Delhi 2010 – Evans Qualifies for 200m Freestyle Final

Western Australian Institute of Sport swimmer Blair Evans has kick started Australia’s campaign at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, qualifying for tonight’s 200m freestyle final.

Evans won the fourth and final heat in a time of 1:59.25min to qualify second fastest behind fellow Australian Kylie Palmer (1:58.71) – providing the Dolphins team members the chance to become Australia’s first medallists when they line up at 6.30pm (Perth time) this evening.

Evans swam a measured race to cruise through her heat, which also contained dual Olympic Champion (400m-800m) Rebecca Adlington of England. Turning second at the 150m mark, Evans hit the wall first and looked composed ahead the evening medal round.

Also in action in the first day of competition from New Delhi:

WAIS netballer Susan Fuhrmann will line up for Australia in the Diamonds match against Samoa at 12pm (Perth time).

Olympic archer and WAIS scholarship holder Deonne Bridge will begin her campaign in the women’s recurve from 12.30pm (Perth time).

WA tennis players Matt Ebden and Jessica Moore will begin their respective men’s and women’s single campaigns, again from 12.30pm (Perth time).

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