Alec Vercruysse
Alec Vercruysse
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Portola Valley, CA
  • High School:
    Menlo School
  • Events:
    Breast, IM
  • Major:
    Engineering
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio



SwimCloud Results

At CMS
Completed his senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competed in the breaststroke and IM ... Graduated ranked fourth in CMS history in the 100 breast (56.03), ninth in the 200 breast (2:03.23) and ninth in program history in the 200 IM (1:51.82). 

2022-23 (Senior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Qualifed for the finals in the 200 breast at the SCIAC Championships with a season-best time of 2:04.09 and came in sixth ... Added a tenth place finish in the 100 breast and an 11th place finish in the 200 IM ... Helped the 200 medley "B" relay team win its heat to pick up 14 points towards the CMS winning total ... Won the 200 breast in a dual meet with Whittier ... Was second in the 100 breast in a dual with Pomona-Pitzer and runner-up in the 200 breast in a tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and La Verne.

2021-22 (Junior)
CSCAA Scholar All-America Team ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Finished fifth in the 100 breast at the SCIAC Championships with a 56.03, which ranks third all-time at CMS ... Also moved into the top 10 in the 200 breast (eighth) with a 2:03.23, which earned him a sixth-place finish. Qualified for the finals of the 200 IM and came in eighth place with a 1:52.53 ... Part of a "B" relay team that won its heat in the 800-yard freestyle relay ... Was second in the 200 breast in dual meets with Pomona-Pitzer and Redlands. 

2019-20 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Reached the finals in all three of his individual events at the SCIAC Championships, taking sixth in the 100 breast (57.35), sixth in the 200 IM (1:52.60) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:05.69) ... Earned 44 points in his three individual events towards the Stag total in a SCIAC Championship meet they won by only 14 points ... Moved into the top 10 in program history in the 200 IM with a 1:51.82 in the 200 IM prelims ... Earned two individual wins in a tri-meet with Occidental and Whittier, winning the 100 breast and the 200 IM ... Won the 200 breast in a SCIAC tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and Chapman.

Prior to CMS
Attended the Menlo School, where he was a member of the swimming and diving team … Was twice named first-team all-league … Set the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke … Earned Highest Honors academically four times … Also competed for the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics club … Was an Eagle Scout with troop 64.

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where he majors in engineering ... Was was one of 68 students nationwide selected by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) as Astronaut Scholars for the 2022–2023 academic year.

News Mentions

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Five Stags Earn CSCAA Individual Scholar All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Five members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned Individual Scholar All-America honors from...

July 10, 2023

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Frank Applebaum Captures Third-Team Academic All-America Distinction

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A week after earning the national championship in the 200-yard butterfly for the second year in a row, junior Frank Applebaum...

March 21, 2023

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Lucas Lang Repeats as All-American in the 1650 for CMS Swim and Dive

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Lucas Lang earned All-America honors in the 1650-yard freestyle for the second year in a row to highlight the final day of the...

March 19, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Looks to Defend SCIAC Championship

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team will look to win its third straight SCIAC title when the league...

February 12, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Closes Out Regular Season with Senior Day at Host Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team closed out the 2022-23 regular season at the CMS Invitational, a...

February 4, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Stays Unbeaten in SCIAC with Dominant Win over Redlands

REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team improved to 6-0 in SCIAC with a 207-84 win over Redlands on Saturday...

January 14, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Cruises to 216-56 win over Whittier in SCIAC Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned wins in 13 of the 16 events as it captured a 216-56 win over...

January 7, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Rolls to 70-Point Win over Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The defending SCIAC Champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team established itself as the front-runner...

December 3, 2022