Kevin Draxinger

Kevin Draxinger (born March 16, 1967) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in the twelfth position in the 200-metre backstroke.[1] In the same event he won the silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Kevin Draxinger

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Draxinger
National team	Canada
Born	(1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 Vancouver, British Columbia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Pacific Dolphins
College team	University of British Columbia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Pan Pacific Championships 1991 Edmonton 200 m backstroke 1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 200 m backstroke 1990 Auckland 200 m backstroke Universiade 1991 Sheffield 200 m backstroke

At the 1991 Summer Universiade, Draxinger won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke.[2]

He obtained an MD degree from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in 1998, and further specialized himself in Orthopedic and spinal surgery at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore). Draxinger now serves a Sports medicine and Orthopedic surgery Physician in Freeport, Illinois, working for the Freeport Health Network at their Burchard Hills offices.[3][4]