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2014-15 Swimming & Diving Roster

Grant Alef

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Maple Park, Ill.
  • High School Kaneland High

Biography

2014-15
Swam in the freestyle and backstroke events for SLU...turned in a personal best 4:31.96 in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship...also swam in the 50-yard freestyle (21.55), 100-yard backstroke (50.10) and 200-yard backstroke (1:47.61)...

2013-14
Was one of the Billikens' top distance freestyle and backstroke swimmers...touched the wall at 1:40.92 in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2014 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships, the fourth-fastest time in SLU history...came in at 4:33.57 in the 500-yard freestyle at the A-10 Championship, the second-fastest time ever for a Billiken...broke the Billiken record in the 200-yard backstroke at the A-10 Championships, turning in a time of 1:46.51...touched the wall at 49.75 in the 100-yard backstroke in the A-10 Championships, the second-fastest time at SLU.

AT MINNESOTA
Swam in the backstroke events for the Gophers, setting personal bests of 50.57 in the 100-yard backstroke and 1:48.77 in the 200-yard backstroke events...Also swam in the distance freestyle events, with top times of 4:35.13 in the 500-yard freestyle, 9:30.33 in the 1000-yard freestyle and 16:01.02 in the mile...

AT KANELAND
A highly touted prep swimmer, earning YMCA All-American status 33 times...competed in the 2011 U.S0 Junior Nationals...2011 Illinois State Scholar, finished in the top 10 of his graduating class...three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America

ALEF'S CAREER BESTS

200 Free 1:40.92 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/19/14
500 Free 4:31.96 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/18/15
100 Back 49.75 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/19/14
200 Back 1:46.51 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship, 2/19/14

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Junior

    6'0"
  • 2014-15Senior

    6'0"