Kicker Vencill

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Kicker Vencill is an American swimmer who won a lawsuit against a dietary supplement company for having contaminated multi-vitamins which caused him to be suspended from swimming for two years from 2003, even though they were prescribed to him by his doctor. [1] The court awarded him over US$500,000. [2]

He first started swimming at four, for a country club.

He represented America at the 2001 World University Games

His fiancée is Beth Botsford.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.usolympicteam.org/73_32995.htm SWIMMING: 20 Questions with USA Swimming's Kicker Vencill
  2. ^ http://swimming.about.com/b/a/169829.htm?p=1 Swimmer's Doping Ban Due to Contaminated Vitamins