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2024-25 St. Bonaventure Men's Swimming and Diving

Alexander Behr

  • Height 6-3
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Letzendorf, Germany
  • High School Pierre de Coubertin Gymnasium Efurt
  • Position Fly/Back
  • Major Physics

Biography

HONORS
2024 CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
2024 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
2023 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week - Nov. 22, 2022
Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week - Dec. 6, 2022

As A Senior (2024-25) | Personal Bests
  • Finished his career as the program record holder in the 200-butterfly (1:43.80), 200-freestyle (1:35.38), and the 100-butterfly (47.44). 
  • Finished second in the 200-butterfly and set a new program record with a time of 1:43.80 at Atlantic 10 Championships
  • Helped the 400-medley relay to a new program record with a time of 3:11.86 at A-10 Championships
  • Member of the 200-medley relay that set a new program record of 1:27.15 at A-10 Championships
  • Picked up a fifth-place finish in the 100-butterfly with a new program record time of 46.94 at A-10 Championships
  • Finished fifth in the 100-backstroke with a time of 47.81 at A-10 Championships
  • Victorious in the 100-freestyle and 200-freestyle at Colgate (1/25)
  • Placed first in the 200-freestyle and 100-butterfly vs Cleveland State (1/17)
  • Tallied two victories in the 200-freestyle and 100-freestyle at Canisius (12/3)
  • Victorious in the 200-butterfly with a time of 1:45.25 at the Magnus Cup Invitational (11/23)
As A Junior (2023-24) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • Earned a silver medal in the 200-butterfly at A-10 Championships with a time of 1:44.97
  • Placed sixth in the 100-butterfly at the Atlantic 10 Championship meet, finishing in 47.85 seconds
  • Took fourth in the 100-backstroke at championships with a time of 48.43 
  • A member of the 800-freestyle relay that set a program record at A-10 Championships with a time of 6:28.35 
  • Notched a victory in the 100-butterfly vs. Canisius (1/27)
  • Finished first in the 200-butterfly at the Patriot Invitational with a time of 1:46.60 (11/16)
  • Tallied two victories in the 100- and 200-butterfly in a dual meet at Army (11/3)
  • Was victorious in the 100-butterfly at Niagara (49.26) (10/13)
As A Sophomore (2022-23) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • A member of the 200-medley team that finished fourth at the 2023 A-10 Championships with a time of 1:28.52 to place fourth (2/15)
  • Broke his own program record in the 100-butterfly for a fourth-place finish with a time of 47.44 on day three of championships (2/17)
  • Notched a silver medal in the 200-butterfly final at championships, registering a time of 1:45.41 and now owns the top two times in program history (2/18)
  • At the Colgate Invitational notched two event victories (10/7-10/8)
  • Earned a victory in the 200-fly, registering a time of 1:52.75 at the Cleveland State Tri-Meet (10/15)
  • Notched two second-place finishes at the Atlantic 10 Invitational (10/29-10/30)
  • Victorious in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:42.04 against Cornell (11/5)
  • Swam a time of 47.52 in the 100-fly to set a new St. Bonaventure program record at the Magnus Cup (11/18)
  • A part of the 800-freestyle relay team that touched the wall in a time of 6:41.43 to shatter the meet record at the Magnus Cup (11/17-11/19)
  • Won two individual events and was a member of the 200-medley relay team that touched the wall in 1:34.22 for a first-place finish against Canisius (12/3)
  • Scored two victories against Gannon in the 100- and 200-butterfly (1/28)
As A Freshman (2021-22) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Member of the 800-freestyle relay team that won a silver medal at Atlantic 10 Championships (2/16)
  • A part of the 400-medley relay that earned a bronze medal at the A-10 Championships (2/19)
  • Placed fourth in 100-butterfly and 200-butterfly at the A-10 Championships (2/18)
  • Won the 100-butterfly with a time of 51.52 at Colgate Invitational (10/9)
  • Swam a time of 1:54.22 to place third in the 200-butterfly at the A-10 Classic (10/30-10/31)
  • Victorious in the 200-butterfly at Cornell with a time of 1:53.42 (11/6)
  • Placed second in the 200-butterfly with a time of 1:49.55 at the WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20)
  • Won the 200-butterfly against Binghamton with a time of 1:54.95 (1/22)
High School
Earned fifth-place at the Senior Nationals ... three third-place finishes at the 2017 German National Meet ... second-place finish and two third-place finishes at the 2018 national meet. 

Personal
Son of Sylvia Behr and Peter Hugo ... physics major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Fly/Back
    6'3" 196 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly/Back
    6'3" 196 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Fly/Back
    6'3" 0 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Fly/Back
    6'3" 0 lbs