Austin Grand Prix Media Guide - USA Swimming

Kevin Swander
CLUB: SwimMAC Carolina (MAC-NC)
AGE: 27 DOB: Mar 9, 1984
HEIGHT: 6' 1" (185.4 cm)
WEIGHT: 200 lbs (90.7 kg)
HOMETOWN: Carmel, Ind.
BIRTHPLACE: Mesa, Ariz.
COACHED BY: Pam Swander
Career Highlights:
Finished second in the 100m breast at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ...
Placed third in the 100m breast at the 2009 MOO Duel in the Pool ... finished seventh in the
100m breast at 2004 Olympic Trials ... won the 100m breast and was third in the 200m breast
at 2004 CP Summer Nationals ... Won silver in the 100m breast and the 400m medley relay at
2005 World University Games; also placed fifth in the 50m breast and seventh in the 200m
breast
WUGs History:
2009: 1, 50m BR
Duel in the Pool History:
2009: Bronze, 100m BR
U.S. Nationals History:
2011: 2, 100m BR ... 2010: 8, 100m BR ... 2005: 3, 100m BR ... 2004: 1, 100m BR; 3, 200m
BR
Short Course National Championships:
2009: 6, 100y BR
2007 World Rankings:
13th, 50m breast; 37th, 100m breast;
2005 World Rankings:
28th, 100m breast; 55th, 200m breast
PERSONAL:
High School: Center Grove HS '02
College: Indiana '06
College Major: Criminal Justice
Future Professional Aspirations: Law school
Parents: Jeff and Pam Swander … father is an IT manager, mother is the swim coach at
Clemson
Sibling(s): Has one older sister (Laura) who swam for Auburn
Sports Played Before Swimming: Football, cross country
Nickname(s): Swank … “when I first moved to Center Grove everyone thought my name was
‘Swanker’.”
Pet(s): Four fish (Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus and Bill)
Hobbies Outside the Pool: Playing basketball
Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleeping
Most Influential Person: Sister ... “my sister has always set high standards, so I have to exceed
those.”
Training Stats: 15,000 yards/meters per day, 4 hours a day, 6 days a week
USA Swimming
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2011 Conoco Phillips National Championships
2011: Gold, 400m MED-R; Silver, 100m BR
CAREER STATS:
2011 National Champs - 2 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
2009 US Open - 1 Final, 100m BR
2008 TRIALS - 13 Final, 100m BR; 8 Final, 100m BR; 61 Final,
100m BR
Ultraswim GP - 9 Final, 100m BR; 9 Final, 50m FL
2006 US OPEN - 17 Final, 100m BR
SUM NATS - 19 Final, 100m BR
NCAA - 2 Final, 100y BR
2005 WUG - 7 Final, 200m BR
SUM NATS - 3 Final, 100m BR
WC TRIALS - 3 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR
2004 SUM NATS - 1 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR
OLY TRIALS - 7 Final, 100m BR
2003 SUM NATS - 20 Final, 100m BR