The South African team are in seventh place in the overall standings with 16 medals, all achieved in the swimming pool. Breaststroke specialist Lara van Niekerk stole the show on Tuesday night during a memorable evening for the national swimming team, as the SA squad earned five medals on day six of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Van Niekerk retained the women’s 50m breaststroke title she won in Birmingham four years ago, claiming gold in 30.43 seconds. Four silver medalsIn other finals in the pool, Aimee Canny grabbed silver in 2:09.37 in the women’s 200m individual medley. Other sportsMeanwhile, on the track, Gift Leotlela was edged into fourth place in the men’s 100m final, held in wet conditions.