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Eve Thomas

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Eve Thomas
Personal information
Born (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 25)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
RelativeSarah Hardcastle (mother)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
ClubCoast Swim Club
Coached byMichael Weston
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Eve Thomas (born 9 February 2001) is a representative swimmer from New Zealand.[1][2] She competed for New Zealand in the women's 800 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, Thomas placed fourth in the 800 metre freestyle behind three Australians, including Ariarne Titmus, with whom Thomas shares a coach, Dean Boxall.[4][5][6] In the final of the 400 metre freestyle, she finished sixth in a time of 4:09.73.[7]

Personal life

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Thomas was born in England to a Welsh father and English mother, and moved to New Zealanda at the age of 3.[8][9] Sheis the daughter of British swimmer Sarah Hardcastle.[10][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "New Zealand women's freestyle swimmers off to 2020 Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Eve Thomas, AquaBlack #270". Athlete profile. NZ Swimming. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 800m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Day five wrap of all the New Zealand teams and athletes". The New Zealand Herald. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 800m Freestyle Final Results". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Games briefs: 4 August". Otago Daily Times. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 400m Freestyle Final Results". Longines. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ↑ THOMPSON, CHRIS (10 July 2012). "Off to the Olympics". Stuff.
  9. ↑ "Champion Australian swim school boosts Kiwi's Paris Games chances". 26 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Off-to-the-Olympics". Daughter of Sarah Hardcastle. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Mike Higgs, Mentor To Hardcastle, Wilmott, Foster & Generations Of Southend Swimmers, Passes". Daughter of Sarah Hardcastle. Swimming World Magazine. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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