Alex Walsh after Pro Swim: “More than anything, Showing myself I’m ready for a big time drop”

2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale

While her sister Gretchen was breaking American and World records left and right, Alex Walsh had a pretty darn good meet herself in Ft Lauderdale. On the final night of competition, Walsh doubled up, first placing 2nd in the 200 breast (2:22.9) before winning the 200 IM (2:08.8). After the competition, Walsh said she’s moving into the rest of the summer with confidence, showing herself that she’s ready for big time drops in multiple events.

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MigBike
2 hours ago

Great interview even with the 37 “ums”!

Yikes
Reply to  MigBike
7 minutes ago

Aw I wish we had footage of a public interview you did in your early 20s. I’m sure you were flawless. Do you have any talents besides dragging people on the internet that you would have been interviewed about?

Sparkle
3 hours ago

Gretchen going 54 after spending the afternoon at the beach is amazing lore

Random123
3 hours ago

what did Alex Walsh do to deserve such terrible comment sections?

Great 200 IM on back half of her double, looking forward to her summer.

Eddie
Reply to  Random123
3 hours ago

they’re just mad that Summer Mcintosh isn’t looking in form this year

Tani
Reply to  Eddie
2 hours ago

LOL, but you know Summer is going to kill it at Worlds and probably break a whole bunch of world records.

ScovaNotiaSwimmer
Reply to  Eddie
2 hours ago

Are you talking about the same Summer McIntosh that went 2:07.42 in the 200 IM in early March?

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  ScovaNotiaSwimmer
47 minutes ago

Summer will have to pick between the W 400 FR (heats/final) and the W 200 IM (heats/semis) on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships. That’s in conjunction with the W 4 x 100 FR-R which Canada has no chance whatsoever without Kayla Sanchez and Maggie MacNeil.

Admin
Reply to  Eddie
1 hour ago

I wish folks would look around and see who’s willing to talk to the fans about their swimming and who isn’t, and take their stances accordingly.

Awsi Dooger
Reply to  Eddie
56 minutes ago

Somehow I’m not worried about Summer McIntosh’s endurance. It’s great she is pushing matters early.

She swam 0 of her 3 Paris gold medal events in Ft. Lauderdale

Tani
Reply to  Random123
3 hours ago

Agree, let’s support Alex. I definitely won’t be underestimating her. I do hope she can fix issues related to her stroke in the LCM breaststroke and like someone had said in another thread, work on picking up her tempo instead of ending up barely moving at the end of each stroke.

Yikes
Reply to  Random123
2 minutes ago

I don’t get it either. Alex has always been incredibly classy, she kinda lives in the shadow of her sister and her teammate despite being an elite swimmer herself and she always is gracious toward them even though I’m sure it stings a bit. She makes no excuses when she loses a race or when she got DQ’d in the biggest race of her life. I think she shows a lot of poise for being so young.

I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
4 hours ago

I still don’t understand why she ditched the 200 back as a primary event. I mean I understand because the 200 back is misery but she went a 2:08 and won Pan Ams when she was like 17 then never swam it seriously again.
Personally, I wish she wasn’t bothering with the 100 breast and just went all in on the 2 200s she does. But she’ll be good at whatever she does.

Eddie
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
4 hours ago

Well if you watched the interview, it sounds like she’s going all in on the 200 breast and 200 IM

I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
Reply to  Eddie
3 hours ago

I did watch. But she did the 50 and 100 breast at this meet so I have to assume she’ll do those at trials too.

Sparkle
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
3 hours ago

She’s said in interviews that she doesn’t like swimming it, and knew that she would have to work on other events to be elite in if she wanted to give it up, which she’s done. She also gets sick after freestyle and backstroke races which I’m sure is a contributing factor

Erin
Reply to  Sparkle
2 hours ago

Does she have issues with vertigo or something similar? (I’m assuming what’s making her sick is flip turns, or perhaps overworking something during long axis stroke races.)

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
43 minutes ago

If I were a betting man, I would place my bet on Lilly King for one of the top two slots in the W 50 BR and W 100 BR at the 2025 USA Swimming National Championships.

alex
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
2 hours ago

imitating KD

gosharks
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
57 minutes ago

Focusing on the 100 breast is the smartest move for her to make. A major vacancy is looming…

Yikes
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
31 seconds ago

Idk the 200 back is incredibly stacked. She’d have to go a low 2:05 to have a chance at qualifying

Eddie
4 hours ago

Love her and cannot wait to see what she does this summer!! We see that confidence shining through alex!!

Tani
5 hours ago

Yaaaas Alex!!

Hoodaaaat (not a hoo just a fan)
6 hours ago

Excited for you in LA24! Alex!

The country is behind you.

BSD
6 hours ago

In my opinion, Alex has had issues with event selection. I hope going forward in this quad she is able to focus on the events that give her the best chance of medaling. (200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)

Last 15 Meters
Reply to  BSD
5 hours ago

In an alternate just universe Alex Walsh is challenging for gold in 5 events: 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breast, 200 Back, 4 x 200 Free Relay.

If only my queen would not deny her rightful inheritance to Katinka’s iron throne. 😢😔

Vaswammer
Reply to  Last 15 Meters
5 hours ago

If only you were her coach and adviser, she would have qualified for two Olympics by now…..

Pea Brain
Reply to  Last 15 Meters
4 hours ago

She has the skill set for it

I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
Reply to  BSD
4 hours ago

She has said she will not be doing the 4 IM again. She hates it. I would say Grimes and Weyant got it, but Grimes hasn’t been looking promising since going to UVA.

Chucky
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
3 hours ago

You’re hanging your hopes on Grimes after that performance? You may want to reconsider.

Pea Brain
Reply to  Chucky
3 hours ago

He just said she doesn’t look promising

I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
Reply to  Chucky
3 hours ago

Read my comment again

Revsticky
Reply to  I miss the ISL (Go dawgs)
1 hour ago

There’s nothing like a 400 IM tapered. That said there’s also nothing like a 400 IM in tapered.

Lisa
Reply to  BSD
2 hours ago

Probably not 400IM cause right now she looks good in the 200 distance event.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  BSD
1 hour ago

For the World Aquatics Championships, there is not a schedule conflict between the W 200 IM (Days 1 & 2) and the W 200 BR (Days 5 & 6). Alex Walsh can thank Lilly King for retiring in the W 200 BR.

Alex Walsh ditched the 400 IM at the 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. That should tell you something.

Eric Angle
Reply to  BSD
14 minutes ago

I agree. 100 breast at 2024 trials was an interesting choice.

For the 400 IM, I can understand if she doesn’t want to swim and train for it. But strategically, I feel like she could consistently make world/olympic teams in that event and medal.

She also doesn’t even have a time in the 200 fly, yet she’s been 1:49.16 in SCY. What’s up with that?

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