Alex McPherson, a senior at Saline High School, has verbally committed to join the University of Connecticut women’s swimming and diving team for the 2015-16 season. McPherson is primarily a distance freestyler. She finished fifth in the 500 and 12th in the 200 at the 2013 MHSAA Division I Girls Championship and helped Saline to a second-place team finish.
McPherson’s top times include:
1650y free: 17:11.18
1000y free: 10:18.86
500y free: 5:00.80
200y fly: 2:07.09
100y fly: 58.38
McPherson’s 1650 free and 200 fly times would have scored at 2014 AAC Championships, and that is with Louisville taking up a good chunk of the real estate in most finals. With the Cardinals’ move to the ACC there are a lot more scoring opportunities for everyone else, and McPherson could be an impact scorer for the Huskies right off the bat in her freshman year.
Congratulations Alex Mcpherson. We expect great things!