Team Fiji Swimming collected another three gold medals at the XIV Oceania Swimming Championship 2026 last night.
Team Fiji dominated the men's and women's 100 metres freestyle events, with Oceania Swimming champion David Tolu Young winning his third gold medal with a time of 51.42 seconds.
Sixteen-year-old Anahira McCutcheon claimed gold in the women’s division with a time of 56.76 seconds.
Team Fiji's third gold medal came in the mixed 4x50 metres medley relay, where Young and McCutcheon teamed up with Samuel Yalimaiwai and Grace Khelan.
McCutcheon started the relay with the backstroke, followed by Yalimaiwai in the breaststroke. Young powered through in the butterfly, while Khelan finished strongly in the freestyle.
They clocked a time of 1 minute and 48.59 seconds.
On Saturday, Team Fiji broke the Oceania record in the mixed 50 metres freestyle relay.
Team Fiji now has six gold medals and two bronze medals.
Team Manager Sharon Smith says she is proud of the performances from all the swimmers.
She says that the swimmers are competing for a spot in the team that will compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Today, the competition kicks off at 10am with the heats of the men's and women's 50 metres breaststroke, the men's and women's 400 metres freestyle, the men's and women's 100 metres butterfly, the men's and women's 200 metres backstroke, and the men's and women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay.
The finals will start at 6.30pm.
The Oceania Swimming Championship is being held at the National Aquatic Centre.
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