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2018 Commonwealth Games: Swimming Night 2 finals live updates, results, blog

6th April, 2018
Start time: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Optus Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast
TV: Live, Seven Network
Online: Live, 7CommGames app or website

Full list of events
7:37pm - Men's 50-metre butterfly final
7:41pm - Women's 50-metre breaststroke final
7:56pm - Men's 200-metre freestyle final
8:12pm - Women's 50-metre freestyle semi-finals
8:32pm - Men's 100-metre breaststroke semi-finals
8:43pm - Women's para-sport S9 100-metre backstroke final
8:49pm - Men's para-sport S9 100-metre freestyle final
8:55pm - Women's 100-metre backstroke semi-finals
9:17pm - Men's 400-metre IM final
9:36pm - Men's 100-metre backstroke final
9:51pm - Women's 100-metre butterfly final
10:07pm - Men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay final

Full Commonwealth Games schedule
Mitch Larkin is one of Australia's big medal hopes on Night 2 in the 100-metre Backstroke final. (AAP Image/Darren England)
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Another nine medals are up for grabs at the pool on Night 2 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the men’s 100-metre backstroke final and 4×100 relay the headline acts. Join The Roar for live coverage and updates from 7:30pm (AEST).

After a world record in the women’s 4×100 relay for Australia last night, the men appear to be primed to do similar tonight. They recorded the fastest qualification time during the heats this morning, notching up a Commonwealth Games record with 3.12.72.

It left them four seconds quicker than second-placed Scotland, with the team of Cameron McEvoy, James Magnussen, Jack Cartwright and James Roberts destroying their opposition. Roberts is the man likely to be replaced by Kyle Chalmers this evening.

After blitzing the field last night in the 100-metre backstroke semi-final, Australian Mitch Larkin will go in as the favourite to take gold, challenged by Canadian Markus Thormeyer and fellow Aussie Bradley Woodward.

Australia carry more favourites through the evening, with Madeline Groves leading the charge for the women’s 100-metre butterfly. The national champion swam a blistering 57.22 last night, but will receive stiff opposition from Canada’s Rebecca Smith and the Isle of Man’s Charlotte Atkinson, who faded at the back end of her semi-final.

Emma McKeon, who had a huge night in the pool yesterday will also challenge for the medals.

Clyde Lewis was a surprise fastest qualifier for the men’s 400-metre Individual Medley with South African Ayrton Sweeney and Scot Mark Szaranek likely to be the men going for gold in that particular event. Not to be written off in the outside lane is Aussie Travis Mahoney.

The night starts with two short medal events. In the women’s 50-metre breaststroke, Jamaican and Commonwealth Games record holder Alia Atkinson will go in as favourite, but in a one-lap dash, anything is possible, with England’s Sarah Vasey in a good position to deliver her country another medal after a splendid first night.

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South African duo Chad le Clos and Ryan Coetzee will be favourite for another one-lap dash in the 50 butterfly, while Aussie Grant Irvine can’t be forgotten about.

Australia have three chances in the men’s 200-metre freestyle final, with Kyle Chalmers, Mack Horton and Alexander Graham in the race. None performed out of their skin this morning though, with Scotland’s Ducan Scott, England’s James Guy and Welshman Calum Jarvis the favourites.

Two para-sport and three semi-finals round out what should be a sensational evening of swimming.

Be sure to join The Roar for live coverage of Night 2 at the pool from 7:30pm (AEST) and don’t forget to add a comment in the section below.

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