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In 2010, Janet mounted a comeback in the sport with the goal of competing at the Olympic Trials in 2012 in the 400 meter and 800 meter freestyle. In 1989, she was awarded the prestigious Sullivan Award as the United States’ top amateur athlete. Janet was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004 and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001. Her 1500 meter world record stood for 20 years, her 800 world record stood for 21 years, and her 400 world record stood for 19 years, making them some of the longest standing records on the swimming books. She retired from competitive swimming at the end of the Atlanta Games.ĭuring her career, Janet broke a total of seven world records in three events (400 meter, 800 meter, and 1500 meter freestyle).

Through that once in a lifetime opportunity, she saw another side of the Olympic experience which changed her forever. The highlight of those Games came at the Opening Ceremonies, where she passed the Olympic Flame to Muhammad Ali. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Janet swam in both the 400 meter and 800 meter freestyle but failed to medal. In 1992 in Barcelona, Janet defended her gold in the 800 freestyle and added a silver medal in the 400 freestyle. In 1987, when she was 15 years old, Janet burst onto the international swimming scene, breaking world records in the 400m, 800m and the 1500m freestyle.Ī year later at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Janet won gold medals in all three of her races: the 400 meter freestyle, 800 meter freestyle, and 400 meter individual medley. Despite her small size and unorthodox windmill stroke, she was a natural-born swimmer, completing laps by the age of two. Janet Evans is widely considered to be the greatest female distance swimmer in history. And with this grant, she is able to explore some things that are classified as “upper-class activities.” This is a start to even the playing field and she like to thank the LA84 Foundation for choosing the Youth Institute and giving her and her peers these incredible opportunities. Something else that Sophey is extremely passionate about is equal-opportunities for all. Sophey would like to continue what she’s learned with the Youth Institute and school by going into the advertising and marketing industry. She plans to go straight into college and major in business marketing and advertising. Sophey plays volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, yoga (if that counts) and has started to get into a few new sports recently due to the grant. She’s been a part of the program for 3 years now and she feels lucky to have been given a grant that gives inner city youth the opportunity to be exposed to so many different types of sports that they wouldn’t have been able to do given their socioeconomic status. She got involved with the LA84 Foundation through the YMCA Youth Institute of Greater Long Beach. Sign up for them.'s weekly newsletter here.Sophey Carbajal was born and raised in Long Beach, CA. Since 2004, he’s headed the Ricky Martin Foundation, which helps spread awareness about human trafficking. This is not the singer’s first foray into charity. We cannot allow for hate to win, and we cannot stay quiet and hide."

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