Tom Jager

Tom Jager
Personal information
Full nameThomas Michael Jager
Nickname
"Tom"
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-10-06) October 6, 1964
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle
1984 Los Angeles 4×100 m medley
1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle
1992 Barcelona 50 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1986 Madrid 50 m freestyle
1986 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
1991 Perth 50 m freestyle
1991 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid 100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Games
1987 Brisbane 50 m freestyle
1989 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
1989 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton 50 m freestyle
1991 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle
1995 Mar del Plata 50 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
1983 Edmonton 100 m freestyle
1983 Edmonton 100 m butterfly
1983 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle

Thomas Michael Jager (born October 6, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer. He is five-time Olympic gold medalist in relay events, a two-time World Championship individual gold medalist for the 50-meter freestyle, and a former world record-holder in two events. Jager set the 50-meter freestyle world record on six occasions during his career. He held this record for over ten years from August 1989 to June 2000.