Angharad Evans of Great Britain secured her first European Championship gold medal in the 100m breaststroke event held in Paris. The 23-year-old swimmer finished the race in a championship record time of 1 minute and 4.87 seconds, which also marked a personal best and a new British record.
Evans had previously broken the championship record during the semi-final. In the final, she finished ahead of Mona McSharry of Ireland, who took silver, and Benedetta Pilato of Italy, who earned bronze.
Elsewhere in the competition, Filip Nowacki, also from Great Britain, was the fastest qualifier in the semi-finals of the 200m breaststroke. The 18-year-old's time of 2:08.60 surpassed that of his GB teammate Greg Butler, who also advanced to the final.
Amalie Smith, representing Great Britain, won a silver medal in the 400m individual medley. She finished 0.7 seconds behind Ellen Walshe of Ireland, with Justina Kozan of Poland taking the bronze medal.
In other swimming news, 19-year-old Italian swimmer Sara Curtis set a new world record in the women's 50m backstroke during her semi-final heat, clocking in at 26.63 seconds. This performance bettered the previous world record by 0.23 seconds.