Richard Saeger
 Saeger in 1984 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Edwin Saeger |
| Nickname | "Rich" |
| National team | United States |
| Born | March 4, 1964 Rochester, New York,U.S.[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| College team | Southern Methodist University |
Medal record | |
Richard Edwin "Rich" Saeger(born March 4, 1964) is an American former competitionswimmer,1984 Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
Olympic competition[edit]
At the1984 Summer Olympicsin Los Angeles, Saeger earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the final of themen's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[2][3]The American team ofGeoff Gaberino,David Larson,Bruce Hayesand Saeger set a new world record in the Olympic preliminary heat (7:18.87), only for the Americans to break the record again in the event final later on the same day.[3][4]
Saeger attendedMercersburg Academyin Pennsylvania where he was coached byJohn Trembleyand then swam for Southern Methodist University where he was mentored by Hall of Fame CoachGeorge McMillion.[5] [6]
Most significantly, Saeger won a gold medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay in Guayaquil, Ecuador, at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships. He again won gold in the 4x200 at the 1983 Pan American Games and added a silver in the 4x200 at the 1983 Universiade in Edmonton.[6]
See also[edit]
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of Southern Methodist University people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References[edit]
- ^Rich Saeger.sports-reference.com
- ^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games,Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay Round One.Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^abAssociated Press, "Add 3 / U.S. gold total at 9,"The Indiana Gazette,p. 14 (July 31, 1984). Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games,Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay Final.Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^"Coach Coach George McMillion".swimmingcoach.org.21 February 2024.
- ^ab"JRichard Saeger, Biography".Olympedia.Retrieved19 November2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- De George, Matthew,Pooling Talent: Swimming's Greatest Teams,Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland (2014).ISBN978-1-4422-3701-8.
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