A broken lane rope holds up the swimming program, an Australian wins gold after a mad dash from the medal podium and an Englishman drops his lollies.Here are the quick hits from day one of the Commonwealth Games.1. Broken lane ropeA broken lane rope delayed a heat of the men's 100m breaststroke. (Getty Images: PA Images/Owen Humphreys)There is a whole host of things you probably do not want to see when you are about to dive into the pool ahead of a major championship.One of them faced Zac Stubblety-Cook ahead of the 100-metre breaststroke heat, when he saw the lane rope had popped out of its holder."I was a bit worried, and nobody noticed. It was in my lane," Stubblety-Cook told the Seven Network.Stubblety-Cook backed away from his block and alerted the authorities, who initially seemed to make things worse, with part of the rope falling into the pool as an official precariously reached for it pool side.His attempts were unsuccessful at first, as the swimmers sat back down for what felt like an indeterminable wait (ultimately about 15 minutes). "I've never had a delay that long," Stubblety-Cook said."That's just sport. You have to roll with it."Easily done, perhaps, for a 27-year-old four-time Olympic medallist and former world champion, but what about if you are 23-years-old and making your major championship debut?"I think it's expected to expect the unexpected," Bailey Lello said.Well said young man, and well swam too. He made it to the semifinals alongside Stubblety-Cook and Sam Williamson.2. All in a day's (or hour's) workJenna Forrester shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 200m backstroke final. (Getty Images: Michael Steele)In the space of an hour, Australia's Jenna Forrester mastered multi-tasking.After finishing third behind fellow Australian Lani Pallister in the women's 400m freestyle final, Forrester took part in the medal ceremony and the photo opportunities that come with that ritual.She then raced to the call room, needing to back up for the women's 200m backstroke final.Forrester could be forgiven if she was out of breath but managed to win gold in astonishing fashion.What made her victory even more remarkable was the fact she initially missed qualifying for the event after placing fourth at last month's selection trials in Sydney.She only got a berth in the 200m backstroke when Australia's backstroke great Kaylee McKeown withdrew from the Games with glandular fever."I don't know what to say and didn't expect it to happen," Forrester told the Seven Network."I gave it my all and I'm so proud of myself. I am shocked."3. Englishman drops his lolliesThe pause button was hit on Australia's clash with England in the men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball competition for an unusual reason: one of the England players dropped his lollies.Play was halted after lollies fell from the pocket of England captain Peter Cusack.Officials asked staff for some assistance clearing the court surface, but Cusack waved them away.He politely scooped up the fallen cargo and took them to the side of court before re-joining the game.4. Sister rivalry either side of Hadrian's wallAstrid Carroll (left) represents Scotland, while younger sister Ursula Carroll represents England. (Getty Images)The single heat of the women's 100m S13 freestyle event had something of an unusual quirk in it.Teenage sisters Ursula and Astrid Carroll were both making their international debuts, but for different countries.The reason is not quite as spicy as one might hope, even with the countries at stake being Auld Enemies England and Scotland.Astrid, 17, was born in Edinburgh, so she swims for Scotland, while her 14-year-old sister Ursula was born in Halifax, the people's republic of Yorkshire, so she swims for England.The pair both live with Stargardt disease, a rare, inherited eye condition that causes progressive, central vision loss, "basically like seeing through a doughnut" Astrid told the BBC."It'll be nice walking out and just seeing you," Astrid added in that same interview.Ursula simply responded the only way she could have, as an Englishwoman: "Scottish, unbelievable."In the heats, Ursula got the win over her big sister, swimming 1:05.25 to Astrid's 1:05.84.5. It's all in a nameDe Niro Pao (right) took on Pooana Khoahli in the men's 65kg class. (Getty Images: Lintao Zhang)Did Niue's De Niro Pao chose boxing or did boxing choose De Niro Pao?If you are wondering where we are going here, let's hear from Pao himself."Robert De Niro is my mum's favourite actor, so she named me after him," Pao said."That's my grandad's favourite actor too."Of course, De Niro won an Oscar for his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull.Given Pao competed in the men's boxing in Glasgow, perhaps he psyched himself up with a viewing of Martin Scorsese's classic?Perhaps not."My grandad always tells me about Raging Bull, but I've never seen it," Pao admits.For the record, Pao was eliminated via a points decision in the men's 65kg class, going down to Lesotho's Pooana Khoahli.Email address