# Commonwealth Games: Team South Africa surged ahead at last night with stellar performances in the swimming events. Pieter Coetze captured South Africa’s second gold medal, shattering the Games record with an electrifying 24.18-second finish in the Men’s 50m backstroke final. Teammate Ruard van Renen claimed bronze in the same race. Earlier, Nathan Hendricks won South Africa’s first gold. The 20-year-old won the 100-metres freestyle in the S13 class in a time of 54.54-seconds.
Commonwealth Games: Two gold medals for Team SA