Alexandra Walsh

Glynis also swam competitively and was captain of the Boston College women's swim team in 1993.

Walsh has a younger sister, Gretchen Walsh.

The Walsh family moved to Old Greenwich, Connecticut, when Alex was young, and she attended Old Greenwich Elementary School.

She began her competitive swimming career at age seven as a member of the Greenwich YWCA Dolphins.

She later joined the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Stamford, Connecticut.

She swam in the summers for the Rocky Point Club.

Alexandra Walsh (born July 31, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer.

She is known for her versatility in all four strokes that has allowed her to have success in medley events.

Walsh was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001.

Her parents are Robert and Glynis Walsh.

She was a semi-finalist in the women's 100 and 200-meter backstroke events, in which she placed 14th and 11th, respectively.

Growing up, Walsh was a phenom who started setting national age group records starting at 12 in 2014.

She led her high school team to multiple state and national championships.

Walsh first made headlines at the age of 12 when she broke three 11–12 girl's national age group records in the 100 yard individual medley, 100 yard backstroke, and 200 yard breaststroke at the Connecticut Age Group Championships in March 2014.

As a 12-year old, her 200 yard breaststroke time of 2:15.64 also set a new pool record at Wesleyan University.

In 2014, the Walsh family moved back to Nashville, Tennessee, when Alex was 13 years old.

There, she competed for the Nashville Aquatic Club, coached by John Morse and Doug Wharam.

As a 13-year old, Walsh qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the women's 100 and 200 meter backstroke events.

Later that year, Walsh broke Missy Franklin's national age group record in the 13–14 girl's 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.20.

In June and July, Walsh competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.

Walsh then competed at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii, in August.

She won a silver medal.

Walsh attended middle and high school at Harpeth Hall School.

She competed at the 2017 Junior World Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, in August.

She swam in the final of the 4×100 m freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.

Walsh's high school team, coached by Polly Linden, captured the state swimming and diving championship in 2017.

Walsh competed at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Suva, Fiji, in August.

She won two gold medals.

Walsh continued to break multiple national age group records throughout high school career.

In 2018, she set the NISCA independent school record in the 100 yard breaststroke.

Harpeth Hall School repeated as state champions in 2018.

They were also named SwimmingWorld national champions.

At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won three gold medals.

Walsh competed at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, in August.

In total, she won three gold medals: two individual gold medals in the women's 200-meter individual medley and women's 200-meter backstroke and a gold medal in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay.

Walsh started her NCAA career at the University of Virginia in 2020.

She helped Virginia win NCAA Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley.

Walsh won three gold medals at the 2022 World Championships and then won three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships (25 m).

The following year, she won a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.