Evan Stewart (diver)

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Evan Stewart
Personal information
Born (1975-06-11) June 11, 1975 (age 48)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Medal record
Men’s Diving
Representing Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Rome 1m Springboard
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 1m Springboard
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria 3m Springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 1m Springboard

Evan Stewart (born June 11, 1975) is a former Olympic diver for Zimbabwe. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). Stewart was an All-American for the University of Tennessee swimming and diving team from 1994-1997. [1] [2]

Stewart captured two medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is the son of former field hockey player Anthea Stewart, who won the gold medal in the women's competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

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