Matthew Rose (swimmer)

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.

Matthew Rose

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Rose
Nickname(s)	"Matt"
National team	Canada
Born	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
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2006 Victoria 4x100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 4x100 m freestyle

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

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Rose". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. 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.