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 | (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971 (age 50) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay | |
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