Life's New Normal Podcast With Host Long Jump Silver Medalist John Register
Episode 62: Just Keep Swimming - Olympians Janet Evans & Olivia Morgan
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- Duration: 1:00:00
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Janet Evans: Despite her small size and unorthodox windmill stroke, Janet Evans was a natural-born swimmer who was swimming laps at the age of two. By the end of her storied career, she was considered to be the greatest female distance swimmer of all time. On her path to earning that accolade, Evans earned four individual Olympic gold medals and one silver medal, won seventeen international titles and forty-five US National titles, and broke seven world records, many of which stood for two decades. Janet is a true legend in her sport as well as in women's sports. Janet is now at the helm corralling athlete for the LA2024 Bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Olivia Morgan: Olivia Morgan, who won the individual high point title at the U.S. Collegiate National Championships in March, was named USA Synchro’s Athlete of the Year. Morgan, a USA Synchro athlete representative, helped lead Team USA to the bronze medal and finished fourth in the duet free at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. M