They earned that award in 1999, becoming the first pair of twins to earn the award, and joining such luminaries as Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis, Bill Walton, Bill Bradley, Kurt Thomas, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Janet Evans as recipients of the award.
After retiring from competitive swimming, Evans worked as a motivational speaker and corporate spokesperson for companies such as AT&T, Speedo, Campbell's, PowerBar, John Hancock, Cadillac, and Xerox.
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She was given the honor of carrying the Olympic torch in the opening ceremonies, and she handed the torch to the American boxing legend Muhammad Ali to light the cauldron.
The shopper took down an item from the board that he/she thought was connected to the celebrity in some way (for example, a swim cap would connect to Janet Evans, a polo mallet would be connected to Ralph Lauren, and a chef's hat would be connected to Wolfgang Puck) and threw it to the wrapper.
Janet Jackson | Bill Evans | Janet | Janet Maslin | Charles Evans Hughes | Gil Evans | Janet Napolitano | Cadel Evans | Clifford Evans | Dale Evans | Janet Fish | Faith Evans | Sara Evans | Janet Guthrie | George Evans | Walker Evans | Sam Evans | Lee Evans | Janet Parshall | Janet Gaynor | Guy Evans | Edith Evans | Robert Evans | Richard Paul Evans | Janet Reno | Janet Kay | Ben Evans | Richie Evans | Pierre Janet | Lee Evans (comedian) |