More swimming today for Manxies at the Commonwealth Games

Tuesday, 2 August 2022 09:27

By Meg Walker

More swimming events are set to take place today at the Commonwealth Games, with a number of Manx athletes taking part.

Harry Robinson will compete in the Men's 50m Freestyle while Emma Hodgson and Kiera Prentice both swim in the Women's 50m Backstroke.

Yesterday saw Laura Kinley qualify for the semi finals of the Women's 100m Breaststroke, where she finished 7th.

Meanwhile, the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay team beat the Manx record, which had stood for eight years, with a time of 7 mins 43.70 seconds.

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