Canada's Katerine Savard edges out O'Connor to win butterfly gold

Savard edges out O'Connor to win gold

Canada's Katerine Savard edged out Team England's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor to claim gold in the women's 100m butterfly at the Commonwealth Games this evening.

The 21-year-old just managed to beat O'Connor in the final metres to clinch the medal, breaking the Games record in the process with a time of 57.40s.

O'Connor secured her third silver medal of the Games with a time of 57.45s, while Australia's Emma McKeon took the bronze.

England's Rachael Kelly and Wales's Jemma Lowe finished in fifth and sixth respectively.

Author photo

Written by

Share this article:
Subscribe to our newsletter

Get FREE daily news and in-depth previews for games from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football — straight to your inbox.

Subscribe