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2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Alex McCormick

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Crown Point, Ind.
  • Highschool Crown Point

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Time Date Meet
50 Freestyle 21.85 3/16/22 NCAA Championships
100 Freestyle 1:41.37 11/3/23 D3 Shootout
200 Freestyle 1:49.68 1/15/22 Rose-Hulman
50 Backstroke 24.52 1/7/23 Rhodes
100 Backstroke 47.09 3/20/24 NCAA Championships
200 Backstroke 1:43.30 3/20/24 NCAA Championships
100 Breaststroke 59.90 1/21/23 DePauw
200 Breaststroke 2:10.39 11/18/23 IWU Invitational
100 Butterfly 51.90 10/28/23 Chicago
200 IM 1:47.01 3/29/24 NCAA Championships

All-America honors: 200 backstroke (2022, 2023, 2024), 100 backstroke (2023), 200 IM (2023, 2024)



2023-24: NATIONAL CHAMPION in the 200 backstroke (1:43.40), becoming the 11th national champion in men's swimming and diving program history and the first since 2019... Finished third in the 100 backstroke (47.09) and fifth in the 200 IM (1:47.18) at the NCAA Championships... Part of the 200 medley relay team that finished 14th (1:29.43) at the NCAA Championships... Set new program records in the 200 backstroke,100 backstroke and 200 IM... Won the ELITE 90 at the NCAA Championships, the first in men's swimming and diving program history... Finished second in the 200 backstroke at the UAA Championships (1:43.40)... Part of the 200 medley relay team that finished fifth (1:29.21) at UAA's... Claimed third in the 100 backstroke (47.87) at UAA's... Finished third in the 200 IM (1:47.32) at UAA's... Part of the 400 medley relay team that ook fourth at UAA's (3:15.77)... CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America... College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-America... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
  • Season Bests (Individual)
    • 50 Freestyle: 22.39 (IWU Invitational)
    • 200 Freestyle: 1:41.37 (D3 Shootout)
    • 100 Backstroke: 47.09 (NCAA Champioships)
    • 200 Backstroke: 1:43.30 (NCAA Championships)
    • 100 Breaststroke: 1:00.80 (UMSL)
    • 200 Breastsroke: 2:10.39 (IWU Invitational)
    • 100 Butterfly: 51.90 (Chicago)
    • 200 IM: 1:47.01 (NCAA Championships)
2022-23: UAA Champion in 200 backstroke (1:44.61), setting a new meet record... Finished tied for second in the 200 backstroke (1:43.59) at the NCAA Championships, setting a new team record... Took seventh in the 100 backstroke (47.61) at the NCAA Championships, setting a new program record... Finished third in the 200 IM (1:47.18) at the NCAA Championships, tying the program record... On the 200 medley relay team that finished third at UAA Championships (1:29.58)... Finished fourth in the 200 IM at UAA Championships (1:48.80)... On the 400 medley relay team that finished fourth at UAA Championships (3:17.74)... College Sports Communicators Academic All-America... Academic All-UAA.... CSCAA Scholar-All American.
  • Season Bests (Individual)
    • 50 Freestyle: 22.77 (IWU Invitational)
    • 50 Backstroke: 24.52 (Rhodes)
    • 100 Backstroke: 47.61 (NCAA Championships)
    • 200 Backstroke: 1:43.59 (NCAA Championships)
    • 100 Breaststroke: 59.90 (DePauw)
    • 200 IM: 1:47.18 (NCAA Championships)

2021-22: Finished fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:45.50) at the NCAA Championships for first career All-American honor... Broke the program record in the 200 backstroke... CSCAA Scholar All-American.. Academic All-UAA.
  • Season Bests (Individual)
    • 50 Freestyle: 21.85 (NCAA Championships)
    • 100 Freestyle: 50.60 (IWU Invite)
    • 200 Freestyle: 1:49.68 (Rose-Hulman)
    • 100 Backstroke: 49.22 (NCAA Championships)
    • 200 Backstroke: 1:45.50 (NCAA Championships)
    • 200 IM: 1:53.51 (Denison Invite)
2020-21: CSCAA Scholar All-American.
  • Season Bests (Individual)
    • 100 Backstroke: 50.82 (IUPUI)
    • 200 Backstroke: 1:50.18 (IUPUI)
High School: Holds school records in the 100 backstroke, 200 IM and 200 medley relay.

Personal: The son of Mike and Dena McCormick... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior