Alexis Wenger Won’t Use Her 5th Year of Collegiate Swimming Eligibility

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University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo and All-American breaststroke Alexis Wenger sat down with the media days before heading to Atlanta to defend their team title at the 2022 NCAA Championships. They touch on topics such as UVA relays, the mindset of defending their title, and racing ACC opponents at both the conference and national levels.

University of Virginia senior Alexis Wenger also says she’s ready to move on to the next chapter of her life after the NCAA Championships.

“Not anything bad, just swimming for so long, I’m kind of finding my peace with it, and I think I’m at a period of my life where I’m super excited to kind of just move to the next chapter.
I just think that I’m at a good palace in my life where I think this is a good time to just come to an end. I don’t think that I need to stick around for my team to continue to be successful. We are full of amazing individuals, I’m super excited for the next chapter of my life.”
“I just think that I know what I want in this next period of my life, and I think I’ve just grown out of (swimming), in a good way. I’m really excited for this to be my last NCAAs. For the first time, I feel really good about where I am with swimming. Looking back on my career, I don’t really feel like I have anything that I didn’t accomplish. I’m really happy with where I’m at, and with that I feel like it’s a good place to just have my last meet.”
Wenger enters the meet as the 64th seed in the 50 free, the 2nd seed in the 100 breast, and the 15th seed in the 200 breast. Last year, she finished 3rd in the 100 breast and 7th in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships, scoring 28 points as part of Virginia’s NCAA title-winning effort. The Cavaliers enter this year’s NCAA Championship meet as heavy favorites to win again.
Virginia was one of the few top programs that didn’t take advantage of the NCAA’s waiver this season allowing athletes who raced during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 impacted season an extra year of eligibility. For this season only, seniors who stuck around for a 5th year and didn’t transfer didn’t count against their schools’ scholarship limits.

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Lovetoswim
2 years ago

Love Alexis. So glad she got noticed as a crucial part of UVA swimming.

ACC fan
2 years ago

The double dolphin kicks in SC definitely don’t translate to LC

Soooon
Reply to  ACC fan
2 years ago

We heard you the first 600 times.

Swimfan
Reply to  ACC fan
2 years ago

To be fair she also does a dolphin kick with every stroke

ArtVanDeLegh10
Reply to  Swimfan
2 years ago

She finishes her kick upward. I don’t believe an upward kick constitutes as a dolphin kick. It’s defined as a downward propulsive movement which she doesn’t really do.

Swimfan
Reply to  ArtVanDeLegh10
2 years ago

Very clearly goes up and down

Mannie
Reply to  ArtVanDeLegh10
2 years ago

“Which she doesn’t really do” hhahahah of course she does… and clearly you agree. If she finishes her kick upward then they have to come back down.

Mr. Pancake
Reply to  Mannie
2 years ago

Moving your feet back into position for the next kick is not illegal. FYI

Lol
Reply to  ACC fan
2 years ago

You’re so annoying

Swimfan
Reply to  Lol
2 years ago

Not as annoying as watching someone cheat at breaststroke and not get called for it.

Hmm
Reply to  Swimfan
2 years ago

Yeah, continuing to complain about it on the internet is sure to solve your problem. Or is it your problem? Living rent free in your head.

Mr. Pancake
Reply to  Swimfan
2 years ago

Just change your name to “clown” and be done with it. You are obviously not a “swimfan” because all do is post negative shit about this swimmer.

Not-so-Silent Observer
2 years ago

It’s a shame she is hanging up the goggles after NCs. I could see her making an impression in the isl or atleast trying for a short course worlds team. That way she still keeps her walls and pullouts (I was the same as a breastroker. It never translated over to LC with me either)

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