The fifth night of finals produced the nearest of misses for the British team as the Women’s 4x200n freestyle relay finished fourth in their final, having held the bronze medal position for much of the race. There was little else to cheer for the British team either, as both Gregor Tait and James Goddard failed to progress from the semi finals of the 200m backstroke.
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A personal best performance for David Davies was not enough to get the Welshman into medal contention in the 800m freestyle, a race that was dominated by Grant Hackett on his way to a new world record. Elsewhere the best finish for Britain came from Chris Cook in the 50m breaststroke, while Mel Marshall fell at the final hurdle in the 200m freestyle.
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Personal best performances from David Davies and Chris Cook were the highlights on an otherwise disappointing day in Montreal for Britain’s swimmers. Davies qualified fourth fastest for tomorrow’s 800m freestyle final, while Cook set his third PB of the meet to secure a spot in the 50m breaststroke final.
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Chris Cook was the only British swimmer participating in finals on the second evening of competition, and finished a creditable 6th in the final of the 100m breaststroke. Swimming in Lane 2, the Newcastle swimmer clocked 1:00.99, shy of his personal best from the semis but still under his pre-Montreal best, and was unable to get himself into the medal race happening in the centre of the pool.
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