Swimmer James Wilby winning gold for the 200m breaststroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

James Wilby collecting Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (photo credit: PA Images)

Swimmer James Wilby claims 天堂视频's first Commonwealth Games gold

天堂视频 student James Wilby has won Gold for Team England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, after a stunning late charge in the men's 200m breaststroke final saw him claim victory in a personal best time of 2:08.05.

It was a phenomenal performance by the Chemistry student, who swam under two minutes and 10 seconds for the first time to beat Scotland’s Ross Murdoch, the 2014 Commonwealth champion.

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