CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Competition |
50 Free | 21.51 | 2/22/18 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Free | 46.93 | 11/19/17 | Ohio State Invitational |
200 Free | 1:38.36 | 2/23/18 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Fly | 50.65 | 11/18/17 | Ohio State Invitational |
200 Fly | 1:51.49 | 2/24/18 | Big Ten Championships |
2017-18 (Freshman Year)
· Swam season-best times in the 50 free (21.51), 200 free (1:38.36) and 200 fly (1:51.49) at the Big Ten Championships.
· Placed second in the 200 fly (1:53.94) against Villanova (2/2).
High School
· Four-year letterwinner swimming freestyle and butterfly at Dominion High School.
· Two-time state champion in the 200 freestyle and state champion in the 100 free as a senior.
· Drew all-state and All-Loudoun County honors.
· Named to 2016-17 winter All-Met second team.
· Set school records in the 200 free (1:39.79), 100 free (45.97), 100 butterfly (50.57), 200 fly (1:50.99) and 200 IM (1:53.48).
· Team MVP all four years.
· Two-year team captain.
· Swam for coach Jim Rumbaugh at SNOW Swimming.
· Competed in 2016 Junior Nationals and 2016 and 2017 NCSAs.
Personal
· Full name is Matthew Ray Popovich.
· Born February 17, 1999 in Orlando, Florida.
· Parents are John and Karen Popovich.
· Has a younger sister, Kylee.
· Intends to major in kinesiology.