Alexander's Story
Fast Facts
Junior club: M1 Swimming Club
Senior club: Miami Swimming Club
Hometown: Ashburton, Victoria
High school: St Kevin’s College
Coach: Unknown
Alexander’s story
Bronze medals in the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays in Tokyo in 2021, in which he swam in both the heats and finals, were the highlight of Alexander’s Olympic Games debut.
Hailing from Victoria, Alexander Graham burst onto the scene at the 2018 Commonwealth Games when he took home gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Clocking a time of 7:05.97, the relay team set a new Commonwealth record on home soil.
Later that year, Alex went on to compete at the World Short Course Championships in China, where he claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 200m freestyle.
He also won double silver at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in the 4x100m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle.
In 2019, Alex competed at his first world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, where he walked away with three podium finishes. As a member of the 4x200m freestyle relay team, Alex claimed the gold medal and set a new Commonwealth record in the process. He also won silver in the 4x100m mixed freestyle relay and bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Alex took a break from swimming in 2022, but was back in action at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. After recording a solid time of 1:46.58 in his heat of the 200m freestyle, he was slightly short of his best in the semis and missed the final. However, in the 4x200m freestyle relay, Alex split a 1:45.55, helping to drag Australia into the bronze medal position.
He was part of the team that claimed bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2024 Australian championships in the Gold Coast.
Out of the pool, Alex has a bachelor of sport management from Bond University and is studying for a masters of business administration.
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