Angharad Evans wins European Championship gold in 100m breaststroke
Great Britain's Angharad Evans set a championship and British record to win gold in Paris.
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Great Britain's Angharad Evans won the 100m breaststroke gold at the European Championships in Paris with a record time, while teammates Filip Nowacki and Amalie Smith also secured strong results.
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Athletes are competing at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
Great Britain's Angharad Evans won her first European Championship gold in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.
The 23-year-old comfortably finished first in a championship record time of one minute and 4.87 seconds, which was also a lifetime best and British record.
Having also broken the championship record in the semi-final, Evans claimed gold ahead of Ireland's Mona McSharry in second, while Italy's Benedetta Pilato took bronze.
Great Britain's Filip Nowacki, who made history for Jersey by claiming gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games last month in Glasgow, was the fastest qualifier in the semi-final of the same event at the European Aquatics Championships.
The 18-year-old's time of 2:08.60 held off GB team-mate Greg Butler in the first semi-final, with the 25-year-old also progressing to the final.
GB's Amalie Smith picked up a silver medal in the 400m individual medley final, finishing 0.7secs behind Ireland's Ellen Walshe, with Poland's Justina Kozan claiming bronze.
The 16-year-old Smith, who won gold on Monday in the 4x200m freestyle relay, was also part of the part of the 4x100m freestyle relay team that finished fifth.
Another teenager, Italian Sara Curtis, also shone as she broke the women's 50m backstroke world record with a time of 26.63 seconds.
The 19-year-old bettered the world record set by Australia's Kaylee McKeown three years ago by 0.23secs in her semi-final.
Open Questions
- How will athletes perform in upcoming finals?
