Oceania

Ultra Marathon Swimmer Madi Armstrong Creates Documentary; Will Swim English Channel for Cancer Research When Madi Armstrong was in the water, she knew her father was not far away. Steve Armstrong was either in the stands or in the water, too. Now when Madi looks up, Steve isn't alongside her, at le...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Australia Caps Meet with Double Medley Relay Wins; Pieter Coetze Shines Again It's only fitting that Australia wrapped up a dominant showing at the Commonwealth Games with victories in the women's and men's 400 medley relays on Wednesday night. The six-day competi...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Distance Dominator Sam Short Defends 1500m Freestyle Gold Ahead Of Dan Wiffen and Ben Goedemans Australia’s distance dominator Sam Short has tonight become the gold medal defender, winning back-to-back gold medals in the 1500m freestyle in Glasgow - presented with...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Brittany Castelluzzo Goes Wire-to-Wire in the 200 Fly  Lizzy Dekkers of Australia was a huge favorite coming into the women’s 200 fly, but in the end, it was all Brittany Castelluzzo, her Australian teammate. Castelluzzo swam to a time of 2:06.56, a lifetime best....

Commonwealth Games, Day 6 Finals: Meg Harris Blasts Her Way to 50m Freestyle Gold; Bronze Farewell for Shayna Jack Olympic silver medalist to World champion and now Commonwealth Games gold in the 50m freestyle in Glasgow for Meg Harris. In what was an emotional sweep for Australia at the Tollcross I...

Commonwealth Games, Day 6 Finals: Kyle Chalmers, Ben Armbruster Tie for 50 Fly Gold With Another Australian Sweep For the sixth time in Glasgow, Australian swimmers have swept all three spots on the podium, but this time, two men will stand on the top step. In the men's 50 butterfly final, Kyle Chal...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Finals: Kai Taylor Uses Early Speed to Mine Gold in 200 Freestyle On Day Three of the Commonwealth Games, Kai Taylor provided a clear indication he was in peak form. As Australia captured the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, Taylor capped the victory in emphatic fas...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Para Events: Lakeisha Patterson is Golden in 100 Freestyle (S9) Across various events and distances, Lakeisha Patterson 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...

Commonwealth Games, Day Six Prelims: James Guy Leads Field into 200 Freestyle Final; Duncan Scott Ousted The last prelims session of the Commonwealth Games was all about setting up championship races for the final evening of action at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. Undoubted...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Finals: Matt Temple Drops the Hammer on Butterfly, Australia Wins Gold in Mixed Medley Relay Australia won its sixth relay in six chances at the Commonwealth Games after the dust settled on an electric mixed 400 medley relay. The event features two male and two female sw...

DISTANCE DOMINATOR: Lani Pallister adds the 800m freestyle in a new Games record time. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Finals: Kylie Masse Gets Revenge in Women's 50 Backstroke After a disappointing silver medal in the 100 backstroke, Kylie Masse came back to defeat Aussie Iona Anderson in the 50 backstroke. Already one of the greatest backstrokers of all-time, Masse has padded her resum...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Semifinals: Pieter Coetze Rips Games Record in 100 Backstroke The fifth day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark the last session including semifinals, with action scheduled in the women's 50 freestyle, men's 50 butterfly and men's 100 backstroke. In the 50 fre...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Finals: Lewis Clareburt Repeats as 400 IM Champ Four years has found Lewis Clareburt in the same spot relative to his Commonwealth peers: Atop the podium, and just .02 off of history. The New Zealand swimmer repeated as the champion of the men’s 400 individual medley at ...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Finals: Jenna Forrester Completes Medley Sweep with 200 Win If Jenna Forrester wasn’t a well-known name coming into these Games, she has certainly become one now. After wins in both the 200 backstroke and 400 individual medley, Forrester now puts herself on a short list ...

Commonwealth Games, Day 5 Finals: Flynn Southam Upsets Kyle Chalmers With Stunning 100m Freestyle Gold in 47.13 Australia's Flynn Southam has officially announced his arrival on the international scene, causing a major upset on the fifth night of finals at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Para Events: Kirralee Hayes, Stephen Clegg Mine Gold in 50 Freestyle (S13) Heading into Tuesday's final of the 50-meter freestyle (S13) at the Commonwealth Games, Australian Kirralee Hayes owned a pair of medals from the competition - one in 2022 and one from earlier thi...

Commonwealth Games, Day Five Prelims: Lewis Clareburt Sets Up Title Defense in 400 IM It's been a strong week for New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt at the Commonwealth Games, with the veteran already winning a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly and silver in the 200 individual medley. On Tuesday morn...

Commonwealth Games, Day Four Finals: Australian Women Continue Domination in 800 Free Relay As expected, the Australian women have been nearly unbeatable at the Commonwealth Games. Through four days, the Dolphins have won eight out of nine individual events (all except the 100 breaststroke), and aft...

Commonwealth Games, Day Four Finals: Lewis Clareburt Surges Home to Win 200 Fly Gold The men’s 200 butterfly gave fans one of the most thrilling finishes of these Commonwealth Games. Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand, the defending champion from 2022, had all the odds stacked against him coming in with...