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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...
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    freestyle and 800-metre freestyle, breaking the 19-year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800-metre final. Adlington was Britain's first Olympic swimming...
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  • stunning upset from the rest of the field to post a personal best and smash Janet Evans' 23-year-old U.S. record in 8:14.63. Spain's Mireia Belmonte García added...
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    Adlington's world record of 8:14.10 set in 2008. In addition, she broke Janet Evans' American record of 8:16.22 that had stood since 1989. In the final,...
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    1982: Kim Linehan (USA) 1986: Astrid Strauss (GDR) 1991: Janet Evans (USA) 1994: Janet Evans (USA) 1998: Brooke Bennett (USA) 2001: Hannah Stockbauer...
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    (2019), 8:17.21 (2018), 8:17.22 (2017), 8:17.23 (2019), 8:17.52 (2022). Janet Evans also swam 8:17.12 (1988). Sarah Köhler also swam 8:17.33 (2021). Joanne...
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  • public television network ARD, who were interviewing American swimmer Janet Evans at a nearby hotel. Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Georgia, was killed...
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  • States 37 16:00.73 Janet Evans  United States Jul 31, 1987 USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials Orlando, United States 38 15:52.10 Janet Evans  United States...
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    the 400-m freestyle set by Janet Evans at the 1988 Summer Olympics. This would happen on 12 May 2006, as she broke Evans's world record of 4:03.85 during...
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    1967, 1968 and 1969, Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) in 1991, 1992 and 1995, Janet Evans (United States) in 1987, 1989 and 1990, and Kristin Otto (GDR) in 1984...
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  • details Janet Evans  United States Heike Friedrich  East Germany Anke Möhring  East Germany 1992 Barcelona details Dagmar Hase  Germany Janet Evans  United...
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    pg. B4 "Berkoff", The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, 2 June 2013, pg. 8 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Berkoff"...
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  • touched the wall first in 8:14.10, slashing 2.12-second deficit off Janet Evans' world record which had stood for nearly 19 years. Coming from sixth...
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  • 200-yard freestyle (1:45.49) and breaking the American record held by Janet Evans in the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.35).[citation needed] Ziegler initially...
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    six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans. 633 participants from 77 countries were competing. The swimming program...
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    part of a special "Legends" series that also included 1980s Olympians Janet Evans and Edwin Moses. This occurred approximately a year after a change.org...
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  • 400m freestyle event at the expense of the then-world record holder Janet Evans, who had finished ninth in the preliminary swims with only the top eight...
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    5 Evelyn Ashford  United States Athletics 1984–1992 Summer F 4 1 0 5 Janet Evans  United States Swimming 1988–1992 Summer F 4 1 0 5 Ian Ferguson  New...
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    2020. Sanders, Summer. "Bio". summersanders.net. Retrieved March 11, 2013. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Summer Sanders"...
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  • that this was the last Olympic race in the career of swimming legend Janet Evans. A new rival emerged for Bennett in the 800-meter freestyle, teammate...
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    Ocala Star-Banner, p. 7D (September 11, 1999). Retrieved November 27, 2014. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dara Torres"...
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  • book as they each went under the time of 4:03.85, which had stood since Janet Evans won the gold medal in the event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
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  • metres freestyle relay World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Thompson"...
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    Eric Wunderlich Women's Team Amanda Beard Brooke Bennett Beth Botsford Janet Evans (team captain) Catherine Fox Whitney Hedgepeth Trina Jackson Lisa Jacob...
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  • ? 4747 4:05.454:05.45 Evans, Janet Janet Evans 20 Dec 1987 US Open Orlando, USA ? 4848 4:03.854:03.85 Evans, Janet Janet Evans 22 Sep 1988 Olympic Games...
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  • (AUS) 1982: Carmela Schmidt (GDR) 1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR) 1991: Janet Evans (USA) 1994: Yang Aihua (CHN) 1998: Chen Yan (CHN) 2001: Yana Klochkova...
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    does not reflect subsequent edits. (Audio help · More spoken articles) Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristin...
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    Dagmar Hase  Germany 4:07.18 Janet Evans  United States 4:07.37 Hayley Lewis  Australia 4:11.22 800 m freestyle details Janet Evans  United States 8:25.52 Hayley...
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  • Veatch Daniel Watters Dave Wharton Women's Team Beth Barr Tami Bruce Janet Evans Leigh Ann Fetter Erika Hansen Andrea Hayes Whitney Hedgepeth Janel Jorgensen...
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    record holder (long course) 21 February 1978 – 27 July 1987 Succeeded by Janet Evans Preceded by Kim Linehan Women's 400 metres freestyle world record holder...
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