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Career Honors

  • Four-time All-America: 400 IM (2019- 15th; 2020; 2021- 13th), 800 free relay (2019- 12th)
  • 2020 Pac-12 Champion in the 400 medley relay (3:06.81)
  • 2021 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America third team
  • 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic
  • 2018 CSCAA Academic All-American
  • 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Ranks fourth all-time at Stanford in the 400 IM (3:42.19)
  • Ranks eighth all-time at Stanford in the 200 IM (1:43.15)
  • Ranks ninth all-time at Stanford in the 200 fly (1:42.65)

Lifetime Bests

  • 200 Fly- 1:42.65
  • 200 IM- 1:43.15
  • 400 IM- 3:42.19

As a Graduate Student (2021-22)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Placed tenth at the Pac-12 Championships in three events: 200 fly (1:43.87), 200 IM (1:43.96), and 400 IM (3:43.82)

As a Senior (2020-21)

  • All-American in the 400 IM (13th)
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Also swam at the NCAA Championships in the 200 IM (17th, 1:43.15) and the 200 fly (18th, 1:42.27)
  • Marks in the 200 IM and prelims of the 200 fly were lifetime bests
  • Placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 400 IM (3:42.44) and fifth in the 200 IM (1:43.72) and 200 fly (1:42.87)

As a Junior (2019-20)

  • All-American in the 400 IM
  • Pac-12 Champion in the 400 medley relay (3:06.81)
  • Also scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 fly (fifth, 1:43.35), 200 IM (sixth, 1:44.14) and 400 IM (seventh, 3:45.28)
  • Swam B standards in 500 free and 100 fly

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

  • 2x All-American: 800 free relay (15th) and 400 IM (12th)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • Also competed at the NCAA Championships in the 200 fly (25th, 1:42.93) and 200 IM (34th, 1:44.35)
  • Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in three events: 200 fly (fifth, 1:42.74), 400 IM (fifth, 3:43.10) and 200 IM (eighth, 1:44.02)

As a Freshman (2017-18)

  • Swam at the NCAA Championships in three events: 400 IM (21st, 3:42.85), 200 fly (35th, 1:44.11) and 200 IM (38th, 1:45.38)
  • Scored in two events at the Pac-12 Championships: 400 IM (fourth, 3:43.89) and 200 IM (seventh, 1:45.10)

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Led team to a 2014 SCVAL League Title and CCS runner-up finish
  • Team finished 4th at 2016 CIF State Championships
  • Four-time CCS Champion (2016, 2016, 2017, 2017)
  • Three-time State Champion (2016, 2016, 2017)
  • Fourteen-time NISCA All-America (2014-2017)
  • Three-time team MVP (2015-2017)
  • Broke 4 high school records
  • Competed for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (2014-2017)
  • Four-time Junior National Combined-Team Champions (2014, 2015, 2015, 2016)
  • Two-time Junior National Individual Champion (2015, 2016)
  • Participated in the 2016 Olympic Trials

Personal

  • Son of Yifan Liang and Hui Wang
  • Has one brother, Andrew, who swam at Stanford
  • Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Alex_Liang_EC_20190920_400
2017-18
Free/Fly/I M
6-1 / 190 lbs
Alex_Liang_EC_20190920_400
2018-19
Free/Fly/I M
6-1 / 190 lbs
Alex_Liang_EC_20190920_400
2019-20
Free/Fly/I M
6-1 / 190 lbs
Alex_Liang_MG_022132021_135
2020-21
Free/Fly/I M
6-1 / 190 lbs