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Bridgette Alexander - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

BridgetteAlexander

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Milton, Wis.
  • High school Milton High School

Top Times:
200 Individual Medley: 1:58.66 (OSU Invite, 11/17/17)
50 Backstroke:  24.69 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/14/18)
100 Backstroke: 52.05 (2018 NCAA Championship, 03/15/18)
200 Backstroke: 1:51.61 (2017 NCAA Championship, 03/18/17)
 
LCM
100 Back: 1:00.50 (2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, 06/30/17)
200 Back: 2:09.44 (2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, 06/28/17)
200 IM: 2:18.32 (2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, 07/01/17)
400 IM: 4:59.49 (2017 Bucceto Open, 06/03/17)

  • 2017-18 U.S. National Team
  • 2017 World University Games Bronze Medalist in 200 Backstroke
  • 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 NCAA Qualifier
  • 2016, 2017, 2018 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Three-time All-America Honorable Mention in 200 Backstroke
  • 2018 All-America Honorable Mention in 400 Medley Relay

2017-18 (Senior): Earned a spot on the 2017-18 U.S. National Team after finishing fourth at the U.S. National Championships in the 200-meter backstroke (2:09.44) and third in the event (2:10.30) at the World University Games in Taipei … Earned All-America Honorable Mention in the 200-yard backstroke for the second consecutive season, finishing 12th overall in the event at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:52.16 … Also earned All-America Honorable Mention as part of Kentucky’s 400 medley relay team which finished 13th overall at NCAAs … Finished sixth in the 100 back at the SEC Championships in 52.06 … Also finished sixth in the 200 back at the conference meet in 1:52.17.

2016-17 (Junior):  Won both the 100 back (52.53) and 200 back (1:52.38) at AT&T Winter Nationals in December … Finished seventh overall in the A Final of the 200 back at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:53.73 … Also finished 11th overall in the 100 back (53.00) and 21st overall in the 200 IM (1:59.31) at the conference meet … Posted PRs in both the 100 and 200 back at the NCAA Championships … Made the consolation final of the 200 back at NCAAs, coming in 13th overall with a time of 1:52.00 … Recipient of the team’s 100% award for the second consecutive year at the end of year banquet … Finished in the top five of every 200 back race throughout the dual season … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16 (Sophomore):  Posted the second-fastest times on the team in the 100 and 200 back as well as the 200 IM … Had season bests in all three events at the NCAA Championships, placing 20th in the 200 back (1:53.65), 26th in the 100 back (52.92) and 46th in the 200 IM (1:59.82) … Appeared in the A final of the 200 back at the SEC Championships, finishing eighth in 1:53.96 … Also made a final in the 100 back at the conference meet, finishing third in the B final and 11th overall in 53.12 … Recorded an NCAA B cut in both the 100 and 200 back on four occasions leading up to the NCAA Championships …  Had seven top-four finishes in the 100 back and seven in the 200 back over the season … Recipient of the team’s 100% Award at the end of year banquet … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll … Qualified to the US Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 back, going to the finals in the 200 back off a PR 2:09.83 in the semis to become just the second UK swimmer to ever go below 2:10 … Finished eighth overall in the 200 back.

2014-15 (Freshman):  Earned All-America honorable mention in the 200 back when she finished 13th at the 2015 NCAA Championships in 1:53.86 … Set her personal record in the 200 back at the 2015 SEC Championships when she swam a 1:53.41 in the prelims before finishing seventh in 1:54.26 for a time that ranks second all-time in Kentucky history … Also ranks second in program laurels in the 100 back with a time of 52.86 that was set at the NCAA Championships, as well as the 200 IM after clocking a 1:59.17 in the prelims at the SEC Championships before placing 24th in the event … Finished 10th in the conference in the 100 back in 53.33 seconds.

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