2018 Commonwealth Games Day 4 Prelims: Campbell, Ruck Set up 100 Free Showdown

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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.

The usual suspects like Adam Peaty, Cate Campbell, Taylor Ruck and Kylie Masse all had big prelims.

Today’s events include:

• Women’s 200 back
• Men’s 50 breast
• Women’s 100 free
• Women’s 200 IM
• Men’s 100 fly
• Women’s 100 breast
• Women’s 800 free

Check back for up-to-date live coverage of each event.

DAY 4 PRELIMS RESULTS

 

Women’s 200 back

Kylie Masse continued her strong performance on the Gold Coast by taking the top time in the 200 back out of prelims.

The Canadian touched the wall in 2:09.12 to finish well ahead of the field. Canadian teammate Hilary Caldwell took the second see tat 2:10.27.

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown took the third seed in 2:10.45, followed by England’s Jessica Fullalove (2:11.51), Australia’s Emily Seebohm (2:11.68), England’s Elizabeth Simmonds (2:12.12), Canada’s Taylor Ruck (2:12.62) and Australia’s Haley Baker (2:12.71).

Men’s 50 breast

Adam Peaty put himself in good position to continue his dominance in the breaststroke. The British champion finished the 50 breast in 26.98 to earn the top qualifying spot for the semifinals.

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh was second in 27.01, followed by Australia’s Jake Packard (27.42) and James McKechnie (27.53).

Britain’s James Wilby (27.58), Scotland’s Euan Inglis (27.84), South Africa’s Michael Houlie (27.92) and Scotland’s Craig Benson (28.06) round out the top eight.

Scotland’s Mark Campbell and Australia’s Liam Hunter tied for the ninth seed at 28.10, followed by South Africa’s Bradley Tandy (28.17), Canada’s Elijah Wall (28.29), Mozambique’s Ludovico Corsini (28.56), Northern Ireland’s Jamie Graham (28.80), Izaak Bastian (29.39) of the Bahamas and Fiji’s Epeli’s Rabua Herbert (29.61), who rounded out the top 16.

Women’s 100 free

A couple of veteran Australians and a couple of Canadian teenagers started what looks to be pretty epic battle in the 100 free.

Australian’s Cate Campbell took the top seed in the prelims in 54.05, earning the top spot for the semifinals.

On her heels was Canada’s Taylor Ruck, who finished in 54.79.

Bronte Campbell took the third spot in 54.81, followed closely by Canada’s Penny Oleksiak (54.88) and Canada’s Kayla Sanchez (54.97).

Australia’s Shayna Jack took the sixth seed (55.00), followed by England’s Freya Anderson (55.12) and Anna Hopkin (55.21).

Also finishing in the top 16 to make the semifinals were: South Africa’s Erin Gallagher (55.36), Scotland’s Lucy Hope (55.56), England’s Jessica Jackson (55.85), South Africa’s Emma Chelius (56.04), New Zealand’s Carina Doyle (56.27), Laticia Transom (56.32), Georgia Marris (56.98) and Singapore’s Ting Wen Quah (57.46).

Women’s 200 IM

England’s Siobhan O’Connor took the top seed in the 200 IM prelims with a 2:11.31.

Canada’s Erika Seltereich-Hodgson was second in 2:12.24, followed by Scotland’s Hannah Miley (2:12.50), England’s Abbie Wood (2:12.85), Canada’s Sarah Darcel (2:12.95), England’s Aimee Willmott (2:13.38), Australia’s Meg Bailey (2:13.61) and Blair Evans (2:13.63).

Men’s 100 fly

England’s James Guy surged to the top seed in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 53.16 to hold off Scotland’s Sean Campsie (53.31).

Canada’s Josiah Binnema (53.49) took the third seed (53.49), followed by Australia’s David Morgan (53.49), South Africa’s Chad le Clos (54.67), England’s Jacob Peters (53.72), Canada’s Mackenzie Darragh (53.81) and Australia’s Grant Irvine (53.89).

Also qualifying for the semifinals were: India’s Sajan Prakash (54.11), Wales’ Calum Jarvis (54.26), Malaysia’s Jie Chan (54.33), Zambia’s Ralph Govieia (54.58), Ghana’s Abeku Jackson (54.79), South Africa’s Ryan Coetzee (55.03), Eben Vorster (55.11) and Northern Ireland’s James Brown (55.14).

Women’s 100 breast

Australia’s Georgia Bohl took the top seed in the 100 breast, finishing in 1:07.40, just ahead of South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker (1:07.69) during prelims.

Australia’s Leisten Pickett (1:07.72), Canada’s Kierra Smith (1:07.81) and Faith Knelson (1:08.50) followed. Australia’s Jessica Hansen was sixth (1:08.81), followed by Canada’s Rachel Nichol (1:08.87) and England’s Sara Vasey (1:08.95).

Also qualifying for the semifinals were: Chloe Tutton (1:09.06) of Wales, England’s Molly Henshaw (1:09.40), South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett (1:09.40), Scotland’s Corrie Scott (1:09.51), Isle of Man’s Laura Kinley (1:09.71), England’s Jocelyn Ulyett (1:09.74), Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson (1:09.83) and South Africa’s Emily Visage (1:10.65).

Women’s 800 free

Australia’s Jessica Ashwood concluded the preliminaries by taking the top seed in the 800 free in 8:29.30, ahead of compatriot Ariarne Titmus (8:32.78).

Scotland’s Camilla Hattersley took the third seed in 8:35.62, ahead of Jazz Carlin of Wales (8:36.52), England’s Holly Hibbott (8:39.57), Australia’s Kia Melverton (8:42.01), Ellena Jones of Wales (8:43.89) and South Africa’s Kate Beavon (8:49.16).

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