Emily Richards (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | February 1, 2001 Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain |
| Spouse | Matt Richards |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
Emily Louise Richards (née Large) (born 1 February 2001) is a British swimmer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Richards is from Newcastle upon Tyne and attended Kings Priory School in Tynemouth.[2] A butterfly specialist, she represented Great Britain in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
On 22 August 2024, she married fellow Team GB swimmer Matt Richards and competed under her married name thereafter.[4]
In 2025, Richards finished second behind Keanna Macinnes in the 200 metres butterfly at the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, which earned selection for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily Large". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Steve Harper (3 November 2016). "Making a splash". North East Times Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Emily Large". British Swimming. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Team GB gold medallist Matt Richards, 21, to marry girlfriend Emily Large, 23, just days after Olympics". OK. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "British Championships, Day 1 Women's Finals: Freya Colbert Rattles British 200 Free Record & Keanna MacInnes Makes 200 Fly Cut". Swimming World Magazine. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.