{"id":648639,"date":"2026-07-29T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=648639"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:36:08","slug":"commonwealth-games-day-six-para-events-lakeisha-patterson-is-golden-in-100-freestyle-s9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-day-six-para-events-lakeisha-patterson-is-golden-in-100-freestyle-s9\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games, Day Six Para Events: Lakeisha Patterson is Golden in 100 Freestyle (S9)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Para Events: Lakeisha Patterson is Golden in 100 Freestyle (S9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Across various events and distances, Lakeisha Patterson<\/strong> has been a steady presence the Para swimming world for a decade. And based on her performance on the final night of the Commonwealth Games, it’s obvious the Australian star is still a force. Racing the 100-meter freestyle in the S9 classification, Patterson easily collected the gold medal at the Tollcross Iternational Swimming Centre, clocking a time of 1:02.99.<\/p>\n

An eight time Paralympic medalist between the Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris Games, Patterson was in a tight battle with countrywoman Emily Beecroft<\/strong> during the first half of Wednesday’s final. At the turn, Patterson held a .02 edge on Beecroft, but that lead expanded over the closing 50 meters, with Patterson ultimately winning by more than a half second. Beecroft took the silver medal in 1:03.56, the bronze going to Scotland’s Toni Shaw<\/strong> in 1:04.71.<\/p>\n

Patterson first mader her international mark at the 2015 World Championships, which took place in the same city as these Commonwealth Games – Glasgow. It’s a full-circle moment of sorts for Patterson, who owns eight career medals from the World Champs. In Paralympic action, she holds three gols medals, four silver medals and a bronze.<\/p>\n