Brock Whiston won gold in the women's 100m breaststroke SB8 at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, setting a new Games record in the process (BBC Sport).

The 29-year-old, who represents England and works in a primary school, touched first in the SB8 classification — the category for swimmers with physical impairments affecting their coordination, strength or limbs. Uganda's Husnah Kukundakwe took silver (Idaho Press).

Whiston arrived in Glasgow already carrying a formidable record: Paralympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She made her Paralympic debut at Paris 2024, where she won gold in the SM8 200m individual medley — an event that combines all four strokes over twice the pool length. But she missed out on gold in the 100m breaststroke SB8 in Paris, the event she has now reclaimed at the Commonwealth level.

Her medal haul from the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore — four medals, including gold in the Women's SM8 — underlined her status as one of the most consistent performers in her classification (Tresa Magazine).

What gives the Glasgow gold a different texture is who was watching. Whiston's father, Gel, was poolside for the first time in 17 years. His last visit had come during a family crisis — when Whiston's mother was undergoing cancer treatment. She has since recovered. Since then, life and distance kept him away from the deck.

Gel has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He made the journey to Glasgow anyway, and was there when his daughter touched the wall first. After the race, he told her plainly: he has done it now, he is not coming back, and he is happy to support from home.

For Whiston, the moment closes a circle. A swimmer who has stood on the sport's biggest podiums — Paralympic, world, and now Commonwealth — got to share one of them with the person who started it all, standing at the end of her lane.