# Best friends Sheffield and Maskill shine on medal-packed night in the pool – Commonwealth Games England

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/best-friends-sheffield-and-maskill-shine-on-medal-packed-night-in-the-pool-commonwealth-games-england/
- Published: 2026-07-25T21:45:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T00:56:50+00:00
- Original publisher: 🔎 Sheffield
- Original article: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxNM2pyNERlMVo5elJMSThCVVBxTl9fel9nZzdRU3daMmdWbDI4RzdkZXYwRG0yYzRWYXFyNkZ2VFlfZkhFRGVpV2pldFh6bVlrRnRyaGdublBaaUxZV3VpaVVYcmN3aUdtWFNvbjFtUUl4WVQzSC1aR0Zpd19Cc2VRZ1drbGpKNjhFSExCaE9hWFBVOEh0TkR4dkE1MFQwMXRJUjJOTQ?oc=5
- Topics: Sheffield, UK, World

## Key points

- Sheffield’s record swim secured England’s first swimming gold.
- Maskill completed an England one-two in the S14 200m freestyle.
- England won six swimming medals on the night.

## Summary

Georgia Sheffield won gold and Poppy Maskill silver in the women’s S14 200m freestyle at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, giving England a one-two finish. The result was a notable start to England’s swimming medal haul, with Sheffield becoming the team’s first swimming gold medallist of the Games.

Sheffield set a Commonwealth Games record of 2:06.07, while Maskill finished in 2:07.44; Northern Ireland’s Bethany Firth took bronze. England collected six swimming medals that evening—two golds, three silvers and a bronze—with William Ellard also winning the men’s S14 200m freestyle.

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