Peter Vanderkaay
Background[]
- Swimmer at Club Wolverine (CW-MI)]]
- in 2008 = 24 DOB: Feb 12, 1984
- 6' 4" (193.0 cm) 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
- Hometown = Rochester, Mich.
- in 2008 resides in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- former resident of Royal Oak, Mich.
- Coach = Bob Bowman / Jon Urbanchek
- Wikipedia:Peter Vanderkaay
- USA Swimming's media guide provided some source materials.
- See Vanderkaays for family insights.
Career Highlights:[]
Member of the world record-setting 800m free relay at the 2007 World Championships ... Has swam on the 800m free relay that has broken the American record each summer since 2004 ... gold medalist on the American record-breaking 800m free relay team at 2004 Olympic Games … won silver in the 800m free relay and bronze in both the 800m and 1500m free at the ====2003==== World University Games.
Olympics:[]
2004: Gold, 800m FR-R(United States (also known as USA) 
/ American Record)
World Championships[]
2007: Gold, 800m FR-R(WR); 4, 400m FR; 9, 800m FR ... 2005: Gold, 800m FR-R(United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 6,
200m & 400m FR
2007 World Rankings:[]
21st, 100m free; 2nd, 200m free; 5th, 400m free; 14th, 800 free; 76th, 200m IM
2006 World Rankings:[]
59th, 100m free; 14th, 200m free; 6th, 400m free; 24th, 1500m free
2005 World Rankings:[]
86th, 100m free; 9th, 200m free; 5th, 400m free; 17th, 800m free; 85th, 1500m free
Records:[]
Holds WR in 800m FR-R, set at 2007 World Championships ... Holds (United States (also known as USA) / American Record) in 500y FR, set at
2008 MI OLY Michigan Open ... Holds USO in 500y FR, set at 2008 MI OLY Michigan Open
United States (also known as USA) 
Swim Titles[]
400m Free (1): '07 SUM
Details[]
International: Member of the 800m free relay, which has held the American record since 2004 ... was also a member of the American record-setting 800m free relay at the 2004 Olympics when Team USA upset the Australians, who had not lost the race at an international meet in seven years National Teams: Two-time National A Team (2005-06) … two-time National B Team (2003-04) Collegiate: 2006 Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year
Personal:[]
High School: Rochester Adams HS '02 College: Michigan '06 College Major: Biology
Family, Village, Community[]
Parents: Mark and Robin … father is a dentist, and mother is a homemaker Sibling(s): Older brother (Christian) swam at Michigan … younger brother (Alex) also swam at Michigan … all three brothers swam together for the Wolverines during the 2004-05 season Sports Played Before Swimming: Baseball, basketball Nickname(s): PVK Pet(s): Two dogs (Maddy and Skyler) ... both are yellow labs ... also has a hermit crab (Ditka) Hobbies Outside the Pool: Hunting, being outdoors, hanging out with friends Ultimate Way to Relax: Sleeping Most Influential Person: Parents
Training Notes[]
2008[]
Swims 10-15,000 meters/yards per day, 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week More: When he was little, wanted to be a scientist ... if he could be on any TV show, it would be Jeopardy Favorites: U.S. city: Ann Arbor, Mich. ... int'l destination: Grand Cayman ... celebrity: Clint Eastwood ... summer activity: boating ... t.v. show: Survivorman ... music: classic rock, folk
Splash:[]
- One-time Olympian (2004)
One Olympic medal (1g) Two World medals (2g)
International Medals[]
2007 World Championships
2007: Gold, 800m FR-R (WR)
2007 Duel in The Pool
2007: Silver, 400m FR; Gold, 200m FR
2006 Pan Pacific Champs
2006: Gold, 800m FR-R
2005 World Championships
2005: Gold, 800m FR-R
2004 Olympic Games
2004: Gold, 800m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record)
Top Times[]
Event 100m FR 200m FR 400m FR 800m FR 1500m FR Best 49.20 1:45.45 3:43.82 7:53.93 14:52.56 Year Jul 07 Jul 07 May 08 Jul 07 Apr 08
2008[]
Swimvitational - 1 Final, 200m FR; 1 Final, 400m FR 08 SCSC GP - 3 Final, 100m FR; 1 Final, 200m FR; 1 Final, 400m FR 08 OSU GP - 5 Final, 100m FR; t1 Final, 200m FR; t1 Final, 400m FR; 1 Final, 1500m FR
2007[]
SCY NATS - 6 Final, 100y FR; t2 Final, 200y FR; t1 Final, 500y FR; 3 Final, 400y FR-R; 1 Final, 800y FR-R; 2 Final, 400y MED-R Namesnik GP - 1 Final, 100m FR; 6 Final, 200m FR; 3 Final, 400m FR MoO DiP - 1 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR WORLD - 4 Final, 400m FR; 1 Final, 800m FR-R (WR)
2006[]
US OPEN - 9 Final, 200m FR; 5 Final, 400m FR; 6 Final,
1500m FR
PAN PAC - 5 Final, 200m FR; 9 Final, 400m FR; 1 Final, 800m
FR-R
SUM NATS - 10 Final, 100m FR; 3 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final,
400m FR; 3 Final, 1500m FR
NCAA - 2 Final, 200y FR; 1 Final, 500y FR (United States (also known as USA) / American Record); 1 Final, 500y
FR (USO); 2 Final, 1650y FR
2005[]
SUM NATS - 2 Final, 800m FR MoO DiP - 1 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR WORLD - 6 Final, 200m FR; 6 Final, 400m FR; 1 Prelim, 800m FR-R WC TRIALS - 2 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR
2004[]
OLY - 1 Final, 800m FR-R (United States (also known as USA) / American Record)
OLY TRIALS - 3 Final, 200m FR; 5 Final, 200m FR; 3 Final,
400m FR
2003[]
US OPEN - 4 Final, 200m FR; 2 Final, 400m FR; 3 Final, 681500m FR SUM NATS - 6 Final, 200m FR; 6 Final, 400m FR SPG NATS - 8 Final, 400m FR; 4 Final, 1500m FR
2002[]
SUM NATS - 16 Final, 400m FR; 7 Final, 1500m FR SPG NATS - 12 Final, 200m FR; 5 Final, 400m FR; 3 Final,