Ronald Evans (swimmer)

Evans was born in Wales and was a member of the Swansea Swimming Club.^[1] He was described as a clever exponent of the crawl and also competed in water polo and diving events.^[2]

In June 1934, Evans was selected for preliminary trials for the 1934 British Empire Games team^[3] He subsequently represented the Welsh team^[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he competed in the 440 yards freestyle and helped Wales finish fourth in the 4 × 200 yards freestyle relay with Arthur Davies, Selwyn Capon and Ken Street.^[5]

After the Games had finished Evans was presented to the Prince of Wales at York House.^[6] In 1936, he left Swansea to take a work position in Brighton and joined the Brighton Shiverers.^[7]