AFP, New Delhi

Kylie Palmer won the first Commonwealth Games swimming gold in New Delhi Monday, powering her way to victory in the women’s 200m freestyle and setting Australia on course to retain top spot in the pool.
The 20-year-old struck out after the second turn and touched home in 1:57.50 but the battle for the other podium positions went down to the wire, with Wales’ Jaz Carlin and England’s Rebecca Adlington winning silver and bronze.
The top six women all swam under 1:59, with the early race leader Genevieve Saumur from Canada missing out on bronze by four hundredths of a second. [Read More]

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Source: The New Nation