Coco Gauff, Anna Hall and others gush over Gabby Thomas feature in the SI Swimsuit issue for the 2025 edition

Modified Nov 07, 2024 22:07 GMT

Multiple athletes from different sports recently gushed over Gabby Thomas’ feature in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue for the 2025 edition. Recently, she was announced as one of the models for one of the biggest sports publications’ swimsuit issue.

Thomas has been making waves following her triple gold medal feat at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Following this incredible achievement, she has attended major events such as New York Fashion Week shows, the US Grand Prix and served as the Grand Marshal for the NYC Marathon, and more.

With this, she has now joined the likes of gymnasts Olivia Dunne and Suni Lee as the model for SI’s swimsuit issue. Recently, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit took to Instagram to share a glimpse of Gabby Thomas’ feature in their issue.

Several athletes from various sports joined in to comment on Thomas’ stunning photoshoot for the issue. Among the prominent names were tennis star Coco Gauff, track and field athlete Anna Hall, former Olympic champion swimmer Lydia Jacoby, among others.

Gauff, an eight-time winner on the WTA Tour in singles, expressed her admiration for Thomas’ swimsuit look, commenting with 'smiling face with heart' emojis:

“😍😍😍😍”

Screenshot of Coco Gauff’s comment on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s post. Credits - IG/ @si_swimsuit

Heptathlete and two-time World Championships medalist Anna Hall also chimed in, with fire emojis:

“🔥🔥🔥”

Screenshot of Anna Hall’s comment on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s post. Credits - IG/ @si_swimsuit

Meanwhile, Tokyo Olympics gold medalist in the 100m breaststroke Lydia Jacoby also gushed over Thomas’ look, writing:

“Beyond obsessed”

Screenshot of Lydia Jacoby’s comment on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s post. Credits - IG/ @si_swimsuit

Besides the aforementioned names, other athletes like Emma Coburn, Emily Infeld, and skier Sabrina Wanjiku Simader also showed their admiration for Gabby Thomas' look in the comments.

Gabby Thomas flexes abs wearing black two-piece swimsuit during her trip to Maldives

Gabby Thomas at Paris Olympics. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

After concluding her track and field season, Gabby Thomas went on a trip to Maldives, where she stayed at the JOALI BEING, a five-star accommodation in Maldives. Towards the end of her trip there, Thomas shared a glimpse of herself in a two-piece swimsuit, flexing her abs as she captioned the post:

“views at @joalibeing ✨”

She posed in front of the ocean view, giving her followers and fans a glimpse of her picturesque stay in the resort. Notably, her boyfriend Spencer McManes too joined her during the trip.