Angharad Evans

Evans was born in Cambridge, England, with an American mother and British father. Her Welsh name reflects her Welsh-speaking paternal grandparents.

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] Both of these place her in the top 10 all time female breaststroke performers and she is one of only 4 woman to achieve a combination of sub 2:20 and 1:05 in 200 / 100 metres.^{[citation needed]}