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As a member of the Miner swimming program, Stricker earned All-America honors in the pool in the 400-yard individual medley in 1982 and won three conference titles during his career, including back-to-back MIAA championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle and both individual medley events.  As a swimmer, Stricker earned top-three finishes on 11 occasions and set school records in both individual medley events.  Following his swimming career, Stricker went to a very successful professional career in the medical profession as one of just over 200 doctors who is board-certified in both sports medicine and pediatrics.  In 2000, he was selected as one of the physicians to represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and has served as a physician for several U.S. national teams, including those representing the country the World University Games in 1997 and 1999 and at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival.