McCann reaches Commonwealth 400m freestyle final — from the outside lane

Sean McCann, a 21-year-old Loughborough chemical engineering student, qualified eighth for the men's 400m freestyle final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. He swam 3:52.65 in his heat; Australia's Sam Short topped qualifying in 3:46.23 — a gap of 6.42 seconds. McCann, representing Scotland through his father Gerry, will race from lane eight.