Richard Saeger

Richard Edwin "Rich" Saeger (born March 4, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Saeger earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the final of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[2][3] The American team of Geoff Gaberino, David Larson, Bruce Hayes and 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]

Richard Saeger
Saeger in 1984
Personal information
Full nameRichard Edwin Saeger
Nickname(s)"Rich"
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-03-04) March 4, 1964
Rochester, New York, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamSouthern Methodist University
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 4x200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 4×200 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle

See also

References
  1. Rich Saeger. sports-reference.com
  2. 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.
  3. Associated Press, "Add 3 / U.S. gold total at 9," The Indiana Gazette, p. 14 (July 31, 1984). Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. 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.

Bibliography
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  • De George, Matthew, Pooling Talent: Swimming's Greatest Teams, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland (2014). ISBN 978-1-4422-3701-8.


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