Co Peterboro · GBR
Matthew is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a national-level swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons and 30 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2007 in Cambridge, where he raced the 50 butterfly in 36.70.
His signature event is the 1500 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 12 recorded swims.
His fastest 1500 freestyle stands at 18:04.24, set in long course (50 m) at National Age Groups 2008.
His record includes national championships, between 2008 and 2013 (National Age Groups 2008 and BG ASA National Youth Championships 2012). A representative mark at that level is 18:04.24 in the 1500 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m).
The record runs unbroken from 2007 to 2015: 9 consecutive seasons without a single missing year.
Those meets span 9 different venues (Cambridge, Peterborough, Sheffield and Norwich…).
Latest competition: BUCS Short Course Championships, on November 15, 2015. He closes this record with 34 current event personal bests, across 34 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB.