Richard Edwin "Rich" Saeger (born March 4, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
 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 | |
Olympic competition
editAt 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]
Saeger attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania where he was coached by John Trembley and then swam for Southern Methodist University where he was mentored by Hall of Fame Coach George 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
editReferences
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.
- ^ a b Associated 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. February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "JRichard Saeger, Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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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