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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2002 Commonwealth champion over 200m freestyle, Karen Pickering has confirmed what many have suspected for sometime, as she announced her retirement from international swimming.
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hackett king of the pool in montreal
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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