Swimming and Diving
Dawson, Alex
Alex Dawson
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- E-Mail:
- adawson@athletics.tamu.edu
Dedicated and organized, Alex Dawson has served as the director of swimming & diving operations for both the men’s and women’s programs at Texas A&M since 2007.
Dawson works as closely with the Aggie swimmers and divers as any employee in the athletics department. He assists in the recruiting process, in addition to many other far-ranging duties asked of him by both the men’s and women’s staffs. He is responsible for all away meet travel and logistics, and serves as meet director for all home events.
He was instrumental in the preparation and operation of the 2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, 2010 Big 12 Championships, 2010 AT&T USA Diving Championships and the 2013, 2018 and 2023 SEC Championships.
Dawson was named the head manager for the United States Swimming National Team at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games after serving in the same role for Team USA at the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar, the 2015 Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis, the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary and the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, Korea. Dawson also served as a High Performance Consultant for the USA Swimming National Team at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Team Trials, the 2009, 2013 and 2014 USA World Championship Trials and the 2013 World University Games in Shenzhen, China.
Dawson was a four-year letterman for the Texas A&M’s men’s swimming & diving team, competing from 2003-06, and served as team captain during his senior season. An academic All-Big 12 selection, he qualified for the NCAA Championships during his junior season.
Dawson, who is married to the former Casey Walling, graduated from Texas A&M in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a minor in business. Dawson is originally from Indianapolis and graduated from North Central High School. The Dawsons have two children, Parker and Kinley.
Dawson works as closely with the Aggie swimmers and divers as any employee in the athletics department. He assists in the recruiting process, in addition to many other far-ranging duties asked of him by both the men’s and women’s staffs. He is responsible for all away meet travel and logistics, and serves as meet director for all home events.
He was instrumental in the preparation and operation of the 2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, 2010 Big 12 Championships, 2010 AT&T USA Diving Championships and the 2013, 2018 and 2023 SEC Championships.
Dawson was named the head manager for the United States Swimming National Team at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games after serving in the same role for Team USA at the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar, the 2015 Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis, the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary and the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, Korea. Dawson also served as a High Performance Consultant for the USA Swimming National Team at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Team Trials, the 2009, 2013 and 2014 USA World Championship Trials and the 2013 World University Games in Shenzhen, China.
Dawson was a four-year letterman for the Texas A&M’s men’s swimming & diving team, competing from 2003-06, and served as team captain during his senior season. An academic All-Big 12 selection, he qualified for the NCAA Championships during his junior season.
Dawson, who is married to the former Casey Walling, graduated from Texas A&M in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a minor in business. Dawson is originally from Indianapolis and graduated from North Central High School. The Dawsons have two children, Parker and Kinley.
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