Alex Meyer
Swimmer
Long-distance swimmer who won the gold in the 25km open water event at the 2010 World Open Water Championships.
He started swimming competitively at the age of 7.
His first gold medal came just a year after graduation from Harvard, and he followed up with another gold the next year.
Both of his parents were competitive swimmers for their respective colleges.
Michael Phelps was another well-known gold medal-winning swimmer.