{"id":641927,"date":"2026-04-16T20:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=641927"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:30:26","slug":"angharad-evans-becomes-first-briton-to-break-220-in-200-breaststroke-freya-colbert-lowers-200-free-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/angharad-evans-becomes-first-briton-to-break-220-in-200-breaststroke-freya-colbert-lowers-200-free-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Angharad Evans Becomes First Briton To Break 2:20 in 200 Breaststroke; Freya Colbert Lowers 200 Free Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Angharad Evans Becomes First Briton To Break 2:20 Barrier in 200 Breaststroke; Freya Colbert Lowers 200 Free Record<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/results.swimming.org\/swimming\/results\/2026\/agbchamps\/?page=RW7F155\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-back-on-top-of-podium-books-european-commonwealth-slots-at-british-championships\/\">Day 1 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-does-the-double-with-50-blast-in-london-as-tickets-are-punched-on-the-path-to-paris\/\/\">Day 2 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duncan-scott-talks-rightful-rewards-celebrating-swimmings-finest-as-british-trials-beckon\/\/\">Duncan Scott preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lauren-cox-talks-about-change-of-mindset-adam-peatys-influence-ahead-of-british-championships\/\/\">Lauren Cox preview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Angharad Evans<\/strong> became the first British woman to break the 2:20 barrier in the 200 breaststroke with a pioneering performance at the national championships in London.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_605352\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-605352\" data-attachment-id=\"605352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/angharad-evans-talks-paris-olympics-world-silverware-hitting-her-stride-in-2025\/paris-2024-olympic-games-paris-la-defense-arena-womens-100m-breaststoke\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angharad-Evans-Paris-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1717\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sam Mellish\\\/Team GB&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Paris 2024 Olympics. Angharad Evans competes for TeamGB in the Women&#039;s 100m Breaststroke event at the Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, France on 28th July 2024. Photo Credit:Sam Mellish\\\/Team GB.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722198260&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Sam Mellish\\\/Team GB&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;420&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris La Defense Arena Women\\u2019s 100m Breaststoke&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris La Defense Arena Women\u2019s 100m Breaststoke\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Angharad Evans: Photo Courtesy: Sam Mellish\/Team GB.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angharad-Evans-Paris-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angharad-Evans-Paris-1024x687.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-605352\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angharad-Evans-Paris-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Angharad Evans\" width=\"251\" height=\"179\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-605352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angharad Evans: Photo Courtesy: Sam Mellish\/Team GB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Evans stopped the clock at 2:19.70 to take a 1.19sec chunk from <strong>Molly Renshaw\u2019s<\/strong> 2:20.89 standard from 2021. It elevates her to fifth European all-time with Evans just the 11<sup>th<\/sup> woman to have gone inside 2:20.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Stirling swimmer arrived with a best of 2:21,86 from the 2025 edition.\u00a0Out in 31.97, she split 35.26\/35.92 before coming home in 36.55.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It felt really good out there, I had to just trust myself,\u201d she said. \u201cMy worst choices have been when I didn&#8217;t trust myself. [Trials] are a good time of the season to test yourself &#8230; it&#8217;s a little taste of summer. Preparation has been tough in training so tough that a slow time will be would&#8217;ve been really surprising because my coaches have set me off for a really good swim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-Time European Performers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2:17.55: Evgeniia Chikunova, 2023 Russian Championships<\/p>\n<p>2:19.11: Rikke Moller Pedersen, 2013 World Championships<\/p>\n<p>2:19.41: Yulia Efimova, 2013 World Championships<\/p>\n<p>2:19.64: Viktoria Gunes, 2015 World Junior Championships<\/p>\n<p>2:19.70: Angharad Evans, 2026 British Championships<\/p>\n<p>Coached by <strong>Ben Higson<\/strong>, Evans stands top of the 2026 rankings. She\u2019s already been preselected for Team Scotland for the Commonwealth Games in July and will head to the Europeans in Paris less than a fortnight after the conclusion of the Glasgow Games favoured to reach the podium.<\/p>\n<p>It begs the question of what Evans will do in the 100 in which she\u2019s twice posted 1:05.46 this year, 0.09 off her national record of 1:05.37.<\/p>\n<p>Evans &#8211; who made her international debut at the Paris Olympics where she finished sixth in the 100 breast &#8211; said:\u00a0\u201cThe time still has not settled in. I heard the crowd really loudly and I was hoping I was beating my PB. To not only get the British record but to be the first British woman sub-2.20 is absolutely phenomenal, and I don\u2019t think it will sink in for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbie Wood<\/strong> was second in 2:24.72 with <strong>Anna Morgan<\/strong> third (2:26.40).<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <strong>Angharad Evans<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/angharad-evans-talks-paris-olympics-world-silverware-hitting-her-stride-in-2025\/\">Paris Olympics, World Silver &amp; Hitting Her Stride In 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/angharad-evans-on-returning-to-the-pool-after-18-months-in-usa-stirling-coaching-chemistry-as-british-champs-loom-large\/\">Returning To The Pool After 18 Months &amp; Stirling Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Colbert Lowers 200 Free Record<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Freya Colbert<\/strong> was the second woman to write a new line in the history books when she lowered her own 200 free record.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_610061\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610061\" data-attachment-id=\"610061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/british-championships-day-1-womens-finals-singapore-slots-up-for-grabs-in-200-free-fly-plus-50-breast\/british-swimming-championships-2025-day-one\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freya-Colbert7-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: during day one of the British Swimming Championships 2025 at the London Aquatics Centre on April 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Morgan Harlow\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744749757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2025 Morgan Harlow&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;British Swimming Championships 2025 - Day One&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"British Swimming Championships 2025 &#8211; Day One\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; APRIL 15: during day one of the British Swimming Championships 2025 at the London Aquatics Centre on April 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Morgan Harlow\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freya-Colbert7-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freya-Colbert7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-610061\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Freya-Colbert7-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Freya Colbert\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-610061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freya Colbert: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow\/Aquatics GB<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Loughborough swimmer arrived with a best of 1:54.90 that made her the first Briton to break 1:55 at last month\u2019s Edinburgh International.\u00a0On Thursday she lowered that time to 1:54.34, getting closer each time to that 1:53 mark she feels will see her jostle for medals on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>Splits: 27.30\/55.79 (28.49)\/1:24.88 (29.09)\/1:54.34 (29.96)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they (the British records) keep on coming, I\u2019m not going to complain,\u201d said Colbert. \u201cI think I\u2019ve done some really good work so far this season, particularly around some technical stuff, and it\u2019s all really come together in a bit of a fairytale this past month, in Edinburgh and now here. Hopefully we can keep the ball rolling into the rest of my races this week, and into the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freya Anderson<\/strong> was second in 1:57.00 with <strong>Leah Schlosshan<\/strong> third in 1:57.49.<\/p>\n<h3>Morgan Rattles Rankings<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ollie Morgan s<\/strong>corched to 52.41 to go second in the 100 back rankings, 0.01 off <strong>Pieter Coetze\u2019s<\/strong> 52.40 at South African Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>It was the joint third-fastest performance of his career and matched his semifinal time from the 2025 worlds before he went on to finish fifth. Morgan&#8217;s British record stands at 52.12 from the 2025 edition of nationals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_583766\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-583766\" data-attachment-id=\"583766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/british-trials-day-6-finals-ollie-morgan-edges-out-luke-greenbank-to-clinch-backstroke-double-both-inside-paris-cut\/oliver-morgan-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oliver-Morgan-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1712176112&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oliver Morgan 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ollie Morgan: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oliver-Morgan-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oliver-Morgan-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-583766\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Oliver-Morgan-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Ollie Morgan\" width=\"255\" height=\"182\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-583766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ollie Morgan: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It earned Morgan a spot on Team England at the Commonwealths and for Great Britain at the Europeans in Paris where the men\u2019s backstroke events have enormous depth and promise much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Ward<\/strong> (53.58) and <strong>Cameron Brooker<\/strong> (53.69) joined Morgan on the podium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Richards<\/strong> and Jacob Mills both went 47 in the 100 free prelims, clocking 47.61 and 47.72 respectively to promise a thrilling tussle to come.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Richards was the only man to break 48, stopping the clock at 47.53, 0.08 off his British record.\u00a0Mills (48.09) and <strong>Jacob Whittle<\/strong> (48.52) followed him home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Cox<\/strong> clinched the 50\/100 back double with a clear 27.39 win over one length. <strong>Blythe Kinsman<\/strong> (28.10) and <strong>Medi Harris<\/strong> (28.67) were next home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reece Grady<\/strong> won the men\u2019s 1500 free in 15:14.76.<\/p>\n<p>In the multi-classification races, <strong>Will Ellard<\/strong> (men\u2019s S14 00m freestyle) reclaimed his world record in 50.41.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angharad Evans Becomes First Briton To Break 2:20 Barrier in 200 Breaststroke; 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