Sarah Hardcastle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Hardcastle
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1969(1969-04-09)
Age	55
Birthplace	Chelmsford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Sarah Hardcastle Biography

Sarah Hardcastle is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on April 9, 1969 in Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom. Sarah Lucy Hardcastle (born 9 April 1969) is also known as the name of her husband, Sarah Thomas, is a British former competitive swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the Olympics as well as world championships and European championships. She also competed for England at the Commonwealth Games. She was a specialist in the 400 and 800-metre freestyle and also participated in medley events. Hardcastle was awarded numerous championships medals during the time of her career, including individual bronze and silver medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics at the age of 15 as well as two gold medals for individual athletes in the year 1996 Commonwealth Games. She resigned from this sport at the age of 16 in 1986, but returned in 1993 and won silver during the World Short Course Championships for the freestyle event of 800 metres in 1995. She also made it to the finals of the same event in 1996’s Summer Olympics.

Hardcastle took home Silver in the freestyle event of 800 metres and was 6th in the freestyle 400 metres event at the 1985 European Championships. In 1986, at the Commonwealth Games, she won gold medals in the 800-metre and 400-metre freestyle. The speed in the time of 8:24.77 for the freestyle of 800 metres was second fastest time ever recorded. It was 0.15 seconds slower than record set by Tracey Wickham. She also set an all-new European record. The time she ran for the freestyle 400 metres was the new Commonwealth Games record. She also took home bronze in the individual 400-metre Medley and was part of the team that was awarded silver in the freestyle relay of 4×200 meters. She was awarded the bronze medal in the freestyle 400-metre during the 1986 World Championships.

Hardcastle was born in Chelmsford, Essex and attended Shoebury High School. Her mother, Ann Hardcastle, is a former swimming coach who taught several British elite swimmers including Mark Foster. Hardcastle married Lee Thomas in 1995; the couple have four children. Her daughter Eve Thomas is a current international swimmer representing New Zealand.

Hardcastle retired permanently from competitive swimming after the 1996 Olympics, later moving to New Zealand to work as a swimming coach.

In 1984, at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, she became the youngest British woman to ever win an Olympic medal. She won silver in the freestyle 400m at the age of 15 years three months and two days. She also took bronze in the 800-metre freestyle and placed ninth in the individual medley at 400 meters.

Sarah Hardcastle Net Worth

Sarah Hardcastle is one of the richest Swimmer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Hardcastle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hardcastle placed third in the 800-metre freestyle event at the British national championships in 1982. She was 13 years old. She was picked to the England team for the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where she was in an end of her freestyle event in the 800-metre distance. In 1983, she won silver in the freestyle event of 800 metres during the European Championships, aged 14.

at the ASA National British Championships she has been a five-time winner of the 400m freestyle (1984 and 1986 1993-1995) and four times the winner of the freestyle 800 metres (1984 and 1993, 1986 and 1995) as well as being the world champion in the 400 meters medley in 1983 and in 1986.

Hardcastle initially retired from competitive swimming in 1986 at the age of 17; in a 2012 interview she said that after years of training she had wanted to have a normal teenage life. After a spell working as a secretary at Ford, she decided to return to the sport in 1992 and resumed competing in 1993. Hardcastle was a member of the relay teams that won bronze in the 4×200-metre freestyle at the 1993 European Championships and silver at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she also won an individual bronze medal in the 400-metre freestyle. In 1995 she won the 800 m freestyle gold medal and bronze in the 400 m freestyle at the World Short Course Championships. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta she reached the final of the 800-metre freestyle, finishing eighth.

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Facts & Trivia

Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sarah Hardcastle celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Sarah Hardcastle

1. Sarah Hardcastle is a retired British swimmer.
2. She won two Olympic bronze medals in 1984.
3. Hardcastle set multiple world records during her career.
4. She also won gold at the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
5. Hardcastle was born on November 21, 1969 in Stockport, England.
6. She began swimming competitively at age six.
7. Hardcastle retired from swimming at age 22 to pursue other interests.
8. In addition to swimming, she has worked as a television presenter and commentator.
9. Hardcastle was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1990 for services to sport.
10. Her success helped inspire future generations of British swimmers.