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2019-20 Swimming and Diving

Alex Bird

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • Highschool C.E. Jordan

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS

EVENTTIMEMEETDATE
50 Free23.13Illinois Wesleyan Invite11/23/2019
100 Free50.28WashU Invite1/10/2020
200 Free2:00.18Chicago11/9/2019
100 Fly50.37Wheaton Invite12/3/2016
200 Fly1:52.00Wheaton Invite12/2/2016
100 Back51.80Wheaton Invite12/6/2019
200 IM2:03.93WashU Invite1/10/2020

2019-20: Academic All-UAA ... season-best 2:00.18 in the 200-yard freestyle against Chicago on Nov. 9 … season-best 23.13 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Nov. 23 … season-bests 51.80 in the 100-yard backstroke and 1:53.53 in the 200-yard butterfly at the Wheaton Invitational on Dec. 6 … season-bests 50.28 in the 100-yard freestyle and 2:03.93 in the 200-yard individual medley at the WashU Invitational on Jan. 10 … season-best 50.40 in the 100-yard butterfly at the Midwest Invitational on Feb. 21

2018-19: Swam to multiple season-best times at the Wheaton Invite including the 50 FR (21.99) and the 50 BK (24.56) ... Academic All-UAA.

2017-18: WashU's fifth fastest performer in 100 BK (51.94), 100 FL (50.50) and 200 FL (1:53.11) ... Member of WashU's third fastest 400 free relay (3:08.55), 200 medley relay (1:32.56) and 400 medley relay (3:23.50) ... Academic All-UAA.

2016-17: Placed seventh at the UAA Championships (2/10) in the 100 fly (50.45)... Swam to season-best times at the Wheaton Invitational (2/2-2/3) in the 100 back (53.76), 100 fly (50.37) and the 200 fly (1:52.00).

HIGH SCHOOL: Captain and four-year letterwinner in swimming at C. E. Jordan High School ... All-Conference honors … Personal Bests: 100 Fly: 50.75; 200 Fly: 1:53.65 ... Scholastic All-American, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar with Distinction.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Business ... Son of Laura Gilliom and Peter Bird.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior