Jack Alexy
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| Full name | John Carroll Alexy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 2003[1] Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | California Aquatics, Greater Somerset County YMCA (former)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Carroll Alexy (born January 19, 2003) is an American swimmer. He currently swims collegiately for the California Golden Bears.
Career
Raised in Mendham Borough, New Jersey, Alexy attended Delbarton School where he won state titles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events as a freshman and again as a junior, joining two of his three siblings who also won state swimming individual titles.[2][3]
At the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, Alexy earned a gold medal with Team USA in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. He split a 50.26 as the lead-off leg in the preliminary heats.[4]
In 2021 during the 2020 United States Olympic trials, Alexy recorded a new best time of 48.69, considerably less than his previous personal best of 49.31, which had been used as his entry time and seeded him in 21st position. He also broke Caeleb Dressel's National Age Group record of 48.78, which had been set in 2015 during the United States Nationals.[5]
2023
At the 2023 Pacific 12 Championships, Alexy recorded personal bests in his three individual events (50 free, 100 free, 100 back). Furthermore, his new best time of 41.42 in the 100 free placed second behind his teammate, Bjorn Seeliger.
At the 2023 NCAA Championships, Alexy qualified for his first A final in the 50 yard freestyle after placing 5th in the prelims with a best time of 18.77. At the finals session, he placed 6th overall while contributing to Cal's second place finish in the 200 freestyle Relay. On Day 4, Alexy swam a new personal best of 40.88 in the preliminaries of the 100 yard freestyle, taking the top seed entering the A final. In the final evening of the competition, Alexy earned two silver medals after finishing second in the 100 yard freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay. Cal won the team championship.
In April, at the TYR Pro Swim Series - Westmont meet, Alexy won the 50 yard freestyle in a personal best time of 22.09. He placed second in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 48.85.
At the Phillips 66 USA National Championships, Alexy qualified to represent the United States at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. His performances at the meet qualified him to swim the 50m and 100m freestyle events. On June 27, 2023, Alexy won the 100m Freestyle with a time of 47.93. He set a personal best time of 47.75 in the prelims. On July 01, 2023, Alexy placed second in the 50m Freestyle with a personal best time of 21.63. He outswam Michael Andrew (swimmer) by a hundreth of a second, denying him a spot on the World Championship roster. Alexy also placed 10th in the 50m backstroke with a time of 25.14.
His breakthrough season culminated at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in which he earned five medals for Team USA in his senior international debut. Individually, Alexy won two silver medals: in the 50m and 100m Freestyle events. In the 100m event, after qualifying in 8th place for the final after a poor dive in the semifinals, Alexy posted a new best time of 47.31. In the 50m event, Alexy posted a time of 21.57, which put him one hundreth ahead of Ben Proud in third place. Alexy also claimed three more medals in representing relays for the United States. He won gold in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay after posting a 47.00 freestyle split. He also earned a silver medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay after swimming a 47.68 leadoff leg, and a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay after swimming a 47.68 split.
Personal best times
Long course meters (50 m pool)
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Ref | |
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| 50m freestyle | 21.57 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | July 29, 2023 | [6] | |
| 100m freestyle | 47.31 | 2023 World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | July 27, 2023 | [6] | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.14 | h | Phillips 66 USA National Championships | Indianapolis, Indiana | June 29, 2023 | [6] |
| 100m backstroke | 55.47 | h | 2020 United States Olympic trials (swimming) | Omaha, Nebraska | June 17, 2021 | [6] |
Legend: h — prelims heat
Short course yards (25 yd pool)
| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Ref | |
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| 50yd freestyle | 18.77 | h | 2023 NCAA Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota | March 23, 2023 | [6] |
| 100yd freestyle | 40.88 | h | 2023 NCAA Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota | March 25, 2023 | [6] |
| 100yd backstroke | 45.62 | h | 2023 NCAA Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota | March 24, 2023 | [6] |
Legend: h — prelims heat
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2021–22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster". calbears.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Personal bests, top honors for boys at NJSIAA Meet of Champions". Daily Record. March 4, 2019. p. B1.
- ^ Havsy, Jane. "Delbarton swimmer Rob Alexy adds to family legacy of NJSIAA Meet of Champions titles", Daily Record, March 6, 2022. Accessed August 30, 2022. "After winning the NJSIAA Meet of Champions title in the 100-yard freestyle, Rob Alexy, a Delbarton junior, thought back to when his mom brought 'dinner and her four kids (to the Y), and we'd have practice.'... But the family had a pool in their Mendham backyard, so all four kids had to learn to swim to stay safe."
- ^ https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/88/7th-fina-world-junior-swimming-championships-2019/results?event=e991d394-2145-40a7-8023-0a5b5b5beace&unit=heats-summary
- ^ "Jack Alexy Takes Down Dressel's 17–18 NAG Record in 100 Free With 48.69". Swimming World Magazine. June 16, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jack Alexy". swimcloud.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
