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Matthew Richards MBE (born 17 December 2002) is a British swimmer. Richards swam the third leg of the gold-medal winning Great Britain 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first British team to win the event since 1908. Previously, he had won two silver medals in team freestyle relays at the European Championships.[1]

Matthew Richards
MBE

Richards in 2021
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 19) Worcester, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2022 Rome 4×200 m mixed freestyle 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2020 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle

Early life

Matt Richards was born in Droitwich, Worcester, England, to Amanda and Simon Richards.[2][3] He started swimming when he was five years old at Droitwich Leisure Centre, and joined the Droitwich Dolphins Swimming Club when he was eight, later moving to Worcester Swimming Club aged ten. He played other sports such as rugby and tae kwon do but gave them up to concentrate on swimming.[4] He was a student at The Royal School Wolverhampton[5] and his mathematics was taught by Mr. Medhurst.

Career

Although born in England, Richards represented Wales as his father was born there.^{[citation needed]} He broke the Welsh records in 100 and 200 metre freestyle.[6] He became the junior champion in 100 m freestyle at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships held in Kazan.[7]

He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary,[8] and won two silver as part of the British team in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relays.[9][10] He was also part of the team that won gold in 4×100 m mixed freestyle, although he swam in the heats and did not swim in the finals.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he was in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay together with James Guy, Duncan Scott, and Tom Dean. He swam the third leg in 1 minute 45.01 seconds, a performance that helped the team win gold with a time of six minutes 58.58 seconds.[11] The gold is Britain's first in 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the Olympics since 1908.[11]

Richards was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[12][13]

References

External links

• Matt Richards website
• Matthew Richards at FINA
• Matthew Richards at SwimRankings.net
• Matthew Richards at Olympics.com
• Matthew Richards at Olympedia
• Matthew Richards at the British Olympic Association

На других языках

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- [en] Matt Richards (swimmer)

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[es] Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards (Worcester, 17 de diciembre de 2002) es un deportista británico que compite en natación, especialista en el estilo libre.[1]

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[fr] Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards, né le 17 décembre 2002 à Droitwich Spa, est un nageur britannique, spécialiste des épreuves en nage libre.

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[it] Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards (17 dicembre 2002) è un nuotatore britannico, specializzato nello stile libero.

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[ru] Ричардс, Мэттью

Мэттью Ричардс (англ. Matthew Richards; род. 17 декабря 2002[2], Вустер, Западный Мидленд) — британский пловец, серебряный призёр чемпионата Европы (2020), чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 2020 в Токио в эстафете 4×200 метров вольным стилем.

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