Education
North Carolina State University. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
North Carolina State University. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He swam the second leg for the winning United States. team in the men"s 4×100-meter freestyle relay. With relay teammates Zac Zorn, Mark Spitz and Ken Walsh, he helped set a new world record of 3:31.7 in the event final. Individually, he also competed in the preliminary heats of the men"s 200-meter freestyle, clocking a time of 2:00.6, but did not advance.
He later went on to become a general surgeon.
Rerych received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974. In 1975, he completed his internship at Duke University Medical Center in general and thoracic surgery.
In 1986, Rerych was named the Chief Resident in General, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery at Duke University and the Veteran"s Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1991, he served as an assistant clinical professor of general, vascular and thoracic surgery at the same institutions.
Prior to moving to West Virginia, he was in private practice as a general, thoracic and plastic surgeon in Asheville, practicing at Memorial Mission Hospital and Saint Joseph"s Hospital (now combined as The Mission Street Joseph"s Health System).