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Janet Beth Evans OLY [1] (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in distance freestyle events. Evans was a world champion and world record-holder, and won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and the 1992 Olympics.
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- 119 lb (54 kg)
- United States
- Stanford University
Janet Evans is an American swimmer, considered by many to be the greatest distance freestyler of all time, who won four Olympic gold medals. She was the first swimmer in history to win back-to-back Olympic and world championship titles in the same event: the 800-metre freestyle (Olympics: 1988,
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Mar 9, 2020 · Janet Evans and her 8-month-old daughter, Sydney, take a dip into the John C. Argue pool at Exposition Park to kick off the LA84 Learn-to-Swim Program on the first day of summer.
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Janet Evans was a natural born swimmer who was swimming laps in the pool at the age of two. In 1987, aged just 15, Evans broke the world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events. Her achievements were all the more remarkable given her small stature, slight build and unorthodox windmill stroke. Seoul Games
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Aug 5, 2016 · Long before Katie Ledecky graced the pool, Janet Evans reigned supreme as America’s queen of distance swimming. Evans competed in three Summer Olympics, winning five medals (four of them gold ...
