Alex Smilenov

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Katy, Texas
High School:
Cinco Ranch High School

2019-20: Captain ... Competed in all eight meets for the Bears … Finished seventh in the 100 freestyle, ninth in the 200 freestyle and 10th in the 50 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Member of the 800 freestyle relay team that broke the school record at championships (6:25.56) … Also swam in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay at Ivies … Member of the 400 medley relay team that broke the pool record (2:58.58) at Cornell … Also finished second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle against the Big Red … Placed second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle versus Columbia … Took fourth in the 50 freestyle at Harvard … Finished fourth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 200 freestyle at the Big Al Open … Placed second in the 50 freestyle against UConn … Finished third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 50 freestyle at Penn … Claimed fourth in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at Yale.

2018-19: Captain ... Was a member of the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams that broke school records at the Ivy League Championships ... Second Team All-Ivy in the 200 freestyle relay ... Finished 11th in the 50 freestyle, 13th in the 200 freestyle and 14th at the 100 freestyle at Ivies ... Broke the 200 freestyle relay record again at the Tar Heel Last Chance Meet … Took second in the 100 freestyle against Cornell ... Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle at Columbia, Harvard and Penn ... Appeared in three meets for the Bears.

2017-18: Competed in all five meets on the season ... Was a member of the 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay teams that broke school records ... Finished second in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at Cornell ... Placed third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 50 freestyle against Columbia ... Won the 100 freestyle at the Big Al Invite ... Came in second in both the 100 and 200 freestyle versus MIT ... Finished second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle at Yale.

2016-17: Finished 10th in the 200 freestyle and 13th in the 100 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... His 200 freestyle time of 1:37.99 at Ivies ranked fifth all-time at Brown while his 100 freestyle mark of 44.82 was eighth ... Also competed in the 500 freestyle at the Championships ... Finished third in both the 500 freestyle and the 1000 freestyle against Bryant and MIT ... Placed third in the 200 freestyle against Cornell ... Competed in all six meets on the season.

Before Brown: Swam for Power Aquatics and Cinco Ranch High School … In 2016, record times of 20.73 in the 50 free, 44.96 in the 100 free and 1:38.90 in the 200 free … Named Outstanding Upperclassman … Earned his team’s High Point Award … Member of the 200 free relay teams that holds the Texas record and was State Champions … Was a 10-time All-American … Placed second at the Texas State Championships in the 100 free ... Named to the Gulf Swimming All-Academic Team, All-State Academic Team and the USA Swimming All-Academic Team … Received the Athletic Booster Club Award of Excellence … Was the Power Aquatics High Point Scorer three-straight years and earned the IMX High Point Award twice … Had the top 14 finishes at the Winter Junior Nationals in the 100 free and 200 free.

Personal: Alex is the son of Rositza and Andrei Smilenov … Has one sister, Sophia … Enjoys playing sports, watching TV, playing video games, volunteering and watching movies … Concentrating in Applied Mathematics-Economics.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	20.07	2/28/2019
100 Free	43.67	2/29/2020
200 Free	1:36.85	2/28/2020
500 Free	4:33.94	12/2/2016
1000 Free	9:55.08	11/12/2016
100 Back	48.87	12/6/2019