Alys Margaret Thomas (born 10 October 1990) is a British professional

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She gained a gold medal and the 200m Butterfly Commonwealth games record in 2018.

Life

She was born in 1990 and she went to

Lady Eleanor Holles School Lady Eleanor Holles School (often abbreviated to LEH or LEHS) is an independent day school for girls in Hampton, London. It consists of a small junior school and a larger senior school, which operate from different buildings on the same site. It ...

Hampton, London Hampton is a suburban area on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and historically in the County of Middlesex. which includes Hampton Court Palace. Hampton is served by two railway stations, ...

. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

. She won the women's 200 metres butterfly title at the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

in 2018, setting a new games record. She also won two bronze medals at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

. In April 2021, Thomas was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed

2020 Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

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* * * * 1990 births Living people British female swimmers Welsh female swimmers British female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British women {{UK-swimming-bio-stub