Tom Wilkens

Tom Wilkens
Personal information
Full name Thomas Peter Wilkens
Nickname(s) "Tom"
Nationality  United States
Born November 25, 1975 (1975-11-25) (age 36)
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kilograms (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke and Medley
College team Stanford University

Thomas ("Tom") Peter Wilkens (born November 25, 1975 in Middletown Township, New Jersey) is a swimmer from the United States, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

The breaststroker was one of the featured swimmers in P.H. Mullen's book Gold in the Water. He grew up swimming at the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club on Harmony Road.

Wilkens grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, and graduated from Stanford University.[1] He was elected as a Republican to serve as a Township Committeeman in Middletown Township.

References

  1. ^ Litsky, Frank. "SWIMMING: NATIONAL SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP; Wilkens Didn't Expect This Much Success", The New York Times, March 31, 1999. Accessed 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."
Men's team

Pat Calhoun • Chad Carvin • Ian Crocker • Josh Davis • Tom Dolan • Nate Dusing • Anthony Ervin • Scott Goldblatt • Gary Hall, Jr. • Tommy Hannan • Klete Keller • Lenny Krayzelburg • Jason Lezak • Tom Malchow • Ed Moses • Aaron Peirsol • Michael Phelps • Jamie Rauch • Kyle Salyards • Chris Thompson • Scott Tucker • Erik Vendt • Neil Walker • Tom Wilkens
Women's team
Coaches

Peter Banks • Jack Bauerle • David Marsh • Richard Quick (women's head coach) • Eddie Reese • Dave Salo • Mark Schubert (men's head coach) • Jon Urbanchek