2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Accolades
- NCAA team championship (2022), (2023)
- ACC team championship (2025)
- Pac-12 team championship (2022)
- National Champion -
- 2025 - 800 free relay
- 2024 - 800 free relay
- 21x CSCAA All-American
- 2025: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay
- 2024: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 400 free relay
- 2022: 200 free relay, 400 free relay
- 2023: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay
- 3x ACC Champion
- 2025: 100 free, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
- 4x Pac-12 Champion
- 2023: 200 free relay, 400 free relay
- 2022: 200 free relay, 400 free relay
At Cal
2024-25 (Sr.)
- Member of 800 free relay team that set NCAA, meet, U.S. Open and program record at NCAA Championships (5:59.75)
- Member of 200 medley relay team that set program record at the NCAA Championships (1:20.76)
- Set a program record time of 40.36 in 100 free at NCAA Championships
- Member of 200 medley relay team that set a meet and pool record at ACC Championships (1:21.54)
- Member of 800 free relay team that set a meet and pool record at ACC Championships (6:06.66)
2023-24 (Jr.)
- Part of Cal's 800 freestyle relay team that won the NCAA championship
- Runner-up in the 200 free at NCAAs with a program-record time of 1:29.75
- Set a program record with a mark of 40.59 to place third in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships
- Member of 200 free relay team that was the runner-up at NCAAs (1:13.86)
- Set Spieker Aquatics Complex record in the 100 free with a time of 41.40 vs. Arizona State
- Part of Cal's 200 medley relay team that set the Spieker record (1:22.87)
- Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 6
2022-23 (So.)
- Key contributor to Cal's second consecutive NCAA Championship
- Totaled 30 individual points at NCAAs & earned All-America status in five events
- 2nd in the 100 free (40.92)
- His 40.88 in the prelims is the second fastest time in program history
- 6th in the 50 free (18.87)
- Finished fifth in the prelims with a time of 18.77 - fifth fastest time in program history
- 4th in 100 back (44.36)
- Split 18.12 in Cal's runner-up finish in the 200 free relay with a Pac-12 and school record time of 1:13.82
- Swam the second leg with a split of 40.51 in Cal's second-place finish of the 400 free relay with a Pac-12 and school record time of 2:44.08
- Swam the freestyle leg (18.11) of Cal's fourth place 200 medley relay with a time of 1:21.24 a school record
- Scored 42 individual points at the Pac-12 Championships
- Helped the Bears win the 200 and 400 free relay
- Finished 5th in the 50 free (19.13)
- Took second i the 100 free (41.42)
- Finished eighth in the 100 bak (46.14)
- Among Cal's top-nine fastest swims in four individual events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back)
2021-22 (Fr.)
- Impressive rookie season in Berkeley, helping Cal capture the NCAA and Pac-12 team titles
- Earned an invite to the NCAA Championships & picked up All-America honors for his swims on Cal's 200 free & 400 free relays
- Split 18.78 on the second leg of Cal's runner-up 200 free relay (1:14.36)
- Helped Cal place third in the 400 free relay (2:46.42) with a 41.84 split on the second leg
- 23rd in 50 free (19.27), 23rd in 100 free (42.21) & 36th in 100 back (46.15)
- Captured his first career Pac-12 titles as a part of Cal's 200 free & 400 free relays
- Split 41.14 on the second leg of Cal's record-breaking 400 free relay (2:45.94)
- Swam an 18.57 second-leg split on Cal's 200 free relay (1:15.00),
- Third in 100 free (41.93), sixth in 50 free (19.35) & 10th in 100 back (46.15)
- Among Cal's top-nine fastest swims in four individual events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back)
- Earned his first collegiate wins in the 100 free (44.95) & the 400 free relay (45.79 leadoff split) in Cal's Pac-12 win at Utah (Oct. 22)
- Made his collegiate debut in Cal's dual-meet win vs. No. 9 Virginia (Oct. 15), placing fourth in the 50 free (20.22) & fifth in the 100 free (44.85)
National (USA)
- Set the U.S Open record in the 50 free (21.36) and 100 free (46.99) at the 2025 USA Swimming National Championships
- Qualified for his first Olympic Games in 2024
- Earned a gold medal as part of Team USA's 4x100 free relay team
- Took silver in the 4x100 medley relay
- Placed seventh in the 100 free
- Made his Team USA debut at the 2023 World Championships
- Won five medals in his first World Championship
- Won gold and set a World Championship record in the 4x100 medley relay with fellow Cal swimmers Ryan Murphy and Dare Rose
- Won silver in the 50 and 100m freestyle, also won silver in the mixed 4x100 free relay
- Set personal-best time in the 100 free with a time of 47.31 - second fastest ever by an American - only the fourth American to swim a sub 47.5
- just behind Caeleb Dressel's record time of 46.96 set at the 2019 World Championships.
- Alexy's time is the 13th fastest ever in the event.
- Won bronze in the 4x100 free relay
- Won gold in the 100m freestyle at the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championship with a time of 47.93
- Was runner-up in the 50m free at the 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships
- Was a semifinalist in the 100m free (10th, 48.82) at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Earned the bronze medal in the 50m free (3rd, 22.18) at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships
- Set the 17-18 National Age Group record in the 100m free, clocking 48.69 for a ninth-place prelims finish
- Also swam the 50m free & 100m back at 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, placing 17th (22.47) & 33rd (55.47) in the events
- 3-time USA Swimming National Junior Team member (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Led off the winning 4x100m free relay during prelims at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships in Budapest
High School/Club
- Graduated from Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J.) in 2021
- Owns the 2021 class’ top 100 free SCY time (42.63) upon arriving at Cal
- Other top SCY times included:
- 200 free – 1:35.52
- 50 free – 19.61
- 500 free – 4:26.25
- 100 back – 47.29
- 200 back – 1:46.19
- Clocked the third-fastest 100m free (49.67) ever for a 16-year-old at the 2019 Phillips 66 Nationals
- Won the 100 free at both 2018 Junior Nationals & YMCA Nationals
- Three-time N.J. state champion
- Three-time Morris County champion
- All-American & Scholastic All-American
- Swam club for Greater Somerset County YMCA Storm
- Was the 100 free champion at the 2019 Junior Nationals
- Competed at YMCA Nationals from 2017-20, winning multiple events
- Has volunteered through Delbarton School community service opportunities
Personal
- Full name is John Carroll Alexy
- Born on Jan. 19, 2003, in Morristown, N.J.
- Son of Matthew & Lynn Alexy
- Has three siblings, Kate, Max & Rob
- Mother, Lynn, played basketball at Notre Dame
- Sister, Kate, swims at Kenyon College (Ohio)
- Grandfather, William Ebben, played basketball for the Detroit Pistons
- Cousin, Claire Ebben, was a 2015 graduate of UC Berkeley
- Intends to major in political economy
- Postgraduate goals include the possibility of professional swimming & career paths in business, architecture & real estate
- Considers art as a hobby
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Freshman
Free/Back
6'7"
215 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
Free/Back
6'7"
215 lbs
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2023-24Junior
Free/Back
6'8"
215 lbs
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2024-25Senior
Free/Back
6'8"
215 lbs
