Daley Siblings Win & Break Record In Canada
Bermudian swimmers Elijah and Elan Daley both made impressive showings at the June Performance Meet in Canada.
Elijah Daley placed second in the boys 17 and over 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:06.68. The performance surpassed the required entry standard for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and broke the previous Bermuda national record of 2:07.25. That record was originally set by Stephen Fahy at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg in 1999 and tied by Sam Williamson in Edinburgh in 2024.
Elijah Daley also secured two additional podium finishes in the butterfly events. He placed second in the 200-meter butterfly final with a time of 2:03.70, finishing 0.63 seconds outside his own national record of 2:03.07. In the 100-meter butterfly final, he finished third in 55.48 seconds, which was 0.14 seconds away from his personal best.
Elan Daley won three individual events and finished second in another during the meet. She won the 100-meter butterfly in 1:01.66 and the 50-meter butterfly in 27.85 seconds.
In the freestyle events, Elan Daley won the 50-meter freestyle final in 26.05 seconds. She concluded the meet with a second-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle final, recording a time of 56.89 seconds.
