Swimming
Current Loughborough University student and sport scholar Freya Colbert won a brilliant silver in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Colbert’s superb swim ensured Team England made the podium at an electric Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.
Alum Abbie Wood will also be awarded a medal after a stirring swim in the heats.
Read a more in-depth report on Colbert and Wood’s medal here:
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2026/july/loughborough-off-to-flying-start
Also in the pool, current Loughborough master’s student Max Litchfield agonisingly missed out on a maiden Commonwealth Games medal after finishing fifth in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley final.
The Team England swimmer clocked 1:58.62 in a gutsy performance that sadly fell just short of the podium places.
Honorary graduate Adam Ramsey-Peaty progressed to tomorrow night's 100m final after breezing through the semi-final in 59.19 seconds. He’ll be joined by alum Greg Butler, who produced equally impressive performances across the heats to give himself a shot at the medals.
In the Men’s 50m Backstroke, Connor Ferguson’s 25.85 seconds wasn’t quite enough to qualify for the final despite an encouraging outing for the Northern Ireland swimmer.
Elsewhere, in what proved to be a super-fast Women's 400m Freestyle heat, current student Lucy Fox – making her Commonwealth Games debut – finished fifth with a time of 4:12.98.
Para Powerlifting
There was triple medal delight for Loughborough in Para Powerlifting as Mark Swan, Olivia Broome and Matthew Harding all made the podium after brilliant lifts.
Swan won a stunning gold medal in the Men’s Lightweight category, while Broome secured bronze in the Women’s Lightweight category.
Also in the Women’s category, Loughborough-based team-mate Charlotte McGuiness finished just outside the medals in fifth place, successfully lifting 110kg.
In the evening session, Matthew Harding powered 199kg to take a well-deserved silver to better his sixth-placed finish at Birmingham 2022.
In the Women’s heavyweight category, there was heartbreak for Loughborough and Team England athlete Louise Sugden after her challenge on her 137kg lift was unsuccessful.
She finished in fourth place – just outside the medals – one place above team-mate Doaa Shayea.
Read a more in-depth report on Para Powerlifting podium places here:
www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2026/july/loughborough-off-to-flying-start
3x3 Wheelchair Basketball
Former Loughborough Lightning player Lucy Robinson helped Team England beat Australia 16-6 in their opening Pool A match. Robinson scored three of England’s points as the side began their Glasgow campaign in the best possible way.
In the Men’s competition in Pool A, alum Thomas Harvey scored five points as England edged rivals Australia16-13 in a thrilling contest.
3x3 Basketball
Team Scotland’s Kyle Jiminez put in a performance to remember as the host nation won two and lost one of their Pool A matches at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
In the morning session, the Scots defeated Guyana 21-14 as Jiminez, a former sports scholar and Loughborough College learner, netted five points and four key assists in a convincing showing.
Later in the day, Jiminez played his part once again as Scotland beat the Cayman Islands, 22 -13 before being edged out 14-21 in the evening session by Australia.
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