LIAM TANOCK celebrates golden Games

South West swim star Liam Tanock made it another golden day for Team England in the Delhi pool by winning the XIX Commonwealth Games men's 100m backstroke in record time.

Tancock - from Exeter - saw off his final rivals with a superb swim to touch first in a new Commonwealth record 53.59 and add another Games gold medal to the one he raced to in the 50m backstroke.

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FLY GUY JAMES WINS SILVER MEDAL

commonwealth silver medallist antony james (plymouth leander) image courtesy and copyright pinnacle photo agency ukPlymouth Leander swim star Antony James has won a silver medal for England at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

The 20-year-old Plymothian touched home in 52.50 along with Ryan John Pini (Papua New Guinea) in the men's 100m butterfly final behind gold medal winner Geoff Huegill (Australia).

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FLY GUY JAMES SIXTH IN DELHI FINAL

plymouth leander swimmer antony james swimming for greta britain in the euopean championships in budapest this summer , image courtesy and copyright pinnacle photo agency ukPlymothian Antony James finished sixth in the men's 50m butterfly final today at the Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games in a season's best 24.26.

The Plymouth Leander swim star will now concentrate on his preferred discipline, the 100m butterfly, which starts tomorrow.

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BECKERLEG HELPS ENGLAND REACH RELAY FINAL

plymouth leander swimming club logoPlymouth Leander swim star Steven Beckerleg helped Team England qualify for this afternoon's men's 4x200m freestyle relay at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

England (7:22.61) qualified second fastest for this afternoon's final. Australia led the qualifiers in 7:22.47.

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LEANDER STRIKE GOLD AT REGIONALS

plymouth leander swim team logo, courtesy & copyright plymouth leanderPlymouth Leander topped the 2010 Amateur Swimming Association South West Youth Championship final medals table at Millfield.

Leander returned to Plymouth with a 91-medal haul including 33 golds and 28 silvers following another highly successful weekend for the club.

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GAMES RECORD FOR GOLDEN BOY TANCOCK

exeter's world record holder liam tancock, image courtesy and copyright pinnacle photo agency ukExeter's world record holder Liam Tancock has just won gold for Team England in the 50m backstroke final at the 2010 Delhi XIX Commonwealth Games.

Tancock set a new Games record for the discipline winning the final in 24.62 to finish almost half a second up on runner-up Hayden Stoeckel of Australia.

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2010 ASA SOUTH WEST YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS TABLE

  

Position Club Gold Silver Bronze Total 
1. Plymouth Leander 33 28 30 91 
2. Millfield 9 12 6 27 
3. Taunton Deane 8 5 1 14 
4. Team Bath 6 7 3 16 
5. Ferndown Otters 4 2 1
6. Bournemouth Dolphins 3 2 1
7. Gloucester City 2 3 8 13 
8. Exeter City 2 2 0
9. Salisbury 2 1 0
10. Trowbridge 2 0 1
11. Swindon SX3 1 4 9 14 
12. Truro City 1 2 2
12. Kelly College 1 2 2
14. Soundwell 1 0 1
15. Severnside 0 1 1
15. City of Bristol 0 1 1
17. Frome 0 1 0
18. Cinderford 0 0 1
18. Kingsbridge Kingfishers 0 0 1
18. Christchurch Seagulls 0 0 1
18. South Dorset 0 0 1

 

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