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In [[1994]], at the age of 17, Thomas won a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly at the World Championships. She followed this with two gold medals, in the 100 m butterfly and 4x100 m 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|Atlanta Olympics]] 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 Commonwealth Games|1998 Games]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. She also won a bronze in the 100 m butterfly and a silver in the 200 m at the World Championships in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], the same year. She had similar success at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney Olympics]] in [[2000]], winning three medals - bronze in the 200 m butterfly, silver in the 4x100 m medley, and silver in the 4x200 m 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, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]. She won both the 100 m and 200 m butterfly, and then was part of the winning 4x100 medley relay team. She was also part of the 4x200 m freestyle relay team, which completed the race first, but they were disqualified for jumping into the pool in celebration before the other competitors had completed the race.
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