Alex Axon

Alex Axon
Personal information
National team	Canada
Born	June 1, 2003 (age 21); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	190.5 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan American Games

Alex Axon (born June 1, 2003) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the long distance freestyle events.^[1]

Career

In April 2023, Axon was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.^[2]^[3] At the games, Axon won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[1]

At the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Swim trials, Axon was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Axon attends Ohio State University, majoring in finance.^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Alex Axon". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "36 Canadian swimmers announced as first Santiago 2023 team named to Team Canada" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Quigley, Joseph (18 October 2023). "3 Newmarket swimmers to compete for Team Canada at Pan-Am Games". Newmarket Today. Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Nichols, Paula (19 May 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Gillespie, Kerry (19 May 2024). "Canada's swim teams are set for Paris. Yes, there will be a whole lot of Summer McIntosh". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Quigley, Joseph (22 May 2024). "'Dream that came true': Newmarket swimmer qualifies for Olympics". Newmarket Today. Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Bournea, Chris (10 July 2024). "Buckeyes swimmer Alex Axon eager to dive into Olympic Games". www.news.osu.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 14 July 2024.