Commonwealth Games Day 2 review: Australia's golden Swimming start continues & wins for world's Netball top three

The second day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow featured nine gold medals - with Team Scotland increasing their medal haul to four.

Some of the best athletes on the planet have descended on the city to compete in 10 different sports comprising; Athletics and Para-athletics (track and field), Swimming and Para-swimming, Artistic Gymnastics, Track cycling and Para-track cycling, Netball, Weightlifting and Para-powerlifting, Boxing, Judo, Bowls and Para-Bowls, 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.

Here is your comprehensive round-up on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games...

Australia's golden Swimming start continues

Australia clinched five golds from a possible eight on Saturday to extend their winning streak at the top of the table on a dramatic night at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

On the second night of the Swimming and Para Swimming programme, The Dolphins added nine medals and two Games records to extend their lead at the top of the medal table.

Sam Williamson was the story of the day as he won the Men's 100m Breaststroke gold. The 28-year-old sustained a serious knee injury in April 2025 which forced him out of the sport for 13 months.

Williamson came through on the second 50m to win the title in 59.17 seconds. Filip Nowacki took silver to secure Jersey's first Commonwealth Games medal since 1990, while Adam Ramsay-Peaty (ENG), the two-time Olympic champion in the event, was third.

Mollie O’Callaghan showed no signs of ill-effects from her back issues as she added the Women's 200m Freestyle crown to her Olympic and world titles. The 22-year-old revealed earlier this month she had been diagnosed with spinal stress fractures and bone bruising.

O’Callaghan led throughout to win the title in one minute 54:66 with team-mate and Women's 400m Freestyle champion Lani Pallister making it an Aussie one-two.

Goals galore as Netball begins with wins for the world's top three

New Zealand set the standard on the opening day of competition in Netball with Australia and England also living up to their billing.

New Zealand overcame Scotland 74-44 in the opening match at The Hydro, despite a boisterous crowd roaring on the host nation.

The world No.2-ranked Silver Ferns controlled things on court, as goal shooter Grace Nweke delivered 29 of the Kiwis' 35 first-half goals on her 50th international appearance before being rested for the remainder of the match.

Reigning champions and world No.1 Australia posted the highest score of the day as they overcame Tonga 99-38 in a clinical attacking display.

Moving the ball at speed with brilliant handling, the Australian Diamonds proved too much for a Tongan team making their Commonwealth Games debut. Sophie Garbin and Cara Koenen scored 31 goals apiece for Australia.

Wales and Uganda contested the tightest game of the day, the former coming from a narrow first-quarter deficit to lead at half-time. Uganda took back the initiative in quarter three and built their advantage in the final 15 minutes to record a 59-50 win.

McConnell makes winning debut for Scotland in 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

Scotland's Ross McConnell revelled in a Commonwealth Games debut aged 47 in Men's 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball on Saturday, while the host nation's Women also enjoyed victory under player-coach Robyn Love.

McConnell thought someone was having a joke at his expense when he was approached about playing at Glasgow 2026. He was winding down his playing career and more focused on coaching and development at his local club, North East Warriors in Newcastle.

McConnell joined two 20-year-olds, Finlay Erskine and Shayne Humphries, plus Tyler Baines, 24, as Scotland’s Men marked their Commonwealth Games debut by beating South Africa 15-9 at The SEC Centre.

“I never thought I'd be here – I thought I'd missed the boat by about 20 years,” McConnell said. “I've played basketball for 30 years, up and down the leagues, just doing it for fun. Then all of a sudden I got a call, which I thought was a prank call, but it was legit. I came up, did some training camps and the next thing I know I got a call from Mark (Stevenson), our team manager, saying I'd made the team.

“I'm absolutely honoured and delighted to be here representing Scotland. It was fantastic. We were very nervous, we could hear the crowd in the tunnel, but as soon as you go out and see the people everywhere, the nerves go and the adrenaline starts pumping. We've got a lot of firepower and we want to bring a medal home.”

Golden joy for Godwin and Aussies in Artistic Gymnastics

Georgia Godwin turned injury heartbreak to joy as she led Australia to Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Commonwealth Games Team gold.

Godwin suffered the agony of a ruptured Achilles tendon in May 2024, which kept her out of the Olympic Games in Paris and put her career in jeopardy.

But in her first major international competition since, she teamed up with Emily Whitehead, Ruby Pass, Breanna Scott and Kate McDonald to clinch Australia's first Team title since Delhi 2010, with a total of 158.400.

It gave Godwin her ninth Commonwealth medal to overtake Allana Slater as her nation’s most decorated women's gymnast at the Commonwealth Games.

Canada took silver on 157.300 with the experienced Elsabeth Black also topping the All-Around qualification ahead of Ruby Evans (WAL) and Australia’s Scott and Godwin.