The final evening of competition at the Manchester Aquatics centre saw the final 7 events decided as swimming brought the 17th Commonwealth Games to a close. The session proved a fitting finale to a quite outstanding meet and saw yet more high quality swimming, as everyone battled for those last few golds. In the end … Continue Reading→
The penultimate night of finals in the Manchester Aquatics centre was the one with the biggest uncertainty of the competition so far, as the backstroke events took centre stage. Could Ian Thorpe win his 6th gold medal in the 100m backstroke? Could Sarah Price add two more golds in the women’s events? The races on … Continue Reading→
This meet has seen some amazing drama, world records, Commonwealth records and numerous national records but tonight was a night for history to be made. We didn’t have to wait long for the moment to come; the session was barely 3 minutes old before a new name went down in the annals of Commonwealth Games … Continue Reading→
Candian backstroker Riley Janes injured his back in this morning's heats for the men's 100 backstroke, as he collided with the underwater 'halibut' camera from the start. The camera runs on a rail fitted to the bottom of the pool.
Janes always starts deep to allow him to use his excellent dolphin kick, … Continue Reading→
When talking to the press after this morning's 100m breastroke heats, Heidi Earp let it slip that she hadn't swum as well as she had hoped to in the 200m final last night, as a result of an illness. When asked why she had swum she replied, "my coach made me!".