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{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2012 Istanbul]]|[[2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2011 Summer Universiade|2011 Shenzhen]]|[[Swimming at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}} |
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1988 Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FAST Swim Team (FAST-CA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew McLean (born May 13, 1988) is an American international swimmer who competes in freestyle events. He was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
McLean was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] He grew up in Sterling, Virginia, and attended Potomac Falls High School in Sterling, where he was a member of the Potomac Falls Panthers swim team.[2] McLean won state championships in the 500-yard freestyle and twice in the 200-yard freestyle, and set a new state record in the 200.[2]
He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Virginia, and swam for the Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2008 to 2011.[2] During his four years as a UVA swimmer, he won seventeen Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, and received fifteen All-American honors.[2] He was recognized as the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2008, ACC Swimmer of the Year in 2009 and 2011, and ACC Swimmer of the Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[2] As a senior in 2011, he won the NCAA national championship in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:10.15.[2] He graduated from Virginia with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2011.[3]
After graduating from the University of Virginia, McLean began training under coach Jon Urbanchek as a member of the Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team (FAST) in California.[1] In August, 2011, McLean won the USA Swimming National championship in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 3:47.33.[3] He was also part of the Duel in the Pool 2011 team, taking second place in the 200-meter freestyle and third place in the 400-meter freestyle events.[3]
At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, the qualifying meet for the Olympics, McLean made the Olympic team for the first time by finishing fifth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.78,[4] which qualified him to swim in the 4x200-meter freestyle as a member of the U.S. relay team.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminaries of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Virginia people
- Virginia Cavaliers
References
- ^ a b ReachForTheWall.com, Matt McLean. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f VirginiaSports.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, Matt McLean. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c USA Swimming, National Team Bios, Matt McLean. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ OmegaTiming.com, 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle (final). Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ "Matt McLean Added to U.S. Olympic Swim Team," Newsplex.com (July 2, 2012). Retrieved July 12, 2012.
External links
- Matt McLean – National Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org
- Matt McLean – University of Virginia athlete profile at VirginiaSports.com
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- People from Loudoun County, Virginia
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Virginia Cavaliers swimmers
- Sportspeople from Cleveland, Ohio
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)