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Quick Facts - USA Swimming

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Career Highlights:<br />

Swam the 25k at the 2009 FINA World Championships<br />

Olympic Trials History:<br />

2008: 34, 1500 FR<br />

U.S. Nationals History:<br />

2007: 15th, 1500m FR<br />

NCAA History:<br />

2009 (Jr.): 25, 1650y FR; 44, 500y FR<br />

Alex Meyer<br />

CLUB: Crimson Aquatics (CRIM-MA)<br />

AGE: 22 DOB: Jul 5, 1988<br />

HEIGHT: 5' 11" (180.3 cm)<br />

WEIGHT: 155 lbs (70.3 kg)<br />

HOMETOWN: Ithaca, N.Y.<br />

RESIDENCE: Cambridge, Mass.<br />

COACHED BY: Mike Spring<br />

ADDITIONAL HONORS:<br />

High School: Four-time All-America finisher ... two-time state champion in the 500 freestyle and<br />

a two-time Scholastic All-America pick<br />

PERSONAL:<br />

High School: Ithaca HS '06<br />

College: Harvard '10<br />

College Major: Human Evolutionary Biology<br />

Parents: Steve and Shawn ... Father is a physician and mother is a career counselor.<br />

Started <strong>Swimming</strong>: "I didn't want to have a babysitter, so my mom made we swim for the team<br />

where she helped coach."<br />

Hobbies Outside the Pool: Blues, jazz guitar and open-water swimming<br />

Ultimate Way to Relax: Playing music around a campfire with friends and family.<br />

FAST FACTS<br />

<strong>USA</strong> <strong>Swimming</strong><br />

First LC World Championships (2009)<br />

CAREER STATS:<br />

2009 NCAA - 25 Final, 1650y FR<br />

2008 Ultraswim GP - 19 Final, 400m FR; 5 Final, 800m FR; 7 Final,<br />

1500m FR; t1 Final, 1500m FR<br />

2007 SUM NATS - 31 Final, 800m FR; 15 Final, 1500m FR<br />

07 ULTRA GP - 4 Final, 800m FR; 5 Final, 1500m FR<br />

2006 JR NATS - 15 Final, 400m FR; 51 Final, 800m FR; 25 Final,<br />

1500m FR<br />

2005 JR NATS - 23 Final, 800m FR; 33 Final, 1500m FR<br />

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