Matthew Stanley
New Zealand swimmer
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| Born | (1992-01-15) January 15, 1992 (age 32) Matamata, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Stanley (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand swimmer.[1] His home town is Matamata, where he started swimming at the local swimming club at the age of seven.[2]
In 2011, he competed in the Universiade, winning a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 15th place in the heats, failing to reach the final.
At the 2012 World Short Course Swimming Championships Stanley finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle but the third-placed finisher, Mads Glæsner, was subsequently disqualified after a doping infringement and Stanley was promoted to the bronze medal position.[4] He also finished in 6th in the 200 m freestyle.[5]
He broke Danyon Loader's 200 and 400 m freestyle records in the 50 m pool.[6] As of 2024, he also holds the New Zealand men's 200 m freestyle and 200 m backstroke records in the 25 m pool.[7] He was also part of the team that holds the New Zealand men's 4 x 200 m relay record.[7]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he swam in the 200 m and 400 m individual freestyle, and the 4 x 100 m, the 4 x 200 m freestyle relays and 4 x 100 m medley relays.[6][8]
He competed at the 2015 FINA World Championships.[7]
Following an ankle injury, he competed at the 2016 Olympics.
After a dead heat with Matthew Hutchins at the 2017 New Zealand National Championships, he qualified for the 2017 FINA World Championships.[6]
References
- ^ "Matthew Stanley". London 2012. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Matamata College Alumni - Matthew Stanley". www.matamatacollege.school.nz. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Matthew STANLEY | Medals | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Kiwi claims bronze after drugs failure". stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Stanley sixth at swimming world champs". NZ Herald. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Matthew Stanley". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Matthew STANLEY | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Matthew Stanley Profile". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014.
External links
- Matthew Stanley at World Aquatics
- Matthew Stanley at Swimrankings.net
- Matthew Stanley at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Matthew Stanley at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Matt Stanley at Olympics.com
- Matt Stanley at Olympedia
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