Team Australia have rounded off day three in the pool at the Commonwealth Games with a record-breaking gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay.
The host nation led the race from start to finish, eventually clocking in with a time of 7:48.04 - a new Games record, usurping their own record from four years ago in Glasgow by almost two seconds.
Team England had been hot on the Aussies' heels for the first half of the race but slipped down to third place in the third leg when Freya Anderson came up against Canada's Rebecca Smith.
From thereon England were unable to claw back the deficit, ultimately being forced to settle for bronze with a time of 7:55.60 - almost six seconds behind Canada, whose time of 7:49.66 would have set a new Games record in itself were it not for Australia's commanding performance.
The result caps another excellent day for Australia, who now have a total of 32 medals from their exploits in the pool, including 11 golds.
Neil Wilkes
