Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2005-06 Swimming & Diving Roster
Namba, Alexa
Alexa Namba
- Position:
- Free/Breast
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, Calif.
Bio
Career Bests
500 Free 5:05.80
1000 Free 10:27.81
1650 Free 17:09.01
100 Breast 1:07.91
200 Breast 2:26.57
Team captain ...Junior: Notched the third-best 1650 free time on the squad (18:03.80) at the Patriot Invitational ... swam personal season-bests in the 100 breast (1:09.63) and 200 breast (2:27.70) preliminaries at the ACC Championships ... scored for Duke versus East Carolina, finishing fifth in the 1000 free ... recorded a victory in the 200 breast and placed third in the 1000 free and fifth in the 100 breast against Davidson to contribute 13 points to Duke's team tally ... was named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Sophomore: Posted a career-best time of 2:26.57 in the 200 breaststroke prelims at the ACC Championships ... swam the mile in 17:30.68 at ACCs ... holds the second-best Duke time for 2005-06 in that event with a mark of 17:25.38, behind Jackie Rodriguez's mark of 17:06.92 ... also is second to Rodriguez in the 1000 freestyle ... recorded a Duke third-best time in the 500 free, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke ... was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Freshman: Swam in finals of 1650 free at ACC Championship, placing 21st ... set personal bests in the finals of the 500 freestyle and 200 breast at the Patriot Invitational ... best 1000 free time came at East Carolina ... Prep: Holds records at Castalleja School in 100 breast, 500 free, 200 free, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay ... earned team and league MVP honors three times ... won four events at league championships and remained undefeated throughout league competition during final three seasons ... team captain as a senior ... freshman season cut short due to shoulder surgery ... National Merit finalist ... member of National Honor Society ... featured in Who's Who Among American High School Students junior and senior years ... Personal: Born Alexa Kathleen Namba on Sept. 9, 1986, in Stanford, Calif. ... daughter of Myron and Rhonda Namba ... mother swam and cheered at Michigan ... majoring in biological anthropology and anatomy with minors in chemistry and art history.
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