GB's Evans wins European gold in 100m breaststroke
Summary
Great Britain's Angharad Evans won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the European Championships in Paris with a new British and championship record time. Other notable performances included medals for British swimmers in different events and an Italian swimmer breaking the world record in the 50m backstroke.Key Facts
- Angharad Evans won the 100m breaststroke gold with a time of 1:04.87, a British and championship record.
- Evans broke the championship record in both the semi-final and final.
- Ireland's Mona McSharry took silver, and Italy's Benedetta Pilato won bronze in the 100m breaststroke.
- Filip Nowacki from Great Britain was the fastest in the 200m breaststroke semi-final and is set for the final.
- Amalie Smith from Great Britain won silver in the 400m individual medley and previously won gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
- Italian swimmer Sara Curtis broke the 50m backstroke world record with a time of 26.63 seconds.
- Curtis improved the previous world record by 0.23 seconds, which was held by Kaylee McKeown of Australia.
- Great Britain’s relay teams continue to compete strongly in various events at the championships.
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