Alexandra Walsh

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Alex Walsh
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Walsh
Born (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001 (age 20)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of Virginia
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200 m medley
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4×200 m freestyle relay
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kihei 200 m medley
Representing the Virginia Cavaliers


NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Greensboro 200 y medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Greensboro 4×200 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 4×50 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Greensboro 4×100 y freestyle

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.

In 2019, she represented the United States at the 2019 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]

Background[]

Walsh is the older sister of Gretchen Walsh, who is also a competitive swimmer.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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. 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. ^ Rieder, David (June 13, 2020). "Alex and Gretchen Walsh Chasing the Ultimate Dream… Together". Swimming World. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

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