Gabby Thomas Stuns Track World With Lightning-Fast 200m at U.S. Trials — See the Record-Breaking Run

Gabby Thomas, fresh off a triple-gold breakout at the Paris 2024 Games, has officially joined the new professional outfit Grand Slam Track as she gears up for the 2025 athletics season, the team confirmed late Wednesday. The 28-year-old sprint star became a household name last summer when she stormed to victory in the Olympic 200 m final and anchored Team USA to wins in both the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays. Her résumé already included a meet-record 21.81 s from the U.S. Trials that spring, a mark that stamped her as the world’s top half-lap sprinter heading into Paris. Joining Grand Slam Track puts Thomas alongside fellow U.S. standouts in a newly formed squad backed by private funding and a sports-science staff modeled on F1 racing. “I wanted a setup that lets me chase the world record every time I step on the track,” she said in the announcement, alluding to Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 21.34 s from 1988 that still looms over the event. Thomas will divide her training between Austin, Texas, and a European hub in Monaco to minimize travel fatigue during the 2025 Diamond League circuit. Early meets penciled onto her calendar include the Prefontaine Classic in May and the Paris Diamond League stop in July, a symbolic return to the stadium where she struck gold. Beyond individual glory, Thomas remains central to USA Track & Field’s relay plans. National coaches confirmed she will headline relay camps in Chula Vista this spring, targeting both baton chemistry and speed endurance as the U.S. women look to extend their global dominance. Off the track, the Harvard-educated neurobiology grad has leveraged a one-million-strong Instagram following to champion STEM education and maternal-health initiatives. Sports-marketing analysts rank her among the five most sought-after American Olympians for brand partnerships in 2025, and insiders say a signature footwear line could be unveiled before the World Championships in Tokyo next August. What’s next? Thomas is slated to open her season at an indoor 60 m race in Boston this February before shifting to her trademark 200 m outdoors. With every appearance, she inches closer to that 21.34 target—fueling fan speculation that the oldest track world record on the books may finally fall. One thing is certain: wherever Gabby Thomas lines up in 2025, eyeballs—and stopwatches—will follow.