Alex Walsh

Alex Walsh
Walsh with her silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Walsh
Born (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, freestyle, breaststroke
College teamUniversity of Virginia
CoachTodd DeSorbo
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships (LC) 3 1 0
World Championships (SC) 5 4 3
Pan American Games 3 0 0
World Junior Championships 0 2 0
Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2 1 0
Total 13 9 3
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2022 Budapest200 m medley
2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2022 Budapest4×100 m medley
2023 Fukuoka200 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2022 Melbourne4×50 m freestyle
2022 Melbourne4×100 m medley
2022 Melbourne4×50 m mixed medley
2024 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2024 Budapest4×100 m medley
2022 Melbourne200 m medley
2022 Melbourne4×50 m medley
2024 Budapest200 m medley
2024 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
2022 Melbourne4×200 m freestyle
2024 Budapest200 m breaststroke
2024 Budapest4×50 m mixed medley
Pan American Games
2019 Lima200 m backstroke
2019 Lima200 m medley
2019 Lima4×200 m freestyle relay
World Junior Championships
2017 Indianapolis4×100 m freestyle
2017 Indianapolis4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
2018 Suva200 m medley
2018 Suva4×100 m freestyle
2016 Maui200 m medley

Alexandra Jane Walsh (born July 31, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer and swimsuit model. She is known for her versatility in all four strokes that has allowed her to have success in medley events. Growing up, Walsh was a phenom who started setting national age group records at 12 in 2014. She led her high school team to multiple state and national championships. At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won three gold medals.

Walsh competed for the University of Virginia from 2020 to 2025. In her five NCAA Championships, she won 29 total medals, including 23 golds, and helped Virginia win team national titles all five times. At the 2020 Olympic Games, she won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley. Walsh won three gold medals at the 2022 World Championships and then won three golds, two silvers, and one bronze at the 2022 Short Course World Championships. The following year, she won a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. At the 2024 Short Course World Championships, she won two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes.