Petria Thomas
- January 4, 2024
- Swimmer
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Petria Thomas Biography
| Name | Petria Thomas |
| Birthday | Aug 25 |
| Birth Year | 1975 |
| Place Of Birth | Lismore |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Children(s) | Zara Reece Jones, Aiden Thomas Jones |
Petria Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 25, 1975 in Lismore, Australia. Petria Ann Thomas, OAM (born 25 August 1975) is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales, and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby.
After having missed out on first place in 1996 and 2000, Thomas finally achieved gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won the individual 100-metre butterfly, and was a part of two world record-setting teams in the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relays. She was subsequently chosen to carry the Australian flag at the closing ceremony. Thomas announced her retirement from competitive swimming at the conclusion of the games.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Thomas won five gold, one silver and one bronze medals. While being one of the pinnacles of her career, her victory also made her the first female swimmer ever to win the same event at three consecutive Commonwealth Games – the 100-metre butterfly. She followed this with three gold and two silver medals at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama, Japan. At the short-course championships in Moscow, Russia, Thomas won another gold medal in her pet event, the 200-metre butterfly. However, injuries forced her out of competition soon afterwards, and she had to spend much of 2003 recovering from yet another shoulder reconstruction.
In 2004, Thomas made another comeback at the Olympic selection trials in Sydney while training with the Ginninderra Swimming Club. She broke the Commonwealth records in the 50-metre and 100-metre butterfly, set new personal best times in the 100-metre freestyle, 200-metre freestyle and narrowly missed the world record in the 200-metre butterfly.
Thomas was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996, and was crowned the AIS Athlete of the Year in 2001 (with gymnast Philippe Rizzo) and 2002 and in 2006 inducted in the AIS ‘Best of the Best’. She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2007.
Petria Thomas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Petria Thomas is one of the richest Swimmer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Petria Thomas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1993, at the age of 17, Thomas won a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the World Short Course Championships. She followed this with two gold medals, in the 100-metre butterfly and 4×100-metre freestyle in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. However, she then struggled for two years, until making a comeback at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. She won a silver medal, finishing second to fellow Australian Susie O’Neill.
Despite being plagued by a shoulder injury, Thomas repeated her 1994 Commonwealth Games effort at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur. She also won a bronze in the 100-metre butterfly and a silver in the 200-metre at the World Championships in Perth, the same year. She had similar success at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000, winning three medals – bronze in the 200-metre butterfly, silver in the 4×100-metre medley, and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
Thomas had always struggled to surpass O’Neill, despite being talented in her own right. However, after the 2000 games, O’Neill retired, and Thomas, despite battling recurring injuries, decided to continue. The decision paid off when she won three gold medals at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She won both the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, and then was part of the winning 4×100-metre medley relay team. She was also part of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, which completed the race first, but they were disqualified when Thomas jumped in the pool to celebrate before the other competitors had completed the race.
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Petria Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Petria Thomas celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.
Top Facts about Petria Thomas
- Petria Thomas is an Australian former swimmer.
- She won 3 Olympic gold medals and 10 World Championship medals.
- Thomas retired in 2006 due to injury.
- She made a comeback in 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- Thomas was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2005.
- She battled chronic fatigue syndrome during her career.
- Thomas is now a motivational speaker and mentor for young athletes.
- Her personal best times include: 57.07s (100m butterfly) and 2:06.73 (200m butterfly).
- Thomas was born on July 15, 1975 in Lismore, New South Wales.
- She started swimming at age six and joined her first club at eight years old.
Where is Petria Thomas now?
Nine-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Petria Thomas OAM will lead the Australian team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England , becoming Australia’s first female Commonwealth Games team Chef de Mission.
Which female Australian swimmer has won 3 gold medals?
Six Australian swimmers have won three gold medals at a single Olympics, Stephanie Rice (Beijing 2008), Jodie Henry (Athens 2004), Petria Thomas (Athens 2004), Ian Thorpe (Sydney 2000), Shane Gould (Munich 1972), Murray Rose (Melbourne 1956).
What is Susie Oneill doing now?
O’Neill is a co-host on Nova 106.9’s breakfast radio show Ash, Luttsy & Susie.
Who is the greatest female swimmer of all time?
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. Having won 7 Olympic gold medals and 15 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer, she is considered one of the greatest Olympians and the greatest female swimmer of all time.
Who is the best Australian swimmer of all time?
Ian Thorpe and Gould are the most decorated Australian Olympic medallists in all sports. Dawn Fraser won three consecutive gold medals in 1956, 1960, and 1964 in the 100-metre freestyle, becoming the first swimmer to win any event three times.