The 4-1 winwas regardedas apivotal result in the 2006/07 title race, and Carrickfeels the Redscoulduse a similar fillip now, albeit at a much earlier stageoftheBarclays Premier League season.
In the 200m backstroke , Australia's Meagen Nay produced a Games record 2:07.56 to outstrip Simmonds in the dying seconds of the race, as the English swimmer took silver in a time of 2:07.90.