2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsWomen’s 100 Breaststroke — PrelimsTop 16 QualifiersAngharad Evans reset the European Championship record in the women’s 100 breast this morning, cruising to a smooth 1:05.45 to lead the heats by half a second. She shaved 0.08 seconds off Yuliya Efimova’s previous mark of 1:05.53 from the 2018 Championships in Glasgow. Evans hit the halfway point today in 30.93, but had the fastest second 50 of anyone by more than half a second with a 34.52. Evans is the fastest woman in the world so far this season, nearly a second ahead of Benedetta Pilato in second. Evans missed the semi-finals at the World Championships last year after clocking a time of 1:07.04 in the heats, but placed 6th at the Olympic Games last time she was in Paris.