Emotional Corbett gave her all for Commonwealth bronze: 'It's a moment I'll never forget'

South Africans rejoiced once more in the pool on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, courtesy of breaststrokers Kaylene Corbett and Tatjana Schoenmaker.

In the women's 200m breaststroke final, Schoenmaker led from start to finish to grab her first gold and defend her Commonwealth title in a time of 2:21.92.

Corbett, however, also grabbed headlines when she surged through the final to capture bronze in the same race.

Swimming in lane six, Corbett was in fifth position throughout the first 150m of the race, but in her final turn, the 23-year-old pushed through to reach the podium.

Corbett recorded the fastest 50m in the final stretch (37.23) as she touched the wall in third with a time of 2:23.67. She was 0.02 milli-seconds behind silver medallist Jenna Strauch of Australia in 2:23.65.

Corbett says prayer got her through the final 50m and admits to fighting all the way through until the end.

"I was praying through the whole 25m, I was hoping for the best. It was a tough race, I knew we were all in line, I checked on the last 50m to see where I was," said Corbett after her bronze.

"And I could see that I needed to give my everything to somehow touch the wall [and get] top three. I was fighting really hard, and I know God gave me the courage and gave me the bravery I needed in the last 25m."

Following her victory, Schoenmaker looked up at the electric scoreboard and saw Corbett's time, before swimming up to her to celebrate.

It was doubly special at the medal ceremony when the two stood hand-in-hand singing the South African national anthem.

"I can't put too much into words, to be honest. It's a moment I'll never ever ever forget," said an emotional Corbett.

"And to share it with someone like Tatjana, she's a teammate, a