Alan Somers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Somers

American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist, former world record-holder, physician

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Profession: physician, swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alan Brounell Somers (born July 30, 1941) is an American former competition swimmer and world record-holder who represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Somers competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, finishing fifth in the event final with a time of 4:22.0.
He also qualified for the final of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle, clocked a time of 18:02.8 and finished seventh overall.Somers was a member of a U.S.
team that set a new world record of 8:17.0 in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay on July 23, 1960; the record was broken by an Australian relay team less than a month later. Somers attended Indiana University, where he swam for coach Doc Counsilman's Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.
He received eight All-American honors as a college athlete, and won three Big Ten Conference individual championships in the 1,500-meter (1961, 1962) and 1,650-yard (1963) freestyle events.He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1968 and specialized in neurology.