Jack Alexy Proves Why He’s America’s Emerging Swimming Champion After 100M Freestyle Gold at Knoxville Pro Swim Series

The competition is raging hard at the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series with every swimmer giving their best to win big. The cut-throat competition is making both new as well as established swimmers toil harder to secure a victory. However, up-and-coming swimmer Jack Alexy has stood the test of the contest and planted his feet in the game.

20-year-old Jack Alexy is one of the young guns of the US who are aiming to replace existing legends someday. A social media post recently announced the news of his golden triumph in the 100m freestyle event at the TYR Pro Series. In fact, his victory carries the value of an Olympic gold medal since he defeated an Olympic gold medalist to win the top prize.

Jack Alexy outswims Olympic champion

SwimSwam Live tweeted the result of the men’s freestyle 100m race at the TYR Pro Swim Series. The tweet carried the caption, “2024 Pro Swim Series Knoxville: Day 2 Finals M100 Free: (1) Jack Alexy – 48.24. (2) Brooks Curry – 48.68. (3) Matt King – 48.91.” Alexy sped through the water to beat Curry with a margin of 0.24 seconds.

Brooks Curry was part of the reigning Olympic gold medal-winning US team of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. Curry also contributed to America’s 2022 World Championship gold in the 4x100m freestyle. Interestingly, Curry is a dedicated freestyle expert compared to Jack Alexy, who specializes in freestyle as well as backstroke. 

48.24 seconds marked the best in-season career finish for Jack Alexy. The 20-year-old had freshly won a gold medal along with three silvers and a bronze at the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships. While he may still seem to be in his greenhorn days, this is the second time Alexy has proven his mettle. In fact, he has already taken a shot at the glory of American legend Caeleb Dressel.

The swimmer who almost defeated Caeleb Dressel 

US swimming giant Caeleb Dressel has many records to his name, one of which is the American record for the fastest 100m freestyle finish. Although Jack Alexy failed to surpass Dressel, he recorded an almost similar finishing time. While Dressel’s record rests at 46.96 seconds, Alexy finished his 100m within 47.31 seconds. 

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Undoubtedly, Jack Alexy carries a lot of talent and will definitely make it big in aquatics. Almost surpassing a swimmer like Caeleb Dressel is a feat very few can brag about. With this glorious victory in his bag, the 20-year-old will now look forward to winning more medals at the TYR Pro Series and beyond. Do you think Alexy is the next big deal in American Swimming?

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