# Commonwealth Games open with golds for Australia's Pallister and England's Swan

Lani Pallister won Australia's first gold of the Commonwealth Games in the women's 400m freestyle. England's Mark Swan claimed the Games' first gold overall in powerlifting, winning by a fraction of a point. Both victories mark an early highlight of the competition.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Sports
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/24/lani-pallister-opens-australias-commonwealth-games-tally-with-400m-freestyle-gold) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:26:59 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/24/englands-mark-swan-powerlifts-to-games-first-gold-by-fraction-of-a-point) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:17:00 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/24/sickening-fall-england-gabriel-langton-commonwealth-games-gymnastics-canada-mens-team-gold) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:53:17 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/25/eilish-mccolgan-scotland-injury-commonwealth-games-2026) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:40:48 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/26/commonwealth-games-2026-day-three-live-updates) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:44:55 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/27/gabriel-langton-gymnastics-horror-fall-commonwealth-games) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:04:52 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/c62q9w037q2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:47:53 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/28/breanna-scott-and-jesse-moore-add-to-australias-gold-medal-bonanza-at-commonwealth-games) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:31:01 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1j1wy8128lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:39:15 GMT

### World
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/25/south-africas-le-clos-breaks-commonwealth-games-record-with-19th-medal?traffic_source=rss) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:48:52 +0000