Bermudian sibling dynamic duo Elijah and Elan Daley took the pool by storm at the 2026 June Performance Meet in Canada, rewriting the record books and logging an official Commonwealth Games standard.
Elijah produced the standout swim of the meet in the Boys 17 & Over 200m Individual Medley. Touching the wall in a spectacular 2:06.68 to take second place, he comfortably cleared the entry standard required for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
His time smashed the long-standing national record of 2:07.25, which was famously set by Stephen Fahy at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg back in August 1999, and later matched by Sam Williamson in Edinburgh two years ago.
Elijah was agonizingly close to lowering more of his own national benchmarks in the butterfly events. He finished third in the 100m final in 55.48 seconds—a mere 14 hundredths off his personal best—and took second in the 200m final in 2:03.70, just blinking distance away from his existing record of 2:03.07.
Not to be outdone, Elan Daley enjoyed a near-flawless weekend, asserting total dominance over the women's sprint program by winning all but one of her finals.
She opened her account with a commanding victory in the 100m Butterfly, timing her finish perfectly at 1:01.66, before returning to the blocks to claim the 50m Butterfly crown in a brisk 27.85 seconds.
Elan then showcased her versatility by shifting to the freestyle sprints. She stormed to victory in the 50m Freestyle showpiece with a sharp 26.05-second swim, and only narrowly missed out on a clean sweep when she took a superb second place in the 100m Freestyle final, stopping the clock at 56.89 seconds.
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