Angharad Evans was named Swimmer of the Year at the Scottish Swimming Awards in Glasgow.
Archie Goodburn, Brad Hay, Dean Fearn, Emma Wood and Stephen Clegg were also among the winners at the ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel.
Evans has had a year in which her talent and prowess has translated into four trips to the top of the European and Commonwealth podiums.
Angharad Evans: Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan
She won the 100/200m breaststroke double at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow before claiming medley relay silver and mixed relay bronze with Team Scotland.
Nicknamed ‘Harri, Queen of Scots,’ she moved on to the European Championships in Paris where she lowered her British 100m breaststroke record to 1:04.87.
The 23-year-old captured silver in the 200 behind Evgeniia Chikunova in 2:21.21 before she lined up with the British medley relay squad for the final women’s event of the meet.
There she threw down 1:03.75 for the fastest split all-time as the quartet surged to victory with Freya Colbert getting gold on the touch as Great Britain ensured they finished top of the medal table.
Evans was also awarded the Nancy Riach Memorial Trophy.
Evans is guided by Hay at the University of Stirling and he was named Performance Coach of the Year. Keanna MacInnes, another of Hay’s charges, won double butterfly silver in Glasgow.
Goodburn Recognised For Sporting Prowess and Tireless Campaigning
Goodburn was given the JY Coutts Memorial Award with Scottish Swimming stating: “As a recognition of his remarkable sporting achievements, and inspirational campaigning in the face of unimaginable adversity, Archie Goodburn is given this award for his Outstanding Service to the Scottish Swimming community.”
Archie Goodburn: Photo courtesy: Aquatics GB
Goodburn was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours in 2024 and he used his profile to urge Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase funding and resources for brain cancer research. Burnham responded by inviting the Scot to a personal meeting.
Goodburn also finished seventh in the 50m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in front of a home crowd at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
Clegg won his first Commonwealth title in the S13 50m freestyle, as well as silver over 100m and was named Disability Swimmer of the Year.
Fearn and Wood were named Junior Swimmers of the Year after following up honours at the European Junior Championships with a bronze with Team Scotland after swimming prelims of the mixed medley relay.
Winners At The Scottish Swimming Awards
Angharad Evans: Swimmer of the Year
Archie Goodburn: JY Coutts Memorial Award
Dean Fearn & Emma Wood: Junior Swimmers of the Year
Brad Hay: Performance Coach of the Year
Karen Kelly: Performance Development Coach of the Year
Lisa Houston: Age Group Coach of the Year
Laura Williamson: Children’s Development Coach of the Year
Garioch ASC: Club of the Year
West Dumbartonshire Leisure: Learn to Swim Provider of the Year
Rob Lee & Judy Pearson: Masters Decathlon of the Year
Gerard Malone: Dennis Sullivan Memorial Trophy (open water)
Aiden Anderson: Junior Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Jameelah Eakin: Diver of the Year
Rosa Clark: Artistic Swimmer of the Year
Lynne Rafferty, Kay Neale, Brian Bain, Alan Scobie: Volunteers of the Year