DAVID Davies this morning added Commonwealth Games 1500m gold to the 400m freestyle bronze he won last week.

Davies, who was the overwhelming favourite to win gold at Melbourne's Aquatic Centre, never looked in trouble on his way to glory.

The withdrawal of Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett meant that Davies was always likely to add the 1500m freestyle gold to the Olympic Games bronze he won in Athens two years ago and end 52 years of complete Australian dominance in the event.

The performance by 21-year-old Davies ends a 32-year wait for Welsh swimming gold with Newport's Pat Beavan scooping gold in Christchurch in 1974.

Davies' medal was Wales third in the pool with EAD swimmer David Roberts winning Bronze in the 100m freestyle last night.

Davies victory came in a time of 14:57.63, with Canada's Andrew Hurd and South Africa's Hercules Prinsloo bagging silver and bronze respectively.

But it was all about the swimmer from Barry, who was in total command of the race from the off and who won with a 12 second margin.

He said: "I am delighted to have won the gold medal.

"I was the favourite to win and although I would have rather Grant Hackett had been here to defend his title it is a very special moment for me."

Hayley Tullett missed out on gold this morning in the final of the Women's 1500 metres after finishing third.

Tullett scooped the bronze medal in a time of 4:06.76 after being overtaken on the outside by England's Lisa Dobriskey after leading in the home stretch.

Dobriskey was a surprise winner and Tullett missed out on the silver medal when she was pipped on the line by Sarah Jamieson of Australia.

A stunned Dobriskey said: "I'm absolutely gobsmacked.

A month ago I strained my calf and if it was not for all the support I had at Loughborough University I wouldn't have been on the start line.

In terms of training, it has not gone as I would have liked but to win the gold never even entered my mind."