Peter Vanderkaay

Class:
Freshman
Position:
IM/Distance
Hometown:
Rochester, Mich.
High School:
Adams

At Michigan ... Represented Team USA at the 2004 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal in the 800-meter free relay ... Represented Team USA at 2003 World University Games ... Earned a silver in the 800-meter free relay and two bronze medals in the 800- and 1,500-meter free at 2003 World University Games ... Five-time NCAA Champion (400-meter freestyle (2004), 1,500-meter freestyle (2004), 800-meter freestyle relay (2004), 500-yard freestyle (2005, 2006) ... 16-time NCAA All-American: (200-yard freestyle (2005, 2006), 500-yard freestyle (2003, 2005, 2006), 1,650-yard freestyle relay (2003, 2005, 2006), 800-yard freestyle relay (2005, 2006), 400-yard medley relay (2005), 200-meter freestyle (2004), 400-meter freestyle (2004), 1,500-meter freestyle (2004), 400-meter freestyle relay (2004), 800-meter freestyle relay (2004) ... Six-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard freestyle (2003), 400-yard freestyle relay (2005, 2006), 200-yard medley relay (2005), 400-yard medley relay (2006), 200-meter medley relay (2004) ... Three time Big Ten Swimmer of the Year (2006, 2005, 2004) ... 2003 Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year ... 14-time Big Ten Champion (200-yard freestyle (2006), 400-yard IM (2004, 2005), 500-yard freestyle (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), 1,650-yard freestyle (2004, 2005, 2006), 800-yard freestyle relay (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) ... 10-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week: 1/14/03, 2/4/03, 10/10/03, 10/17/03, 12/8/03, 1/12/04, 1/7/05, 1/25/05, 11/08/05, 12/06/05 ... U.S. Open, American, NCAA, Big Ten and U-M record holder in the 500-yard freestyle (4:08.60) ... Big Ten and U-M record holder in the 200-yard freestyle (1:33.31) ... Big Ten Championships meet record holder in the 500-yard freestyle (4:12.34) ... Helped set Big Ten and U-M record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:18.11) ... Helped U-M set a Big Ten Championships meet 800-yard freestyle relay record (6:21.77) ... Helped set U-M record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.50) ... Helped set U-M record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:11.04) ... Helped set U-M record in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.16) ... U-M's 2006 Eric Namesnik Memorial Award ... U-M's 2006 Frank Barnard Award.

Senior (2005-06) ... U-M's Eric Namesnik Memorial Award ... U-M's Frank Barnard Award ... NCAA 500-yard freestyle champion ... Four-time NCAA All-American (200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Two-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Year ... Four-time Big Ten champion (200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1650-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Two-time CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 8 and Dec. 7) ... Two-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 8 and Dec. 6) ... Placed first in the 100-yard freestyle (45.24) and 200-yard IM (1:50.42) vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Finished first in three individual events and was a member of winning 200-yard freestyle relay against Georgia (Nov. 5) ... Winning events vs. the Bulldogs included 500- (4:23.91) and 1650-yard (15:05.17) freestyles as well as the 400-yard IM (3:56.62) ... Posted top time in the 50-yard freestyle (20.75) and swam last leg of winning 400-yard medley relay team vs. Michgan State (Nov. 18) ... Won the 1650-yard freestyle (14:48.22), placed second in the 200- (1:33.97) and 500-yard freestyles (4:12.35), as well as in the 400-yard individual medley (3:48.34) at the Texas Invite (Dec. 1-3) ... Also took seventh in the 100-yard freestyle and helped U-M finish first in the 800-yard freestyle relay, third in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams at Texas ... Placed first in both the 200-yard IM (1:48.77) and 100-yard freestyle (45.02) at Purdue (Jan. 13) ... Was also a member of the second place 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Boilermakers ... Finished first in both the 100-yard freestyle (44.79) and 200-yard IM (1:48.30) events vs. Ohio State (Jan. 28) ... Placed first in the 500- (4:17.24) and 1650-yard (14:58.84) freestyle events at Indiana (Jan. 29) ... Also swam final leg of winning 800-yard freestyle relay team and second in the 400-yard IM (3:54.99) against the Hoosiers ... Took first in both the 100- (44.59) and 200-yard freestyle (1:37.41) events at Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... Also placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:28.07) vs. the Wildcats ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-25), took first in 200-yard freestyle (1:34.34), 500-yard freestyle (4:13.02) and 1650-yard freestyle (14.44.48) events ... Also matched school record 1:33.71 in the 200-yard freestyle as first leg of winning 800-yard freestyle relay team (6:22.73) ... Also was a member of U-M record and fourth place 400-yard freestyle relay team (2:54.16), as well as, second place 200-yard freestyle relay and fourth place 400-yard medley relay squads ... At NCAA Championships (March 23-25), defended 500-yard freestyle title eclipsing an 11-year U.S. Open, American, NCAA, Big Ten and U-M mark finishing in 4:0860 ... Also was a runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle and as a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team with Big Ten and U-M records of 1:33.31 and 6:18.11, respectively at NCAAs ... Also set personal best 14:33.76 while placing second in the 1650-yard freestyle, and was a member of ninth place 400-yard freestyle relay and 11th place 400-yard medley relay teams at NCAAs.

Junior (2004-05) ... NCAA 500-yard freestyle champion ... Five-time NCAA All-American (200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Two-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay) ... Big Ten Swimmer of the Year ... Four-time Big Ten Champion (500-yard freestyle, 1,650-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley, 800-yard freestyle relay ) ... Named CollegeSwimming.com National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 26) ... Two-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 7, Jan. 25) ... Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.38) and 100-yard freestyle (44.82) and was a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay at Wisconsin (Nov. 5) ... Won both the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:55.51) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.25) at Michigan State (Nov. 19) ... Was also a member of the second-place 200-yard freestyle relay against MSU ... Won the 500-yard freestyle (4:15.32), finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle (14:47.99) and 400-yard IM (3:45.75), third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.85) and 11th in the 100-yard freestyle (44.34) at the Texas Invitational (Dec. 2-4) ... Set personal record in the 100-yard freestyle at the Texas Invite ... Also helped Michigan to first in the 800-yard freestyle relay, third in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Texas Invite ... Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.61) and 500-yard freestyle (4:30.18), took second in the 100-yard freestyle (45.70) and was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team at Southern Cal (Jan. 4) ... Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.15) and 100-yard freestyle (44.35) and helped U-M to second place in the 400-yard freestyle relay at Stanford (Jan. 7) ... Won the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:34.06), 500-yard freestyle (4:30.61) and 400-yard individual medley (3:53.93) and was a member of the second-place 200-yard medley relay at California (Jan. 8) ... Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.42) and 100-yard freestyle (44.41) vs. Northwestern (Jan. 21) ... Also swam the anchor of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay against the Wildcats ... Won the 100-yard freestyle (44.55), 200-yard freestyle (1:37.81) and 500-yard freestyle (4:21.92) vs. Indiana (Jan. 22) ... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay against the Hoosiers ... Won both the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:30.53) and 100-yard freestyle (45.05) at Ohio State (Jan. 29) ... Also swam the anchor of the winning 200-yard medley relay against the Buckeyes ... Set three personal records at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-26), winning the 500-yard freestyle (4:12.34), 1,650-yard freestyle (14:42.52) and 400-yard IM (3:44.55) ... Time of 4:12.34 in the 500-yard freestyle set a Big Ten Championships meet record ... Also helped U-M set a Big Ten Championships meet record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:21.77) and helped the Wolverines set a U-M record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.69), good for third at the Big Ten Championships ... Also helped Michigan to a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Big Ten Championships ... At the NCAA Championships (March 24-26), won the 500-yard freestyle with a personal-record time of 4:09.82, finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a U-M record-time of 1:33.71 and finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a personal-record time of 14:36.54 ... Helped U-M finish second at the NCAA Championships in the 800-yard freestyle relay, setting a U-M and Big Ten record with a time of 6:18.17 ... Also helped U-M set school records with a time of 3:11.04 in the prelims of the 400-yard medley relay, good for seventh and a time of 1:27.50 in the prelims of the 200-yard medley relay, good for ninth and helped U-M to a 10th-place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Sophomore (2003-04) ... Three-time NCAA champion with wins in the 400- and 1,500-meter (SC) freestyles and 800-meter (SC) freestyle relay ... Five-time NCAA All-America (200-, 400- and 1,500-meter (SC) freestyles, 400- and 800-meter freestyle relays) ... NCAA All-America honorable mention (200-meter (SC) medley relay) ... Big Ten Conference co-Swimmer of the Year ... Four-time Big Ten champion (400-yard IM, 500-yard freestyle, 1,650 freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Four-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Dec. 8 and Jan. 12) ... Won three NCAA titles at the NCAA Championships (March 25-27) with individual gold medals in the 400m free with a time of 3:40.78 and 1,500m free in 14:44.53 and as leadoff leg of U-M’s NCAA champion 800 free relay that set the NCAA and U.S. Open record (7:01.42) ... Also placed fifth in 200m freestyle (1:45.52) and helped U-M to eighth place as anchor of 400m freestyle relay (3:15.96) and 11th place as anchor of 200m medley relay (1:38.11) ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-28) won at least one event title on each day of the meet, becoming sixth Wolverine to capture three individual wins at a single conference championship meet ... Won the 400-yard individual medley (3:45.54), 500-yard free (4:15.06) and mile (14:48.66) and swam second leg of Big Ten meet record setting 800-yard freestyle relay that touched the wall in 6:21.77 ... Also swam anchor leg of fifth-place 200-yard medley relay (1:28.42), second leg of sixth-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.95) and second leg of third-place 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.89) ... Won 200-yard butterfly (1.50.84) against Michigan State (Feb. 6) ... Won 200-yard free (1:37.61), 500-yard free (4:27.45) and 400-yard IM (3:54.69) at Northwestern (Jan. 31) ... Won 100- (45.14) and 500-yard free (4:31.96) at Indiana (Jan. 17) ... Won 400-meter IM (SC) with NCAA automatic qualifying 4:12.29, 1,500 free (15:23.86), 800 free (8:04.96) and 400 free (3:50.23) vs. Stanford (Jan. 9-10) ... Runner-up in 400-meter (LC) free (3:52.94), third in 1,500-meter (LC) free (15:27.50) fourth in 200-meter (LC) free (1:50.84) and 33rd in 100-meter (LC) free (52.88) at U.S. Open (Dec. 4-6).

Freshman (2002-03) ... NCAA All-America (mile, 500-yard freestyle) ... NCAA All-America honorable mention (200-yard freestyle) ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... All-Big Ten Conference first team (500-yard freestyle, 800-yard free relay) ... Two-time Big Ten Conference Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 14 and Feb. 4) … Won the 500-yard freestyle at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 1) with a personal-best, NCAA automatic and Canham Natatorium record time of 4:16.28, finished runner-up in the mile with an NCAA automatic time of 14:49.63 and finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with an NCAA consideration clocking of 1:36.50 ... Swam third leg of Big Ten winning 800-yard freestyle relay team that posted an NCAA automatic and Canham Natatorium record of 6:24.33 ... Posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 14:56.96 to win the mile against Ohio State (Feb. 1) .... Anchored the all-freshman 800-yard free relay to an NCAA consideration time of 6:36.86 ... Clocked a 1:38.92 to win the 200-yard freestyle and finished with fastest 500-yard free time of 4:30.40 against Northwestern (Jan. 31) ... Won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles in 4:24.72 and 9:03.03 against Indiana (Jan. 18) ... Swam NCAA consideration time of 4:25.92 in the 500-yard free against Purdue (Jan. 17) ... Swam third leg of the winning 400-yard free relay that touched the wall in 3:02.93 ... Won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles with an NCAA consideration time of 1:37.76 in the 200 and 4:29.30 in the 500 at Cal (Jan. 11) ... Won the 500-yard free in an NCAA consideration time of 4:23.73 and was victorious in the 1,000-yard free in 9:01.02 at Stanford (Jan. 10) ... Won the mile during the second day of action at Texas (Nov. 23) with NCAA consideration time of 15:02.42 and won the 500-yard free with NCAA consideration and season-best time of 4:20.55 at Texas (Nov. 22) ... Earned a victory in the 500-yard free with NCAA consideration clocking of 4:26.23 at Florida (Nov. 1).

Prep ... Rochester Adams High School ... Earned four varsity letters ... Two-time Michigan state champion in the 500-yard freestyle (2001, ‘02) ... State champion in the 200-yard freestyle as a senior in 2002 ... 2002 National Public School champion in the 500-yard freestyle ... Selected as the 2002 Oakland Press Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Finished third in the state as a junior in the 200-yard freestyle ... Placed eighth in the state in the 500-yard free (2000) ... State record holder in the 500-yard free.

National/International ... 2005 FINA World Championships gold medalist on 800-meter freestyle relay that set American record (7:06.58), also finished sixth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:47.25) and 400-meter freestyle (3:47.83) in U-M LCM record times ... At 2005 U.S. World Championships Trials, placed second in the 200-meter freestyle (1:48.27) and 400-meter freestyle (3:49.38) ... 2004 Olympic gold medalist as third leg of the U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay (7:07.33) ... Competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, placing third in the 400-meter freestyle (3:50.51), third in the 200-meter freestyle (1:48.52) and fourth in the prelims of the 1,500-meter freestyle (15:40.84) ... Competed at the 2003 World University Games in Daegu, South Korea ... Earned a bronze medal in the 1,500m freestyle (15:19.44) ... Anchored the 800-meter freestyle relay team and earned a silver medal (7:20.67) ... Placed first in Heat 2 of the 800m freestyle (7:59.22).

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in biology ... Brother Christian also swam for U-M (2001-05) and brother Alex is a sophomore on the Wolverines’ swim team ... Birthday is February 12, 1984.

Statistics

Event	Time	Date
100-yard freestyle	44.29	12/3/05
200-yard freestyle	1:33.31 !@	3/24/06
500-yard freestyle	4:08.60 %&$+!@	3/24/05
1,650-yard freestyle	14:33.76	3/26/05
400-yard IM	3:44.55	2/25/05