Alex Meyer (swimmer)
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Meyer (born July 5, 1988) is a former American competition swimmer who specialized in open water and long-distance swimming. He won a gold medal at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in the 25-kilometer open water event. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and placed tenth in the 10-kilometer open water event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Alex won his final race before retirement, the 62nd Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean held on July 30, 2016.[1]
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Full name | Alexander Meyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Alex" | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-07-05) July 5, 1988 (age 35) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Crimson Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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