Alex Cushing Class: Senior Hometown: Richmond, Calif. High School: Saint Mary's Height / Weight: 6-0 / 185 Event: Sprint Free/Fly Birthdate: 06/26/1988 Experience: 1V

Cal Success
• Had the team's fourth-best times in the 50 (20.19) and 100 free (44.66) during the 2009-10 season

High School Success
• Saint Mary's High School MVP from 2002-06

• Eight-time BSAL champion

• 2006 Western Zone All-Star

Personal
• Parents are Don and Stephanie Cushing

• Mother, Stephanie, is a former Cal swimmer from 1976-78

• Majoring in American studies with an emphasis in health care

• Born June 26, 1988, in Berkeley, Calif.

CAREER-BEST TIMES
SHORT-COURSE YARDS
50 Free  20.03
100 Free 44.56
100 Fly  47.94

What do you think makes Cal unique and distinct from any other school?
Diversity - on the same block you can meet a homeless person, a Nobel prize winner, an NCAA champion and an Olympic medalist.

What is your favorite memory from your time at Cal?
Nort's daily jokes.

What is your favorite part of training?
Weight lifting, 15-meter sprints from a dive, tapering.