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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Alex Pecze

  • Position Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Ashland, MA
  • Highschool Ashland
  • Major Industrial Engineering

Biography

2023-24:
  • Member of second-place 800 freestyle relay team at the Liberty League Championships
  • Placed second in the 200 backstroke final at the Liberty League Championships, setting a program record time of 1:49.31
  • Placed fifth in the 100 backstroke final at the Liberty League Championships (51.00)
  • Placed ninth in the 500 freestyle final at the Liberty League Championships (4:41.68)
  • Finished season with team-best time in the 200 backstroke (1:49.31)
  • Finished season with second-best time on team in the 500 freestyle (4:41.68)
  • Finished season with third-best time on team in the 100 backstroke (50.96)
  • Finished season with sixth-best time in the 1000 freestyle (10:50.20)
  • Finished season with seventh-best time in the 50 backstroke (25.63) and the 200 freestyle (1:43.34)
  • Liberty League All-Academic selection
2022-23:
  • Won the 200 backstroke at the Liberty League Championships, setting a program record in the process. 
  • Was a member of the second-place team in the 800 freestyle relay at the Liberty League Championships, setting a program record of 6:49.76 in the process.
  • Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Liberty League Championships. 
  • Had team's fastest time of the season in the 200 backstroke (1:49.41).
  • Had team's second-best time of the season in the 200 freestyle (1:41.84).
  • Had team's third-fastest time of the season in the 100 backstroke (51.37).
  • Finished with the team's fifth-fastest time of the season in the 500 freestyle (4:55.17).
2021-22:
  • Won the Liberty League title in the 100 backstroke
  • Placed second in the 200 backstroke at Liberty League Championship in a team-best time of 1:50.10
  • Finished third in the 500 freestyle at Liberty League Championship with a team-best time of 4:41.31
  • Part of second place 800 freestyle relay team at Liberty League Championship
  • Had the team’s second-fastest time in the 100 backstroke (51.15)
  • Posted the team’s third-best time in the 200 freestyle (1:42.93), 50 backstroke (24.62)
  • Recorded the team’s sixth-best time on the team in the 100 freestyle (48.15)

Before RIT:
  • Swam for Ashland High School
  • Won the 2019 MIAA State title in 100-yd. backstroke
  • Was a 13-time league champion
  • Three time league MVP
Personal:
  • Son of Mary Jane and Michael Pecze
  • Born in Framingham, MA
  • Has four sibling, Jaclyn, Doug, Johnny and Abby
  • Father, Michael, swam at Miami University (OH)
  • Sisters, Jaclyn and Abby swam at Ithaca

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    FR/BK
    5'11"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5'11"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5'11"
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5'11"