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2021-22 Men's Swimming

Alex Harkness

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School George M. Steinbrenner

Biography

CAREER
Prepped at George M. Steinbrenner High School with coach Adam Martinez … served as team captain as a senior … received the Coach’s Sportsmanship Award as a senior … awarded the Coach’s Leadership Award as a junior … qualified for the State Championships in the 500 free as a senior … qualified all four years for the State Championships as part of a relay … four-year qualifier for the Regional Championships in the 200 and 500 free … four-year qualifier for Districts in the 200 and 500 free … three-year County Championship qualifier … named to the First Team All-Conference three times as part of a relay team … member of the school record holding 400 free relay in both 2018 and 2020 … competed for Team Velocity with coach Gary Lee Goodner outside of school.
 
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 15 in Tampa, Fla. … son of Royal Harkness and Kimberly Loggins-Harkness … has a sister, Morgan … chose Saint Leo because it made him feel at home and welcomed. All the staff and students are very positive and treated him very well on his visits to campus.