Alexandra Walsh

Alexandra Walsh (born July 31, 2001)[1] is an American competitive swimmer. She won the silver medal in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Alex Walsh
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Walsh
Born (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College teamUniversity of Virginia
CoachTodd Desorbo
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 200 m medley
World Junior Championships
2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 200 m backstroke
2019 Lima 200 m individual medley
2019 Lima 4×200 m freestyle relay
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Suva 200 m medley
2018 Suva 4x100 m freestyle
2016 Kihei 200 m medley
Representing the Virginia Cavaliers


Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 8 3 0
Total 8 3 0
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 y butterfly 1 0 0
200 y medley 2 0 0
400 y medley 1 0 0
4×50 y freestyle 1 1 0
4×100 y freestyle 1 1 0
4×200 y freestyle 1 1 0
4×100 y medley 1 0 0
Total 8 3 0
NCAA Championships
2021 Greensboro200 y medley
2021 Greensboro4x200 y freestyle
2022 Atlanta200 y butterfly
2022 Atlanta200 y medley
2022 Atlanta400 y medley
2022 Atlanta4x50 y freestyle
2022 Atlanta4x100 y freestyle
2022 Atlanta4x100 y medley
2021 Greensboro4×50 y freestyle
2021 Greensboro4×100 y freestyle
2022 Atlanta4x200 y freestyle

In 2019, she represented the United States at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] In total, she won three gold medals: two individual gold medals and the gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[1][2][3]

In 2021, she won the 200m individual medley at the US Olympic Swimming Trials, to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[4]

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina in April, Walsh qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, placing sixth in the final of the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:57.82, and the 200 meter individual medley, setting a new US Open record in the final of the event with her winning time of 2:07.84.[5][6][7]

Background

Walsh has a younger sister, Gretchen, who is also a competitive swimmer.[8]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020. WALSH Alexandra
  2. "Alex Walsh – Profile". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. Gillen, Nancy (August 8, 2019). "Mexican racquetball star Longoria earns third consecutive Pan American Games singles title". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020. Alexandra Walsh
  4. https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf
  5. "2022 FINA World Championships Roster". USA Swimming. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. USA Swimming (April 27, 2022). "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. USA Swimming (April 30, 2022). "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Individual Medley Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. Rieder, David (June 13, 2020). "Alex and Gretchen Walsh Chasing the Ultimate Dream… Together". Swimming World. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  9. Sutherland, James (March 31, 2022). "Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Alex Walsh". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 2, 2022.


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