'Real boost' for Sarnians

THE results did not tell the full story on day one in the pool.

Guernsey's Commonwealth swimmers could take plenty of positives from yesterday's heats despite all four team members finishing outside the qualifying positions, said team manager Sara Parfit.

Alexander Beaton finished seventh in heat two of the 50m backstroke, with Ben Lowndes placing sixth in heat three.

There would be no final repeat either for Ian Powell as he claimed fifth in heat two of the 200m butterfly. In heat three, Lowndes was seventh - one place behind Tom Hollingsworth.

In the 4x100m freestyle, Guernsey finished fourth ahead of Papua New Guinea, missing out on the island record by just two-tenths of a second. Parfit was pleased with the result considering the lack of recovery time after the butterfly.

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