Alex Walsh

Girls' Swimming
2020 Player of the Year

Alex Walsh

Harpeth Hall School

Nashville,
Tennessee

Impact Statement

Walsh capped off her stellar scholastic career with a silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Biography

Walsh closed-out her scholastic career with a national high school record at the TISCA Tennessee Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships earlier this year.

The University of Virginia-recruit established a national 100-meter backstroke record with a time of 51-point-35 seconds.

Walsh, who along with her sister led Harpeth Hall to Swimming World’s 2018 and 2019 national
championships, is a member of Team USA. At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships she won two golds medals — the 200-meter individual medley and the 400-meter freestyle relay.

After her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, she was named the Tennessean’s girls’ swimmer of the year.

As a Cavalier, Walsh accumulated 27 NCAA All American honors and won 19 NCAA Titles. She also won 26 ACC titles, which is a conference record.

Walsh claimed the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Individual Medley. She was also an Olympic team member at the 2024 Games.


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Professional Achievements

  • 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist
  • Personal Honors

  • Attends the University of Virginia