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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.
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.
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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...
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Mar 9, 2020 · Janet Evans was less than a year old when Title IX became law. Long before the Olympic gold medals and world records made her a household name as one of the most dominating swimmers of all time,...
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.
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.
Janet Evans is a former swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist, who broke seven world records in three events. She competed in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996) and won four golds and one silver in the 400 and 800 freestyle.
