Dan Shevchik
Personal information
Full nameDan Shevchik
Nationality United States
Born (1980-11-24) November 24, 1980
United States
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 200 m Backstroke

Dan Shevchik (born November 24, 1980) is a former American competitive swimmer, who won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke[1] at the 1999 Pan American Games.[2] In 2018, Shevchik was named to the Harvard Varsity Club of Hall of Fame following a decorated career in which he won the Phil Moriarty Award (Ivy League Championship Swimmer of the Meet) four times and earned four consecutive appearances on the All-American first team in the 200M backstroke and 400M IM.[3][4] His career also featured three Ivy League Championships (2000, 2001, 2003).[5]

Shevchik is currently a sports media executive at Sports Media Advisors[6] in New Canaan, Connecticut.[7] Since joining SMA at the firm's inception in 2009, Shevchik has worked with virtually all of the firm's clients, including initiatives with the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, USTA, UFC, Hockey Canada, Little League, EA, Twitter, NextVR, and several private equity firms.[8] Over the course of his career, he has negotiated more than $10B worth of media rights deals.[9] Shevchik's work at SMA led to him being named to the Sports Business Journal's Forty Under 40 in 2018.[10]

Prior to joining SMA, Shevchik completed a Masters in Business Administration degree at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He began his professional career in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Compass Advisers in London, advising corporations and private equity firms on transactions with a focus in media. Shevchik received an A.B. in Applied Mathematics Economics from Harvard College, cum laude.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Julian Aoki Romero. "BEST SWIMMING 2013 - O Melhor da Natação Mundial". Bestswimming.com.br. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Wilton Swimmer With Olympic Dreams - New York Times". The New York Times. 1999-03-21. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Men's Swimming and Diving's Dan Shevchik '03 Recognized with SportsBusiness Forty Under 40 Award".
  4. ↑ "Harvard Varsity Club Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018 - Harvard". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Harvard Varsity Club Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018".
  6. ↑ "Sports Media Advisors". Sports Media Advisors. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Our Team". Sports Media Advisors. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Team".
  9. ↑ "Forty Under 40: Dan Shevchik".
  10. ↑ "Forty Under 40: Dan Shevchik".
  11. ↑ "Team".
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