Career Top Times
	
	
	
		
			| 50 Free | 
			22.22 | 
			01-18-20 | 
			Rowan, Swarthmore, WPI | 
		
		
			| 100 Free | 
			46.25 | 
			02-16-20 | 
			Ohio State Winter Invite | 
		
		
			| 200 Free | 
			1:41.49 | 
			12-04-21 | 
			Bruno Invitational | 
		
		
			| 500 Free | 
			4:33.40 | 
			02-20-18 | 
			Nike Cup | 
		
		
			| 1000 Free | 
			9:41.77 | 
			02-04-18 | 
			Nike Cup | 
		
		
			| 1650 Free | 
			16:09.93 | 
			02-04-18 | 
			Nike Cup | 
		
		
			| 100 Back | 
			50.37 | 
			02-14-20 | 
			Ohio State Winter Invite | 
		
		
			| 200 Back | 
			1:48.53 | 
			03-23-19 | 
			NCAA Championships | 
		
		
			| 100 Breast | 
			1:00.39 | 
			10-15-21 | 
			Navy, Towson | 
		
		
			| 200 Breast | 
			2:10.08 | 
			02-22-20 | 
			Blue Jay Invite | 
		
		
			| 200 Fly | 
			1:55.15 | 
			01-27-18 | 
			Blue Jay Invite | 
		
		
			| 200 IM | 
			1:49.88 | 
			02-14-20 | 
			Ohio State Winter Invite | 
		
		
			| 400 IM | 
			3:54.15 | 
			03-21-19 | 
			NCAA Championships | 
		
	
 
 
 
2021 NCAA LGTBA Student-Athlete of the Year 
Five-Time All-American:
- 2021: 400 IM
- 2020: 200 IM, 800 Free Relay
- 2019: 400 IM, 800 Free Relay
CSCAA Scholar All-American: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2021-22
- Took sixth in 400 IM against Navy and Towson
- Finished third in 400 Free Relay and fourth in 200 Back versus William & Mary
- Placed second in 200 Back versus NYU
- Took sixth in 800 Free Relay and 200 Back; seventh in 200 IM and 400 Medley Relay; eighth in 400 IM at Bruno Invitational
- Finished third in 400 Free Relay and fourth in 200 Back and 100 Back against Bucknell
- Placed third in 200 IM and fifth in 400 IM at Cavalier Invitational
2020-21
- Season shortened due to Covid-19 pandemic
- Won 400 Free Relay (3:05.62); placed second in 100 Back and third in 200 Back at NJIT
- Won 400 IM (4:01.30) at Gettysburg
2019-20 
- Placed third in 200 Free Relay at William & Mary
- Took fifth in 400 IM at Navy quad meet
- Finished second in 200 IM vs. Delaware and UMBC
- Won 800 Free Relay (6:45.93) and placed third in 200 Free, fourth in 400 Medley Relay and sixth in 200 Back at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Took third in 200 Back, 400 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay at NYU
- Finished fifth in 800 Free Relay at Princeton Big Al Invitational
- Placed third in 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay at Bucknell
- Won 200 Back (1:53.56) and took third in 200 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay versus Rowan, Swarthmore and WPI
- Won 400 IM (4:05.18) and finished second in 100 Back at Carnegie Mellon
- Placed second in 400 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay and third in 200 IM at Ohio State Winter Invitational
- Qualified for NCAA Championships in 200 IM and 800 Free Relay
2018-19
- Placed third in 200 IM versus UMBC and Delaware
- Took seventh in 200 Free Relay versus Navy, William & Mary and Towson
- Won 400 IM (4:07.99) and finished second in 200 Back at Bucknell
- Finished third in 200 Back at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Placed third in A Final of 400 IM and second in B Final of 200 IM at Bruno Invitational
- Won 200 Free (1:42.51) and 200 Back (1:54.20); took second in 200 IM in tri-meet versus Stevens, Swarthmore and Rowan
- Took fourth in 800 Free Relay and ninth in 400 IM at NCAA Championships
- Also competed in 200 IM and 200 Back at NCAA Championships
2017-18  
- Made collegiate debut at William & Mary  
- Won 200 Back (1:53.84) and placed third in 400 IM at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Placed second in 200 Back and third in 400 IM versus TCNJ
- Finished second in 200 Back at NYU
- Won 100 Free versus Stevens
- Took second in 200 Back versus Denison
- Grabbed first in 200 Back (1:55.01) and third in 200 IM at Carnegie Mellon
- Finished third in 400 IM at Nike Invitational
At Bishop Eustace Prep
- All-conference swimmer in each of his four years 
- Four-time team MVP 
- All-South Jersey as a junior and senior 
- Placed seventh in 200 IM and fifth in 500 Free at state championships as a senior 
- Team record holder in 100 Back and 200 IM 
- Swam 11 years with Jersey Wahoos Swim Club 
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American 
- NCSA Junior National Finalist and NCSA Winter Junior National Qualifier 
- Volunteer for Red Cross 
- National Honor Society Vice President 
- Sunday School teacher 
Personal 
- Matthew McGough  
- Son of Scott and Nicole McGough  
- Son of Scott and Nicole McGough  
- Father, Scott, played soccer at Albright  
- Founder of JHU Chapter of Athlete Ally
- Member of Johns Hopkins LGBTQ Community Council, Blue Jays LEAD, Hopkins Undergraduate Bioethics Society and Delta Omega Alpha Honors Society
- Student research assistant for the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
- Bystander Intervention Trainer
- 2021 Johns Hopkins Student Employee of the Year
- Research assistant for team looking to expand preventative HIV treatment to Medicaid-eligible individuals and the uninsured
- Graduated with a degree in public health and economics; currently pursuing a master’s in public health