Janet Evans

2018 U.S. Nationals Day 1 Finals Preview: Adrian’s Streak on the Line

As the field vies for Pan Pacs relay spots Wednesday night in the 100 free, Nathan Adrian will also battle to keep up his 8-year national title streak alive.

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Janet Evans propulsée vers la FINA

L’Américaine Janet Evans, étoile majeure de la natation mondiale à la charnière des années 1980-1990, a été présentée par USA Swimming, la fédération de son pays, au bureau de la FINA.

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Janet Evans Nominated By USA Swimming For FINA Bureau

Janet Evans has been nominated by USA Swimming to represent the Americas on the FINA Bureau, USA Swimming documents indicate.

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Katie Ledecky Agli Sponsor: Ed Ora Pagate

di ANDREW MERING Il contenuto editoriale è l’opinione del suo autore e non riflette necessariamente le opinioni di SwimSwam. Puoi leggere…

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Ledecky to Sponsors: Pay Up

In many pro sports the ‘contract year’ is a well known phenomenon. Athletes in the last year of their current deal have extra motivation to perform so that their next contract will be a big one.

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Simone Manuel Wins 2018 Honda Sport Award

Manuel is the 10th Stanford Cardinal to win the award.

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Evans, Naber, Wasserman and Mann at Team USA Awards (Video Interviews)

SwimSwam caught up with Janet Evans, John Naber, Casey Wasserman and John Mann at the 2017 Team USA Awards, where the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics were a hot topic of conversation and Katie Ledecky won Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.

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Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky Wins Female Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky won her 5th Female Athlete of the Year Golden Goggles Award.

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Janet Evans Is Recipient Of 2017 WISE LA Women Of Inspiration Award

The Los Angeles Chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE Los Angeles) announced today that Janet Evans (Olympian & LA2028 Organizing Committee), Valorie Kondos Field (Head Coach, UCLA Women’s Gymnastics), and Christine Simmons (President & Chief Operations Officer, Los Angeles Sparks) have been selected as the recipients of the 2017 WISE Los Angeles Women of Inspiration Award.

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Golden Goggles 2017: The Official SwimSwam Ballot

SwimSwam’s picks for each of the Golden Goggle Awards.

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Delfina Pignatiello Becomes 4th U18 Under 16 Minutes in Women’s 1500

6TH FINA WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, August 23 – Monday, August 28, 2017 50-Meter Course Indianapolis (USA) Heats 9:30…

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Pay Attention This Afternoon, Leah Smith in “Slower” Heats of 1500

Leah Smith will be swimming in the penultimate heat of the 1500 free, rather than the “faster” heat that will swim with finals tonight. Tune in at 4:30 pm ET.

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LA To Host Team USA Awards On November 29

The 2017 Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Year, will take place at Royce Hall on UCLA’s…

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The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

This year on June 22 3-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines led the swim lesson at the Aquatica in Sea World. Olympic bronze medalist Tom Wilkens was in attendance at the event in New Jersey and Janet Evans emceed the event in Orange County. The goal is to reach out to as many people as possible to actively reduce the risk of drowning in the water.

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Ledecky Now Owns 6 Fastest 1500s In History After 15:35 In Santa Clara

Katie Ledecky’s 15:35.65 1500 in Santa Clara was the 5th fastest swim in history.

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