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Janet Evans. Janet Beth Evans OLY [ 1] (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.
Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American former [1] competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter ...
This swim advanced him to the event final the following day. [60] [61] Adrian finished third in the final on day eight, not qualifying to swim the 50 meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics with his time of 21.73. [62] [63] Adrian had hoped to culminate his overcoming testicular cancer journey by competing in his fourth Olympic Games. [64]
Former Olympic gold medalist swimmer Cullen Jones holds a gold medal he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Jones earned two Olympic gold and two Olympic silver medals ...
Evans studied at University of Georgia in the United States [3] and then the University of Stirling in Scotland. [4]In April 2024, she won the 100 metres breaststroke title at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, setting a time of 1.06.54 [5] and was subsequently named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Ryan Murphy (swimmer) Ryan Fitzgerald Murphy OLY (born July 2, 1995) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in backstroke. He is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the former world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke . At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Murphy swept the backstroke events, winning gold medals in both the 100 ...
According to Newsweek ’s breakdown of winnings at the 2020 Olympics, U.S. Olympians earn $37,500 for every gold medal, $22,500 for each silver medal and $15,000 for bronze medals. With Biles’s ...
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events.Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team.