Alexander Meyer (born July 5, 1988) is a former American competition swimmer who specialized in open water and long-distance swimming.

Alex won his final race before retirement, the 62nd Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean held on July 30, 2016.

His second year, Meyer qualified for and competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, in both the 400-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events.

[2] As a senior, Meyer was the Harvard men's team co-captain where he earned All-America honors with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships.

[3] The summer after graduation, he won his first international gold medal at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in the 25 km.

[4][5] The following year, Meyer competed in the Open Water Grand Prix and World Cup events.

His father, Steve, was a swimmer and diver at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and his mother, Shawn, swam for the University of Georgia.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Meyer placed tenth in the 10-kilometer marathon event with a time of 1:50:48.2, 53 seconds behind winner Oussama Mellouli over the 6.2-mile distance.