2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

John Glaser
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tennessee Athletics
Tim Casey

Alex Lebed

  • Position IM
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool Germantown Academy

Biography

Career Accolades

  • 2016 SEC All-Freshman team
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
 
2017-18 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, competing in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breast
  • Finished 33rd in the 400 IM with a time of 3:46.30
  • Placed 41st in the 200 IM with a swim of 1:46.15 and finished 44th in the 200 breast with a time of 1:58.21
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2018 SEC Championship-winning team, scoring points in two of his events
  • Finished fifth in the consolation final and 13th overall in the 200 IM, posting a time of 1:45.07
  • Placed 16th overall in the 400 IM, swimming a 3:49.71
  • Finished 28th in the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.23
Regular Season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 200 breast (1:59.23), 200 IM (1:43.95) and 400 IM (3:46.49)
 
2016-17 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 23rd in the 200 IM (1:44.52), 26th in the 400 IM (3:46.21) and 39th in the 200 breast (1:58.64)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, finishing seventh in the 200 IM A-final (1:44.89), eighth in the 400 IM A-final (3:45.60) and 35th in the 200 fly (1:48.39)
 
2015-16 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • One of three UF freshmen to qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championship
  • Competed across three events where he achieved season-best times in two and earned a Top-25 finish in the third
  • Placed 24th in the 400 IM (3:46.56) while earning season-best marks in the 200 IM, where he finished 31st (1:45.43) and 200 Back (40th, 1:45.16)
SEC Championships
  • Tallied 38 points for the first-place finishing Florida Men
  • Qualified for the 400 IM ‘A’ final and finished eighth overall with a time of 3:46.79
  • Competed in the 200 IM ‘B’ final and placed 11th overall, touching out with a time of 1:45.70
  • Placed 31st in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:00.62, which marked UF’s third-fastest 200 breast time in 2016
Regular Season
  • Competed in nine of Florida’s regular-season meets
  • His time of 3:44.69 ranks second-fastest in the 2016 season
  • Top time of 1:45.43 in the 200 IM ranks third-fastest
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 200m breaststroke, 200m IM and 400m IM
  • Qualified for the 200m IM championship final, where he finished fifth overall with a time of 2:20.97
  • Raced in the B final of the men’s 400m IM, posting a time of 4:25.71
  • Finished the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:19.54
  • Competed at the 2017 Phillips National Championships, racing in the 200m Breaststroke, 200m IM and 400m IM
  • Finished the 200m IM B Final with a time of 2:02.01, placing sxith in the final and 14th overall
  • Also made the B Final in the 400m IM, finishing 6th in the final and 14th overall with a time of 4:24.80
  • He finished the 200m Breaststroke with a time of 2:19.21
  • Raced at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships, competing in the 200m Back, as well as the 200m/400m IM
  • Placed 55th in the 400m IM, finishing with a time of 4:30.68
  • Posted a time of 2:06.61 in the 200m IM, good for 60th overall
  • Placed 68th overall in the 200m Back, recording a time of 2:05.36
  • Competed at the Irish Open Swimming Championships, placing first in the 200m IM (2:03.68) and 400m IM (4:25.67)
  • Also placed third in 200m Back, finishing with a time of 2:03.91.
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100 Free 46.36 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 19, 2016
200 Free 1:40.49 Tennessee Jan. 28, 2017
500 Free 4:33.69 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 17, 2016
1000 Free 9:49.47 FAU Jan. 6, 2018
200 Back 1:45.16 NCAA Championships  March 26, 2016
100 Breast 57.65 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 18, 2016
200 Breast   1:57.98 Last Chance Meet Feb. 26, 2017
200 Fly 1:48.39 SEC Championships Feb. 17, 2017
200 IM 1:43.80 Last Chance Meet Feb. 24, 2017
400 IM 3:44.15 Last Chance Meet Feb. 25, 2017
 
Prior to Florida:
  • According to CollegeSwimming.com, Lebed is the No. 5-ranked recruit in the state of Pennsylvania and the No. 53 overall swimmer in Class of 2015
  • In the pool, Lebed qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in both the 200 and 400 IM events
  • Lebed placed seventh in the 200 IM at the 2014 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
  • At the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals, he placed fifth and sixth in the 400 and 200 IM races, respectively
  • He was also a 2012 and 2013 All-American and was a 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier at the age of 15 in both medley events

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    IM
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    IM
    6'3"
  • 2017-18Junior

    IM
    6'3"
  • 2018-19Senior

    IM
    6'3"