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 nameKevin Draxinger
National team Canada
Born (1967-03-16) March 16, 1967 (age 57)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubPacific Dolphins
College teamUniversity of British Columbia
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Brisbane 200 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 200 m backstroke
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 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]

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  • "Kevin Draxinger, MD - Providers - FHN". www.fhn.org.