Janet Evans Sportswoman of the Year
From Associated Press
NEW YORK —
Janet Evans, winner of three gold medals in swimming at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was named Women’s Sports Foundation Amateur Sportswoman of the Year on Friday, the foundation said.
Evans, from Placentia, Calif., won gold in the 400 and 800 freestyle races and the 400-meter individual medley, in which she set a world record.
She now has won 26 consecutive races.
Evans will receive the award at a banquet Tuesday in New York.
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