Alex King

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Backstroke
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Evansville, Ind.
High School:
FJ Reitz

At Michigan
• *CSCAA All-American in 2020 (400-yard Medley Relay)
• Big Ten champion (2019: 200-yard Medley Relay)
• All-Big Ten (2019: First Team)
• Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019-20)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2018)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018-19)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-21)
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2017-20)

Fifth-Year Senior (2020-21)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Championships (March 2-6): Finished 16th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.78), tied for 21st in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.62) and finished 32nd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.66).
• Michigan State (Jan. 22): Finished 4th in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.15) and swam the 200-yard Backstroke (1:49.76).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Finished 9th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:53.13).

Senior/R-Junior (2019-20)
• *CSCAA All-American (400-yard Medley Relay)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29): Finished 16th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.73), 37th in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.21), and 37th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:49.93)
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Butterfly (51.30) and swam in the 50-yard Backstroke (23.03).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.99) and 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.99).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.55) and 8th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:52.83)
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 21st in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.66), 25th in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.36), 27th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.14) and 43rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.75).

* Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships; or c.) divers who had qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships.

Junior/R-Sophomore (2018-19)
• Big Ten champion (200-yard Medley Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 27-30): Swam on 200- and 400-yard Medley Relays.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (46.38), 19th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.32) and 21st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.41).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 2nd in 100-yard Freestyle (48.68) and 8th in 100-yard Butterfly (49.41).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 5th in 100-yard Backstroke (49.24) and 8th in 200-yard Backstroke (1:58.72).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 8th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.25), 14th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.76) and 19th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.51).

Sophomore/R-Freshman (2017-18)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Did not qualify
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-14): Did not swim
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 10th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.07).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 24th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.59), 25th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:49.85), 29th in the 100-yard Butterfly (49.20) and 42nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.12).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Swam the 100-yard Butterfly (51.78) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:52.59).

Freshman (2016-17)
• Redshirted
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement

Prep
• High School: FJ Reitz (2016)
• Four-time Indiana Sectional champion
• Finished fourth in the 100-yard Backstroke and 11th in the 100-yard Butterfly at the 2016 Indiana State Championships
• All-State selection in the 100-yard Backstroke as a senior (2016)
• Also competed in track (2013-15) and cross country (2014-16)

Club/International
• Club: Newburgh Sea Creature (2011-16)

Personal
• Full Name: Alex Mitchell King
• Birthday: Feb. 1, 1998
• Enrolled in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance
• Major: Music Performance: Saxophone
• Sister, Lilly, swims at Indiana and won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	20.25	11/29/2018
100-yard Freestyle	45.36	12/1/2018
200-yard Freestyle	1:37.55	2/27/2018
100-yard Backstroke	46.38	3/1/2019
200-yard Backstroke	1:44.45	3/2/2019
100-yard Butterfly	47.32	3/1/2019