2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster
Walton, Alex

Alex Walton
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wilton, Iowa
- High School:
- Wilton
Bio
TOP TIMES (YARDS)
- 200 Back: 1:42.56 (SEC Championships, 2019)
- 200 IM: 1:43.83 (SEC Championships, 2019)
- 400 IM: 3:44.03 (SEC Championships, 2019)
2018-19 (SENIOR)
- Swam season-best times of 1:42.56 in the 200 back, 1:43.83 in the 200 IM and 3:44.03 in the 400 IM
- Concluded his Tiger career ranked second all-time in program history in the 400 IM (3:44.03), fourth in the 200 IM (1:43.83) and sixth in the 200 back (1:42.56)
- Earned two top eight finishes at the SEC Championships, taking sixth in the 400 IM and seventh in the 200 IM
- Also finished 15th in the 200 back at SECs
- Won one event title on the season, the 400 IM at the Mizzou Invite
- Also took second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 back at the Mizzou Invite
- Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
- Posted season-best times of 48.78 in the 100 back, 1:43.53 in the 200 back, 1:44.29 in the 200 IM and 3:44.08 in the 400 IM
- Ranks second all-time at Mizzou in the 200 IM and 400 IM and is sixth in the 200 back
- Broke the Tigers' 400 IM school record at the Mizzou Invite but but had it reset by a teammate later in the season
- Earned finishes of 17th in the 200 back, 19th in the 400 IM and 20th in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships
- Won one event title on the year, a victory in the 400 IM at the Mizzou Invite
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
- Swam season-best times of 48.13 in the 100 back, 1:43.67 in the 200 back, 1:46.12 in the 200 IM and 3:48.17 in the 400 IM
- Ranks fourth all-time at Mizzou in the 200 IM (3:48.17), sixth in the 200 back (1:43.67) and seventh in the 200 IM (1:46.16)
- Finished 15th in the 400 IM and 18th in the 200 back at the SEC Championships
- Won the 400 IM at the Tiger Invite
- Placed second in the 100 back and third in both the 200 back and 200 IM at the Mizzou Invite
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
- Ranks fifth all-time at Mizzou in the 200 back (1:44.15) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:46.61)
- Notched season-best times of 48.54 in the 100 back, 1:44.15 in the 200 back and 1:46.61 in the 200 IM
- Earned finishes of second in the 200 back and third in both the 100 back and 200 IM at the Tiger Invite
- Took third in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back at the Tennessee Invite
- Touched second in the 200 back and third in the 100 back in a quad-meet against Kentucky, Northwestern and Southern Illinois
- Also took third in the 200 IM at the Show-Me Showdown
PREP
- Claimed both the 200 IM and 100 back titles at the 2014 Iowa State Championships
- Also won the 100 back at the 2013 Iowa State Championships
- Three-time All-American
- Had career short course bests of 49.7 in the 100 back, 1:46.1 in the 200 back and 1:51.2 in the 200 IM
PERSONAL
- Son of Dave and Paula Walton
Mizzou Live Pregame Show Presented by Paytient
Saturday, September 13
Mizzou Live Pregame Show Presented by Paytient
Saturday, September 06
Memorial Stadium Centennial Project Premium Fly-Through (August 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Mizzou Live Pregame Show Presented by Paytient
Thursday, August 28