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2008-09 Swimming & Diving Roster

Alex Brinks

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hudsonville, Mich.
  • Highschool Hudsonville

Biography

2008-09: Swam career-best times in the 50 free (21.38), 100 free (47.68), 100 back (55.51) and 100 fly (52.27) ... An Academic All-League selection.

2007-08: Set two career-best times at the Miami Invitational on Nov. 29 in the 100 free and 200 fly with times of 50.35 and 2:02.68, respectively ... Also clocked in a career-high at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 22.50.

2006-07: Clocked times of 22.71 and 50.71 in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events at the Miami Invitational, respectively ... Posted a time of 52.53 in the 100 butterfly at the Mid-Con Championship ... Tallied a time of 2:03.11 in the 200 fly at the Miami Invite.

2005-06: Had a season-best performance at the Miami Invitational, where he recorded his fastest times of the season in the 50 and 100 free events as well as the 100 and 200 fly events.

High School: Earned four letters in swimming at Hudsonville High School ... Team captain as a senior season, helping to lead the squad to a 19th-place finish in state competition ... Earned all-conference and All-America honors as a senior ... Posted top times of 22.71 and 54.79 in the 50 free and 100 fly, respectively.

Personal: Son of Scot and Rebecca Brinks ... His sister Jenny played golf at Eastern Michigan and Grand Valley State ...Brinks is majoring in English.

Brinks[apos] Career Best Times
50 Free -
22.37, vs. Notre Dame, 1/12/08
100 Free - 50.35, Miami Invitational, 11/29/07
100 Fly - 53.02, Mid-Con Championships, 2/15/07
200 Fly - 2:02.68, Miami Invitational, 11/29/07