Wales have won relay bronze medals in successive evenings at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow [Getty Images]Wales claimed a fourth Commonwealth Games medal in the pool as the 4x200m freestyle relay team won another bronze.Matt Richards and Dan Jones followed up the bronze they won in the 4x100m mixed freestyle relay, linking up with Kieran Bird and Tyler Melbourne-Smith to beat Scotland onto the podium.Australia secured gold with a Commonwealth Games record time of seven minutes and 1.47 seconds, while England were second, a touch under five seconds quicker than Wales.The two relay medals go alongside the silver and bronze won by Para-swimmers Ela Letton-Jones and Rhys Darbey respectively.All four of Wales’ medals have come in the pool, with Olympic gymnast Ruby Evans failing to finish on the podium in the women’s all-round individual final on Sunday evening.Wales are still waiting for that elusive gold medal after three days of competition in Glasgow.Helping hand for relay teamHarry Milne, Jack Knight, Lewis Fraser and Bird had competed in the heats, with Richards, Jones and Melbourne-Smith coming into the final quartet.Fraser finished seventh in his 100m butterfly final, after earlier helping the relay squad.”When they asked me to step up for the team I didn’t even hesitate,” said Fraser.”I know that’s an individual event for me, but I always swim with the team on my back.”Theodora Taylor continued her impressive display in the pool by qualifying for the women’s 100m freestyle final.The 17-year-old, who won a relay bronze on Saturday, swam the fourth fastest time to make it through to Monday night’s final.Sophie Davies did not qualify despite a season’s best, while Kyle Booth bowed out in the men’s 50m breaststroke semi-final.Meghan Willis finished sixth in the women’s S9 100m backstroke final, won by England’s Alice Tai.
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