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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.
He was also an eleven-time United States national open champion.
Jager won seven Olympic medals for the United States. He won five gold medals in relay events. He also won an individual silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle in 1988, and an individual bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle in 1992.[1]
Tom is the youngest of a family of swimming siblings. While under a swimming scholarship at the University of Iowa, his eldest sister Diane was an All-American swimmer. His brother Bill qualified for Nationals while in high school and then went on to earn a full swimming scholarship at the University of Illinois. All three siblings went on to work as swimming coaches.
Tom has two sons, Wyatt (born 1996) and Cy (born 1999), both of whom swim for his swimming club, the Gold Medal Swim Club.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
^Jager bio March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine from the Idaho Vandals website. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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For other people named Thomas Jager see Thomas Jager 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 Tom JagerPersonal informationFull nameThomas Michael JagerNickname s Tom National teamUnited StatesBorn 1964 10 06 October 6 1964 age 58 East St Louis Illinois U S Height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight181 lb 82 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleCollege teamUniversity of California Los AngelesMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles 4 100 m freestyle1984 Los Angeles 4 100 m medley1988 Seoul 4 100 m freestyle1988 Seoul 4 100 m medley1992 Barcelona 4 100 m freestyle1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle1992 Barcelona 50 m freestyleWorld Championships LC 1986 Madrid 50 m freestyle1986 Madrid 4 100 m freestyle1991 Perth 50 m freestyle1991 Perth 4 100 m freestyle1986 Madrid 100 m freestylePan Pacific Games1987 Brisbane 50 m freestyle1989 Tokyo 50 m freestyle1989 Tokyo 4 100 m freestyle1991 Edmonton 50 m freestyle1991 Edmonton 4 100 m freestylePan American Games1995 Mar del Plata 4 100 m freestyle1995 Mar del Plata 50 m freestyleSummer Universiade1983 Edmonton 100 m freestyle1983 Edmonton 100 m butterfly1983 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle Contents 1 Swimming career 2 Coaching career 3 Family 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSwimming career EditJager attended the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and swam for coach Ron Ballatore s UCLA Bruins swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA competition from 1983 to 1985 He won NCAA individual national championships in the 100 yard freestyle 1983 1984 the 50 yard freestyle 1984 1985 and the 100 yard backstroke 1985 In 1984 he was honored as the Pacific 10 Conference Swimmer of the Year He was also an eleven time United States national open champion Jager won seven Olympic medals for the United States He won five gold medals in relay events He also won an individual silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle in 1988 and an individual bronze medal in the 50 meter freestyle in 1992 1 At the World Championships Jager won gold medals in the 50 meter freestyle in 1986 and 1991 He also won gold medals in the 50 meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 1989 and 1991 Jager was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001 2 Coaching career EditIn 2004 Jager became the head coach of the University of Idaho s Idaho Vandals women s swim team 3 Jager then accepted the head coaching position for the Washington State Cougars swim team at Washington State University in 2011 He is now the head coach of the Aspen Swim club in Colorado Family EditTom is the youngest of a family of swimming siblings While under a swimming scholarship at the University of Iowa his eldest sister Diane was an All American swimmer His brother Bill qualified for Nationals while in high school and then went on to earn a full swimming scholarship at the University of Illinois All three siblings went on to work as swimming coaches Tom has two sons Wyatt born 1996 and Cy born 1999 both of whom swim for his swimming club the Gold Medal Swim Club See also Edit Biography portal Olympics portalList of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of Olympic medalists in swimming men List of University of California Los Angeles people List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming men World record progression 50 metres freestyle World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relayReferences Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Tom Jager Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Tom Jager USA ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on November 8 2017 Retrieved April 12 2015 Jager bio Archived March 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine from the Idaho Vandals website Retrieved June 19 2009 External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Tom Jager Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 17 2020 Tom Jager USA Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine archived November 8 2017 RecordsPreceded byDano Halsall Men s 50 meter freestyleworld record holder long course December 6 1985 June 26 1986 Succeeded byMatt BiondiPreceded byMatt Biondi Men s 50 meter freestyleworld record holder long course August 13 1987 September 24 1988 Succeeded byMatt BiondiPreceded byMatt Biondi Men s 50 meter freestyleworld record holder long course August 20 1989 June 16 2000 Succeeded byAlexander Popov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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