{"id":211863,"date":"2016-07-09T09:15:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T16:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=211863"},"modified":"2016-07-09T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T16:15:06","slug":"swimming-world-presents-up-comers-alex-sumner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-up-comers-alex-sumner\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents Up & Comers: Alex Sumner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up and Comers: Alex Sumner<\/h2>\n

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Alex<\/strong> Sumner<\/strong>, 15, of the Suburban Seahawks (Newtown Square, Pa.) joined some elite company at the Eastern Interscholastic Swim- ming and Diving Championships earlier this year.\u00a0Clocking a 53.57 to win the 100 yard back, Sumner bettered U.S. national team member Teresa<\/strong> Crippen\u2019s<\/strong> meet record of 54.16, set in 2008. A year earlier, Crippen was a three-time medalist (two gold\u2014 including the 200 back\u2014and one silver) at the Pan Ams in Rio; in 2010, she was a silver medalist in the 200 fly at Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n

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When Sumner is not in the water, she enjoys going to amusement parks. \u201cIf there is an amusement park close to where Alex is swim- ming in a meet, she\u2019ll stay an extra day after the meet to ride the roll- er coasters,\u201d Sumner\u2019s dad, Jeff, told Swimming World with a laugh. \u201c…The bigger, the better!\u201d<\/p>\n

To read more about Alex<\/strong> Sumner<\/strong> and her many accomplishments, check out the July issue of\u00a0Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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