Cam McEvoy continued his swimming resurgence by winning the 50m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 32-year-old Australian was the only finalist to finish in under 21 seconds, leading an Australian medal sweep ahead of Flynn Southam and Jamie Jack.

McEvoy's victory marked the end of a personal gold medal drought at his third Commonwealth Games. He clocked 20.97 seconds, with Southam finishing in 21.44 for silver and Jamie Jack taking bronze in 21.47. This win follows McEvoy's world record of 20.88 set in March at the China Swimming Open, a record that had stood for 17 years.

His performance caps a remarkable comeback since taking a sabbatical after the Tokyo Olympics. McEvoy, nicknamed 'The Professor', returned to the sport, revamped his training, and went on to win the 50m freestyle at the Paris Olympics. This is his fourth Commonwealth gold, with the previous three being in relay events.

Lani Pallister also dominated the 1500m freestyle, winning by a significant margin. In a thrilling finish, Kai Taylor swam a strong anchor leg to secure victory for Australia in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final against England. The team of Sam Short, Harry Turner, Ed Sommerville, and Taylor set a new Games record with a time of 7:01.47.

Iona Anderson, 20, won the women's 100m backstroke final with a time of 58.71, narrowly beating Canada's Kylie Masse. Tim Hodge, the opening ceremony baton bearer for Australia, also secured gold in the men's 100m backstroke S9.

Collectively, Australian swimmers have won 16 gold medals over the first three days of competition, placing the country at the top of the overall Games medal standings.

In other events, Matthew Temple narrowly missed out on gold in the men's 100m butterfly final, finishing second to Canada's Josh Liendo by one-hundredth of a second. Liendo's winning time of 50.42 also broke the Games record that Temple had set in the semi-finals. Gemma Sellick and Victoria Belando Nicholson won silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 100m backstroke S9, behind England's Alice Tai.