Alexander Meyer (swimmer)
Alexander Meyer 
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| Surname: | Alexander Meyer | ||||||||||||
| Nickname (s): | Alex Meyer | ||||||||||||
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Society: | Harvard Crimson | ||||||||||||
| Birthday: | 5th July 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rochester, Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 1.73 m | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 67 kg | ||||||||||||
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Alexander "Alex" Meyer (born July 5, 1988 in Rochester , Minnesota ) is an American open water swimmer . In 2010 he became world champion over 25 kilometers.
At the 2010 Open Water World Championships in Roberval , Canada , he won in 5: 32: 39.38 hours ahead of the Italian Valerio Cleri (5: 32: 40.40 h) and the Bulgarian Petar Stoichev (5: 33: 50.29).
Five years later at the 2015 World Swimming Championships on the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia, he was only defeated by the Italian Simone Ruffini (4: 53: 10.7) in 4: 53: 15.1 and relegated his compatriot Matteo Furlan (4:54:38, 0) to the bronze rank.
At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 , he finished 10th over 10 km in 1: 50: 48.2 hours (the winner here was the Tunisian Oussama Mellouli (1: 49: 55.1)).
Meyer studied and graduated from Harvard University and is a member of the Harvard Crimson sports team .
Web links
- Alex Meyer , profile on USASwimming.org
- Alex Mayer , GoCrimson.com
- Alex Meyer , biography on OpenWaterPedia.com
- Homepage
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| SURNAME | Meyer, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer, Alex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester, Minnesota |