Golden night for Sheffield and Ellard as Team England swimmers land six medals

Team England swimmers added six more medals to their tally on day two of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Georgia Sheffield and Will Ellard were both crowned Commonwealth champions as the squad secured two golds, three silvers and a bronze in another impressive evening at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Sheffield delivered a standout performance in the Women’s S14 200m Freestyle, becoming Team England’s first swimming gold medallist of the Games after setting a new Commonwealth Games record of 2:06.07.

The success was doubled by teammate, Poppy Maskill, who claimed silver in 2:07.44 to complete a remarkable English one-two, while Louise Fiddes also impressed to finish fifth.

Moments later, Will Ellard ensured it was back-to-back victories for Team England in the pool. The Paralympic champion lowered the Commonwealth Games record once again on his way to gold in the Men’s S14 200m Freestyle, touching in 1:51.66 to secure the title in dominant fashion.

The medal haul continued elsewhere across the programme. Ollie Morgan collected his second silver medal of the Games, finishing runner-up in the Men’s 50m Backstroke in 24.48.

Jack Skerry narrowly missed out on the podium in fourth, while Cam Brooker placed eighth in a highly competitive final.

Team England’s relay squads maintained their strong form. Jacob Mills, Jacob Whittle, Freya Anderson and Freya Colbert combined to take silver in the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:23.91, adding to Team England’s growing relay medal tally in the pool.

Gabe Shepherd, Tom Dean, Abbie Wood and Erin Little also played their part after helping the team qualify through the heats.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty secured Team England’s bronze medal of the evening in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke.

The experienced breaststroker stopped the clock at 59.65 in a closely fought race, earning his eighth Commonwealth Games medal. Greg Butler was also in action, finishing sixth in a stacked final.

Just outside the medals, James Guy opened the night’s racing with a battling swim in the Men’s 400m Freestyle, placing fourth in 3:46.70 after pushing the Australian challenge throughout.

The Women’s 200m Freestyle final saw strong performances from the English contingent, with Freya Colbert finishing fourth, Leah Schlosshan sixth and Freya Anderson seventh.

There was further British success in the semi-finals as several swimmers booked places in Sunday’s finals. Lauren Cox progressed safely through the Women’s 100m Backstroke, qualifying fourth fastest in 1:00.39, while Jacob Mills reached the Men’s 50m Freestyle final as the seventh-fastest qualifier.

Ed Mildred and Jacob Peters advanced from the Men’s 100m Butterfly semi-finals. Mildred posted the third-fastest time overall with 51.30, while Peters secured his place in the final after qualifying seventh in 52.26.

Elsewhere, Eva Okaro finished eighth in the Women’s 50m Butterfly final, while Gabrielle Idle-Beavers narrowly missed out on a spot in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke final after lowering her heat time to 1:09.27 in the semi-finals.

With six medals added on day two and more finalists secured for the sessions ahead, Team England’s swimmers head into the remainder of the competition carrying plenty of momentum in Glasgow.

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