Alex Vanderkaay
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Full name | Alexander Vanderkaay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "AVK" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-06-21) June 21, 1986 (age 37) Rochester, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Wolverine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Vanderkaay (born June 21, 1986) is an American competition swimmer. At the 2007 World University Games, Vanderkaay won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley (IM). At the 2009 World University Games, he won the gold medal in the 200-meter IM and again the silver medal in the 400-meter IM. While attending the University of Michigan, Vanderkaay swam for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team. He was the national college champion in the 400-yard IM in 2007 and 2008.[1]
Vanderkaay is the younger brother of former Michigan swimmers Christian Vanderkaay and four-time Olympic medalist Peter Vanderkaay, and older brother of current Michigan swimmer Dane Vanderkaay. Vanderkaay is currently a Senior Engagement Manager in the Healthcare industry for the New York–based, Flatiron Health.
References
- ^ "Michigan athlete bio: Alex Vanderkaay". Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
External links
- Alex Vanderkaay at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
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- 1981: Sergey Fesenko (URS)
- 1983: Alex Baumann (CAN)
- 1985: Chris Rives (USA)
- 1987: Neil Cochran (GBR)
- 1991: Greg Burgess (USA)
- 1993: Fraser Walker (GBR)
- 1995: Tom Wilkens (USA)
- 1997: Tatsuya Kinugasa (JPN)
- 1999: Tommy Hannan (USA)
- 2001 – 2003: Takahiro Mori (JPN)
- 2005: Eric Shanteau (USA)
- 2007: Brian Johns (CAN)
- 2009: Alex Vanderkaay (USA)
- 2011: László Cseh (HUN)
- 2013: Justin James (AUS)
- 2015: Justin James (AUS) / Josh Prenot (USA)
- 2017: Kosuke Hagino (JPN)
- 2019: Juran Mizohata (JPN)
- 2021: Gabriel Lopes (POR)
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