Alys Thomas

Alys Margaret Thomas (born 10 October 1990) is a British professional swimmer. She gained a gold medal and the 200m Butterfly Commonwealth games record in 2018.

Alys Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Alys Margaret Thomas
Nationality	British
Born	(1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Wales Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 200 m butterfly 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley Representing  Great Britain European Championships (LC) 2018 Glasgow 200 m butterfly 2018 Glasgow 4×100m medley

Life

She was born in 1990 and she went to Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton, London.^[1]

She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.^[2][3] She won the women's 200 metres butterfly title at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, setting a new games record.^[4][5] She also won two bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships.^[6]

In April 2021, Thomas was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics.^[7]