Matthew Rose (swimmer)

Matt Rose

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Rose
Nationality	Canada
Born	10 July 1981 (1981-07-10) (age 30) Lindsay, ON, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke / Freestyle
Club	Trent Swim Club
College team	Texas A&M Aggies (2000-2004)
Medal record Commonwealth Games Bronze 2002 Manchester 4x100m Free Pan American Games Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 4x100m Free Pan Pacs Silver 2006 Victoria 4x100m Free

Matthew ("Matt") Rose (born July 10, 1981 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada)^[1] is an Olympic and former National Record holding swimmer from Canada. He swam for Canada at the 2004 Olympics.

He swam collegiately at the USA's Texas A&M University, and was named the Big 12'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

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 2003-04-16; retrieved 2009-07-22.
3. ^ Matt Rose Sets Canadian National Record in 50 Free. Published by Swimming World Magazine online on 2003-11-23; retrieved 2009-07-22.

Persondata
Name	Rose, Matt
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Short description
Date of birth	July 10, 1981
Place of birth	Lindsay, ON, Canada
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