Jack Alexy

Jack Alexy
Personal information
Full name	John Carroll Alexy
National team	United States
Born	January 19, 2003 (age 21); Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Backstroke
Club	California Aquatics, Greater Somerset County YMCA (former)
College team	University of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
World Championships (LC)
World Junior Championships
Representing the California Golden Bears
NCAA Championships
By race
NCAA Championships

Last updated April 01, 2024

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 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

In the olympic year, 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.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Event	Time		Meet	Location	Date	Ref
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
50yd freestyle	18.38		2024 NCAA Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana	March 28, 2024	^[6]
100yd freestyle	40.59		2024 NCAA Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana	March 30, 2024	^[6]
200yd freestyle	1:29.75		2024 NCAA Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana	March 29, 2024	^[6]
100yd backstroke	45.62	h	2023 NCAA Championships	Minneapolis, Minnesota	March 24, 2023	^[6]

Legend: h — prelims heat

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
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[calroster-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2021–22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster". calbears.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[2] "Personal bests, top honors for boys at NJSIAA Meet of Champions". Daily Record. March 4, 2019. p. B1.

[3] 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."

[4] ttps://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/88/7th-fina-world-junior-swimming-championships-2019/results?event=e991d394-2145-40a7-8023-0a5b5b5beace&unit=heats-summary

[5] "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.

[swimcloud-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jack Alexy". swimcloud.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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