Alex Gray

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
High School:
Briarwood Christian

Alabama Highlights:
2017 – Senior: Honorable Mention All-American as part of 400 freestyle relay (9th) at the NCAA Championships … also competed as part of the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 800 freestyle relay (5th) … scored in the 200 (12th), 100 (18th) and 50 (20th) freestyle events at the SEC Championships … earned a win against Florida State as part of the 400 freestyle relay … scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) against Florida State … also competed in the 50 freestyle against Florida State … earned wins at Georgia Tech as part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays … also scored in the 200 freestyle (5th) at Georgia Tech … earned a win at LSU as part of the 400 freestyle relay … also scored in the 50 freestyle (3rd), 200 freestyle (4th) and 100 freestyle (5th) at LSU … posted a career-bests in the 100 freestyle (43.33) and 200 freestyle (1:34.85) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … finaled in the 200 freestyle (4th) and 50 freestyle (7th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (2nd) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … competed at Auburn in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle … earned wins at Mizzou in the 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay … also scored in the 50 freestyle (4th) and 100 freestyle (4th) at Mizzou … opened the season by earning a win against Delta State as part of the 400 freestyle relay … also scored against Delta State in the 200 freestyle (2nd) and 100 freestyle (3rd) … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016 – Summer: Competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyles at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha … took 18th in both the 100-meter freestyle (51.00) and 200m freestyle (1:51.96) at the U.S. Open in Minneapolis.

2016 – Junior: Honorable Mention All-American as part of the 800 freestyle relay that took 16th at the NCAA Championships, breaking the school record (6:20.09) in the process … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 800 freestyle relay (8th) … scored at the SEC Championships in the 50 freestyle (13th) and 200 freestyle (22nd) … also competed in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … earned a win at the home meet against Georgia Tech as part of the 200 medley relay … scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) against Georgia Tech … part of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay in the long course home meet against Tennessee … scored in the 200m freestyle (2nd) against Tennessee … part of the winning 800 and 400 freestyle relays at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational while also finaling in the 200 freestyle (2nd) and 100 freestyle (4th) … picked up wins at South Carolina as part of the 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay … part of the Tides winning 200 freestyle relay in the home meet against Auburn … scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) against Auburn … won the 100 freestyle in the season-opening meet at Delta State … scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) at Delta State … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall semester.

2015 – Sophomore: First Team All-American as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay … Honorable Mention All-American as part of the Tides’ 400 freestyle relay … finaled at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s fourth-place 200 freestyle relay … scored at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … swam on the Tide’s 18th place 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … SEC Champion as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay, which set a school record with a 1:16.13 … First Team All-SEC … posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (19.69), 100 freestyle (43.34) and 200 freestyle (1:35.99) at the SEC Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 50 freestyle (8th) … scored in the 100 and 200 freestyle, taking ninth and 16th, respectively … sixth at the SEC Championships as part of the school-record setting 800 freestyle relay … swam on the Tide’s school-record 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays … staple in the freestyle relays during the regular season, swimming to six victories.

2014 – Freshman: Swam a career-best time of 20.16 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships to rank ninth all-time at Alabama … posted a career-best 44.66 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … swam a career-best 48.63 in the 100 backstroke at the Bulldog Invitational.

Prep Highlights: Swam for former Alabama swimmers Kyle Lee and Dan Rozick as well as Frank Myers at Swim Birmingham YMCA Swim Team ... Alabama State Champion in the 50 freestyle, swimming for Briarwood Christian … also took third in the 100 freestyle at the Alabama State Championships.

Personal Information: Full name: Alexander Keith Gray ... son of Suzy and Tim Gray ... brother, Andy ... marketing major ... born August 10, 1994.

Top Times:
50 freestyle 19.69
100 freestyle 43.33
200 freestyle 1:34.85
100 backstroke 48.63