Alex Baumann

Alex Baumann
OC OOnt

Baumann in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Baumann
Nickname(s)	"Alex", "Sasha"
National team	Canada
Born	(1964-04-21) April 21, 1964 (age 60) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley, backstroke
Club	Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club
College team	Indiana University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 200 m medley 1984 Los Angeles 400 m medley World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 200 m medley 1986 Madrid 400 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley 1987 Brisbane 400 m medley Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 200 m medley 1982 Brisbane 400 m medley 1986 Edinburgh 200 m medley 1986 Edinburgh 400 m medley 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley 1986 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 400 m medley Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 200 m medley 1983 Edmonton 400 m medley 1983 Edmonton 200 m freestyle

Alexander Baumann, OC OOnt (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian sports administrator and former competitive swimmer who won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 2007, he was regarded by the CBC, the national broadcaster, as "the greatest swimmer in Canadian history",^[1] as the twin Olympic gold medals were Canada's first in swimming since 1912.

Since he retired from competitive swimming, he has worked as an administrator in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

In May 2021, Baumann was appointed Chief Executive of Swimming Australia.^[2] At the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Baumann subsequently resigned the position of CEO in August 2021, citing health reasons.^[3]