Olympic Swimming Hero Jason Lezak to Appear at Pavilions in RSM

Olympic and swimming fans can meet four-time gold medalist Jason Lezak on Saturday in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Lezak, best known for his amazing anchor leg in the 4x100 meter freestyle in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will be at as part of the grocer's Lunchbox Winners campaign. He will be available for autographs and to promote the importance of incorporating more fruits and vegetables into kids' diets. He will also be sharing food and fitness tips. 

Lezak will be on site from noon to 2 p.m. The first 150 fans will get an autographed swimming rubber duck.

Lezak, 35, who grew up in Irvine, specializes in the 50 and 100 meter freeestyle races, and he owns long course world records in the 400 free and medley relays. A three-time Olympian, Lezak hopes to win gold again in the 2012 Summer Games in London.

He is most famously known for his anchor leg in the 2008 Olympics that allowed Michael Phelps to win the most unlikely of his unprecedented eight gold medals. Trailing Frenchman Alain Bernard—at the time the world record holder in the 100 meters—Lezak swam the fastest 100 meter split in history, 46.06 seconds, to help the Americans break the world record by 3.99 seconds. It was a defining performance for Lezak, who has won seven Olympic medals, six of them in relays.

The Lunchbox Winners initiative is in support of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. Each month shoppers will find new booklets in the store with simple snack and lunchbox recipes, plus tips from athletes on fun ways to stay active. Featured products for these recipes will be displayed in the produce department.