New Delhi:
Australia's Leiston Pickett saw off teammate Leisel Jones on Tuesday to win the women's 50m breaststroke in style in the Commonwealth Games.
Her time of 30.84 seconds was nearly half a second ahead of defending champion Jones, who was hoping to bag the breaststroke treble in the pool in New Delhi.
England's Kate Haywood came third preventing a repeat of the Australia 1-2-3 from Melbourne in the third "splash and dash" final over 50m on the second day of competition.
Gold Coast swimmer Pickett, 18, was the fastest qualifier and is a rising star of the Australia team. She won silver at the recent Pan Pacifics and has been touted as "lethal" Leisel's successor.
Jones, 25, from Melbourne, is looking to defend her 100m and 200m breaststroke titles for the third consecutive Games and had shown strong form after returning to the sport from a year-long lay off in 2009.
She won two silvers in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, but was beaten into bronze by Pickett in the 50m breaststroke.
Australia's Sarah Katsoulis just missed out on a medal while England's Achieng Ajulu-Bushell came fifth. The British-born 16-year-old is African 50m breaststroke champion and swam for Kenya at the last Olympics and Worlds.
Her time of 30.84 seconds was nearly half a second ahead of defending champion Jones, who was hoping to bag the breaststroke treble in the pool in New Delhi.
England's Kate Haywood came third preventing a repeat of the Australia 1-2-3 from Melbourne in the third "splash and dash" final over 50m on the second day of competition.
Gold Coast swimmer Pickett, 18, was the fastest qualifier and is a rising star of the Australia team. She won silver at the recent Pan Pacifics and has been touted as "lethal" Leisel's successor.
Jones, 25, from Melbourne, is looking to defend her 100m and 200m breaststroke titles for the third consecutive Games and had shown strong form after returning to the sport from a year-long lay off in 2009.
She won two silvers in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, but was beaten into bronze by Pickett in the 50m breaststroke.
Australia's Sarah Katsoulis just missed out on a medal while England's Achieng Ajulu-Bushell came fifth. The British-born 16-year-old is African 50m breaststroke champion and swam for Kenya at the last Olympics and Worlds.
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