Richard Saeger

Richard Saeger

Saeger in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Richard Edwin Saeger
Nickname	"Rich"
National team	United States
Born	(1964-03-04) March 4, 1964 (age 60) 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 Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle World Championships 1982 Guayaquil 4x200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 4×200 m freestyle Universiade 1983 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle

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.

Olympic competition

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]

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

• 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

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.
5. "Coach Coach George McMillion". swimmingcoach.org. February 21, 2024.
6. "JRichard Saeger, Biography". Olympedia. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

Bibliography

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