| Matt Belecanech |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Moorestown, N.J.
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| High School:
St. Joseph's Prep
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| Height:
6-0
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| Position:
Free
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| Experience:
2L
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- 2012 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 free: 44.93/50.99
200 free: 1:36.05/1:50.95
500 free (SCY): 4:22.21
400 free (LCM): 3:58.87
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 97th in the 400m freestyle (4:04.29) and 108th in the 200m freestyle (1:54.00)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
• Placed third at the American Short Course with his best time of the year in the 200 freestyle at 1:36.64
• Finished fourth in the 200 freestyle in the dual meet with Georgia (1:40.70)
• Ended up 13th in the 500 freestyle at the Big 12 Championships with a season best time of 4:28.77
• Against Auburn he finished second in the 200 butterfly (1:50.20) while he was eighth against Arizona (1:53.25)
• He swam a 1:49.78 in the 200 butterfly to place 20th at the Texas Invitational
• The third leg on the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team against Arizona (3:06.01)
• Member of the 800 freestyle relay group that claimed fifth place at the Texas Invitational (6:37.53)
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
• Took fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:52.08), seventh in the 500 freestyle (4:32.61) and 11th in the 200 freestyle (1:41.66) against Arizona and SMU
• Placed eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:43.50) and the 500 freestyle (4:46.39) at Georgia
• Took fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:34.23) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:41.11) at Auburn
• Placed third in the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:32.40), sixth in the 200 butterfly consolation final (1:52.26), took eighth in the 200 freestyle "C" final (1:40.58) and placed 16th in the 200 backstroke prelims (1:53.96) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed 12th in the 200 freestyle (1:43.06) and completed a 100 freestyle exhibition (47.32) against Indiana and Michigan
BEFORE TEXAS
• 2010 Pennsylvania state champion, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle
• Member of the 2009 U.S. Youth National Team
• Member of the 2009 NCSA Junior National Team
• Pennsylvania state record holder, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle
PERSONAL
Born July 21, 1992 in Rome, N.Y. ... son of George and Dianne Belecanech ... brother, Ryan, swam four years at The University of Notre Dame ... has two additional siblings: twins Lauren and Nicholas (14) ... major is economics.
