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Gabby Thomas steals the show as she receives a warm welcome after being named SI Swimsuit Star athlete alongside Olivia Dunne and Suni Lee
Gabby Thomas recently received a heartfelt welcome from the brand, SI Swimsuit, for their newest athlete feature for the 2025 issue. They commended the athlete for her extraordinary exploits at the Paris Olympics, which concluded on August 11, 2024.
The 25-year-old wrapped up her 2024 Summer Games with three gold medals, starting with the 200-meter dash. She clocked an impressive time of 21.83s in the race to stand atop the podium, trouncing Julien Alfred and Brittany Brown, who claimed second and third place, respectively. Following this, she won her second gold in the 4x100m dash, where the team, which included herself, Sha'Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry, and Melissa Jefferson, recorded 41.78s to defeat Great Britain.
Thomas won her third gold medal in the 4x400m relay, with her team, which included Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Shamier Little, and Alexis Holmes, clocked a time of 3:15.27 and bested the Netherlands and Great Britain, who earned a second and third-place finish, respectively.
Highlighting these dominant victories at the Paris Olympics, Gabby Thomas has been named the SI Swimsuit star athlete alongside Olivia Dunne and Suni Lee for the 2025 issue of the brand. They shared a picture of the athlete on their Instagram account and penned a heartfelt note, giving her a warm welcome on their team. The post's caption read:
"Gabby Thomas has sprinted her way towards three gold medals at the 2024 Paris Games and now she’s sprinting onto the SI Swimsuit set as our newest athlete feature for the 2025 issue! 🏃♀️Gabby brings her powerful presence and grace to the world both on the track and beyond. We’re so proud to welcome her to the SI Swimsuit family as an inspiring athlete with extraordinary talent and a profound impact for all. ✨"
Gabby Thomas opened up about the reason behind working hard
In a recent appearance at the podcast 'Why Note Me? with Mike Jackson,' Gabby Thomas revealed the reason behind working hard against all odds. She spoke about how her mother's hardships have always been an inspiration for her during her journey. She exuded pride in her mother's journey from being a waitress to becoming a professor.
"My mom is a rockstar. In that moment it is hard, but my mom grew up dirt poor in Mobile, Alabama. I mean Jennifer, eight siblings, nine, um they didn't have much, struggled to keep the lights on," said Gabby Thomas. "There was a lot going on, so for her to go get a scholarship at Duke was already incredible in itself, um you know, hit with a little bit of hardship."
She added:
"Not that my brother and I are hardship, but you know twins. A hurdle in life's journey, um, and just kind of working her way out of this, and this is something I talk about a lot about my own journey is watching my mom go from waitressing, working at a daycare going back to school, she continued school at Emory, um, and got her PHD in education."
Gabby Thomas' mother is the reason behind the American athlete choosing track as her career. She initially chose softball; however, she changed her field under her mother's guidance, and the 25-year-old thanked her for the same in an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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