Janet Evans | Strange Strokes – Ep1 | Effortless Swimming

Janet Evans | Strange Strokes – Ep1 | Effortless Swimming

Janet Evans first made headlines in 1988 as she brought home 4 Olympic Medals after competing as part of the US Olympic Team in Seoul, South Korea; where she not only competed in the 400 and 800 free and 400 IM – but Janet also set a world record in the 400 Metre Freestyle event, finishing in 4:03.85 – all before she turned 18. Evans was one of the youngest to compete in the Seoul Olympics, standing 5รขโ‚ฌโ„ข6 and weighing just under 100 lbs when soaking wet – later receiving praise from The New York Times for defying the odds and รขโ‚ฌล“Swimming with boundless energyรขโ‚ฌย that allowed the teenager to set rise to stardom while most of her peers were still weighing Post-Secondary School options. In this video, weรขโ‚ฌโ„ขre taking a deep dive into the infamous รขโ‚ฌล“windmillรขโ‚ฌย swimming style that Janet brought to the freestyle events because while many argued that swimming with a perfectly straight arm recovery isnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt proper technique – could this unusual technique be Evansรขโ‚ฌโ„ข secret to her successful career as an Olympic Athlete and her decision to return to competitive swimming nearly two decades after her last race.

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