SOBERS Alex

Barbados
Swimming
13 Nov 1998
22
Male
Olympic Scholarship
BRIDGETOWN
 
Barbados
BOSTON, MA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle  
Men's 400m Freestyle  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 400m Freestyle - Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 200m Freestyle - Heat 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation400Free
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRAH (3:59.97)

World Championships
YearLocation50Free200Free400Free
2019Gwangju, KOR-H (1:51.89)H (3:58.97)
2017Budapest, HUN-H (1:52.50)H (4:00.50)
2015Kazan, RUSH (24.87)-H (4:05.07)

Pan American Games
YearLocation100Free200Free400Free
2019Lima, PERH (52.45)9th (1:50.87)Final B (3:58.39)

World Championships Short Course
YearLocation50Free100Free200Free400Free
2018Hangzhou, CHN-H (49.71)H (1:47.55)-
2016Windsor, ON, CANH (23.50)H (50.35)H (1:49.69)H (3:58.13)


Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final
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Lex (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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Hanging out with friends. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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Athlete, Student
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Sports Management - Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, USA
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English
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Alpha Sharks [Bridgetown, BAR]
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Antonio Petrolando, CUB
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He began swimming at age four in Barbados. He joined a swimming club at age eight. (barbados.loopnews.com, 02 May 2021; Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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He grew up near the ocean in Barbados. "I remember at a very young age, my mother would take me to the beach and we would stay for hours. I always had a love for the water. When it got dark and mum wanted to go home, I'd always plead for 'five more minutes.'" (conferencecarolinas.com, 01 Nov 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (barbados.loopnews.com, 02 May 2021)
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Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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His parents. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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His parents. (conferencecarolinas.com, 01 Nov 2020)
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"Don't make long-term decisions based on temporary feelings." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)
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He and swimmer Danielle Titus were named as flag bearers for Barbados at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (barbadosadvocate.com, 05 Jul 2021)

He was named the 2015 Outstanding Senior Male Swimmer by the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association [BASA]. (swimbarbados.com, 10 Feb 2015)

General Interest

General
OTHER STUDIES AND COACHING
He is studying for a master's degree in sports management at Boston College in the United States of America, where he also works as a graduate assistant coach. "My main message to them is to always keep pushing. Never give up. If you work hard and sacrifice, anything is possible. When you have a dream, you never know where it might take you." (conferencecarolinas.com, 01 Nov 2020; Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

MOVE TO MASSACHUSETTS
In 2016 he moved to the United States of America to study and train at Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. "A typical day back home was going to the beach with friends, eating good Caribbean food and just enjoying life. Things just happen naturally there. We really don't have much of a set schedule. Emmanuel was a great four years of my life. Coming from a whole different country, I just loved the experience. My teammates pushed each other in both the classroom and in the pool. It definitely changed who I was as a person. I made a lot of friends and it was so much fun." (conferencecarolinas.com, 01 Nov 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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