Alexandra Buscher

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Position:
Fly/Free
Class:
Senior
High School:
Memorial
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

Top Times:

50 Free: 25.48
100 Free: 54.28
200 Free: 1:51.97
500 Free: 5:04.07
200 Back 2:09.92
100 Fly: 56.00
200 Fly: 2:01.52

2018-19 (Senior):

Recorded career-best times in the 200 free (1:51.97), 500 free (5:04.07), 200 back (2:09.92) and 100 fly (56.00) in the Art Adamson Invitational
Earned career-best time in the 100 free against SMU (54.28)
Swam career-best time in the 50 free (25.48) and 200 fly (2:01.52) in dual meet versus Houston and Vanderbilt
Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017-2018 (Junior)

CSCAA Scholar All-America - Honorable Mention
Earned seasonal bests at the Art Adamson Invitational in the 50 free (24.12), 200 free (1:50.74), 200 back (2:06.82), and the 200 fly (2:01.80)
Earned a victory at the Texas A&M Last Chance Meet in the 200 Back (2:06.09), also placed 2^nd in the 200 Fly (1:58.89)

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Posted an NCAA B cut of 1:58.64 in the 200 fly at Sectionals
Other season bests were 55.36 in the 100 fly and 1:59.82 in the 200 backstroke

2015-16 (Freshman):

Posted a season-best time of 1:58.37 in the 200 backstroke, which ranked No. 4 on the team
Saw action in the 500 and 1,000 free
Best individual finish was second place in the 1,000 free at the Texas A&M-North Texas dual meet in a time of 10:30.31.

High School/Club:

2015 graduate of Memorial High School in Houston, Texas where she graduated Cum Laude
No. 3-rated recruit in Texas
2013 and 2014 State Champion in the 200 free and six time state medalist
Coached at Memorial by Jason Mauss
Set six school records
Two time team MVP (2014, 15)
Trained with DADS Swim Club for nine years under coach Rey Aguilar
Swam for Canada’s Junior National Team.

Personal:

Alexandra Buscher is the daughter of Martin and Heather Buscher and has one younger brother, Charles
Born on December 26, 1997 in Houston, Texas
Has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States
Enjoys volunteering and participating in triathlons
Mechanical engineering major
Member of the Zachry Leadership Program, Engineers Serving the Community and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Texas A&M
Chose A&M because “it has the best combination of academics, athletics and community for me. The team had the perfect atmosphere and I know their positive energy will motivate me in and out of the pool.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: The Office, Supernatural
Most Played Song on iPod: Mr. Brightside
Favorite Movie: Deadpool
What I’m Currently Reading: Our Endangered Values, 1984, Wonder, The Glass Castle
Worst Habit: sarcastic responses
Favorite City to Visit: Amsterdam, Netherlands or Davos, Switzerland
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Photographic memory or putting on a kneeskin in under 5 minutes
Dream Date: “April 25th. It’s not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket”
Pre-Competition Music: BPM>160
Favorite Quote: Why live to be a hundred if you have to give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred? (Woody Allen)
Something about me that most people don’t know: Lived in Nigeria for a year. I am American, German, and Canadian.
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Aggie Ring

Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Mastermind
Coach Jamison: Passionate