Alex Vanderkaay
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Full name | Alexander Vanderkaay | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "AVK" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Manager in the Healthcare industry for the Chicago-based, Huron Consulting Group.