Angharad Evans
British swimmer
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Angharad Evans (born 25 April 2003) is a British swimmer representing Scotland,[1] who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 2003 Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | West Suffolk SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Evans was born in Cambridge, England, with an American mother and British father. Her Welsh name reflects her Welsh-speaking paternal grandparents.
Career
Evans studied at the University of Georgia in the United States[3] and then the University of Stirling in Scotland.[4]
In April 2024, she won the 100 metres breaststroke title at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, setting a time of 1:06.54[5] and was subsequently named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] She also retained her 100 metres title in a national record time of 1:05.37.[9] Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres breaststroke.[10]
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.[11][12]
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Evans won the gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke, winning Scotland's 4th gold medal of the games.[13]