GLASGOW -- Victoria's Hilary Caldwell won bronze for Canada in the women's 200-metre backstroke on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games.
Caldwell had the lead after 100 metres, but finished third, falling behind Australia's Belinda Hocking, who set a games record with a time of two minutes 7.24 seconds.. Fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm was second (2:08.51).
Caldwell was third in 208.55, just missing silver.
Genevieve Cantin of Lac Beauport, Que., was seventh, while Sinead Russell of Burlington, Ont., was eighth.
The bronze is Canada's fifth medal in the pool at the Glasgow Games.
Meanwhile, Toronto's Brittany MacLean advanced to Monday's women's 800-metre freestyle final with a fourth-place finish in qualifying.
Elsewhere, Mohammed Ahmed raced to fifth in the men's 5,000 metres on the first day of track and field. The 23-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., ran 13 minutes 18.88 seconds -- a personal best and the third fastest all-time by a Canadian.
"Fifth, you know, I was really close but I gave everything I had, I just made tactical errors," Ahmed said. "I am a bit disappointed, I really wanted to go out there and be right there with those guys.
"But I am a bit closer than I was last year and I have another race coming up on Friday (10,000 metres) and another Canadian there with me (Cam Levins) which will make it a little bit easier. So I am just going to go out there and have fun."
Kenya's Caleb Ndiku won in 13:12.07.
Also, Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., threw a Commonwealth Games record in qualifying for Monday night's women's hammer throw final.
The 29-year-old, who is the defending Commonwealth Games champion, threw 68.92, almost a full metre better than the rest of the field.
Canada's women's field hockey team defeated Trinidad & Tobago 4-1 for its first victory of the Games.
Holly Stewart and Karli Johansen of North Vancouver, B.C., Brienne Stairs of Kitchener, Ont., and captain Kate Gillis of Kingston, Ont., scored for the Canadians (1-2).
