Profile details
- Born
- 17 Dec 2002
- Birthplace
- Worcester
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Height
- 0 m
- Plays
- Freestyle
- Sport
- Swimming
- Discipline
- Aquatic
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Member of the Order of the British Empire
Competition Appearances
5 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
- ·2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
- ·2020 European Aquatics Championships
- ·2020 International Swimming League
- ·2019 European Junior Swimming Championships
Career Timeline
- 2019Competed at 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships
- 2020Competed at 2020 International Swimming League
- 2020Competed at swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships
- 2020Competed at swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
- 2020Competed at swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Statistics
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About
Matthew Richards (born 17 December 2002) is a British swimmer specialising in 100 and 200 metre freestyle, active internationally from 2020. He won the gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle at 2023 World Aquatics Championships, a silver in the 200 m freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics and World gold in the same event at the 2023 World Championships.
Biography adapted from Matt Richards (swimmer) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teams
New York Breakers