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2021-22 MIT Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Alex Ellison

  • Height 6-2
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Tomball, Texas
  • High School Tomball Memorial
  • Event Free
  • Major Computer Science, Data Science, and Economics

Biography

Collegiate Personal Best 
50-Free 20.54
100-Free 44.63
200-Free 1:38.95
500-Free 4:39.11
100-Breast 1:03.28
100-Fly 52.47
200-IM 2:01.06

National Championships:
- 2021-22:
400-Free Relay, 200-Free Relay


All-American:
- 2021-22: 
400-Free Relay, 200-Free Relay, 800-Free Relay
- 2020-21: 100 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
- 2018-19: 800 Free Relay


NEWMAC Champion:
- 2021-22: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
- 2019-20: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
- 2018-19: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay


NEWMAC All-Conference:
- 2021-22: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay (1st)
- 2019-20: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay (1st), 100 Free (2nd)
- 2018-19: 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay (1st)


Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2020-21)
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2021-22)
- NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week (1/13/20, 2/3/20)


In the Record Books:
- 400 Free Relay: 1st (2:54.38)
- 200 Free Relay: 1st (1:19.10)
- 100 Free: 6th (44.63)


2021-22:
- Member of two National Championship winning relay teams that set two program records
- NCAA Qualifier
- Competed in seven meets


2020-21:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19


2019-20:
- NCAA Qualifier
- NEWMAC: 200 Free (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 100 Free (2nd), 50 Free (7th), 200 Free Relay (8th)
- Invite: 200 Free (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 100 Free (2nd), 200 Free Relay (3rd), 200 Medley Relay (5th), 400 Medley Relay (5th), 50 Free (7th)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 5
- Regular Season Dual Meet Top-3 Placements: 10


2018-19: 
- NCAA Qualifier
- Nationals: 800 Free Relay (7th)
- NEWMAC: 200 Free (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 100 Free (3rd), 500 Free (8th), 200 Free Relay (11th), 200 Medley Relay (11th)
- Invite: 200 Free (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 200 Free Relay (3rd), 200 Medley Relay (4th), 400 Medley Relay (4th), 100 Free (6th), 50 Free (7th), 100 Fly (14th)
- Dual Meet Top-3 Placements: 11


Favorite Sports Memory:
- The impromptu pull up competition that occurred behind the the bleachers at NCAA's my freshman year.


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Winning the family line scavenger hunt my sophomore year.


Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science, economics, and data science
- Concentration in Development Economics
- REX Software Engineering Intern 
- Schneider Innovation Internship
- Director of MIT Code for Good
- Completed research in the Media Lab with the fluid interfaces group on wearable lifestyle tech using machine learning and various sensors
- Phi Beta Epsilon
- Amphibious Achievement


High School:
- A 2018 graduate of Tomball Memorial High School
- Three-time varsity letterwinner in swimming
- Texas State Swimming and Diving Finalist
- Academic All-State
- Team Record Holder
- Also swam for the Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club where he was a member of their National Team
- Member of Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society
- Also was the Co-Founder and Vice President of the Wildcat Ultimate Club
- Key Club
- Summa Cum Laude

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Free
    6'1"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Free
    6'2"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Free
    6'2"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Free
    6'2"