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2002 (21 years old)
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Matthew Richards (born 17 December 2002) is a British swimmer. He has won two silver medals in team freestyle relays at the European Championships.
Early life
Matt Richards was born in Worcester to Amanda and Simon Richards. He started swimming when he was five years old at Droitwich Leisure Centre, and joined the Droitwich Dolphins Swimming Club when he was eight, later moving to Worcester Swimming Club aged ten. He played other sports such as rugby and tae kwon do but gave them up to concentrate on swimming. He was a student at Bishop Perowne Church of England College.
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Although born in England, Richards represented Wales as his father was born there. He broke the Welsh records in 100 and 200 metre freestyle. He became the junior champion in 100 m freestyle at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships held in Kazan.
He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary, and won two silver as part of the team in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relays. He was also part of the team that won gold in 4×100 m mixed freestyle, although he swam in the heats and did not swim in the finals.
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