Angharad Evans Wins 100 Breaststroke at Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games Finals, Day Three Finals: Angharad Evans Wins Scotland’s First Gold in Women’s 100 Breast

For the primary time on the Commonwealth Games, a Scottish feminine swimmer has gained gold within the 100 breaststroke, with 23-year-old Angharad Evans topping the sphere. Evans touched in a time of 1:06.07. The race was tight on the midway level, the place Evans sat in second place. But the Scot cut up 35.1 on the final 50, which was the quickest within the discipline, and allowed her to say gold.

Evans had the quickest time coming into the meet and swam the quickest time in each session. This is Evans’ first particular person worldwide lengthy course medal. After ending 18th on the 2025 World Championships, Evans is again on kind on the worldwide degree.  Currently ranked first on this planet at 1:04.96, Evans has by no means had bother posting quick occasions. Doing it when it issues most has been the difficulty. Tonight, she lastly broke via. Even although the time was not nice by Evans’ requirements, getting the win is a crucial step in her = profession.

Aimee Canny from South Africa completed in second place. She swam 1:06.19, simply .12 off of gold. Canny was robust going out, touching first on the 50-meter mark in a time of 30.67. Even although that is her first worldwide medal, the University of Virginia swimmer is not any stranger to the rostrum at huge meets. Canny completed second within the 200-yard breast on the 2026 NCAA Championships.

Aussie 17-year-old Sienna Toohey rounded out the rostrum in third place. Toohey was the youngest swimmer within the discipline and swam to a time of 1:06.47. The final time the Australian ladies didn’t have somebody on the rostrum of the 100 breast was 1990. Toohey helped lengthen that streak.

Notably, no swimmers on the rostrum recorded a greatest time. Compared to the semifinals, the ultimate was fairly a bit slower, with nerves probably taking part in a job.