2018 Commonwealth Games Day 4: Kylie Masse Wins Showdown

Photo Courtesy: Ian MacNicol

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After three full days of action in Australia’s Gold Coast, fast swimming was on display at the 2018 Commonwealth Games for the fourth night of finals.

The usual suspects like Adam Peaty, Cate Campbell, Taylor Ruck and Kylie Masse all had big and epic swims in the finals.

Day 4 Final Results

Day 4 events include:

• Women’s 200 back final
• Men’s 100 free final
• Men’s 50 breast semifinal
• Women’s 100 free semifinal
• Men’s SM8 200 IM final
• Women’s S9 100 free final
• Women’s 200 IM final
• Men’s 100 fly semifinal
• Women’s 100 breast semifinal
• Men’s 50 back final
• Women’s 50 fly final
• Men’s 4×200 free relay final

Women’s 200 back final

The Canadians started night four of the Commonwealth Games in dramatic fashion, going 1-2 in the women’s 200 backstroke.

Kylie Masse won the event in 2:05.98, a Commonwealth Games record, holding off a packed field that included teammate Taylor Ruck, who finished second in 2:06.42 from lane one.

Australia’s Emily Seebohm (2:06.82) and Kaylee McKeown (2:07.86) went 3-4 ahead of Canada’s Hilary Caldwell (2:09.22).

Australia’s Hayley Baker was sixth (2:11.28), followed by England’s Jessica Fullalove (2:11.74) and Elizabeth Simmonds (2:12.40).

Men’s 100 free final

Scotland’s Duncan Scott surged to the championship in the men’s 100 free at the Commonwealth Games. Duncan won the race in 48.02, holding off a charging Chad le Clos from South Africa, who finished second in 48.15, tied with Australia’s Kyle Chalmers (48.15).

Australia’s Cameron McEvoy (48.44) was fourth, followed by Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter (48.60), Australia’s Jack Cartwright (48.62), Canada’s Yuri Kisil (48.80) and New Zealand’s Daniel Hunter (49.30).

Women’s 100 free semifinal

Cate Campbell and Taylor Ruck had a great battle in the 100 free semifinals. Campbell, from Australia, earned the top seed for the finals with a swim of 52.64, a Commonwealth Games record.

Ruck, a Canadian teenager, took the second spot in 53.05 to finish ahead of another Campbell, Bronte Campbell, who finished in 53.46.

Australia’s Shayna Jack took the fourth seed in in 53.58, followed by Canada’s Kayla Sanchez (54.18), Penny Oleksiak (54.34), South Africa’s Erin Gallagher (54.38) and England’s Anna Hopkin (55.17).

Men’s 50 breast semifinal

England’s Adam Peaty swam the 50 breast in a Commonwealth Games record 26.49 to earn the top seed for the finals.

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh took the second seed (26.95), followed by England’s James Wilby (27.41), Australia’s Jack Packard (27.55), South Africa’s Michael Houlie (27.64), Australia’s James McKechnie (27.67), Scotland’s Euan Inglis (27.85) and South Africa’s Bradley Tandy (27.99).

Men’s SM8 200 IM final

Australia’s Jesse Aungles won the SM8 200 IM championship in 2:30.77 ahead of compatriot Blake Cochrane (2:32.72).

Canada’s Philippe Vachon took third (2:34.03), followed by New Zealand’s Celyn Edwards (2:35.07), Canada’s Zach Zona (2:41.66) and Australia’s Rohan Bright (2:32.89).

Women’s S9 100 free final

Australia’s Lakeisha Patterson won the Women’s S9 100 Free in 1:03.02, holding off England’s Alice Tai (1:03.07).

Australia’s Ellie Cole was third (1:03.36), followed by compatriot Emily Beecroft (1:03.76).

Toni Shaw was fifth (1:04.19), followed by Canada’s trio of Katarina Roxon (1:08.18), Abigail Tripp (1:09.43) and Morgan Bird (1:09.85).

Men’s 100 fly semifinal

Australia’s Grant Irvine took the top seed in the 100 fly semifinals, finishing in 51.87.

England’s James Guy took the second spot in 52.34, followed by Australian’s David Morgan (52.48) and South Africa’s Chad le Clos (52.56).

Calum Jarvis of Wales took the fifth seed (53.33), followed by Scotland’s Sean Campsie (53.40) and England’s Jacob Peters (53.40). Canada’s Josiah Binnema took eighth (53.41).

Women’s 100 breast semifinal

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker took the top seed in the 100 breast, finishing in 1:06.65.

Australia’s Georgia Bohl (1:07.13) was second, followed by Canada’s Faith Knelson (1:07.30) and Kierra Smith (1:07.64).

Australia’s Leiston Pickett (1:07.71) took the fifth seed, followed by compatriot Jessica Hansen (1:07.93), England’s Sarah Vasey (1:08.50) and Chloe Tutton (1:08.54) of Wales.

Women’s 200 IM final

England’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor dominated the 200 IM to take the championship at 2:09.80.

Canada’s Sarah Darcel (2:11.14) took second ahead of compatriot Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (2:11.74).

England’s Aimee Willmott took fourth (2:12.07), followed by Australia’s Blair Evans (2:12.76), Scotland’s Hannah Miley (2:13.29), England’s Abbie Wood (2:13.72) and Australia’s Meg Bailey (2:14.58).

Men’s 50 back final

Australia dominated the men’s 50 back, taking the top three spots in the final.

Mitch Larkin earned gold by finishing in 24.68, edging compatriot Benjamin Treffers (24.84) and Zac Incerti (25.06).

Xavier Castelli of Wales took fourth n 25.44, followed by Conor Ferguson (25.72), Harry Shalamon (25.73), Scotland’s Craig McNally (25.80) and Jian Han Tern (25.96).

Women’s 50 fly final

The Australian women turned in a 1-2-3 performance in the 50 butterfly, led by Cate Campbell, who won the event in 25.59.

Holly Barratt was second (25.67) and Madeline Groves was third (25.69).

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak took fourth (25.88), followed by compatriot Rebecca Smith (26.49), Alys Thomas of Wales (26.78), South Africa’s Erin Gallagher (26.84) and Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (27.35).

Men’s 4×200 free relay final

Australia’s Alexander Graham, Kyle Chalmers, Elijah Winnington and Mack Horton won the 4×200 free relay, easily holding off England’s Cameron Kurle, Nicholas Granger, Jarvis Parkinson and James Guy, who finished in 7:08.57. Australia’s time broke the Commonwealth Games record in the event.

Scotland finished third (7:09.89), Canada was fourth (7:14.12) and Gibraltar was fifth (8:15.75).

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