Janet Evans

Katie Ledecky To Be Featured In New Apple Series ‘Greatness Code’

The five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky will be one of the top athletes covered in a 7-part docuseries produced by Lebron James and Tom Brady.

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SwimSwam Podcast: What Would Janet Evans Give All Her Olympic Medals To Do?

Janet described running the Olympic torch to Muhammed Ali at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Evans says it was by far the best moment in her Olympic career

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Remembering Janet Evans’ 400 Freestyle World Record 32-Years Later

22 years ago, Janet Evans swam a 4:03.85 in the 400 freestyle, negative splitting the race on her way to a new world record that wouldn’t fall until 2006.

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Wheaties Wonders: All The Swimmers Featured On The Iconic Cereal Box

Michael Phelps has been featured on the box three times, including receiving a “Lifetime Achievement Honor” from the company after the 2016 Olympic Games.

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SwimSwam’s Top 15 U.S. Swimming Moments of the 2010s

With the 2010-2019 decade officially ending, we’re looking back at the top 15 swimming moments of the past ten years from a U.S.-based lens.

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2019 US Open Records Roundup: 18 New Meet Marks Established, 10 Still Remain

It was a record-breaking weekend in Atlanta, with 18 US Open meet records broken and just 10 now remaining.

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Claire Tuggle Posts #5 400 Free All-Time for 15-16 Girls – 4:07.85

In addition to being a big time drop for Tuggle, that swim ranks Tuggle 5th all-time for 15-16 girls, an age group she only just recently moved up into.

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Neuburger: Non Sono Candidato Alla Presidenza FINA E Non Prevedo Di Esserlo

Articolo in inglese di Torrey Hart  Janet Evans si è ritirata dalla nomina della USA Swimming per sostituire l’attuale rappresentante americano…

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FINA Vice President Dale Neuburger Denies He Plans to Pursue Presidency

“I am not a candidate for FINA President, nor have I been in the past, nor foresee being so in the future,” Neuburger said.

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Janet Evans Revokes FINA Nomination; Dale Neuburger Expected to Seek Presidency

Despite having support from necessary organizations, Janet Evans withdrew from consideration for a FINA Bureau position in June.

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Why Use a High Octane Freestyle Technique?

At The Race Club, we advocate using High Octane Freestyle recovery in the sprint (50 meter) event and at the end of all freestyle (and IM) races.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Regrettable Race

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets!

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Swimming Canada Supports Margo Mountjoy for FINA Vice President Bid

Dr. Margo Mountjoy lost a bid for the post to Dale Neuburger in 2015.

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USA Swimming Nominates Janet Evans for FINA Treasurer

USA Swimming has nominated 4-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans for the position of FINA treasurer. Evans was nominated for the…

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The 5 Mentally Toughest American Elite Swimmers in History

There are probably 50 or more good candidates for the top 5 spots, but this is my list. As far as the elite swimmers go, here is my top five list, which includes nine swimmers.

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