Commonwealth Games day 1: 'Incredible' Aussies obliterate everyone in the pool

Australian swimmers obliterated the field in the Commonwealth Games, as megastar Ariarne titmus faced an almighty scare.

The opening day of the Commonwealth Games went to plan for Australia, especially in the pool.

Elijah Winnington claimed gold in the men's 400m freestyle, while Aussie stars also picked up silver and bronze in the event.

We maintained the rage in the women's 200m freestyle final. Ariarne Titmus won gold, touching the wall just 0.12 seconds ahead of fast-finishing 18-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan, who made a late surge to finish second. 

Cody Simpson, Kyle Chalmers and Matt Temple missed out on the 50m butterfly final but Chalmers returned with a bang to help his compatriots win gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook tasted victory in the 200m breastroke final while Tim Hodge won gold in the men's 100m backstroke S9.

Elsewhere, there was an Aussie cycling gold rush at the velodrome as our men and women put on a clinic, while our cricketers survived a massive scare to beat India in a thrilling T20.