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Full Name:	Alexandra Walsh
Nickname(s):	Alex
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Alex Walsh is a competitive swimmer who represents the US internationally. She is a 2021 Olympian in the 200 IM. Alex started her swimming career young, and rose to an elite level early, first appearing in SwimSwam at the age of 12 after dropping a 1:55 200 free. She continued to have massive success after that, breaking NAG's left and right and developing all 4 strokes very effectively. This led to Walsh being ranked as SwimSwam's #2 recruit for the class of 2020, behind only Regan Smith. On March 12, 2019, Alex announced her verbal commitment to swim at the University of Virginia. College (Virginia) 2020-2021 Walsh made an immediate impact for the Virginia Cavaliers. At her first ACC Championships, she won the 200 IM (1:51.53), placed 4th in the 100 breast (58.28), and placed 3rd in the 200 back (1:51.12). She was also a part of the winning 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, and 400 medley relays. At her first NCAAs, Walsh walked away as a champion in more ways than one. She earned a relay title (800 free relay), and individual title (200 IM, 1:51.87), and helped the UVA women to their first-ever overall team title. Walsh also placed 5th in the 200 …

Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 4 Swimming Headlines

Didn’t have time to watch day four finals last night live or today before day five? Read on for the biggest swimming headlines from day four of Tokyo 2020.

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