Aimee Willmott Takes Down Hannah Miley to Win 400 IM Commonwealth Gold

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In the first swimming final of the Commonwealth Games, England’s Aimee Willmott out-swam Scotland’s Hannah Miley to pick up the title in the 400 IM. Willmott held a narrow lead after breaststroke, Miley led by just three hundredths halfway through freestyle, and then Willmott came back with a fantastic final 50 to win gold.

Willmott finished in 4:34.90, while Miley took second in 4:35.16. That was a reversal of the finish from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, when Miley took gold ahead of Willmott.

Australia’s Blair Evans took bronze in 4:38.23, while Canada’s Erica Seltenreich-Hodgson just missed the medals with a fourth-place time of 4:38.51. Another Canadian, Sarah Darcel, had the lead for the first half of the race but ended up fading on the free leg and taking fifth in 4:39.43.

Other finalists included England’s Abbie Wood (4:40.55), Australia’s Meg Bailey (4:41.46) and Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey (4:43.51).

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