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California Institute of Technology

2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving

Alexander Bourzutschky

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Potomac, Md.
  • High School Montgomery Blair
  • Event Breast/Sprint Free

Biography

Honors
SCIAC All-Academic Team (2015-16)

2017-18

   TOP TIMES

  • 50 Free: 25.52
  • 100 Free: 59.08
  • 100 Breast: 1:08.75
  • 200 Breast: 2:36.97

2015-16
Swim & Dive
Placed eighth on the 3-meter at SCIAC Championships, ninth on the 1-meter.

TOP SCORES

  • 1-meter (6 dives): 141.8
  • 1-meter (11 dives): 271.65
  • 3-meter (6 dives): 139.1
  • 3-meter (11 dives): 221.85  

  1-METER

  • 103C: 26.4
  • 201A: 26.25
  • 301C: 21.6
  • 401C: 25.9
  • 402C: 28
  • 5421D: 22.8

  3-METER

  • 101C: 24.5
  • 202C: 28.8
  • 302C: 25.5
  • 401C: 20.8
  • 402C: 27.2
  • 403C: 28.5
  • 5421D: 16.15

2014-15
Track & Field

  SEASON BESTS

  • 100m: 12.29, Occidental Distance/Sprints Carnival
  • 200m: 23.93, Redlands Last Chance Invite
  • 400m: 53.89, Redlands Last Chance Invite
  • pole vault: 2.75 meters, SCIAC Multi-Dual #2

Swimming

  TOP TIMES

  • 50 Free: 31.52, Collegiate Winter Invite
  • 100 Free: 59.81, Collegiate Winter Invite
  • 100 Breast: 1:16.45, CLU Dual Meet
  • 200 Breast: 2:57.73, ULV Dual Meet

Diving
Placed 12th on the 1-meter at SCIAC Championships, 12th on 3-meter.

  TOP SCORES

  • 1-meter (6 dives): 173.05
  • 1-meter (11 dives): 270.60
  • 3-meter (6 dives): 150.6
  • 3-meter (11 dives): 243.85  

  1-METER

  • 102C: 21.7
  • 201A: 27.2
  • 301C/302C: 26.4
  • 403C: 39.6
  • 5121D: 28.05

  3-METER

  • 102C: 22.5
  • 202C: 28
  • 302C: 31.45
  • 402C: 24.5
  • 5121D: 31.5

Research and STEM activities
Google Intern...Spent the summer after his freshman year researching exoplanet magma ocean magnetic fields with Prof. David Stevenson and awaiting publication of work...Silver Medalist for the US at the 45th International Physics Olympiad in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2014...Gold medalist at the 2014 USA Physics Olympiad...Extended Wegner flow techniques to a higher dimensional analogue of a system and involved some manipulation and numerics in SURF 2016 with Professor Gil Refael.

Prior to Caltech
Swam for the Carl-Burke Swim Club from 2007-09.

Personal
Born in New York City, N.Y....Son of Judith and Marc...Has one older sister, Anita.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First-Year

    5'8" 160 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'9" 160 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'9" 160 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'9" 0 lbs