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Jack Alexy
Personal information
Full nameJohn Carroll Alexy[1]
National teamUnited States
Born (2003-01-19) January 19, 2003 (age 21)[1]
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[1]
Weight215 lb (98 kg)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke
ClubCalifornia Aquatics, Greater Somerset County YMCA (former)[1]
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships (LC) 1 3 1
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 4 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4x100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears
NCAA Championships
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
50 freestyle 0 0 1
100 freestyle 0 1 1
200 freestyle 0 1 0
4×50 freestyle relay 0 3 0
4×100 freestyle relay 0 1 2
4×200 freestyle relay 1 0 0
Total 1 6 4
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Indianapolis 4×200 freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Atlanta 4×50 freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Minneapolis 100 freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Minneapolis 4×50 freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Minneapolis 4×100 freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Indianapolis 200 freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Indianapolis 4×50 freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Atlanta 4×100 freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Indianapolis 50 freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Indianapolis 100 freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Indianapolis 4×100 freestyle relay

John Carroll Alexy (/əˈlɛksi/ ə-LEK-see;[2] born January 19, 2003) is an American swimmer. He currently swims collegiately for the California Golden Bears. He qualified to be part of the USA swimming team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3]

Career

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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.[4][5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

2023

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Collegiate Season

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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.

Long Course Season

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In April, at the TYR Pro Swim Series - Westmont meet, Alexy won the 50 meter freestyle in a personal best time of 22.09. He placed second in the 100 meter 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 hundredth 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.

2024

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Collegiate Season

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Alexy opted out of the 2024 Pacific 12 Championships to instead swim at a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Westmont, Illinois. Alexy won the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 48.37 and placed second in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 21.86. Additionally, he swam the 200 meter freestyle in a time of 2:15.50.

On night one of the 2024 NCAA Championships, Alexy played a pivotal role in both relays. In the 200 Medley Relay, he anchored Cal to a fourth-place finish with a split time of 18.40. Additionally, he contributed to Cal's victory in the 800 Free Relay with a flying start split of 1:30.50, setting a new NCAA record of 6:02.26. On Day 2, Alexy competed in the 50 Free from a flat start three times, achieving new personal bests each time. He swam an 18.44 in the prelims, followed by an 18.38 in the finals, and led off Cal in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 18.40. Alexy secured medals in both events, finishing second in the relay and third in the 50 Free. On Day 3, Alexy made his NCAA Championship debut in the 200 Freestyle and recorded a time of 1:29.75 in the final to place second. He dropped almost three seconds off his entry time of 1:32.74, and prior to this collegiate season, Alexy had never been under 1:35. On the final day of competition, Alexy placed third in the 100 yard freestyle after swimming a personal best times of 40.80 and 40.59 in the prelims and finals respectively. Alexy also contributed to Cal's third place finish in the 400 Free Relay with a lead off split of 40.79. Cal placed second behind the Arizona State Sun Devils; out of the 444.5 points they scored, Alexy contributed 49 of them with his individual performances and 136 through the relays.

Long Course Season

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At the 2024 United States Olympic trials, Alexy opted to enter the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events. He led the preliminary heats in the 100 meter event with a new personal best time of 47.08. In the finals, he placed second behind Chris Guiliano with a time of 47.47, earning him the right to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in both the 100 meter freestyle and 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. In the 50 meter free, Alexy also made the final, finishing in fourth place with a time of 21.76. He had set a seasons best mark in the semi-finals of 21.66.

During the first finals session of the Olympic swimming competition, the team of Alexy, Guiliano, Armstrong, and Dressel earned the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. Alexy led off with a time of 47.67 and helped Team USA secure their first gold at the 2024 Olympic Games. In his only individual event, the 100 meter freestyle, Alexy's time of 47.57 was the top time in the preliminaries; he followed this performance with a 6th place finish in the semi-finals. In the final, Alexy placed 7th with a time of 47.96, behind a world record performance by Pan Zhanle of 46.40, and ahead of his teammate Giuliano. Alexy also earned a silver medal by swimming the freestyle leg in the preliminaries of the 4 × 100 meter medley relay.

International championships

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Meet 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 4×100 freestyle 4×100 medley 4×100 mixed freestyle
WJ 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s)[a]
WC 2023 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
OG 2024 7th 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[a] —
a Alexy swam only in the preliminaries.

Personal best times

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Long course meters (50 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50m freestyle 21.57 2023 World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka, Japan July 29, 2023 [8]
100m freestyle 47.08 h 2024 United States Olympic trials (swimming) Indianapolis, Indiana June 18, 2024 [8]
50m backstroke 25.14 h Phillips 66 USA National Championships Indianapolis, Indiana June 29, 2023 [8]
100m backstroke 55.47 h 2020 United States Olympic trials (swimming) Omaha, Nebraska June 17, 2021 [8]

Legend: h — prelims heat

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50yd freestyle 18.38 2024 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Indiana March 28, 2024 [8]
100yd freestyle 40.59 2024 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Indiana March 30, 2024 [8]
200yd freestyle 1:29.75 2024 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Indiana March 29, 2024 [8]
100yd backstroke 45.62 h 2023 NCAA Championships Minneapolis, Minnesota March 24, 2023 [8]

Legend: h — prelims heat

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "2021–22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster". calbears.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "ALEXY Jack". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Havsy, Jane. "Delbarton alum Jack Alexy of Mendham qualifies for U.S. swim team at Paris Olympics", Daily Record, June 21, 2024. Accessed June 21, 2024. "Jack Alexy of Mendham has qualified for the 400-meter freestyle relay on Wednesday night in Indianapolis. Alexy, a 6-foot-8 rising senior at Cal-Berkeley, finished second in the 100-meter free final in 47.47, nine hundredths of a second out of first."
  4. ^ "Personal bests, top honors for boys at NJSIAA Meet of Champions". Daily Record. March 4, 2019. p. B1.
  5. ^ 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."
  6. ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official".
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jack Alexy". swimcloud.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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