Tostevin breaks second Guernsey record at Glasgow 2026

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Tatiana Tostevin has broken the 50m freestyle and backstroke records this week

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Tatiana Tostevin broke her second Guernsey swimming record at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The 23-year-old, racing at her third Commonwealth Games, became the first Guernsey woman to break the 27-second mark in the 50m freestyle.

She clocked 26.95 seconds as she came third in her heat at Glasgow 2026 and 27th overall to add to her 50m backstroke record.

Fellow islander Tallulah-Mae Rautenbach finished one place behind her in the same heat and also broke the old island best as she swam 27.03 to end 29th.

Emma Bourgaize was first in her heat in a time of 27.50 and was 38th fastest.

Elsewhere, Ronny Hallett swan 26.00 as he finished eighth in his heat and 44th overall in the men's 50m butterfly, while his brother Charlie-Joe was 13th in the 200m breaststroke.

Oriana Wheeler finished fifth in her heat and 13th overall in the women's 200m individual medley, while sisters Delphine and Elodie Riley finished fourth and fifth respectively when they raced one another in their 800m freestyle heat.

Henry Bolton and Zachary Maiden were 24th and 26th respectively in the 100m backstroke while Bolton, Tostevin, Charlie-Joe Hallett and Orla Rabey teamed up to finish 10th in the 4x100m mixed medley relay.