South Africa Nab New African Record in Mixed Medley Relay, Le Clos Wins 20th CG Medal
2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)Glasgow, ScotlandTollcross International Swimming CentreLCM (50m)Meet CentralEntriesPreview IndexHow to WatchLive ResultsLive RecapsPrelims:Day 1|Day. . .
2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)Glasgow, ScotlandTollcross International Swimming CentreLCM (50m)Meet CentralEntriesPreview IndexHow to WatchLive ResultsLive RecapsPrelims:Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4|Day 5Finals:Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4|Day 5Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay – FinalWorld Record: 3:37. 43 – USA (2024)Commonwealth Record: 3:37. 58 – Great Britain (2021)Games Record: 3:41. 30 – Australia (2022)2022 Champion – Australia, 3:41. 30Top 8:Australia (Anderson, Williamson, Temple, Harris) – 3:40. 46 ***GAMES RECORD***South Africa (Coetze, Houlie, Gallagher, Canny) – 3:42. 61 ***AFRICAN RECORD***Scotland (Ward, Evans, MacInnes, Scott) – 3:43. 70Canada (Masse, Dawson, Liendo, Jansen) – 3:44. 23England (Cox, Ramsay-Peaty, Mildred, Colbert) – 3:45. 59Northern Ireland (Cullen, Bradley, Hamilton, Davison) – 3:49. 10Jamaica (McKenzie, Campbell, Calderbank, Lyn) – 3:57. 42Isle of Man (Justice, Kinley, Allen, Watterson) – 4:03. 32South Africa set a new African record of 3:42. 61 in the mixed 4×100 medley tonight, lowering their previous record by 1. 77 seconds to win silver behind Australia. They led off withPieter Coetze, who swam the joint-17th fastest time in history and his second-fastest ever, beforeMichael Houliebrought them into halfway with a lead of 6. 42 seconds over the field. He split 59. 62 with a 26. 12 opening 50. At this point they were well ahead of record pace, as they had gone with a female breaststroke leg inLara van Niekerk. However, Coetze was 1. 44 seconds faster on the leadoff this year than he was on the previous record. Erin Gallaghersplit 57. 40 on the fly leg, putting them 0. 74 seconds ahead of African record pace with 100 to go. The woman who dived in,Aimee Canny, was the same anchor as the one on the old record four years ago. She was over a second faster this year, 53. 58 compared to 54. 61, and held off a chargingDuncan Scottfor silver. This was the third relay medal of the meet for South Africa after winning bronze in both the men’s and women’s 4×100 free on day 1, the latter of which was also a new African record. Split ComparisonPrevious African Record (South Africa), 2022 Commonwealth Games – 3:44. 38New African Record (South Africa), 2026 Commonwealth Games – 3:42. 61BackstrokePieter Coetze– 53. 42Pieter Coetze– 51. 98BreaststrokeLara van Niekerk– 1:05. 41Michael Houlie– 59. 65ButterflyChad le Clos– 50. 94Erin Gallagher– 57. 40FreestyleAimee Canny– 54. 61Aimee Canny– 53. 58Both Coetze and Canny were significantly faster than they were four years ago, with the middle two legs ending up slightly slower despite switching the tactics around. This is at least a second medal of the meet for all four swimmers on the finals relay. Coetze has won gold in the50 backand200 backso far, as well as bronze in the men’s 4×100 free relay, whileMichael Houliewon silver in the 50 breast for his first senior international medal since the World University Games seven years ago. Erin Gallagherwon silver in the 50 fly and bronze in the 100 fly, and was part of the women’s 4×100 free relay which won bronze. Aimee Cannyled off for that relay, and has won silver medals in the 100 breast and 200 IM, the latter of which wasa new South African record. Chad le Clos, who swam fly on the previous record, was on the prelims relay this morning and split 52. 24. Notably, this is his 20th Commonwealth Games medal, which ties him withEmma McKeonfor the most by an athlete. He will have an opportunity to claim the record outright in tomorrow’s men’s 4×100 medley relay. Chad le Clos‘ Commonwealth Games MedalsDelhi 2010200 Fly – Gold (1:56. 38 GR)400 IM – Gold (4:13. 25 GR)4×100 Medley Relay – Silver (3:36. 12, 52. 98 fly split)4×100 Free Relay – Bronze (3:15. 21, 50. 15 prelims split)4×200 Free Relay – Bronze (7:14. 18, 1:48. 46 split)Glasgow 2014100 Fly – Gold (51. 29 GR)200 Fly – Gold (1:55. 07 GR)4×100 Free Relay – Silver (3:15. 17, 48. 53 leadoff)50 Fly – Bronze (23. 36)200 IM – Bronze (1:58. 85)4×200 Free Relay – Bronze (7:10. 36, 1:47. 13 split)4×100 Medley Relay – Bronze (3:34. 47, 51. 05 fly split)Gold Coast 201850 Fly – Gold (23. 37)100 Fly – Gold (50. 65 GR)200 Fly – Gold (1:54. 00 GR)100 Free – Silver (48. 15)4×100 Medley Relay – Bronze (3:34. 79, 50. 10 fly split)Birmingham 2022200 Fly – Silver (1:55. 89)Glasgow 2026Men’s 4×100 Free Relay – Bronze (3:13. 99, 48. 29 split)Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay – Bronze (3:42. 61, 52. 24 prelims fly split)In This StoryChad le ClosChad le ClosDuncan ScottDuncan ScottEmma McKeonEmma McKeonMichael HoulieMichael Houlie