Richards eases through in first individual race
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Olympic swimming champion Matt Richards began his Commonwealth Games individual campaign on Monday morning after already winning two relay medals.
Richards was second in his 100m freestyle heat behind England's Gabriel Shepherd to progress to tonight's semi-final.
He was third fastest in qualifying overall and will be joined by fellow Welsh swimmers Harry Milne and Dan Jones, who finished third and fourth respectively in their heat.
Medi Harris and Rebecca Sutton qualified for the women's 50m backstroke semi-finals this evening, a feat that was matched by Amy Crowley in the women's 50m breaststroke.