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Alex Cisneros  
Alex Cisneros

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Garden Grove, Calif.

High School:
Rancho Alamitos HS

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 145

Position:
Butterfly/Freestyle/IM


03/02/2013

Gophers Finish Fourth at Big Ten Championships

Minnesota concluded the Championships with 378 team points .

02/08/2013

Gophers Wrap Up Day One of Minnesota Challenge

Competition continues Saturday at 11am and 6pm

02/08/2013

Gophers Wrap up Day One of Minnesota Challenge

Competition continues Saturday at 11am and 6pm

01/19/2013

Jared Anderson's Last Week In Hawaii

Jared blogs about the Gopher's final days in Hawaii

01/08/2013

Blog #3 From Jared Anderson in Hawaii

Follow along with some entertaining beach stories as well as the tough training schedule!

2012-13 • Sophomore Season: Finished fifth in the 200 fly vs Iowa (11/2)• placed fourth in the 200 fly and fifth in the 400 IM against Wisconsin (10/26)•competed in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle at Michigan (10/5).

2011-12 • Freshman Season: Established three top times at the Big Ten Championships • placed 15th in the 200 fly (1:47.67) • finished 29th in the 400 IM (3:59.83) • finished 31st in the 500 free (4:27.25) • member of the second place 800 free relay at the Minnesota Challenge • also placed second in the 200 fly • letterwinner.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Rancho Alamitos High School • high school coaches were Shelby Arthur and Marybeth McGowan • swam for the Mission Viejo Nadadores, coached by Bill Rose • state 100 fly champion as a junior and senior • 200 free champion as a sophomore • earned All-Garden Grove League honors all four years of high school • swam for Team Mexico in the 2009 North American Challenge Cup, placing third in the 1,500-meter free • runner-up in the 200-meter butterfly at 2011 US junior nationals • also lettered in water polo three times • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American • President's Award recipient • honor roll student.

Personal: Born December 9, 1992 • undecided on a major • son of Antonio and Elvia Cisneros • has three older siblings: Antonio, Samantha, and Maritza • Antonio and Samantha both swam in college • lists swimming an Olympic Trials cut in the 200-meter butterfly as his most memorable sports thrill.

Cisnero's Top Times:
500 free • 4:27.25 • 2/23/12
200 fly • 1:47.46 • 2/25/12
400 IM • 3:59.83 • 2/24/12

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