Nick Alexander’s trips to Plaza dining hall are the stuff of swim-team legend. Not everyone can down five double cheeseburgers — a grand total of 3,000 calories and 200 grams of fat, topped with hot sauce and ketchup.
The men’s swim team eats at Plaza every Friday evening, and Alexander could talk about burgers all day. Double patties were on his mind as he made his way through swim practices. He craved his ketchup and Frank’s RedHot sauce.
During his multi-burger era, teammates egged him on.
Alexander knew his excessive burger eating wasn’t good for him, but he was young, fit and one of the most promising swimmers on Missouri’s team.