Sarah Hardcastle

Sarah Hardcastle
Personal information
Full nameSarah Lucy Hardcastle
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1969-04-09) 9 April 1969
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
1984 Los Angeles400 m freestyle
1984 Los Angeles800 m freestyle
World Championships – Long Course
1986 Madrid400 m freestyle
World Championships – Short Course
1995 Rio de Janeiro800 m freestyle
1995 Rio de Janeiro400 m freestyle
European Championships – Long Course
1985 Sofia800 m freestyle
1983 Rome800 m freestyle
1993 Sheffield4×200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh400 m freestyle
1986 Edinburgh800 m freestyle
1986 Edinburgh4×200 m freestyle
1994 Victoria4×200 m freestyle
1986 Edinburgh400 m medley
1994 Victoria400 m freestyle

Sarah Lucy Hardcastle (born 9 April 1969), also known by her married name Sarah Thomas, 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.