Researching Alan Somers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1014 people with the Somers surname? In that year Somers was ranked number 2579 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Somers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alan Somers and the Somers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2217 people with the Somers surname in the UK? Somers is now ranked number 2215 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Somers surname in the USA? Somers is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Alan Somers
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.
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