Alexandra Buscher Season 2018-19

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