Leamington swim star Lauren Cox set for Commonwealth Games semi-final battle tonight
By John Lomas
Published 27th Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
Leamington swim star Lauren Cox will tonight (Monday) be battling for a place in the final of the women's 50m backstroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
This morning the 24-year-old swam the women's 50m backstroke heats, qualifying third fastest for the next round with a time of 28.14 seconds.
She was second in her race behind Canadian Kylie Masse and will now go in tonight's second semi-final.
In the 100m backstroke she qualified fourth fastest for the final with a time of 1:00.39 on Saturday and progressed that time to earn a fifth place finish in Sunday's final, touching the wall in 1:00.35.
A successful Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham four years ago saw her win two bronze medals in the 4x100m medley and 4x100m mixed medley.
She also finished fourth in the 50m back – 0.03 off Kaylee McKeown in third – and fifth in the 100m back.