Alex Crawford

Class:
Senior
Weight:
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Hometown:
St. Charles, Mo.
High School:
Francis Howell HS
Major:
Finance

SIU Top Times
50-yard freestyle: 21.37
100-yard freestyle: 48.40
100-yard backstroke: 49.02
100-yard butterfly: 51.59
200-yard backstroke: 1:46.04

2016-17 / Junior

All-Academic First Team

Swam in five events in 2016-17... Won three events, the 100 and 200-yard backstroke at Butler and the 100-yard backstroke against McKendree... Finished in the top-three seven times and in the top-10 14 times... Finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke at the MAC Swimming and Diving Championships.... Posted the fastest 100 and 200-yard backstroke times of any Saluki... Was on relay teams that posted the fastest Saluki times in the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay.

2015-16 / Sophomore

Member of nationally ranked relay team (top-100)…All-MAC Academic Team…Member of 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay that took first place at Little Rock invite…Member of 200-yard freestyle relay that won first at Evansville meet…14 top five finishes over the course of the season…Saluki best time in 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.24), 400-yard freestyle relay (3:02.62), and 200-yard medley relay (1:34.35).

2014-15 / Freshman

Competed in seven meets in his first season with SIU…Earned a 13^th place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at the MAC Championships…Started his Saluki career with a pair of second place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke at Evansville on 10/4/14…Against Missouri State, took second in the 200-yard backstroke and third in the 100-yard backstroke…Competing against UALR/WUSTL, won the 200-yard backstroke and finished second in the 100-yard backstroke…Closed out the regular season with a third place finish in the 100-yard backstroke against Evansville on 2/7/15.

Prior to SIU

Finished first in state in the 100-yard freestyle... Helped his team earn back-to-back conference finishes.

Personal

Full name is Alex Joseph Crawford... Son of John and Jenny Crawford... Has three siblings(Amanda, Andrew, and Alyssa).