Matthew Rose (swimmer)

Matthew Rose
Personal information
Full name Matthew Rose
Nickname(s) "Matt"
National team  Canada
Born (1981-07-10) July 10, 1981
Lindsay, Ontario
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, freestyle
Club Trent Swim Club
College team Texas A&M University

Matthew Rose (born July 10, 1981)[1] is a Canadian former competition swimmer and national record-holder. He swam for Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

He attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he swam for the Texas A&M Aggies swimming and diving team. He was named the Big 12 Conference's Swimmer of the Year at the 2003 conference meet.[2]

In November 2003, Rose became the first Canadian under 22 seconds in the short-course 50m freestyle, when he clocked a 21.95 at a meet at Texas A&M to set the Canadian Record.[3]

An extended bio of Rose is available via Pacific Canadian Sport Centre's website Athlete Bios section.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Matthew Rose". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  2. ↑ Youth Movement Pushes Aggie Swimming & Diving Past Expectations from the Texas A&M Athletics website (www.aggieathletics.com). Published April 16, 2003; retrieved July 22, 2009.
  3. ↑ Matt Rose Sets Canadian National Record in 50 Free Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine.. Published by Swimming World Magazine (November 23, 2003). Retrieved July 22, 2009.


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