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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Janet_EvansJanet Evans - Wikipedia

    Janet Beth Evans OLY (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.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Janet-EvansJanet Evans | Olympic Champion, World Record Holder

    Jul 23, 2024 · Janet Evans (born August 28, 1971, Placentia, California, U.S.) 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 ...

  3. www.youtube.com › watchUnorthodox Freestyle Swimming Icon Janet Evans - YouTube

    Jan 26, 2013 · Unorthodox Freestyle Swimming Icon Janet Evans - Seoul 1988 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Welcome to the Olympics YouTube channel, where the Games never end! 🥇...

  4. olympics.com › en › athletesJanet EVANS - Olympics.com

    Between 1986 and 1995, Janet Evans won 25 out of 27 major international races at 400m and 22 out of 23 at 800m. Her world record for the 800m freestyle lasted through four Olympic Games until it was finally broken at the 2008 Beijing Games.

  5. www.nbcmiami.com › paris-2024-summer-olympics › janet-evans-swimmer-olympicsJanet Evans: ‘People always told me I would never be an Olympian'

    American swimmer Janet Evans won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Her journey to the podium came with plenty of doubters along the way.

  6. www.teamusa.com › hall-of-fame › hall-of-fame-membersTeam USA | Janet Evans

    Janet Evans is an American former swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. At just 15 years old, she broke world records in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle. Evans won gold medals in all three of her races a year later at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, while also setting a world-record time in the 400 freestyle.

  7. www.youtube.com › watch17 year old Janet Evans smashes 400m free world record in Seoul |...

    Mar 30, 2020 · Janet Evans breaks her own world record in the 400 meter freestyle by nearly two seconds, securing her second of three golds at the Seoul games #NBCSports #J...

  8. www.olympedia.org › athletes › 51014Olympedia – Janet Evans

    Janet Evans was the greatest female long-distance swimmer of her time. She first came to prominence at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and she entered the 1988 Olympics as the world record holder in the 400 metres, 800 metres, and 1,500 metres.

  9. sports.yahoo.com › janet-evans-remains-champion-of-the-olympic-spirit-121332357Janet Evans remains champion of the Olympic spirit

    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)...

  10. sports.yahoo.com › janet-evans-people-always-told-172526218Janet Evans: ‘People always told me I would never be an Olympian'

    May 16, 2024 · American swimmer Janet Evans won a total of four gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.