Brock Whiston lit up the Tollcross International Swimming Centre as she set a new Commonwealth Games record on her way to winning gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB8 final.

The 29-year-old came home in a blistering time of 1:22.05, over four seconds quicker than Uganda’s Husnah Kukundakwe, who took silver.

Iona Winnifrith completed the podium as England took five medals in the pool overall.

“I just went out fast because I knew I had to,” said Whiston. “We’d been training the back end of the race really hard, so I trusted the work I’d done and trusted the process. Thankfully, it all paid off.”

The moment was extra special for Whiston as she was able to top the podium in front of her parents, who were watching on.

“My dad came to watch me race for the first time in 17 years, so to win gold with him here means everything,” the 2024 Paralympic gold medallist explained.

“To have both my mum and dad here makes it the most special one. He doesn’t really understand swimming at all. He can swim a little bit, but he’s definitely not a swimming fan.

“He isn’t allowed to watch my races live on TV. He has to watch them afterwards. At the Paralympics he watched the replay, and today he actually left the stands while I was racing and came back once I’d finished.”

Winnifrith’s Commonwealth Games bronze means the 15-year-old now has at least one medal at each of the four major events, a feat she was delighted to have achieved.

She said: “It feels amazing. It's been very difficult, so to do it all at 15, before I've even become a senior, is really special. Being one of the youngest athletes here and coming away with a medal feels really good. These are such big Games and it's a very special event, so to be part of it is amazing.”

Adam Ramsay-Peaty took a second bronze medal of the Games in the men’s 50m breaststroke as he pipped South Africa’s Chris Smith to the final medal position by just one hundredth of a second in a time of 26.94 seconds.

Australia’s Sam Williamson took gold in a time of 26.50 seconds while Smith’s compatriot Michael Houlie was 0.27 seconds further back in second.

Ramsay-Peaty said: “Sometimes, the harder you try the slower you go. I really enjoyed tonight. I made a few errors, but you can train the hardest in the world, you can work the hardest in the world, but it doesn't really matter unless you're race polished, and I'm not.

“There's obviously quite a lot to work on, but I'm not, honestly, I'm not too fussed about the medals.”

Amalie Smith excelled on her Commonwealth Games debut as she took silver in the women’s 400m individual medley.

The 16-year-old clocked a time of 4:33.70 as Australia’s Jenna Forrester took gold by a margin of 2.51 seconds.

“I'm so excited and so happy,” said Smith. “Coming into this, I was thinking I'd love to win a medal, but the fact I've actually managed to achieve it is just crazy. I'll definitely have to spend some time reflecting on it.

“I was obviously tired during the race – you can't swim 400m without being tired – but going into it I felt fine. Why wouldn't I? As soon as I dived in, it just felt like any other event. It's still the same race, no matter the occasion.”

Elsewhere, Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood, Leah Schlosshan and Freya Anderson ensured England took silver in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final.

The quartet came home in a time of 7:50.10 with Australia taking gold and New Zealand completing the podium.

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