Richard Evans (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Q3. 1939 Newport, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Butterfly |
| Club | Newport SC |
Richard A. Evans (born 1939) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in butterfly and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Evans born in Newport, attended Newport High School and while a pupil at the school became the Welsh 220 yards butterfly champion.[1] He was a member of the Newport Swimming Club[2] and won the national butterfly title at the recently opened Wales Empire Pool.[3]
He represented the Welsh team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 220 yards butterfly[5] and helped Wales secure a sixth place finish in the final of the men's 110 yards medley relay, with John Brockway, John Beavan and Bernard Newman.[6]
References
- ^ "They swin for Wales". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales select youngsters for Games Swim team". Pontypridd Observer. 19 June 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales select youngsters for Games Swim team". Western Mail. 26 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "What to see today". Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Welsh Swimming Team". Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.