Angharad Evans (born 25 April 2003) is a British swimmer specialising in the breaststroke. Born in England, she represented Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and competed for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the 2025 World Aquatics Championships and the 2026 European Aquatics Championships.
Evans is a double Commonwealth Games champion and double European champion from 2026, and a five-time national champion between 2024 and 2026. In August 2026, Evans swam the fastest female breaststroke relay leg in history, 1:03.75 in helping Great Britain win gold in the final of the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships.Evans swims fastest 100 m breaststroke relay leg in history, from SwimSwam.com
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.https://www.olympics.com/en/news/angharad-evans-exclusive-interview-british-record-breaststroke-adam-peaty
Career Evans studied at the University of Georgia in the United States and then the University of Stirling in Scotland.
In April 2024, she won the 100 metres breaststroke title at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, setting a time of 1:06.54 and was subsequently named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. 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.
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. She also retained her 100 metres title in a national record time of 1:05.37. Subsequently at the World Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres breaststroke.
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.
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Evans won the gold medal in the 100 metres breaststroke, winning Scotland's 4th gold medal of the games.
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