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Alex Wade

  • position Breaststroke/freestyle
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • Major Sports and Entertainment Management
  • High school St. Xavier
  • position Breaststroke/freestyle
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, OH
  • Major Sports and Entertainment Management
  • High school St. Xavier

Alex Wade Bio

WADE’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
50 Freestyle 20.93p 2/16/22 SEC Championships Knoxville, TN
100 Freestyle 47.18 2/3/19 Virginia Tech Invite Blacksburg, VA
100 Butterfly 50.53p 2/29/20 UGA Last Chance Athens, Ga.
100 Breaststroke 55.69p 2/18/22 SEC Championships Knoxville, TN
200 Breaststroke 2:03.47p 2/19/22 SEC Championships Knoxville, TN

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

2021-22 (SENIOR)

  • Competed in all five of South Carolina’s dual meets during the regular season
  • Placed a season-best third in the 100 breast during the meet versus Queens
  • Competed at the SEC Championships in the 50 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast

2020-21 (JUNIOR)

  • Competed in the 100 breaststroke in the meet versus Georgia and placed second with a time of 56.80

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Competed in four events in his sophomore campaign
  • Made the A-final of the 200 breast at the UGA Last Chance meet
  • Swam a season-best 50.53 in the 100 butterfly at the UGA Last Chance

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed in five events during his freshman season at Carolina
  • Finished second in the 100 breaststroke at the Virginia Tech Invite with a season-best 56.62
  • Went 50.58 to finish third in the 100 butterfly at the Virginia Tech Invite
  • Placed eighth at the VT Invite in the 50 free with a 21.14

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming
  • Four-year state qualifier helping St. Xavier’s swim team to four Ohio State Championships
  • Named National High School All-American
  • Competed for the Cincinnati Marlins club team for coach Brad Isham
  • 2017 Swimming World National Champions
  • 2015, 2016 & 2017 NISCA National Champions
  • Individual Best Times
    • 50 free 20.78
    • 100 breast 56.88
    • 200 breast 2:05.20

PERSONAL

  • Sister Allie also swam for the Gamecocks (2016-19)