Mitch Larkin Pulls Away for Commonwealth Gold in 100 Back

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Australia’s Mitch Larkin held a narrow lead at the halfway point of the 100 back final, but he quickly pulled away to comfortably win the gold medal. Larkin, the 2015 World Champion in the event, finished in 53.18, just off Chris Walker-Hebborn’s Games record of 53.12 set four years ago.

The Aussie men finished 1-2 with Bradley Woodward taking second in 53.95. Canada’s Markus Thormeyer grabbed the bronze in 54.14.

England’s Luke Greenbank grabbed fourth in 54.37, and Wales’ Xavier Castelli took fifth in 54.60, just ahead of Australia’s Ben Treffers (54.62). Also in the final were New Zealand’s Corey Main (54.88) and Northern Ireland’s Conor Ferguson (55.01).

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