Matt Stanley - World University Games

The news below, about Matt Stanley's achievements at the World University Games, is copied from the Swim Waikato Website

Day 5 Wrap-up

Also through to the finals is outstanding teenage talent Matt Stanley (HPC Matamata), who was fourth fastest in heats of the 200m freestyle. Stanley, part of Swimming New Zealand’s 2016 Podium Pathway squad, swum 1:49.71. It was his second time under the 1:50 barrier, after making the breakthrough at the world championships. He was sixth in the final of the 400m freestyle yesterday.

Day 6 Wrap-up

Teenage talent Matthew Stanley was a fingertip away from a medal in the final of the 200m freestyle, finishing fourth by 1/10^th of a second.

The SNZ High Performance Centre swimmer, coached by Scott Talbot, swam aggressively over the back half of the race to move through from sixth to be out-touched for the bronze, clocking 1:49.16. It was his fourth time under the 1:50 barrier, all recorded in this China campaign at Shanghai and Shenzhen.