Alan Somers

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Alan Somers
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Full nameAlan Brounell Somers
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 83)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubIndianapolis Athletic Club
College team Indiana University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Chicago 1500 m freestyle

Alan Brounell Somers (born July 30, 1941) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder who represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Somers competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 4:22.0. He also qualified for the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, clocked a time of 18:02.8 and finished seventh overall. [1]

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Somers was a member of a U.S. team that set a new world record of 8:17.0 in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay on July 23, 1960; the record was broken by an Australian relay team less than a month later.

Somers attended Indiana University, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He received eight All-American honors as a college athlete, and won three Big Ten Conference individual championships in the 1,500-meter (1961, 1962) and 1,650-yard (1963) freestyle events. [2]

He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1968 and specialized in neurology. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Alan Somers. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Indiana University, University Honors & Awards, Alan Somers. Retrieved February 3, 2013.


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