Tom Jager

Tom Jager
Personal information
Full nameThomas Michael Jager
Nickname"Tom"
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-10-06) October 6, 1964
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles4×100 m freestyle
1984 Los Angeles4×100 m medley
1988 Seoul4×100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul4×100 m medley
1992 Barcelona4×100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul50 m freestyle
1992 Barcelona50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1986 Madrid50 m freestyle
1986 Madrid4×100 m freestyle
1991 Perth50 m freestyle
1991 Perth4×100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
1987 Brisbane50 m freestyle
1989 Tokyo50 m freestyle
1989 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton50 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata4×100 m freestyle
1995 Mar del Plata50 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
1983 Edmonton100 m freestyle
1983 Edmonton100 m butterfly
1983 Edmonton4x100 m freestyle

Thomas Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle, and a former world record-holder in two events. Jager set the 50-meter freestyle world record on six occasions during his career. He held this record for over ten years from August 1989 to June 2000.

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