Aung, Alex

Alex Aung

  • Award
    Swimmer
  • Week Of
    12/9/2019
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming & Diving
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Butterfly
  • Hometown
    Redding, CA
  • High School
    University Prep.
At the three-day MIT Invitational, RPI sophomore Alex Aung set a school record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 49.88 and earned an individual victory. In the 100 backstroke, with a time of 49.88, he was fifth in the 30-person event. He also swam sixth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:55.60. In three relays, Aung helped all three squads (400 medley, 200 medley, 400 free) to sixth-place finishes. As a team, Rensselaer was third of five schools with 924 points. MIT won the meet with 1788 points.