Posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 : 1:50 p.m.
Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and U-M graduate Peter Vanderkaay visits Mott Children's Hospital
By Melanie Maxwell
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2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay smiles as he chats with employees before accepting the Mott Champions for Children Award at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay smiles as he chats with employees before accepting the Mott Champions for Children Award at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Interim executive director of the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital Dr. Chris Dickinson, M.D. introduces 2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay at the hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Patient Evan Wood, 8, Ann Arbor, speaks to 2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay before accepting the Mott Champions for Children Award at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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A Mott patient wears 2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay's bronze medal at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay signs a young fans t-shirt at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Bryan Alkire, left, his wife Stephanie, and daughter Ella, 2, of Kalamazoo, check out 2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay's medals at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay chats with patients in an activity room at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Patient Jake Gwinn, 10, of Rochester Hills, as he holds one of 2012 Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay medals at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay shows Emily Banks, 7, of Flushing, one of his medals while they meet in an activity room at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay smiles as he shows patient Ciana Hartwell, 15, of Detroit, his medals as they meet in an activity room at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Patient Ciana Hartwell, 15, of Detroit, checks out 2012 Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay medals as they meet in an activity room at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Friday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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2012 Olympic bronze medalist swimmer and University of Michigan graduate Peter Vanderkaay was honored Friday at U-M's C.S. Mott Children's and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital.
The hospital declared the day Peter Vanderkaay Day.
Vanderkaay accepted the second Mott Champions for Children Award Friday morning. He has played an important role at Mott Hospital for several years, visiting patients and families, helping the hospital raise money and personally donating to the Champions for Children campaign to build the new C.S. Mott Children’s and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, U-M said in a news release.
Melanie Maxwell is an AnnArbor.com staff photographer.