Matthew Rose (swimmer)

Matthew Rose
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Rose
Nickname	"Matt"
National team	Canada
Born	July 10, 1981 (age 43); Lindsay, Ontario
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 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
Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games

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.

References

^ Rose's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-22.
^ 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.
^ Matt Rose Sets Canadian National Record in 50 Free. Published by Swimming World Magazine (November 23, 2003). Retrieved July 22, 2009.

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[1] Rose's entry from www.sports-reference.com; 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. Published by Swimming World Magazine (November 23, 2003). Retrieved July 22, 2009.

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