Peter Vanderkaay
Peter Vanderkaay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Vanderkaay (2010) |
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Surname: | Peter Vanderkaay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname (s): | PVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Society: | Club Wolverine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birthday: | February 12, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Rochester Hills , Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size: | 1.93 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Vanderkaay (born February 12, 1984 in Rochester Hills , Michigan ) is an American swimmer who specializes in the longer freestyle distances. He studies and trains at the University of Michigan .
successes
- Multiple medal winner at the Universiade 2003 in Daegu / South Korea
- 2004 Olympic champion in Athens with the US 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
- World Champion 2005 in Montreal with the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
- 2008 Olympic champion in Beijing with the US 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay
Records
His world record over 4 × 200 m freestyle , which he set up in Beijing with Phelps , Berens and Lochte on August 13, 2008 , was beaten by a hundredth on July 31, 2009.
US Open Records (2) | |||
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1500 m freestyle | 14: 45.54 min | July 6, 2008 | Omaha |
4 × 200 m freestyle (short course) (with Tarwater , Hurd and Ketchum ) | 07: 01.42 min | March 26, 2004 | East Meadow |
(As of October 22, 2011) |
Web links
- Official website of Peter Vanderkaay (English)
- Biography in the US Olympic team ( Memento from August 23, 2004 in the web archive archive.today )
- Peter Vanderkaay in the Swimrankings.net database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vanderkaay, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester Hills , Michigan , United States |