Tom Jager
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| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | |||
| Men's Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Seoul 1988 | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | Seoul 1988 | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | Barcelona 1992 | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | Barcelona 1992 | 50m Freestyle | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1986 Madrid | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1991 Perth | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1991 Perth | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Pan Pacific Games | |||
| Gold | 1987 Brisbane | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1991 Edmonton | 50m Freestyle | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | 4x100m Freestyle | |
Thomas ("Tom") Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Collinsville, Illinois, who earned seven medals, including five golds, in three Summer Olympics.
Jager ended his career at the 1996 Olympic Trials, where at the age of 31, he attempted to qualify for his fourth Olympic team. He was a leader in the world of swimming for post-graduates. He was the 1988 and 1992 Olympic team captain and the 1991 World Aquatics Championships team captain. Prior to the Barcelona Olympics, he faced off with legendary swimmer Mark Spitz who attempted to make a comeback. Jager beat Spitz with a time of 24.92 over Spitz's 26.70. Tom Jager won six state titles in Illinois at Collinsville High School, tied with fellow Olympian Ron Gora for the most ever.
When he retired, he was the world record-holder in the 50m free, a record he set in a nationally-televised match race versus his career-long nemesis and friend Matt Biondi. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Jager was second to Biondi in the 50m free. In 1992, Jager was third and Biondi was second in the Olympic sprint. He and Biondi were the first two Americans to win gold medals in three Olympiads; both did it in the 400m free relay (in 1984, Jager swam on the prelim squad and in 1988 and ‘92, he swam on the championship finals teams). In 1984 and ‘88, he won gold medals swimming in prelims of the 400m medley relay. He earned eleven U.S. National titles and five NCAA crowns.
In 2001 Jager was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Tom Jager is currently the Head Coach of the UI women's swim team. Jager, Tom
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Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m freestyle relay |
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1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heindereich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling) |
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