Alex Meyer
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Alexander Meyer (born July 5, 1988 in Ithaca, New York
) is an American open water
swimmer
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, Meyer was disqualified in the 25 km.
At the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
, Meyer won the gold medal in the 25 km in 5:32:39.38.
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
in Shanghai
, Meyer finished fourth in the men's 10 km
and became the first American swimmer to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
) is an American open water
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
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Swimming career
At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
, Meyer was disqualified in the 25 km.
At the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
right|200pxThe 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada.The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer...
, Meyer won the gold medal in the 25 km in 5:32:39.38.
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, Meyer finished fourth in the men's 10 km
Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km
The men's 10 km competition of the open water swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20.-Medalists:-Results:The final was held on July 20.-External links:*, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-18....
and became the first American swimmer to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.