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The2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games have wrapped up, with an impressive medal haul for New Zealand, and a strong group of Hibiscus Coast athletes contributing across gymnastics, hammer throw, and swimming.
Red Beach gymnast Daniel Stoddart competed for New Zealand in artistic gymnastics, helping the men’s team finish 13th. He went on to place 12th in the individual all-around and seventh in the rings final.
Anthony Barmes achieved a long-held goal when he made his Commonwealth Games debut in the hammer throw this year. After years of hard work to earn his place on the New Zealand team, he finished sixth in the final with a throw of 67.49m.
Five swimmers from Coast Swim Club also represented New Zealand at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, reaching several finals. Two of them, Josh Willmer and Eve Thomas won medals.
Para-swimmer Josh Willmer won silver in the 100m breaststroke after qualifying fastest from the heats and improving on his final’s time from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Eve Thomas claimed a bronze medal as part of New Zealand’s women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team. Competing at her second Commonwealth Games, she also reached the finals of the 400m and 800m freestyle, finishing eighth and seventh respectively. She also competed in the 1500m freestyle.
Making her Commonwealth Games debut, 19-year-old Zoe Pedersen reached the final of the 50m butterfly, finishing fifth. She also made the semi-finals of the 100m and 50m freestyle.
First-time Commonwealth Games competitors, Amber George and Savannah-Eve Martin also reached the 50m backstroke final, with George finishing sixth, and Martin placing seventh. Both also reached the semi-finals of the 100m backstroke.
