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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.

Alex Walsh
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Walsh
Born (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001 (age 21)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College teamUniversity of Virginia
CoachTodd Desorbo
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2022 Budapest200 m medley
2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2022 Budapest4×100 m medley
World Junior Championships
2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 200 m backstroke
2019 Lima 200 m individual medley
2019 Lima 4×200 m freestyle relay
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Suva 200 m medley
2018 Suva 4x100 m freestyle
2016 Kihei 200 m medley

Background


Walsh attended Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. . She represents the University of Virginia in NCAA Swimming. Walsh has a younger sister, Gretchen, who is also a competitive swimmer.[2]


Career


In 2019, she represented the United States at the 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][3][4]

In 2021, she won the 200 meter individual medley at the US Olympic Swimming Trials, to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[5] She went on to win a silver medal in the event at the Olympic Games, finishing in a time of 2:08.65, which was thirteen-hundredths of a second behind first-place finisher Yui Ohashi of Japan.[6][7]

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina in April, Walsh qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, placing sixth in the final of the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:57.82, and the 200 meter individual medley, setting a new US Open record in the final of the event with her winning time of 2:07.84.[8][9][10]


Awards and honors



References


  1. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020. WALSH Alexandra
  2. Rieder, David (June 13, 2020). "Alex and Gretchen Walsh Chasing the Ultimate Dream… Together". Swimming World. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. "Alex Walsh – Profile". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. 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
  5. "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Individual Medley Final Results". Omega Timing. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Women's 200m Individual Medley". ESPN. July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. Baird, Brittney (July 28, 2021). "Nashville swimmer Alex Walsh wins silver medal in Tokyo". WKRN-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  8. "2022 FINA World Championships Roster". USA Swimming. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. USA Swimming (April 27, 2022). "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. USA Swimming (April 30, 2022). "Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Women's 200m Individual Medley Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. Sutherland, James (March 31, 2022). "Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Alex Walsh". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 2, 2022.



На других языках

- [en] Alexandra Walsh

[es] Alexandra Walsh

Alexandra Walsh –conocida como Alex Walsh– (Nashville, 31 de julio de 2001) es una deportista estadounidense que compite en natación.[1]

[it] Alexandra Walsh

Alexandra Walsh (Nashville, 31 luglio 2001) è una nuotatrice statunitense. Ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nei 200 metri misti alle Olimpiadi estive di Tokyo 2020.[1]

[ru] Уолш, Александра

Александра Уолш (англ. Alexandra Walsh; род. 31 июля 2001, Нашвилл) — американская пловчиха, специализирующаяся на комплексном плавании, трёхкратная чемпионка Панамериканских игр 2019, серебряный призёр по плаванию на Летней Олимпиаде 2020.


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