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2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

Matthew Garza

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Midlothian, TX
  • Highschool Mansfield Timberview

Biography

2019-20:
- Placed 32nd overall (1:08.57.8), and fifth among DIII swimmers, at the CSCAA Open Water National Championship
- Finished sixth in 800 Free Relay at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Took third in 200 Fly at Bucknell
 
2018-19:
- Won 400 Medley Relay (3:30.65) and placed third in 200 Fly at Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational
 
2017-18:
- Took second in 200 Fly at Carnegie Mellon
- Won 400 Medley Relay (3:26.88) and placed second in 400 Free Relay at Nike Invitational

2016-17:
- Made collegiate debut at Georgetown
- Placed third in 200 Medley Relay versus Loyola
- Took third in 200 Medley Relay versus Drexel
- Finished third in 500 Free in win over Franklin & Marshall
- Placed third in 400 Medley Relay; second in C Final of 200 IM, third in C Final of 100 Fly, second in B Final of 200 Fly at Carolina Nike Invite

Personal:
- Matthew Garza  
- Son of David and Teresa Garza  
- Father ran cross country at Northwood University  
- Holds school records in 100 Fly, 200 IM, 100 Breast and 200 Medley Relay  
- Four-time Outstanding Swimmer of the Year  
- Named Outstanding Newcomer of the Year as a freshman  
- Four-time district champion in 200 IM and three-time district champion in 100 Fly  
- District runner-up in 100 Fly and regional champion in 200 IM as a junior  
- Regional runner-up in 100 Fly as a junior and senior  
- Team captain as a junior and senior  
- Placed 5th at state championship in 100 Fly as a senior  
- Scholastic All-American and first team all-state as a senior  
- Also ran cross country and captained the team  
- Four-time regional qualifier and was the district runner-up  
- Named Outstanding Cross Country Athlete of the Year  
- Swam eight years with the Mansfield Aquatic Club
- Member of Senior Elite team  
- Futures Swimmer  
- Conducting research with the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health  
- Works in research lab focusing on regeneratice medicine and tissue engineering
- Dean’s List student majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in women, gender & sexuality
 

Career Top Times
50 Free 22.19 11-02-18 Thomas Murphy Invitational
100 Free 48.55 01-27-18 Blue Jay Invitational
200 Free 1:43.77 12-01-18 Bruno Invitational
500 Free 4:43.57 12-06-19 Big Al Open
1000 Free 10:15.58 11-23-19 NYU
100 Fly 50.99  02-04-17 Nike Invitational
200 Fly 1:52.07 02-04-18 Nike Invitational
200 IM 1:55.84  02-05-17 Nike Invitational
400 IM 4:14.95    12-02-16 TPSC Invitational

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'10" 170 lbs