The Canadian team dominated the women’s 200m breaststroke as Annamay Pierse (pictured) broke her own world record for the short-course distance in a 25m pool on her way to winning the gold medal.

The world silver medallist took the lead early on and dominated as she moved away from the field with her excellent turns.

She extended her lead with just 50m to go and looked on set to break her world record.

 

Pierse touched in a time of 2min 16.83sec to take over half-a-second off the world record.

The silver medal went to her team-mate Martha McCabe in 2:23.23 and Hanna Pierse won bronze in a time of 2:24.63.

The men’s 4x200m freestyle relay saw the Canada 2A team break the world record as they swam excellently to take the gold medal.

They were dominant through the race as they lowered the world record after touching in a time of 6:51.05.

Canada’s A team won the silver medal in a time of 6:56.17 and the bronze medal was taken by Loughborough University in a new British club record time of 7:00.11.

World champion Liam Tancock sealed his first gold medal of the event after breaking the European, Commonwealth and British records in the 50m backstroke.

Tancock showed his impressive speed as he got off to an excellent start and turned first at the 25m mark.

 

The long-course world record holder fought off the challenge of Benjamin Stasiulis to touch first in a time of 23.10sec.

 

Tancock said:  “I just missed that world record but I have improved on my best and that is what this week is all about for me.

 

"It is a great meet, to come back after Rom and the huge success we had there, there is a real buzz about the place and it is driving us all on.”

Joe Roebuck broke the 400m individual medley Commonwealth and British record after dominating his final.

The two fastest qualifiers for the final were two British swimmers, Roebuck and Lewis Smith, and they knew they had to fight it out for the victory.

Roebuck got off to the best start as he took the lead at the first turn and gave himself a lead of a body length as he turned for the Backstroke leg.

Through the breaststroke leg Smith chipped away at Roebuck’s lead but the Loughborough University swimmer kept control of the race and was on track to break the British record with just 50m to go.

Roebuck touched home in 4:01.88 to take a second off the Commonwealth record and almost four seconds off the British record.

Roebuck said: “My coach and I have been talking about this record for a long time now, it was our aim and I am chuffed to have got it.

“After swimming well in Rome last week I was looking forward to this meet as I have no pressure and it is just about swimming.

 

"The experience of Rome has helped me enormously having to deal with all of the pressures of one of the world’s biggest events means Championships like this are so much more relaxed for me.”

The Loughborough University 4x200m freestyle relay team knocked almost six seconds off the British record as they put in a commanding performance to take the title.
 

Caitlin McClatchey got the team off to an excellent start with a split time of 1:55.92 and she handed the race over to Jo Jackson (pictured).
 

The double world silver medallist looked strong and extended Loughborough’s lead over the Canadians. Fran Halsall took over the race after Jackson swam a 1:52.93 split.

Fran Halsall, another world silver medallist, continued Loughborough’s dominance as she extended their lead.

 

Elizabeth Simmonds swam the anchor leg and brought the team home in a time of 7:39.20.

Halsall, meanwhile, also lowered the British record in the 50m butterfly twice through the second day of competition.

First she 26.06 in her heat and she knew she had more to come for her final.
 

Halsall got a good start but was pushed all the way by Canada's Victoria Poon as they fought to secure the victory.

The Brit had an excellent turn and moved ahead of Poon and she touched in a new British record time of 25.44.
 

Canada won the gold, silver and the bronze in the 100m individual medley as Julia Wilkinson lowered the Commonwealth and Canadian record.
 

Wilkinson secured the victory over the final 25m and touched home in a time of 59.28 to take almost half a second off her own Canadian record and the Commonwealth record.