Emily Richards (swimmer)
British swimmer (born 2001)
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Emily Louise Richards (née Large) (born 1 February 2001) is a British swimmer.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 1, 2001 Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Matt Richards (m. 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Richards is from Newcastle upon Tyne and attended Kings Priory School in Tynemouth.[2] A butterfly specialist, she represented Great Britain in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
On 22 August 2024, she married fellow Team GB swimmer Matt Richards and competed under her married name thereafter.[4]
In 2025, Richards finished second behind Keanna Macinnes in the 200 metres butterfly at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which earned selection for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[5] Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres butterfly.[6]
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