Davies storms to gold

David Davies surged to a convincing victory in the 1500 metres freestyle to win Wales’ first swimming gold of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Davies storms to gold
Tue, 21 Mar, 2006 - 10:26

David Davies surged to a convincing victory in the 1500 metres freestyle to win Wales’ first swimming gold of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

The 21-year-old ended 52 years of Australian dominance of the event in convincing fashion in the absence of world-record-holder Grant Hackett.

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