ME student breaks Michael Phelps' record!

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:58:10 -0500

Throughout the competition, UMBC swimmers shattered record after record, both individually and as a team. The men’s team racked up an awe-inspiring 1113.5 points, their highest total ever in conference play, and the women finished strong with 894.5.

Danish national champion Alexander Gliese ‘19, Mechanical Engineering, is no stranger to breaking records.

Just last month, Gliese broke Michael Phelps’ 16-year-old NBAC record during the back split of the 400 medley relay. During preliminaries of the 200 back for America East, Gliese set a new UMBC and conference record with a time of 1:42.56 and broke the UMBC and America East record in the 100 back with a time of 47.16.

In addition to event wins, Gliese also received the Dave Alexander Coaches’ Award as the senior who accrued the most points over the course of the meet.

Picture: Alexander Gliese medals during day two of America East competition. Photo courtesy of Colleen Humel.

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