Nine gold medals, and a few semi-finals are to be competed for during the fifth evening of competition at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Join The Roar for live coverage and updates from 7:30pm (AEST).
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It’s a massive Monday night of medals action at the pool. There’s going to be nine finals – four in men’s events, five in women’s – and at least one Australian competing in every one.
The night will start with the 200m backstroke final – Australian Mitch Larkin looks good for a gold here, while fellow countrymen Bradley Woodward and Josh Beaver are also medal chances.
The women’s 800m freestyle includes Aussie Jessica Ashwood, who set a blistering qualifying time and is comfortable favourite.
The Campbell sisters will compete in the women’s 100m freestyle – arguably the premier event of the night. the Cate looks to be the unbackable favourite here , whilst we’re also a chance for a medal in the night’s final event – the men’s 100m butterfly.
A pair of breaststroke finals – the men’s 50m and women’s 100m – will be contested a little later, and whilst Aussies are a bit more uncertain as gold chances, we should feature on the podium for both.
Two para-races, the men’s s7 50m freestyle and women’s SB9 100m breaststroke finals, will also be competed.
Schedule of events (all times in AEST)
7:37pm – Men’s 200m backstroke final
7:43pm – Women’s 800m freestyle final
8:06pm – Men’s S7 50m freestyle final
8:22pm – Women’s SB9 100m breaststroke final
8:37pm – Men’s 50m freestyle semi-final one
8:42pm – Men’s 50m freestyle semi-final two
8:57pm – Women’s 100m backstroke semi-final one
9:02pm – Women’s 100m backstroke semi-final two
9:07pm – Men’s 50m breaststroke final
9:12pm – Women’s 100m breaststroke final
9:28pm – Women’s 200m butterfly final
9:44pm – Women’s 100m freestyle final
9:59pm – Men’s 100m butterfly final
Margaret Heys
Guest
Why is the results coverage so pathetic. You do not see the results of a race on the television coverage only how Australia went. They not show the times at the end of the race. We are so obsessed with our medal score we see and hesr nothing else.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
That concludes my coverage tonight. Be sure to comment your thoughts on a big night at the Optus Aquatic Centre. Thanks for joining me, and be sure to stick to The Roar for more coverage of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Scott Pryde has a blog of the basketball at the moment - https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/04/09/australian-boomers-vs-nigeria-commonwealth-games-mens-basketball-live-scores-blog/ - whilst he'll also be back for a fair few events tomorrow. Thanks, and good night!
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
There'll be two more medal ceremonies - Australia taking a gold (Bronte Campbell), silver (Cate) and bronze (Irvine, just then) between those two - but the night's swimming events have concluded. Good night for the Aussies - winning 15 of the 33 total medals offered tonight, including three golds.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Men’s 100m butterfly final They're being introduced and are lining up for the final event of the night. And they're underway! Le Clos with a brilliant start, and he's leading, but Guy from England is close behind, and Irvine's behind him. Le Clos' dominating this one, and he's won. His 50.65 is a games record! Guy takes silver with 51.31, and Irvine takes bronze for Australia with 51.50. Le Clos has taken the 'treble' - winning the 50m, 100m and now 200m butterfly events. Stunning.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Men’s 100m butterfly final Final event of the night - and it's the Men's 100m butterfly medal event. Two Aussies tonight - David Morgan in lane three, Grant Irvine in lane four. Irvine had comfortably the fastest qualifying time. The biggest competition tonight will be England's James Guy and South Africa's Chad Le Clos.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Another medal ceremony, and it's the Women's 200metre butterfly medal ceremony. Wales takes gold, with Australia taking silver and bronze.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 100m freestyle final Big race now. They swimmers have been introduced, and they're taking their positions. They're off! It's the Campbell sisters bookending the Canadian in Ruck in the top three after a half. Oh! It's Bronte who takes the gold medal - and a sensational games record time of 52.27!! Cate's taken silver with 52.69, and Ruck's taken bronze with 53.08! What a race, and what a swim from the Campbell sisters!!
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 100m freestyle final Penultimate final of the night, and it's an important one: the Women's 100 metre freestyle. The Campbell sisters the most prominent entrants in the event, but Canada's Penny Oleksiak also going to be big competition. Shayna Jack is the third Australian in this one. If we were to go off qualifying times, this would be Cate Campbell's to lose. But this is a big final, and the unpredictable could happen.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Medal ceremony time again, and it's for the Women's 100m breaststroke. South Africa's Schoenmaker will receive this gold, Canada's Smith takes silver and Australia's Bohl won a bronze medal. Second rendition of the South African anthem this evening.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Wales' first gold medal of the swimming program in the Gold Coast.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 200m butterfly final This is going to be a close race by all accounts, and the swimmers are just about ready. They're off and racing. Relatively tight first lap, and it's McKeon leading at the first turn. Thomas of Wales is providing tight competition, though, and she's leading at the second turn ahead of McKeon. She's extending her lead to 1.18 seconds over McKeon and Taylor, and this'll be tight! Doesn't look like Thomas will be conquered. She isn't. It's a games record and she'll win with 2.05.45, Taylor is second with 2.07.39 and McKeon snatches bronze with 2.08.05.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 200m butterfly final After this ceremony and a short break, we're headed into the Women's 200m butterfly final. Three Australian representatives in this one: Brianna Throssell in lane two, Laura Taylor in five and Emma McKeon in lane six. The fastest qualifier was Alys Thomas of Wales, whilst two Englishwomen, a Canadian and an Isle of Man representative (a 'Manx', accoridng to Google) make out the remaining spots.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Fifth medal ceremony of the night, and it's for the men's 50metre breaststroke. No Aussies for the first time tonight - South Africa took gold, with England taking silver and bronze. South African anthem it is, then.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 100m Breaststroke final The introductions are done, and the competitors are off for two laps! Fast start for the South African favourite, but it's Bohl winning after a half. It's Bohl versus Schoenmaker towards the end, but the latter seems to have this. Schoenmaker takes the gold! Her time of 1.06.41 beat the second placed Canadian Smuth 1.07.05, before Bohl finished in bronze medal position with 1.07.22.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women's 100m Breaststroke final Three Aussies in this one - Leiston Pickett in lane two, Georgia Bohl in lane five and Jessica Hansen in lane seven. The woman to beat is Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa, though. Bohl's probably our best gold medal hope, but expect to see her in the medals nonetheless.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
The two Aussies were fourth and fifth, by the way. First final with no medals for the home-side tonight.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Men’s 50m breaststroke final They're off! Van Der Burgh with a great start, and he's leading. Englishman Peaty is fighting back, and it's almost a dead heat!! Van Der Burgh has so, so narrowly won that - his 26.58 result a games record. Peaty collects silver with 26.62, and Wilby bronze with 27.37! That was a sensational race.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Men's 50m breaststroke final Two Aussies contending for medals - Jake Packard in lane six, and James McKenchnie in seven. South African's Brad Tandy and Cameron Van Der Burgh (the defending champion) will be fierce competition, whilst James Wilby also a chance at gold.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 50m backstroke semi-final two The ladies have pin-dropped in, and they're off! Seebolm with the lead halfway through, but Canada's Masse is coming fast. Not fast enough, though, as the Australian wins with 27.89, Masse is second with 28 seconds flat, and a Scot in Wild is third with 28.29.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Women’s 50m backstroke semi-final two Second heat now, and there's a prominent Australian in lane four - Emily Seebohm. A lesser known, and young, Aussie representative is in lane seven - Minna Atherton. Two Scots, two Canucks and one Northern Irishwoman round out the field. They're being introduced now.