Sarah Hardcastle

Sarah Hardcastle
Personal information
Full nameSarah Lucy Hardcastle
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1969-04-09) 9 April 1969 (age 55)
Chelmsford, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
RelativesEve Thomas (daughter)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubBOSS
CoachMike Higgs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 800 m freestyle
World Championships – Long Course
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle
World Championships – Short Course
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle
European Championships – Long Course
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 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.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarah Hardcastle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

Sarah Hardcastle

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