Sarah Hardcastle

Sarah Hardcastle

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Lucy Hardcastle
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1969-04-09) 9 April 1969 (age 55) Chelmsford, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Relatives	Eve Thomas (daughter)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, individual medley
Club	BOSS
Coach	Mike Higgs
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle 1984 Los Angeles 800 m freestyle World Championships – Long Course 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle World Championships – Short Course 1995 Rio de Janeiro 800 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle European Championships – Long Course 1985 Sofia 800 m freestyle 1983 Rome 800 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 400 m freestyle 1986 Edinburgh 800 m freestyle 1986 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle 1986 Edinburgh 400 m medley 1994 Victoria 400 m freestyle

Sarah Lucy Hardcastle (born 9 April 1969), also known by her married name Sarah Thomas,^[1] is a British former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. She specialised in the 400- and 800-metre freestyle, and also competed in medley races. Hardcastle won multiple major championship medals over the course of her career, including individual silver and bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics at the age of 15 and two individual gold medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She retired from the sport in 1986 but returned in 1993, winning gold at the World Short Course Championships for the 800-metre freestyle in 1995 and reaching the final of the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.