swiftest, with Harrison Turner turning in a feisty morning swim of 1:56.47 to draw the top lane tonight. Like this morning, he will be next to defending champion Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand, who is the event’s second qualifier in 1:57.35.
Women’s 400 IM – Heats
- World Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025
- Commonwealth Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025
- Commonwealth Games Record: 4:29.01 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2022
- 2022 Champion: Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 4:29.01
Top 8:
- Amalie Smith (ENG) — 4:39.13
- Jenna Forrester (AUS) — 4:40.61
- Tara Kinder (AUS) — 4:41.81
- Ella Ramsay (AUS) — 4:42.61
- Ella Jansen (CAN) — 4:45.19
- Julie Brousseau (CAN) — 4:51.45
- Evie Mackie (SCO) — 4:53.45
- Clara Ginnis (JEY) — 5:05.83
In a morning session that did not require a sub-5 swim to make it back, it was 16-year-old Amalie Smith with the quickest gear on. Highlighted by a 1:18.07 breaststroke, Smith delivered a 4:39.13 that puts the young English star in an Australia sandwich for tonight’s swim. Smith took the first heat before the second heat went to event favorite Jenna Forrester.
Women’s 50 Back – Heats
- World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
- Commonwealth Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
- Commonwealth Games Record: 27.31 – Kylie Masse (CAN), 2022
- 2022 Champion: Kylie Masse (CAN) – 27.31
Top 16:
Men’s 100 Free – Heats
- World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle (CHN), 2024
- Commonwealth Record: 47.04 – Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2016
- Commonwealth Games Record: 47.09 – Flynn Southam (AUS), 2026
- 2022 Champion: Kyle Chalmer (AUS) – 47.51
Top 16:
Women’s 50 Breast – Heats
- World Record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023
- Commonwealth Record: 29.72 – Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 2022
- Commonwealth Games Record: 29.73 – Lara van Niekerk (RSA), 2022
- 2022 Champion: Lara van Niekerk (RSA) – 29.73
Top 16:
Men’s 800 Free – Slowest Heat
- World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin (CHN), 2009
- Commonwealth Record: 7:36.73 – Samuel Short (AUS), 2026
Results:
Women’s 100 Breast SB8 – Heats
- World Record: 1:13.83 – Brock Whiston (GBR), 2019
Men’s 100 Breast SB9 – Heats
- World Record: 1:04.02 – Pavel Poltavtsev (RUS), 2012
Difficult to see anyone in that 200fly field beating Turner. Should be a great race for 2nd and 3rd…clareburt looked in good form. Scott and Mildred have looked fairly flat so far (like a lot of the GB contingent) but that can always change.
Also in april when scott went a 1.56 in the im, he did go a 1.54 in the 2 fly so i wouldnt rule it out
Foresters underwaters at so good
Obligatory Harrison Turner <3
He’s been VERY busy this week. I think 2relays and maybe a relay heat and three rounds of 100 fly and now 200 fly.