Glasgow, July 29 -- Australia's Flynn Southam produced the standout performance of the swimming competition by storming to the men's 100m freestyle title at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Tuesday night, defeating defending champion Kyle Chalmers in one of the most anticipated races of the meet.

The 21-year-old clocked 47.13 seconds to secure the gold medal, finishing ahead of Wales' Matt Richards, who claimed silver in 47.64, while Olympic champion Chalmers settled for bronze in 47.74 despite entering the final as the fastest qualifier.

Southam had signalled his form earlier in the competition when he set a Commonwealth Games record of 47.09 while leading off Australia's relay on the opening night. He came within four-hundred...