CLARA Ginnis made history this morning by becoming the first female Jersey athlete to qualify for a final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The 18-year-old booked her place in tonight’s women’s 400m individual medley final after producing an impressive swim of 5:05.83 in the heats. Ginnis will return to the Tollcross International Swimming Centre for the final at 7.17pm.
Elsewhere, Matthew Deffains clocked 52.58 seconds in the men’s 100m freestyle, although his time was not enough to progress to the next round.
Isaac Dodds endured a frustrating start to the day after being disqualified in the men’s 200m butterfly heats for an illegal leg movement. Qualification would have proved a tall order regardless, with every qualifying swimmer breaking the two-minute barrier.
Megan Hansford narrowly missed out on a place in the women’s 50m backstroke semi-finals after recording 31.20.
Samuel Sterry rounded off Jersey’s morning programme with a third-place finish in his heat of the men’s 800m freestyle.
Attention now turns to another busy evening for Team Jersey, with Ginnis chasing history in the 400m individual medley final before Filip Nowacki returns to the pool for his second Commonwealth Games final in the men’s 50m breaststroke at 8.07pm.
