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Janet Evans

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1971 · age 55

Janet Beth Evans is an American former competition swimmer who swam from 1989 to 1992 for Stanford University and specialized in distance freestyle events. Evans was a world champion and world record-holder, and won a total of four gold medals in the 400 and 800-meter freestyle events at the 1988 and the 1992 Olympics.

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Stanford Cardinal

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Honda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving1990
International Swimming Hall of Fame

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In the late 1980s Evans was the first woman to hold three world records simultaneously in the 400, 800, and 1500-meter freestyle and was the first American woman to win four individual Olympic gold medals in swimming.

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Born 1971 · age 55

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