Alex Down (@alexdownswim) 's Twitter Profile
Alex Down

@alexdownswim

London Open Water Champion x2+National Finalistx2, County Champion x4, Regional Medallist x6, Ambassador for LYG (21-23) +EA (24-25), channel relay swimmer ‘23!

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calendar_today23-06-2018 16:09:47

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Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is huge - winter regionals is an insanely fast meet and in the Senior 17/over category as well Very proud 🥳🤩😍

Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hugely proud of Alex Down 🥈in the Senior 17y/o 800 free at Swim England London Winter Regionals 2024 with 7 sec drop in time from 2 weeks ago Massive achievement - winter SC meets are insanely fast @jets_swimming 1st ever Winter Regionals medal #thisgirlcanswim #swimming

Hugely proud of <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> 
 🥈in the Senior 17y/o 800 free at <a href="/LondonSwimming/">Swim England London</a> Winter Regionals 2024 with 7 sec drop in time from 2 weeks ago
Massive achievement - winter SC meets are insanely fast @jets_swimming 1st ever Winter Regionals medal 
#thisgirlcanswim #swimming
Hounslow Jets Swimming Club (@jets_swimming) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🤩👏Wow! 🥳 The only Hounslow Council club with swimmers racing Swim England London Winters 2024 Record number of qualifiers, multiple PBs, finals and TWO medals (more than larger neighbouring boroughs/Clubs) Alex D 🥈800 free Faith 🥉100 back And Officials What a Club! #FlyJetsFly

🤩👏Wow! 🥳
The only <a href="/LBofHounslow/">Hounslow Council</a> club with swimmers racing <a href="/LondonSwimming/">Swim England London</a> Winters 2024
Record number of qualifiers, multiple PBs, finals and TWO medals (more than larger neighbouring boroughs/Clubs)

Alex D 🥈800 free
Faith 🥉100 back

And Officials 
What a Club! 
#FlyJetsFly
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hugely impressive 3 🏅for Alex Down at UK Cold Water Swimming Championships 2025. Individual ice fly and freestyle (fastest in event overall as well as age group) and a relay that blew the competition out of the water! #thisgirlcanswim #iceswimming

Hugely impressive 3 🏅for <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> at UK Cold Water Swimming Championships 2025. Individual ice fly and freestyle (fastest in event overall as well as age group) and a relay that blew the competition out of the water! #thisgirlcanswim #iceswimming
NHEHS Sport (@nhehs_sport) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A fantastic achievement on this #GoodNewsTues ❄️ Congratulations to NottingHill&Ealing Alex (Y12) who competed at the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships 2025 🏊🏼‍♀️ She won an impressive THREE🥇in the individual ice fly & freestyle, and a relay 👏🏼 #NHEHSsport #IceSwimming #WellDone

A fantastic achievement on this #GoodNewsTues ❄️

Congratulations to <a href="/nhehs/">NottingHill&Ealing</a> Alex (Y12) who competed at the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships 2025 🏊🏼‍♀️

She won an impressive THREE🥇in the individual ice fly &amp; freestyle, and a relay 👏🏼

#NHEHSsport #IceSwimming #WellDone
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This weekend Alex Down thought she’d give ice swimming a proper go with multiple events and she smashed it 2 🥇(100, 200 free) 2🥈(50 fly and 4x50 relay) and 2 U18 GB records beaten, scouted by GB (Europeans 2026 next) So proud 😍🤩. This is quite a terrifyingly brutal sport!

This weekend <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> thought she’d give ice swimming a proper go with multiple events and she smashed it
2 🥇(100, 200 free) 2🥈(50 fly and 4x50 relay) and 2 U18 GB records beaten, scouted by GB (Europeans 2026 next)
So proud 😍🤩. This is quite a terrifyingly brutal sport!
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Return to the pool today for Alex Down Having had to withdraw from most events at Counties with a shoulder injury, she impressively managed 2 events today and came home with 🥉 for 1500 free and a final in the 100 fly #thisgirlcanswim

Return to the pool today for <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> 
Having had to withdraw from most events at Counties with a shoulder injury, she impressively managed 2 events today and came home with 🥉 for 1500 free and a final in the 100 fly #thisgirlcanswim
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s been another busy week/weekend for Alex Down. Finishing up Newham&UEL National Qualifier meet - some fast LC swims and PB. Topped off with🥉in the Open age group for 200 back - impressive to medal at a national qualifier! #thisgirlcanswim

It’s been another busy week/weekend for <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a>. Finishing up Newham&amp;UEL National Qualifier meet - some fast LC swims and PB. Topped off with🥉in the Open age group for 200 back - impressive to medal at a national qualifier! #thisgirlcanswim
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And Alex Down excited to be back in the lake… water temperature 12C (she was coming whatever the weather but Robin Down 💙 and I glad of ☀️) #thisgirlcanswim

And <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> excited to be back in the lake… water temperature 12C (she was coming whatever the weather but  <a href="/robindown5/">Robin Down 💙</a> and I glad of ☀️) #thisgirlcanswim
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The short version: Alex Down is taking on the English Channel again 😮🏊‍♀️🥶 This summer. Not solo (yet!), but as part of another COSMIC relay team. She’s still wary of jellyfish, still driven, and still as determined as ever to make a difference.

The short version: <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> is taking on the English Channel again 😮🏊‍♀️🥶

This summer. Not solo (yet!), but as part of another <a href="/cosmiccharity/">COSMIC</a> relay team. She’s still wary of jellyfish, still driven, and still as determined as ever to make a difference.
NHEHS Sport (@nhehs_sport) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Swimming #GoodNewsTues 🏊🏼 Well done to NottingHill&Ealing Alex (Y12) who won 🥉 in the 200m Backstroke at the London Regionals competition 🏊🏼 #NHEHSsport #Swimming #WellDone

Swimming #GoodNewsTues 🏊🏼

Well done to <a href="/nhehs/">NottingHill&Ealing</a> Alex (Y12) who won 🥉 in the 200m Backstroke at the London Regionals competition 🏊🏼

#NHEHSsport #Swimming #WellDone
Hounslow Jets Swimming Club (@jets_swimming) 's Twitter Profile Photo

London Summer Regionals 2025: Another championships record smashed - we’re going to need some new superlatives! 13 swimmers with QT/CT 7 swimmers accepted 20 individual events 9 finals 2 🥇🥇 1 🥉 AMAZING work by swimmers and coaches, thanks to our officials and TMs #FlyJetsFly

London Summer Regionals 2025: Another championships record smashed - we’re going to need some new superlatives!
13 swimmers with QT/CT
7 swimmers accepted 
20 individual events
9 finals
2 🥇🥇
1 🥉
AMAZING work by swimmers and coaches, thanks to our officials and TMs
#FlyJetsFly
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Glorious Spring evening. Alex Down out on the lake again - channel swim window is getting closer 🇬🇧🏊‍♀️🇫🇷😱 #channelswim2 #charity #inspirationalteen Link to her story and JustGiving page for COSMIC justgiving.com/page/alexchann…

Glorious Spring evening. <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a> out on the lake again - channel swim window is getting closer 🇬🇧🏊‍♀️🇫🇷😱
#channelswim2 #charity #inspirationalteen 
Link to her story and JustGiving page for <a href="/cosmiccharity/">COSMIC</a> 

justgiving.com/page/alexchann…
Hounslow Jets Swimming Club (@jets_swimming) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge congrats to Alfie, Zohar, Faith, Alex, Lily for swims (some huge PBs) at AP Race Official today. Now with team in the stands for finals session- loving it. This is what swimming competitions should look like! Thanks to Robin + Jo as officials #FlyJetsFly #BetterThanYesterday

Huge congrats to Alfie, Zohar, Faith, Alex, Lily for swims (some huge PBs) at <a href="/apraceofficial/">AP Race Official</a> today. Now with team in the stands for finals session- loving it. This is what swimming competitions should look like! Thanks to Robin + Jo as officials
#FlyJetsFly #BetterThanYesterday
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two weeks until channel qualifier. All donations will keep Alex Down motivated (the water is as choppy as the sea today!) and be hugely appreciated by COSMIC. £21 is £1 per mile of the channel #extraordinary #thisgirlcanswim justgiving.com/page/alexchann…

Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fewer people have swum the Channel than climbed Everest. In <6 weeks Alex goes a 2nd time! Still scared of 🪼, fully aware of the challenge Please share and support -we need to get fundraising going! #extraordinaryteen #charity #channelswim justgiving.com/page/alexchann…

Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge congrats Alex Down, 3rd🥉 overall female skins Chillswim Coniston (>1100 swimmers). Massive personal achievement, incredible mindset and raising money for COSMIC Also with Robin Down 💙 (who drove 7h here)+ Catherine O'Sullivan #thisgirlcanswim #inspirationalteen

Huge congrats <a href="/alexdownswim/">Alex Down</a>, 3rd🥉 overall female skins Chillswim Coniston (&gt;1100 swimmers). Massive personal achievement, incredible mindset and raising money for <a href="/cosmiccharity/">COSMIC</a> 
Also with <a href="/robindown5/">Robin Down 💙</a> (who drove 7h here)+ <a href="/osullivan81/">Catherine O'Sullivan</a>
#thisgirlcanswim #inspirationalteen
Anna (@anna_down) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another great swim by Alex Down! 17/18y 5km 🥈London/🥇Middlesex. Qualified for Nationals for the 3rd time Great to see others from the Club also loving Open Water too!