Angharad Evans

Angharad Evans
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003
Cambridge, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Breaststroke
University teamUniversity of Stirling
Coached byBen Higson/Bret Hay
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2024 Budapest4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2026 Paris100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Paris4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2026 Paris200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2025 Lublin200 m breaststroke
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow4 x 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgowmixed 4 x 100 m medley

Angharad Evans (born 25 April 2003) is a British swimmer representing Scotland,[1] who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

Evans was born in Cambridge, England, with an American mother and British father. Her Welsh name reflects her Welsh-speaking paternal grandparents. She resides in Scotland, and opted to represent Scotland internationally.[3]

Career

Evans studied at the University of Georgia in the United States[4] and then the University of Stirling in Scotland.[5]

In April 2024, she won the 100 metres breaststroke title at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, setting a time of 1:06.54[6] and was subsequently named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] In May 2024, she set a new British record of 1:05.54 on her way to winning the 100 metres breaststroke competition at the AP Race International meeting in London.[8]

In her international debut at the Paris Olympics, she reached the 100 metres breaststroke final, turning at 50 metres in third place and finishing the race in sixth place with a time of 1:05.85.

Evans won the 200 metres breaststroke title at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which sealed a qualification place for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[9] She also retained her 100 metres title in a national record time of 1:05.37.[10] Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres breaststroke.[11]

At the Aquatics GB Champs in April 2026, she retained her titles, posting British record times of 2:19.70 in the 200 and 1:04.96 in the 100 metres.[12][13]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Evans won the gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke, winning Scotland's 4th gold medal of the games.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". SwimCloud.com. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Women's 100m Breaststroke". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ https://www.olympics.com/en/news/angharad-evans-exclusive-interview-british-record-breaststroke-adam-peaty
  4. ↑ "2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster". Georgia Dogs. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Scots snap up silverware at BUCS long course". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. 16 April 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Race, Retta (26 May 2024). "Angharad Evans Scorches 1:05.54 100 Breast British Record At AP Race International". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "British Championships, Day 3 Women's Finals: Eva Okaro Scorches To 24.48 50 Free & Angharad Evans Goes 2:21 In 200 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Guy & Scott finish equal first in dramatic 200m". BBC Sport. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "GB win freestyle relay for first 2025 Worlds gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Evans and Colbert Star in Thrilling Third Night". Aquatics GB. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Aquatics GB Championships finish on a high". Scottish Swimming. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Evans steps out of shadows into spotlight with Scotland's fourth gold". BBC. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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