Janet Evans’ Olympic memories include some of the most iconic of moments – capturing four gold medals in swimming, handing the torch to Muhammad Ali in Atlanta in 1996 and helping Los Angeles land the ...

A wunderkind in the pool, Janet Evans, took the swimming world by storm (or by splash!), breaking world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the tender age of 15. Her petite frame ...

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans visited with the Pine Crest Swimming club team on Tuesday night to provide inspiration and perspective on her career. Pine Crest head coach Mariusz ...

It was a great secret. Janet Evans, a Laguna Beach resident and one of America’s Olympic darlings in the 1980s and ’90s, was told not to say anything to anybody. The Olympic committee was planning a ...

PARIS (WOOD) — The 2024 Olympics run for almost two more weeks, but some already have their focus on the next Summer Games. “It’s funny because we’re all about Paris right now, but the day those ...

Janet Evans stepped on the blocks, heard a big cheer and realized that she was more than twice as old as every other swimmer in her heat except one. ''They were closer in age to Syd than me,'' the ...

Janet M. Rosnick Evans, 76, of Pittston, formerly of Luzerne, peacefully journeyed home to her Lord and savior on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 22 , 1947, and was, ...