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Alys Thomas

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Alys Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 4×100m medley

Alys Thomas (born 10 October 1990) is a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2] She won the women's 200 metres butterfly title at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, setting a new games record.[3][4] She also won two bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships.[5]

She attended Lady Eleanor Holles School before becoming a professional swimmer.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Alys Thomas wins swimming gold for Wales". ITV News. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Welsh gold for Thomas in 200m butterfly". BBC Sport. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ Ashenden, Mark (9 August 2018). "Freya Anderson wins relay bronze to end European Swimming Championships". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ "Physical Education and Sport in Independent Schools". peandsport.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.