Shattered Sprenger ‘just a mess’

A despondent Christian Sprenger after the 100m breaststroke heat. Picture: Adam Head Source: News Corp Australia

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Melanie Schlanger (left) and Cate Campbell are still enjoying themselves in the pool. Source: Getty Images

10pm - GOLDEN GIRLS STILL BANG IN FORM

RELAY golden girls Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell and Melanie Schlanger overcame a restless night of sleep after their world record triumph to ease through to the 50m freestyle semi-finals.

Cate was second fastest in 24.33s, Bronte placed third in 24.52s and Schlanger was fifth in 24.87s as England's Fran Halsall set the pace in 24.31s.

Emily Seebohm and Belinda Hocking set the pace in the women's 100m backstroke heats, qualifying first and second in 59.51s and 59.78s this morning. Australian swim team rookie Madi Wilson qualified for the semi-finals in 1:01.05 in ninth position.

Gold Coast's Thomas Fraser-Holmes has set himself a chance at double gold tonight, cruising into the final of the 400m medley just over an hour after he qualified for the 200m freestyle final. He was fourth fastest in the 400m heats in 4:15.34, as Australian teammate Travis Mahoney qualified second in 4:14.99.

A despondent Christian Sprenger holds his shoulder after the 100m breaststroke heat. Picture: Adam Head Source: News Corp Australia

8.50pm — SHATTERED STRENGER'S STROKE 'A MESS'

WORLD champion Christian Sprenger fears his chances for a golden Commonwealth Games are all but over admitting his stroke is "just a mess at the moment" because of a torn muscle in his shoulder, Todd Balym writes.

The 100m breaststroke star has appeared a shadow of his former self at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, labouring to eighth in the 200m final and struggling in the heats of his main 100m event, almost four seconds off his best time.

Sprenger said physios believe he has torn muscles in his shoulder and it has completely thrown his stroke and power in the pool to the point that his chances are effectively dead in the water.

"The stroke is just so foreign," Sprenger said. "I'm diving in and pulling out and there's just no drive, there is no power, no efficiency and it's just a challenge.

"I'm mistiming everything … It's just a mess at the moment."

MORE: SPRENGER STRUGGLING WITH SHOULDER ISSUE

Welsh track star and European 400m champion Rhys Williams is out of the Games after failing a drug test. Source: AP

8.30pm — WELSH CO-CAPTAIN FAILS DRUG TEST

THE co-captain of the Wales track and field team, 400m hurdler Rhys Williams, has been kicked out of the Games for failing a drugs test, Scott Gullan writes.

He is the second Welsh athlete inside a week to be suspended for alleged doping offences with 800m runner Gareth Warbuton also banned.

Williams, the current European champion, failed a drug test at the Glasgow Grand Prix two weeks ago.

The 30-year-old won the bronze medal in Delhi four years ago behind fellow Welshman Dai Greene who he succeeded as European champion in 2012 and had only just been named co-captain of the team alongside hammer thrower Carys Parry.

MORE: WELSH STAR FAILS DRUG TEST

Cameron McEvoy in action during te 200m freestyle heats. Source: Getty Images

8pm — INSPIRED McEVOY HAS FLYING START

CAMERON McEvoy has used the motivation of Australia's world record breaking women's relay team to make a flying start to his Commonwealth Games campaign this morning, Todd Balym writes.

McEvoy cruised to a 1:46.39 victory in the 200m freestyle to be fastest for tonight's final ahead of teammate Thomas Fraser-Holmes (1:47.01), with 400m silver medallist David McKeon seventh in 1:47.99.

McEvoy said the women's success on the opening night had lifted the entire swim team.

"I was with about 10 of us in the dorm room watching that and it was just so sick. We were yelling and a couple of the other sports came over to find out what it was," McEvoy said.

"I thought it was awesome. Really good."

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