Josh Liendo breaks Commonwealth Games record to defend men's 100m butterfly title
The Toronto swimmer touched the wall in 50.42 seconds at Glasgow, repeating his 2022 gold medal and building on his 2024 Paris Olympic silver.
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Toronto swimmer Joshua Liendo defended his men's 100-metre butterfly title at the Commonwealth Games on July 27, breaking a meet record with a time of 50.42 seconds at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.
The 23-year-old touched the wall ahead of Australians Matthew Temple (50.43) and Ben Armbruster (50.58), repeating his gold medal from the 2022 Commonwealth Games and building on his Olympic silver from the 2024 Paris Games.
Liendo narrowly missed a second medal about 90 minutes later, finishing fourth in the 50-metre freestyle in 21.55 seconds. Australia's Cameron McEvoy won gold in 20.97.
Elsewhere in the pool, five-time Olympic medallist Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ontario, earned silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke, finishing in 58.77 seconds behind Australia's Iona Alexandra Anderson. The result gave Masse her 10th career Commonwealth Games medal, the most by any Canadian female swimmer.
In gymnastics, Halifax's Ellie Black reclaimed the all-around title she first won at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 30-year-old scored 53.050, beating Australia's Breanna Scott (52.900). Lia-Monica Fontaine, a 16-year-old from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, took bronze (52.800) in her Commonwealth Games debut.
Canada now has nine medals at the Games — three gold, three silver, and three bronze. The competition runs through August 2.
By the numbers
What time did Josh Liendo swim in the men's 100m butterfly at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Josh Liendo touched the wall in 50.42 seconds on July 27, 2026, at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, breaking the Commonwealth Games meet record.
How many Commonwealth Games medals does Kylie Masse have?
Kylie Masse earned her 10th career Commonwealth Games medal with a silver finish in the women's 100-metre backstroke on July 27, 2026, the most by any Canadian female swimmer.
What was Ellie Black's all-around score in gymnastics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Ellie Black scored 53.050 to win the all-around title on July 27, 2026, reclaiming the crown she first won at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
