In June, simply earlier than his 100-meter freestyle ultimate at USA Swimming’s Olympic Trials, Jack Alexy had a couple of minutes to be a fan.
From the pool deck in Indianapolis, the Mendham native watched Matt Fallon, his longtime Somerset Hills YMCA teammate, win the 200-meter breaststroke “by literally two body lengths” to qualify for Group USA.
Alexy’s thought: “I can’t mess this up now.”
He didn’t. The Delbarton alum completed first in his prelim, with the world’s second-fastest 100-meter freestyle time this season, securing his spot on the 2024 Olympics that open Friday in Paris. He’s a part of a trio of New Jersey swimmers − together with Warren native Fallon and Nic Fink of Morristown − who will attempt to win gold for the U.S. and convey glory to the Backyard State.
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