Alex Swies
	Breaststroke/Butterfly Freshman Beverly Hills, MI Mercy	LIFETIME BESTS 100 Breaststroke 1:07.33 200 Breaststroke 2:34.40 100 Butterfly 1:00.81

High School: Earned four letters for coach Shannon Dunworth at Mercy High School. Set a pool and varsity record as a member of the 200 medley relay. Team was state champions in 2007 and 2008. Also swam for the Birmingham Bloomfield Atlantis for six years under coach Bill Thompson.

Personal: Born August 20, 1991. Daughter of Timothy Swies. Has one brother (Spencer). Favorite food is steak. Hobbies include reading, shopping and hanging out with friends. Favorite TV show is Gossip Girl. Lists her aunt Patty Sabo as her greast athletic influence. Chose UB for its athletics and academics. Also recruited by Bucknell, Kalamazoo, MIami (OH), SMU and Pepperdine. Majoring in international studies and french.