Alex Vanderkaay
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Full name | Alexander Vanderkaay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "AVK" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rochester, Michigan | June 21, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Revenue Cycle Director in the Healthcare industry for the Chicago-based, Huron Consulting Group.
References
- ^ "Michigan athlete bio: Alex Vanderkaay". Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
External links
- {{USA Swimming}} template missing ID.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- American male medley swimmers
- American people of Dutch descent
- Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- People from Rochester, Michigan
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- American swimming biography stubs