Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather Wins NZ's First Medal Of The 2026 Games, Silver In The Women's 400m FreestyleRNZ Sport reportersNew Zealand's medal campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games is underway after swimmers Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt claimed the country's first podium finishes with a pair of silver medals on the opening night of finals in Glasgow. Despite appearing frustrated after the race, Fairweather said finally winning a Commonwealth Games medal after missing the podium in Birmingham four years ago was a special moment. The silver was Clareburt's fifth Commonwealth Games medal, adding to the two gold medals and bronze he won in Birmingham in 2022, as well as bronze on the Gold Coast in 2018. "I didn't know what Erika had done. The TV in the call room wasn't working, so we didn't know how the girls had gone.