Gibraltar's national record holder in the 50m and 100m freestyle, James Sanderson, took to the pool on Saturday at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, competing in Heat One of the men's 50m freestyle. Sanderson finished fourth in his heat with a time of 24.76 seconds. His time was just 0.04 seconds outside Gibraltar's national record. Sanderson remained in the running for the top 16 up until heat five where he was to eventually below the top sixteen. The thirty-three year old James Sanderson explained later he had not swam for some seven years before October/November time, and was happy with his performance.