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Alleyna Thomas - Women's Swim & Dive - University of Iowa Athletics

Alleyna Thomas

Position Free/Fly
Class So.
Hometown Iowa City, Iowa
High School Iowa City West

2020-21 Honors – Academic All-Big Ten… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. 2020-21 – Swam season-best times in 1,000 free (10:59.80), 100 fly (1:03.42) and 200 IM (2:18.62).

2019-20 Honors — Academic All-Big Ten selection… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Dean’s List honoree during the fall and spring semesters. 2019-20 — Recorded collegiate-bests in the 50 free (25.94), 100 fly (1:01.24), and 200 fly (2:16.62)… swam season bests in the 200 free (2:01.55), 500 free (5:19.67), 1,000 free (10:55.26), and 1,650 free (18:03.67).

2018-19 Honors — Named to the Dean’s List during the fall semester. 2018-19 — Ranked second on the team in the 1,000 free (10:33.93) and 1,650 free (17:35.11).

High School — Two-time MVC all-conference team… 2018 MVC Athlete of the Year… 2018 team captain… four-time letter winner… helped team to a conference title junior year… was first  in the 200 free, third in 500 free, and 400 free relay set new conference and school record as a junior… MVC conference runner up senior year, placed second in the 500 free and 400-free relay set conference record… Iowa City West school record holder in 200- and 400-free relays… high school swimming coach was Robert Miecznikowski.

Personal — Born Sept. 7, 2000… daughter of Candace and Mitch Thomas… has one older sister, Jacintha, who currently is a Hawkeye diver… majoring is nursing.

Thomas’ Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
50 Free 25.94 Michigan State/UNI 10/5/19
100 Free 56.57 at Michigan State 9/28/18
200 Free 1:58.50 Hawkeye Invitational 11/16/18
500 Free 5:10.43 Iowa State 12/7/18
1,000 Free 10:33.93 Iowa State 12/7/18
1,650 Free 17:35.11 Hawkeye Invitational 11/16/18
100 Fly 1:01.24 Western Illinois 2/7/20
200 Fly 2:16.62 Western Illinois 2/7/20
200 IM 2:18.62 Nebraska 1/16/21