Clareburt and Edwards Close Out Glasgow Campaign with Finals Appearances

Day Six Wrap – Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Lewis Clareburt (United / Nunawading – coached by Jol Finck) and Chelsey Edwards (North Shore – coached by Graham Hill) wrapped up New Zealand's swimming campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with finals appearances at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

Fresh from winning two gold medals and a silver during a standout Games, Clareburt returned to the pool for the men's 200m freestyle final. Racing against a quality field, the 27-year-old clocked 1:46.40 to finish seventh.

After turning in eighth at the halfway mark, Clareburt put up a strong fight over the closing stages to place seventh in a loaded field, ending his Glasgow campaign with four finals appearances and an outstanding medal haul of two golds and one silver.

"It was everything I expected and more," he said after his swim. "There were seven other guys in there who could be Olympic finalists. I was between two guys who have been No 1 and 2 in the world. I didn't do my best time, but it felt good to be there."

Competing in her first individual Commonwealth Games final, Edwards delivered an impressive performance in the women's 50m freestyle. The Kiwi sprinter stopped the clock in 25.17 to finish seventh, capping off a consistent week after progressing through the heats and semi-finals to earn her place among the Commonwealth's fastest 50m freestylers.

"I'm proud of my swim," Edwards said. "Every 50m free is so different, but I’m happy with making a Commonwealth Games final."

The final day brought New Zealand's swimming programme at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games to a close, with the team finishing the competition with an impressive haul of 10 medals (two gold, five silver and three bronze). The campaign was headlined by Lewis Clareburt's two gold medals, Erika Fairweather's historic five-medal haul, and a series of finals appearances and three New Zealand records across the week.

Results by Swimmer

Lewis Clareburt – 2 x gold, 1 x silver

• Men's 200m individual medley – silver medal – heat: 1:58.79, final: 1:56.77 (PB + NZ record)

• Men's 200m butterfly – gold medal – heat: 1:57.35, final: 1:55.05 (PB)

• Men's 400m individual medley – gold medal – heat: 4:16.49, final: 4:08.72

• Men's 200m freestyle – 7th place – heat: 1:46.92, final: 1:46.40

  
  

Caitlin Deans – 1 x bronze

• Women's 400m freestyle – 6th place – heat: 4:10.16, final: 4:09.45

• Women's 1500m freestyle – 5th place – final: 16:08.62 (PB)

• Women's 4x200m freestyle relay – bronze medal – final: 7:51.94 (NZ record)

• Women's 800m freestyle – 4th place – final: 8:33.21

Chelsey Edwards

• Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay – 4th place – heat: 3:28.19, final: 3:24.82 (NZ record)

• Women's 100m freestyle – 22nd place – heat: 56.72

• Women's 50m freestyle – 7th place – heat: 25.02, semi-final: 25:00, final: 25.17

Erika Fairweather – 3 x silver, 2 x bronze

• Women's 400m freestyle – silver medal – heat: 4:06.42, final: 4:02.65

• Women's 200m freestyle – bronze medal – heat: 1:58.39, final: 1:55.24

• Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay – 4th place – final: 3:24.82 (NZ record)

• Women's 1500m freestyle – silver medal – final: 15:58.97

• Women's 4x200m freestyle relay – bronze – final: 7:51.94 (NZ record)

• Women's 800m freestyle – silver medal – final: 8:24.97

Amber George

• Women's 100m backstroke – 11th place – heat: 1:01.46, semi-final: 1:01.24

• Women's 50m backstroke – 6th place – heat: 28.78, semi-final: 28.37, final: 28.33

Cameron Gray

• Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay – 4th place – heat: 3:28.19, final: 3:24.82 (NZ record)

• Men's 100m freestyle – 17th place – heat: 50.19

• Men's 50m butterfly – 19th place – heat: 24.40

Savannah-Eve Martin

• Women's 100m backstroke – 12th place – heat: 1:01.74, semi-final: 1:01.35

• Women's 50m backstroke – 7th place – heat: 28.19, semi-final: 28.28, final: 28.43

Hazel Ouwehand – 1 x bronze

• Women's 50m butterfly – bronze medal – heat: 26.40, semi-final: 26.01, final: 25.76

• Women's 100m butterfly – 8th place – heat: 1:00.33, semi-final: 58.56, final: 59.63

Zoe Pedersen

• Women's 50m butterfly – 5th place – heat: 26.60, semi-final: 26.38, final: 26.24

• Women's 100m freestyle – 12th place – heat: 55.18, semi-final: 55.49

• Women's 50m freestyle – 13th place – heat: 25.60, semi-final: 25.63

Carter Swift

• Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay – 4th place – heat: 3:28.19, final: 3:24.82 (NZ record)

• Men's 100m freestyle – 8th place – heat: 49.40, semi-final: 48.77, final: 49.07

Milana Tapper – 1 x bronze

• Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay – 4th place (heat swimmer) – heat: 3:28.19

• Women's 4x200m freestyle relay – bronze medal – final: 7:51.94 (NZ record)

• Women's 50m freestyle – 16th place – heat: 25.99 (PB), semi-final: 25.85 (PB)

Eve Thomas – 1 x bronze

• Women's 400m freestyle – 8th place – heat: 4:11.05, final: 4:12.23

• Women's 1500m freestyle – 8th place – final: 16:29.63

• Women's 4x200m freestyle relay – bronze medal – final: 7:51.94 (NZ record)

• Women's 800m freestyle – 7th place – final: 8:34.99

Joshua Willmer – 1 x silver

• Men's 100m breaststroke SB9 – silver medal – heat: 1:11.99 (SB8 Games record), final: 1:11.44 (SB8 Games record)

New Zealand Team

Name	Club	Coach
Lewis Clareburt	United	Jol Finck (Nunawading)
Caitlin Deans	Neptune & Swim Dunedin	Lars Humer
Chelsey Edwards	North Shore	Graham Hill
Erika Fairweather	North Shore	Graham Hill
Amber George	Coast	Michael Weston
Cameron Gray	United	Andy McMillan
Savannah-Eve Martin	Coast	Michael Weston
Hazel Ouwehand	Phoenix Aquatics	David Lyles
Zoe Pedersen	Coast	Michael Weston
Carter Swift	United	Tommy Fraser-Holmes (Griffith University)
Milana Tapper	St Peter's	Tommy Fraser-Holmes (Griffith University)
Eve Thomas	Coast	Michael Weston
Joshua Willmer	Coast	Michael Weston

New Zealand Team Staff

Name	Organisation / Club	Role
Graham Hill	Swimming NZ & North Shore	Head Coach
Michael Weston	Coast	Assistant Coach
David Lyles	Phoenix Aquatics	Assistant Coach
Matt Ingram	HPSNZ	Team Manager / Analyst
Rebecca Longhurst	HPSNZ	Team Physio