Dominik Meichtry
Swiss swimmer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dominik Meichtry (born November 18, 1984) is a Swiss competitive swimmer specializing in the middle distance freestyle events. He currently holds six Swiss national records (long course and short course).[1]
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National team | Switzerland | ||||||||
Born | (1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 (age 39) St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
Club | SchwimmClub Uster Wallisellen, Trojan Swim Club | ||||||||
College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||
Coach | Gerard Moerland, Dave Salo | ||||||||
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Meichtry has won 31 individual Swiss national medals, 25 gold, 6 silver. He has been competing on the international stage since the 2002 European Championships in Berlin. He was voted as Switzerland's top 10 male Athletes in 2008 and won athlete of the year in his canton of St. Gallen.