Chad Le Clos Wins 50 Fly Commonwealth Title; Fifth Career Gold

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South Africa’s Chad Le Clos rebounded from the slowest start in the field to come through and take the gold medal in the 50 fly. He touched in a time of 23.37, three tenths ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter. The medal was his fifth gold at the Commonwealth Games and 12th total medal but first ever in the 50 fly.

Carter took second in 23.67, becoming the first-ever Commonwealth swimming medalist for Trinidad and Tobago, while South Africa’s Ryan Coetzee took bronze in 23.73. Coetzee denied Australia’s Grant Irvine from earning a medal by three hundredths, as Irvine finished fourth in 23.76.

New Zealand teammates Daniel Hunter (23.87) and Sam Perry (23.96) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, followed by England’s Jacob Peters (24.00) and Australia’s David Morgan (24.01).

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Thomas A. Small

6 years ago

Congratulations

Bobbi Vasquez

6 years ago

He looks happy