Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Monk akakwikwidza mumitambo yake yokutanga yeCommonwealth
muna 2006, pashure pokunge akumbirwa kutsiva Ian Thorpe. Akapedza ari wechinomwe mumakwikwi emamita zana akasununguka, uye wechipfumbamwe mumakwikwi emamita mazana maviri. Senhengo yechikwata chevarume veAustralia, akahwina goridhe mumakwikwi e4 × 100 metres medley (semunhu anoshambira mumhepo) uye bronze mumakwikwi e4 × 200 metres freestyle. Gare gare gore iroro akakwikwidza mu2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, achipedza ari wechitanhatu mumamita mazana maviri akasununguka, uye achitora menduru yebronze mumakwikwi evarume e4 × 100 metres uye 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay.