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Tom Wilkens

Tom Wilkens

American swimmer

"Tom Wilkins" redirects here. For other people with the same name, see Thomas Wilkins (disambiguation).

Thomas Peter Wilkens (born November 25, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

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Wilkens represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He received a bronze medal for his third-place performance in the men's 200-meter individual medley, finishing with a time of 2:00.87. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, but did not advance.[3] The breaststroker was one of the featured swimmers in P.H. Mullen's book Gold in the Water.

Wilkens grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, while swimming at the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club. He attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, and graduated from Stanford University.[4]

He helped Stanford win the NCAA team championship in 1998, in addition to second-place finishes in 1995 and 1997. He won five NCAA championship events: the 400 individual medley in 1997, the 200 breaststroke in 1998, the 200 and 400 individual medleys in 1998, and the 400 medley relay in 1998. He was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.[5]

He was elected as a Republican to serve as a Township Committeeman in Middletown Township.

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References

  1. [1]
    https://observer.com/2017/02/olympic-medalist-tom-wilkens-prepares-to-challenge-frank-pallone/
  2. [2]
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-wilkens-2059007
  3. [3]
    Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tom Wilkens. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. [4]
    Frank Litsky, "Swimming: National Spring Championship; Wilkens Didn't Expect This Much Success," The New York Times (March 31, 1999). Retrieved June 13, 2011. "When Tom Wilkens was growing up in Middletown, N.J., and swimming for Christian Brothers Academy in nearby Lincroft, he never thought he would be ranked No. 1 in the world in a race that was not even his specialty."
  5. [5]
    "2023 Hall of Fame Class". Stanford Athletics. August 17, 2023.


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