Angharad Evans Lowers British 100m Breaststroke Record To 1:05.37
Angharad Evans lowered her British 100m breaststroke record to 1:05.37 at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships as she booked her second individual swim at the Singapore worlds.
The University of Stirling swimmer posted the previous standard of 1:05.54 at the AP Race International in May 2024 before going on to finish sixth on her Olympic debut.
The Scot served notice of her intention in prelims where she posted 1:06.22, the sixth-fastest by a British woman in history, and she returned in the evening to go out in 31.05 and come home in 34.32 for her fifth journey inside 1:06 and the fastest in the world this year.
It followed her 2:21.96 PB over 200m as she clinched the breaststroke double. Kara Hanlon was second in 1:06.93 with Anna Morgan third in 1:08.39.
Evans has experienced the high of twice setting a British record at the London Aquatics Centre which hosted the 2012 Olympics.
“This seems to be a very special pool for me,” she said. “Either very lucky or something’s working in Stirling – but either way it’s such an honour to be crowned British champion two years in a row and I have the 200 to add to the collection as well. And to be breaking a British record in April is such a good start to the season. We’re barely halfway through to Singapore so it’s such a good start and I hope to take this forward moving on.”
