Alex Walsh

Walsh was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001. Her parents are Robert and Glynis Walsh. Glynis also swam competitively and was captain of the Boston College women's swim team in 1993. Walsh has a younger sister, Gretchen Walsh.{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2020 |title=Alex and Gretchen Walsh Chasing the Ultimate Dream... Together |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/alex-and-gretchen-walsh-chasing-the-ultimate-dream-together/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}

The Walsh family moved to Old Greenwich, Connecticut, when Alex was young, and she attended Old Greenwich Elementary School. She began her competitive swimming career at age seven as a member of the Greenwich YWCA Dolphins. She later joined the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Stamford, Connecticut. She swam in the summers for the Rocky Point Club.{{Cite web |last=Ericson |first=Scott |date=July 28, 2021 |title='Special relationship with the water': Former Greenwich resident Walsh wins silver medal at Olympics |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Special-relationship-with-the-water-Former-16345757.php |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}

At the age of 12, Walsh broke three 11–12 girl's national age group records in the 100 yard individual medley, 100 yard backstroke, and 200 yard breaststroke at the Connecticut Age Group Championships in March 2014.{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2014 |title=RACE FOOTAGE: Watch Alexandra Walsh's 200-Yard Breast National Age Group Mark |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/race-footage-watch-alexandra-walshs-200-yard-breast-national-age-group-mark/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}} As a 12-year old, her 200 yard breaststroke time of 2:15.64 also set a new pool record at Wesleyan University.{{Cite web |last=Schietinger |first=Erica |date=March 18, 2014 |title=CHELSEA PIERS ATHLETIC CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM TEAM WINS COMBINED TEAM AGE GROUP STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.chelseapiersct.com/company/press-room-old/chelsea-piers-athletic-club-boys-and-girls-swim-team-wins-combined-team-age-group-state-championship/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Chelsea Piers Connecticut Press Release}}

In 2014, the Walsh family moved back to Nashville, Tennessee. There, she competed for the Nashville Aquatic Club, coached by John Morse and Doug Wharam. As a 13-year old, Walsh qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 m backstroke events.{{Cite web |title=2 Nashville 13-Year-Old Girls Qualify for the Olympic Swim Trials! |url=https://styleblueprint.com/nashville/everyday/2-nashville-13-year-old-girls-qualify-for-the-olympic-swim-trials-2016/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=StyleBlueprint |date=July 23, 2015 |language=en-US}} Later that year, Walsh broke Missy Franklin's national age group record in the 13–14 girl's 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.20.{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Race Video: Watch Alex Walsh Break Missy Franklin's 13–14 200 IM NAG |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/race-video-watch-alex-walsh-break-missy-franklins-13-14-200-im-nag/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}

In June and July, Walsh competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a semi-finalist in the 100 and 200 m backstroke events, in which she placed 14th and 11th, respectively.{{Cite web |last=USA Swimming |date=July 3, 2016 |title=2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Swimming Results |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/olympic-trials-results/2016-us-olympic-team-trials.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=USA Swimming}} Walsh then competed at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii, in August. She won a silver medal.

Walsh attended middle and high school at Harpeth Hall School. She competed at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, in August. She swam in the final of the 4×100 m freestyle relay, winning a silver medal. Walsh's high school team, coached by Polly Linden, captured the state swimming and diving championship in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Michael |title=Harpeth Hall wins another swim title |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/02/13/harpeth-hall-wins-another-swim-title/97854654/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}

Walsh competed at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Suva, Fiji, in August. She won two gold medals. Walsh continued to break multiple national age group records throughout her high school career.{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=James |date=December 10, 2016 |title=Alex Walsh Breaks 15–16 NAG In 100 Breast At Winter Juniors (East) |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-breaks-15-16-nag-100-breast-winter-juniors-east/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hart |first=Torrey |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Alex Walsh Blasts 1:54.02 200IM to Grab 15–16 NAG |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-blasts-154-02-200im-grab-15-16-nag/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Braden |date=December 9, 2017 |title=Alex Walsh Breaks 15–16 National Age Group Record in 100 Breaststroke |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-breaks-15-16-national-age-group-record-100-breaststroke/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Braden |date=March 4, 2019 |title=Alex Walsh Breaks 6-Year Old National Age Group Record in 200 Breast |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-breaks-6-year-old-national-age-group-record-in-200-breast/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} In 2018, she set the NISCA independent school record in the 100 yard breaststroke. Harpeth Hall School repeated as state champions in 2018.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2018 |title=Alex Walsh Sets National Mark; Harpeth Hall Girls, Baylor Boys Win Tennessee HS States |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/alex-walsh-sets-national-mark-harpeth-hall-girls-baylor-boys-win-tennessee-hs-states/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}} They were also named SwimmingWorld national champions.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Swimming World Presents "Repeat Champions: Harpeth Hall Girls Dominate National Championships Again" |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swimming-world-presents-repeat-champions-harpeth-hall-girls-dominate-national-championships-again/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}

Walsh competed at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, in August. In total, she won three gold medals: two individual gold medals in the 200 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke and a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.{{Cite web |last=Pan American Games |year=2019 |title=Pan American Sports Results 2019 |url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/SW_Results_Book_1.0.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=LIBRO DE RESULTADOS LIMA 2019}} Harpeth Hall School was named SwimmingWorld national champions for the second straight year in 2019.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Swimming World Presents "Repeat Champions: Harpeth Hall Girls Dominate National Championships Again" |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/swimming-world-presents-repeat-champions-harpeth-hall-girls-dominate-national-championships-again/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}} Walsh was an eight-time NISCA/Speedo high school swimming All-American.

Walsh competed at the 2019 U.S. Open in Atlanta, Georgia, in December. She won the silver medal behind Olympian Melanie Margalis in the 200 m individual medley. Her time of 2:09.01 shattered the 17–18 girl's national age group record previously set by Elizabeth Pelton in 2011.{{Cite news |last=Penland |first=Spencer |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Alex Walsh Shatters 17–18 LCM 200 IM NAG with 2:09.01 |language=en-US |work=SwimSwam |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-shatters-17-18-lcm-200-im-nag-with-209-01/ |access-date=January 22, 2023}} Walsh graduated from Harpeth Hall School in 2020.

Walsh attended the University of Virginia and started competing on their swimming team, coached by Todd DeSorbo, starting in her freshman season of 2020–21. At the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, Walsh won the 200 yard individual medley, finished third in the 200 yard backstroke, and finished fourth in the 100 yard breaststroke. She swam on four of Virginia's first place relays (200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay).{{Cite web |title=Virginia Wins 2021 ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship |url=http://theacc.com/news/2021/2/20/virginia-wins-2021-acc-womens-swimming-diving-championship.aspx |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=theacc.com |date=February 20, 2021 |language=en}}

At the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in March, Walsh anchored the 4×200 yard freestyle relay to first place, which marked the University of Virginia's first NCAA relay title in program history. Walsh was the NCAA champion in the 200 yard individual medley, finished fifth in the 200 yard breaststroke, and finished fifth in the 200 yard freestyle. She was also part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that finished second. Virginia won their first-ever team championship. In April, Walsh was named the ACC Women's Freshman of the Year in swimming and diving.{{Cite web |title=ACC Announces 2020–21 Swimming and Diving Annual Awards |url=http://theacc.com/news/2021/4/7/swimming-diving-acc-announces-2020-21-swimming-and-diving-annual-awards.aspx |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=theacc.com |date=April 7, 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Besting the Waters |url=https://giving.virginia.edu/stories/besting-the-waters |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Give to UVA |language=en}}

In June, Walsh competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials. She won the 200 m individual medley with a time of 2:09.30 to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games. The race had the closest finish in the history of the Olympic Trials with only 0.04 seconds separating first place finisher Walsh, second place finisher Kate Douglass (Walsh's teammate at Virginia), and third place finisher Madisyn Cox.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Annika |date=June 17, 2021 |title=2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Women's 200 IM Final Was Closest Finish In History |url=https://swimswam.com/2021-u-s-olympic-trials-womens-200-im-final-was-closest-finish-in-history/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} The race was ranked one of the top moments of the Olympic Trials.{{Cite web |title=Top moments from U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials {{!}} NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/top-moments-us-olympic-swimming-trials |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=www.nbcolympics.com |language=en}}

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July, Walsh won silver in the 200 m individual medley. In a thriller of a race, Walsh led down the stretch in the freestyle portion. She finished with a time of 2:08.65, just behind Japan's Yui Ohashi by 0.13 seconds.{{Cite web |last=Nashville |first=TYLER PALMATEER Main Street |title=Alex Walsh takes silver in Tokyo Olympics 200-meter individual medley thriller |url=https://www.mainstreetpreps.com/county/davidson/alex-walsh-takes-silver-in-tokyo-olympics-200-meter-individual-medley-thriller/article_4f561fb8-ef50-11eb-9307-5f863936c34c.html |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Main Street Preps |date=August 4, 2021 |language=en}}

During her sophomore season at Virginia, Walsh was joined on the team by her younger sister, Gretchen.{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Gretchen Walsh Makes History With Both Sister Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass on Incredible Sprinting Night for Virginia (VIDEO) |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/gretchen-walsh-makes-history-with-both-sister-alex-walsh-and-kate-douglass-on-incredible-sprinting-night-for-virginia-video/ |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}} At the 2022 ACC Championships in February, Alex was a three-time individual champion in the 200 yard individual medley, 200 yard freestyle, and 200 yard breaststroke and also won four relay titles.{{Cite web |last=Boyce |first=Kathleen |title=Highlight Hoos: Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass {{!}} UVA Swimming |url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/all-sports/highlight-hoos-alex-walsh-and-kate-douglass |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated |date=July 9, 2022 |language=en}} She was named the ACC Women's Most Valuable Swimmer of the Meet.{{Cite magazine |last=Boyce |first=Kathleen |date=July 9, 2022 |title=Highlight Hoos: Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass{{!}} UVA Swimming |url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/all-sports/highlight-hoos-alex-walsh-and-kate-douglass#:~:text=ACC%20Championships%20%2D%20February%202022&text=Alex%20Walsh%20won%20three%20individual,record%20on%20the%20200%20free. |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}

At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March, Walsh won three individual titles: the 200 yard individual medley, 400 yard individual medley, and 200 yard butterfly.{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=James |date=March 22, 2022 |title=2022 Women's NCAA Championships: Results & Records Summary |url=https://swimswam.com/2022-womens-ncaa-championships-results-records-summary/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} She set an American, NCAA, U.S. Open, and pool record in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:50.08.{{Cite web |last=Hruby |first=Emma |date=March 18, 2022 |title=Virginia's Alex Walsh breaks American, NCAA record in 200 IM |url=https://justwomenssports.com/ncaa-swimming-alex-walsh-american-record-individual-medley/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Just Women's Sports |language=en-US}} She swam on the 400 medley relay, and 400 freestyle relay that broke the NCAA, American, U.S. Open, and pool records.{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Sarah |date=March 19, 2022 |title=Virginia Ties American, NCAA Records in 400 Medley Relay; Breaks Meet Record |url=https://swimswam.com/virginia-ties-american-ncaa-records-in-400-medley-relay-breaks-meet-record/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} Walsh also participated in the 800 freestyle relay, which placed second. She won a total of six gold medals and one silver medal at the meet, and Virginia won their second straight team national championship. That season, Walsh was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award in swimming and diving, which was won by her teammate Kate Douglass.

In April, Walsh competed at the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials and qualified for the 2022 World Aquatic Championships team in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.{{Cite web |last=USA Swimming |year=2022 |title=2022 FINA World Championships Roster |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/world-championships-world-juniors/2022-world-championships-roster-043022.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=2022 FINA World Championships Roster}} She placed sixth in the final with a personal best time of 1:57.82. Walsh also won the 200 m individual medley, setting a new U.S. Open record in the final with a winning time of 2:07.84.{{Cite web |last=USA Swimming |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Phillips 66 International Team Trials |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=USA Swimming}}{{Cite web |last=USA Swimming |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Phillips 66 International Team Trials |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=USA Swimming}}

In June, Walsh became a world champion at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Her gold medal winning time (2:07:13) in the 200 m individual medley was more than a second faster than the second place finisher. In that race, she became the second-fastest American of all time and fifth-fastest world performer of all time.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Yanyan |date=May 1, 2022 |title=Alex Walsh Breaks U.S. Open Record With 2:07.84 200 IM, #2 American Ever |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-breaks-u-s-open-record-with-207-84-200-im-2-american-ever/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Yanyan |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Alex Walsh Clocks 2:07.13 200 IM, Becomes #5 Performer Of All-Time |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-clocks-207-13-200-im-becomes-5-performer-of-all-time/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} In total, she finished the 2022 World Championships as a three-time gold medalist, also winning gold in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay.{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=July 3, 2022 |title=19th FINA World Championships, Budapest (HUN), 18 June – 3 July 2022 |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001170000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=19th FINA World Championships, Budapest (HUN)}} At the 2022 Golden Goggle Awards in September, Walsh was a nominee for Female Athlete of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2022 Golden Goggles At A Glance Female Athlete Of The Year |url=http://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/09/26/2022-golden-goggles-at-a-glance-female-athlete-of-the-year |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=usaswimming.org |language=en}}

In December, Walsh competed at the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She won three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, participating in one individual event and five relays.{{Cite web |last=Nashville |first=Tom Wood Main Street |title=Nashville swimmer Alex Walsh helps Team USA dominate at FINA World Short Course Championships |url=https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/sports/college_sports/nashville-swimmer-alex-walsh-helps-team-usa-dominate-at-fina-world-short-course-championships/article_d7e72604-7fd9-11ed-8298-efc5e360f312.html |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Main Street Nashville |date=December 19, 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=FINA |date=December 13, 2022 |title=16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Melbourne (AUS) |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001170003FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf |access-date=January 22, 2023 |website=16th FINA World Swimming Championships}} In the 200 m individual medley, Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh finished first (2:02.12) and second (2:03.37), respectively. Both swimmers broke the previous American record and became the only American women to ever break 2:04.{{Cite web |last=Dornan |first=Ben |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Kate Douglass Swims Second Fastest SC 200 IM In History With 2:02.12 American Record |url=https://swimswam.com/kate-douglass-swim-second-fastest-sc-200-im-in-history-with-202-12-american-record/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}} Walsh swam the first leg of the 4×200 m freestyle relay, which won bronze and broke the American record with a time of 7:34.70.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2022 |title=FLASH! Australia Destroys Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay World Record In 7:30.87 |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/flash-australia-destroy-womens-4x200-freestyle-relay-world-record-in-730-87/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Women's American Records (SCM) |url=https://swimswam.com/records/womens-american-records-scm/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}

At the 2023 ACC Championships, Walsh won the 200 yard freestyle, 100 yard breaststroke, and 200 yard breaststroke. She was also a part of four relay wins.[https://virginiasports.com/player/alex-walsh/ "Alex Walsh"]. virginiasports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in March, Walsh won three medals in her individual events. She won the silver medal in the 200 yard butterfly, the bronze medal in the 200 yard individual medley, and the gold medal in the 400 yard individual medley. Virginia won all five relay events, and Walsh swam on four of them. Virginia won their third straight national championship.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Virginia claims 4 more titles at NCAA swim championships |url=https://apnews.com/article/virginia-swimming-diving-championships-82642733108081c54d1bd4214e057c1b |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Katie |date=2023-03-14 |title=The sorcery and science behind Virginia's swimming dynasty |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35830851/ncaa-swimming-championships-virginia-women-dominance |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

In June and July, Walsh competed at the 2023 U.S. National Championships. She won silver medals in the 200 m individual medley and 400 m individual medley and was named to the 2023 World Championships team.

At the 2023 World Championships in July, Walsh won a silver medal in the 200 m individual medley as part of an American one-two finish with Kate Douglass. Walsh then finished fourth in the 400 m individual medley.

In 2024, Walsh helped Virginia win their fifth straight ACC Championship. She won the 200 yard breaststroke, 200 yard butterfly, and 200 yard individual medley. Her time of 1:49.16 in the 200 yard butterfly was an NCAA record. Walsh was also a part of four winning relay teams. By the end of the meet, she had 26 career first place finishes at the ACC Championships, passing her former teammate Kate Douglass for the most ever.

At the 2024 NCAA Division I Championships in March, Walsh helped Virginia win their fourth straight team national championship. She won gold medals in the 200 yard breaststroke, 200 yard individual medley, and 400 yard individual medley, while setting personal bests in all three events. She also won gold medals in the 200 yard freestyle relay, 400 yard freestyle relay, and 400 yard medley relay. Walsh was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award in swimming and diving for the second time, with the award going to her sister Gretchen.

In May, Walsh graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in computer science.[https://www.instagram.com/uvaswimdive/p/C7CUfICgBA7/ "Virginia Swimming and Diving"]. instagram.com. May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

Walsh competed at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June. She finished sixth in the 100 m breaststroke and then finished third in the 200 m breaststroke in personal best times. In her final event, the 200 m individual medley, she finished second and made the Olympic team.[https://swimswam.com/bio/alex-walsh/ "Alex Walsh"]. swimswam.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

At the 2024 Olympic Games, Walsh initially finished third in the 200 m individual medley but was disqualified due to an illegal transition from backstroke to breaststroke.{{Cite web |last=Sears |first=Ethan |date=2024-08-03 |title=Alex Walsh loses bronze in 200-meter individual medley after shock Olympics disqualification |url=https://nypost.com/2024/08/03/sports/alex-walsh-disqualified-loses-bronze-in-200-meter-medley/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803224212/https://nypost.com/2024/08/03/sports/alex-walsh-disqualified-loses-bronze-in-200-meter-medley/ |archive-date=2024-08-03 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=New York Post |language=}}

In December, Walsh competed at the 2024 Short Course World Championships. She won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley and the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke. Walsh also swam in four relay events. Overall, she won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals during the meet.

Due to the COVID-19 season during her freshman year, Walsh had five years of eligibility in the NCAA and competed in the 2024–25 season. At the 2025 ACC Championships in February, she won the gold medal in the 200 yard breaststroke, the gold medal in the 200 yard butterfly, and the bronze medal in the 100 yard butterfly. Walsh also won four gold medals in the relays. In her career at the ACC Championships, she won 32 total golds and 12 individual golds, which were both all-time records.

Walsh competed at the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships in March. She won the gold medal in the 100 yard breaststroke, the silver medal in the 200 yard butterfly, and the silver medal in the 200 yard individual medley, becoming the second swimmer after Tracy Caulkins to win NCAA titles in five different individual events. Walsh also won three gold medals and one silver medal in the relays. Virginia won their fifth straight national championship.

Walsh finished her college career with 29 NCAA Championship medals. Her 23 golds included nine individual titles. She was the first swimmer to be a part of five straight national championship teams.

Walsh was featured in Mary Ellen Pethel's book entitled Title IX, Pat Summit, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years, 50 Stories. The book was published in 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX and to honor female athletes and coaches with connections to the state of Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=Belmont professor's book celebrates Pat Summitt and other trailblazers' role in Title IX |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/ut/2022/10/12/belmont-professor-book-title-ix-pat-summitt-trailblazers-50-stories/69551048007/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} Walsh spoke about opportunities available for current NCAA athletes after the passage of the NCAA NIL (name image likeness) Policy in 2021.{{Cite web |title=NCAA adopts interim name, image and likeness policy |url=https://www.ncaa.org/news/2021/6/30/ncaa-adopts-interim-name-image-and-likeness-policy.aspx |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=NCAA.org |date=June 30, 2021 |language=en}} She also discussed the social pressures that come with being an athlete on social media. When commenting about her future, she was quoted as saying "I've come a long way, but I've still got a long way to go."{{Cite web |last=White |first=KateLynn |title=Q&A: Mary Ellen Pethel on 50 years of Title IX |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/people/q-a-mary-ellen-pethel-on-50-years-of-title-ix/article_f14b9e3c-4400-11ed-b97f-9b22d3a0e6f4.html |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=Nashville Post |date=October 4, 2022 |language=en}}

Walsh and her sister Gretchen were the first NCAA athletes (and set of siblings) to launch an apparel line with a major retailer after the passage of the NIL. In September 2022, Alex and Gretchen released a collaboration with Sporti by Swimoutlet.com and created their swimsuit line called Sporti x Alex + Gretchen Walsh.{{Cite web |last=Content |first=SwimSwam Partner |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Alex and Gretchen Walsh Make History with Sporti Swim Collaboration |url=https://swimswam.com/alex-and-gretchen-walsh-make-history-with-sporti-swim-collaboration/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=SwimSwam |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Walsh Sisters: From the Olympics to Swimwear Designers |url=https://styleblueprint.com/everyday/alex-walsh-gretchen-walsh/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=StyleBlueprint |date=October 24, 2022 |language=en-US}}

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• [https://virginiasports.com/sports/swimming/roster/season/2022-23/player/alex-walsh/ Alex Walsh] at the University of Virginia
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• [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/alex-walsh_1935997 Alex Walsh] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• {{2019 Pan American Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n1137929-walsh-alexandra}}

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