Peter Vanderkaay looks back at the clock after swimming to victory in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., last July. Vanderkaay is considering trying for the U.S. world team in the 1,500 freestyle.

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Suffering from burnout because of nonstop training for the Olympics, University of Michigan graduate Peter Vanderkaay nearly retired from swimming.

Instead, after working with new U-M coach Mike Bottom, Vanderkaay is not only having fun again, he's aiming for the 2012 Olympics in London, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Jo-Ann Barnas caught up with Vanderkaay and details his upcoming plans in a story for today's editions.