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The #20 ranked recruit in the boys high school class of 2025 Alex Thiesing from Louisville, Kentucky has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic careers at the University of Michigan beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
Thiesing was an honorable mention ranked recruit as a sophomore and moved up to #20 as a junior. He showed big improvement as a junior with his biggest drop coming in the 200 free, going from a 1:37.05 to a 1:35.61.
He swims for Lakeside Swim Team out of Louisville and is currently in his senior year at St Xavier High School. Last February, he helped St. Xavier to a State Championship, winning the 200 free in a 1:35.80 and the 500 free in a 4:25.65.
This past summer, Thiesing swam numerous best times at NCSAs. He finished 2nd in the 100 free in a personal best 50.58 along with 3rd in the 50 free in a 23.42.
Thiesing’s best SCY times are:
- 50 free: 20.25
- 100 free: 43.85
- 200 free: 1:35.61
- 500 free: 4:25.58
The Michigan men finished 3rd at the 2024 Big Ten Championships and were about 70 points behind 2nd place Ohio State. The team was led by Gal Cohen Groumi who won the 200 IM and 200 fly.
Based on his best times, Thiesing has the potential to be an immediate impact at the conference level. His best time in the 100 free would have made the ‘C’ final while his best time in the 200 free would have made the ‘B’ final. Michigan notably had zero ‘A’ finalists in the 200 free as Logan Zucker was the team’s highest finisher with a 9th place finish (1:34.72). Zucker is a current junior on the roster for Thiesing and Zucker will overlap for one season.
Thiesing will arrive next fall as a member of the class of 2029 along with Luka Mladenovic, Boldizsar Magda, Antoine Destang, Antoine Sauve, and Will Siegel. Destang is a “Best of the Rest” ranked recruit and specializes in butterfly.
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