'Can't quite believe it' - Team England's Amalie Smith, 16, takes stunning medley silver at 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Australia's Jenna Forrester managed to hold off Smith for gold in the event, but would perhaps have not expected such a stern push from the English teenager, who established herself among the senior crop on her Commonwealth Games debut.

Smith clocked an impressive 4:33.70, around a second and a half behind Forrester, but over three seconds ahead of Australia's Ella Ramsay, who capped off the podium.

"I’m so happy with that swim," Smith told TNT Sports. "I can’t even express my emotions with words. I’m so happy and I did such a great time.

"It’s not just the time, but it is really exciting to look at the scoreboard and see the hard work in training has paid off.

"I can’t quite believe it to be honest."

Team GB icon and TNT Sports expert Ellie Simmonds was excited to see a new chapter in the development of female English talent.

"It’s great to see these youngsters coming through," Simmonds said. "They’ve been very dominant on the men’s side, with Duncan Scott, Adam Ramsay-Peaty, but finally we’re seeing the girls' side catch up.

"It’s very important to have the next generation of athletes. Especially Amalie Smith, this is her senior debut.

"I’ve seen in interviews she dreams of the Olympics, so to come here, at the Commonwealth Games, and have this experience of not just competing against the likes of the Australians, but also with distractions - there are multiple sporting events happening, different athletes - so for her to go out there and swim as fast as she can and get a silver medal, that will give her so much confidence."

Elsewhere in the pool, in the SB8 breaststroke final, Team England's Brock Whiston took gold, while silver medallist Husnah Kukundakwe took a first swimming and Para-sport medal for Uganda.

There was disappointment for Scotland's Duncan Scott, who finished fourth and without a medal in the men's 200m butterfly.

New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt picked up gold with Australia's Harrison Turner and Matthew Temple second and third respectively.

Also on Monday, three-time Olympic gold medallist Adam Ramsay-Peaty claimed his second bronze medal in Glasgow in the men's 50m breaststroke.

Plenty of silverware headed down under on Monday, with Australia typically dominant in the pool.

The nation took gold, silver and bronze in the women's 100m freestyle, with Meg Harris ahead of her compatriots Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack.

And there was another Australian 1-2-3 in the men's 800m freestyle final, with Sam Short clinching gold followed by Benjamin Goedemans and Matthew Galea.

Beau Matthews, meanwhile, also claimed an Australian gold in the men's 100m breaststroke SB9 final.

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