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Ian Vander-Wal
Personal information
Full nameIan Daniel Vander-Wal
National team Australia
Born (1971-09-22) 22 September 1971 (age 53)
Darwin, Northern Territory
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCommercial Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 4 x 100 freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m free
Silver medal – second place 1997 Fukuoka 4×200 m free

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]

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sally Pearson".
  2. ^ "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ ClubRoleofHonour Archived 27 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ G Hunter, p. 87, Ian Thorpe:the biography
  5. ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.