Ian Vander-Wal
Ian Daniel Vander-Wal (born 22 September 1971) is an Australian former sprint and middle distance freestyle swimmer who represented Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was a member of the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay teams.[1][2] He trained at the Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane.[3]
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| Full name | Ian Daniel Vander-Wal | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 September 1971 Darwin, Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Commercial Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He also competed at the 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, where he combined with Michael Klim, Grant Hackett and Ian Thorpe to earn a silver medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[4] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1989 to 1992.[5]
References
- http://www.olympics.com.au/athletes.cfm?AthleteID=6589
- "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ClubRoleofHonour Archived 27 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- G Hunter, p. 87, Ian Thorpe:the biography
- Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
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