Alexander Axon

CAN

Alexander is a swimmer from Canada, a distance freestyler and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 5 countries and 94 meets.

His recorded career begins in 2017 in Ontario Launch into Long, where he raced the 50 backstroke in 32.71. He started out alongside Newmarket Stingrays (Canada).

His signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 400 freestyle and 1500 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 93 meets and 380 recorded swims.

His fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:47.56, set in long course (50 m) at the 2024 Bell Canadian Trials.

His record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2025 (World Aquatics World Cup - Carmel). A representative mark at that level is 1:48.17 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in national championships, collegiate championships and international meets.

The record runs unbroken from 2017 to 2026: 10 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2019 is the busiest season on record, with 88 verified individual swims.

He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 5 countries (the United States, Canada, Chile, Hungary and Switzerland), including 49 of 94 meets outside Canada.

Those meets span 24 different venues (Columbus, Toronto, Irvine and Austin…). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by Aquatics Canada Aquatiques, Ohio State University, Newmarket Stingrays (Canada) and Ohio State Aquatics.

Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: B1G Conference Championships (M) in Madison, on February 25, 2026, with 5 swims: 1:35.19 in the 200 freestyle, 1:35.98 in the 200 freestyle and 4:20.56 in the 500 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd). He holds 33 current event personal bests and 137 all-time PB improvements across 459 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics and NCAA.

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