Emily Hughes makes senior debut at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 25, 2026, 12:39 PM
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
Emily Hughes, 16, is making her senior international debut as part of Team Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She has participated in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay, helping her team to a sixth-place finish, and secured 17th in the 200m freestyle event. Hughes is balancing her sports career amid preparations for her upcoming GCSE results. She is part of a family with a strong sporting legacy; her grandfather, Treen "Curly" Morris, competed in sailing at the 1972 Olympics, and her mother and aunt are also former athletes. Emily is set to compete next in the 50m and 100m freestyle events.
- •Emily Hughes is the youngest athlete in Team Northern Ireland at the Games.
- •She swam in the 4x100m freestyle relay final and finished 17th in the 200m freestyle.
- •Hughes balances her swimming career with awaiting her GCSE results.
- •Her family has a notable history in sports, including Olympic participation.
- 12:39 PMYahoo Sports — 16 year-old Hughes continues family sporting legacy
"No one has a bigger smile in Glasgow this week than the youngest athlete in Team Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. 16 year-old swimmer Emily Hughes is soaking in every single second of her senior international debut. She’s already swam in a Commonwealth final as she helped the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team to sixth place and finished 17th in her first individual event, the 200m freestyle.
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