Gary Vandermeulen

Gary Vandermeulen

Gary Vandermeulen (born June 19, 1965 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 26th position in the 400 m Freestyle, and in eighth place with the Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay Team.

Gary began his coaching career in 1995 with the Hanna Seals summer swim club in rural Alberta. He was a coach with the University of Calgary swim club from September 1995 to January 1998. The most successful swimmer of his coaching career has been international swimmer Alison Sheppard. Her 50 m Freestyle time of :24.68 at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 ranked her #1 in the world in that event.

He is currently the High Performance Swimming Coach for the Tayside & Fife Institute of Sport based at the University of Dundee in Scotland.

Gary and Alison began the Sheppard Swim School in January 2008.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Canada games=1988 Summer competitors=328 (223 men and 105 women) sports=23 flagbearer=Carolyn Waldo gold=3 silver=2 bronze=5 total=10 rank=19Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Most Canadians remember… …   Wikipedia

  • Aquatics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games — Contents 1 Diving 2 Swimming 2.1 Men s events 2.2 Women s events 3 Synchronized swimming …   Wikipedia

  • Natation aux Jeux du Commonwealth de 1990 — Infobox compétition sportive Natation aux Jeux du Commonwealth de 1990 Généralités Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Natation aux jeux du Commonwealth de 1990 — Lieu Auckland …   Wikipédia en Français

  • World record progression 4x100 metres medley relay — The world record in the 4×100 metres medley swimming relay was first recognised in 1953[citation needed] by FINA, with world swimming governing body. Initially world records were only recognised in long course swimming pools which were a minimum… …   Wikipedia

  • 1965 in sports — yearbox in?=in sports cp=19th century c=20th century cf=21st century yp1=1962 yp2=1963 yp3=1964 year=1965 ya1=1966 ya2=1967 ya3=1968 dp3=1930s dp2=1940s dp1=1950s d=1960s da=0 dn1=1970s dn2=1980s dn3=1990s| =Auto Racing= *Stock car racing: **Fred …   Wikipedia

  • 1965 in Canada — See also: 1964 in Canada, other events of 1965, 1966 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Incumbents * Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II * Governor General: Georges Vanier * Prime Minister: Lester B. Pearson * Premier of Alberta: Ernest… …   Wikipedia

  • List of swimmers — Swimming is one of the most highly participated in sports in the world. The following list of swimmers are divided up by country. They are arranged alphabetically by their surnames. flagicon|ARG Argentina *Bardach, Georgina *Meolans, José Martín… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements from state, local and territory officials — This is a list of state, local and territory officials who have formally endorsed or voiced support for Barack Obama as the Democratic Party s presidential nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Alabama*Alabama State Rep. Merika Coleman …   Wikipedia

  • Liste De Nageurs — Sommaire 1  Afrique du Sud 2  Allemagne 3  Australie 4  Autriche 5 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”