Olympics
World record-holders Janet Evans and Tom Jager added to their collection of national titles Thursday and teen-ager Allison Wagner won her third title in this year’s National Swimming Championships.
Aug. 19, 1994
Tom Jager, a silver medalist in the Seoul Olympics, said he wants to prove that older swimmers can compete in a sport dominated by youngsters.
June 18, 1989
U.S. swimmers, their international status dropping in recent years, looked as strong as ever Sunday at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo.
Aug. 21, 1989
Sports
Scheduled just a week after the women’s National Collegiate Athletic Assn. swimming meet and two weeks before the men’s NCAA meet, the Phillips 66/U.S.
March 30, 1988
Archives
Holding a swimming meet of champions right now is like having a body surfing championship in the Antarctic.
June 21, 1987
A leading candidate for the award of most popular American athlete is swimmer Janet Evans.
Sept. 15, 1988
East Germany’s Nils Rudolph upset Americans Matt Biondi and Tom Jager in the men’s 50-meter freestyle final Saturday at the Santa Clara International swim meet.
July 8, 1990
As the first (and current) world record-holder in the 50-meter freestyle, UCLA’s Tom Jager has to be considered the favorite to win the first world title in that event at the World Swimming Championships in Madrid in August.
June 2, 1986
How much can a person grow in four years? Check that. How much can a person grow in two days?
July 31, 1992
Hoping for at least one world record Friday to give Goodwill Games II credibility as a world-class athletic competition on its opening day, organizers were rewarded for their blood, sweat and deficit-spending with three.
July 21, 1990