Alex Katz

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Backstroke/Freestyle
Hometown:
Sarasota, Fla.
High School:
Riverview

Freshman (2014-15) ... Championships ... NCAA Championships (March 26-28): Did not qualify ... Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-28): Finished 31st in the 500-yard freestyle (4:26.92), 37th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.09) and 41st in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.15) ... Regular Season ... Swam two events and exhibitioned two more vs. Indiana, Louisville and Texas (Oct. 24-25) ... Made collegiate debut, swimming two events (including a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle) at Iowa (Oct. 3-4).

National/International ... Represented the U.S. at the 2013 World Cup ... Member of Team USA for 2013 Junior World Championships ... Junior Pan Pacific Championships (2012) ... U.S. Junior National Championships (2010-11, 2013-14) ... U.S. National Championships (2013-14) ... Finished 11th in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Prep ... Riverview High School (2014). Club ... Sarasota Sharks (2010-14). Personal ... Full name is Alexander Joshua Katz ... born on May 1, 1996 ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... open major ... sister, Taylor, swims collegiately at the University of Florida.

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
100-yard Freestyle	47.11	1/10/2015
200-yard Freestyle	1:40.03	10/24/2014
500-yard Freestyle	4:26.92	2/26/2015
100-yard Backstroke	51.73	10/3/2014
200-yard Backstroke	1:48.09	2/28/2015
200-yard IM	1:55.05	10/24/2014