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There are just two finals sessions remaining of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and we are in for an exciting session tonight.
Night 5 Finals Schedule
- Men’s S13 50 Free — Final
- Women’s S13 50 Free — Final
- Men’s 100 Free — Final
- Women’s 200 IM — Final
- Men’s 400 IM — Final
- Women’s 50 Free — Semifinal
- Men’s 50 Fly — Semifinal
- Women’s 50 Back — Final
- Men’s 200 Breast — Final
- Women’s 50 Breast — Final
- Men’s 100 Back — Semifinal
- Women’s 800 Free — Timed Final
- Mixed 4×100 medley Relay — Final
Kyle Chalmers is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle final with the 47.87 he swam in the semifinal to come in just two tenths ahead of Australian teammate Flynn Southam‘s 48.08. Both have had strong performances this week, including setting a new Games Record in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay. Southam led off in a new Games record and lifetime best time of 47.09 and Chalmers anchored in 46.93. Chalmers’ best is 47.15 from the 2023 World Championships.
They will also have competition from Canada’s Josh Liendo, who is seeded 3rd in 48.20 and is fresh off a win and Games record in the 100 fly final. Wales’ Matt Richards comes in at 48.21, just one hundredth behind Liendo.
The women’s 200 IM is shaping up to be one of the closest races of the night with Australia’s Jenna Forrester holding the top seed at 2:10.92, just eight hundredths ahead of South Africa’s Aimee Canny, who is seeded in 2:10.99.
Forrester’s best is 2:08.93 from the 2023 Worlds and she has been 2:09.07 this season, while Canny’s personal and season best is 2:09.99 from June. The 400 IM champion, Amalie Smith, is seeded 3rd in 2:11.38.
Lewis Clareburt (NZL), William Petric (AUS), Max Litchfield (ENG), and Lorne Wigginton (CAN) are all separated by less than a second in tonight’s men’s 400 IM final. Clareburt holds the top seed at 4:16.49 and Wigginton is seeded 4th in 4:17.23.
Clareburt is the only one in the field who has been under 4:10 this season, coming in with a season best 4:09.27 from May, though Litchfield has also been under 4:10 in the past, with a lifetime best of 4:08.85.
The Aussies are dominating the women’s 50 freestyle semifinal with Meg Harris (24.38), Shayna Jack (24.46), and Alexandra Perkins (24.96) as the only swimmers under 25 seconds in the prelims. They will be shooting for the middle lanes in the final tomorrow though New Zealand’s Chelsey Edwards (25.02) and South Africa’s Caitlin de Lange (25.05) will be trying to throw a wrench in their party.
Liendo and Chalmers will be back in the water for the men’s 50 fly semifinal with Chalmers coming in as the top seed in 23.07, just ahead of fellow Australian Ben Armbruster‘s 23.13.
South Africa’s Calvyn Justus is seeded 3rd in 23.44, just ahead of Liendo’s 23.66. Also in the semifinal is men’s 50 freestyle world record holder, Cameron McEvoy, who is seeded in 23.74.
The women’s 50 backstroke final features Kylie Masse (CAN), Iona Anderson (AUS), and Lauren Cox (ENG) all coming in under 28 seconds. Anderson was the champion in the women’s 100 back by just six hundredths over Masse, and the two will be looking for a rematch tonight.
The men’s 200 breaststroke is another potentially close final with the top four seeds coming in about a second apart from each other. Oliver Dawson (CAN) holds the top seed in 2:10.05, 1.02 seconds ahead of Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook‘s 2:11.07 as the 4th seed.
Stubblety-Cook has the fastest lifetime best in the field (2:05.95), but he will be competing with the 2nd seed, Jersey’s Filip Nowacki, who has been incredibly strong over the last few seasons and has been four tenths faster this season alone. Also in the mix is England’s Greg Butler at 2:10.73.
The women’s 50 breaststroke final will see teenager Sienna Toohey, of Australia, attempt to hold off South Africa’s Lara van Niekerk for the top spot. Toohey is seeded in 30.58, just five hundredths ahead of Van Niekerk’s 30.63 in 2nd.
Toohey already has a bronze medal under her belt with the 1:06.47 she swam in the 100 breaststroke, while Van Niekerk is the current Games Record holder at 29.73.
Canada’s Sophie Angus and England’s Imogen Clark could also move into the top spot with the right swim.
The men’s 100 backstroke semifinal will be led by Oliver Morgan at 53.65, who will be in heat two. Directly next to Morgan will be Commonwealth record holder Pieter Coetze, whose lifetime best is 51.85 is more than a second faster than the current Games record of 53.12.
Coetze swam 54.12 in prelims, but will be hunting the middle lane for tomorrow’s event final.
Scotland’s Matthew Ward is the top seed in heat one at 54.04, just ahead of Coetze’s South African teammate and men’s 50 backstroke bronze medalist Ruard van Renen.
The final individual event of the session will be the women’s 800 freestyle where Australia’s Lani Pallister is the heavy favorite to take home the gold medal. She has already won the 400 and 1500 freestyle events this week and will be looking to make it a clean sweep tonight.
Behind Pallister, New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather is likely going to take the silver medal with the biggest race happening for the bronze medal between a few athletes including Australia’s Molly Walker, and New Zealand’s Caitlin Deans and Eve Thomas.
The session will wrap up with the mixed 4×100 medley relay final where Australia is the clear favorite to win with England and Scotland seeded in a very close race for 2nd. Canada and South Africa could also find their way onto the podium.
