At the US Olympic Trials, Thomas clocked the third-fastest 200-meter sprint of all time. Tokyo2020
The 24-year-old Harvard graduate is originally from Atlanta, moved to Northampton, MA, and now lives in Texas, where she's working toward her master's degree in public health from the University of Texas. In 2018,In an interview with, Thomas explained how beating her personal best in the 200 shifted her perspective — and her expectations for herself.".
I think the standard for myself is a lot higher," Thomas said."I am still in shock. I cannot believe I put up that time. I just want more for myself now. Now, I'm going to have to start thinking about different goals, different visions. Because this was my dream — my dream was to make the Olympic team, not to win Olympic trials, not even to break the meet record. Now that I've accomplished those, I'm going to set higher goals.
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