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Matthew Walden '24 Recruiting Profile

Oakcrest High SchoolMays Landing, NJMen's Swimming
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Height5'11"
Weight135lbs
Age18
Primary Position100 Breast
Secondary Position100 Free
Dominant HandRight
100 Breast SCM1:17.98
100 Breast SCY1:08.14
100 Free SCY55.71
200 Med Relay (split) SCM34.5
200 Free Relay (split) SCM27.99

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Video of 2023 Highlights2023 Highlights

Personal Statement

I started swimming in the year of 2022, as a result of an injury during my cross country season that prevented me from doing Winter Track. While taking lessons as a child, I was told that I may want to consider swimming competitively, but never really embraced the idea. When I started with the training as a walk-on, having not swam with the school previously, I spoke with the coach after they had already started with practice and conditioning to see if they would allow me to join the team. I was welcomed onto the team, even though they had started a few weeks prior. I quickly found that I enjoyed the teamwork and environment to help me improve week after week. While I may not have as much experience as most other swimmers my age, I developed a burning passion for the sport. I was able to rapidly improve my time across multiple events. A good example of this is in the 100m freestyle,where I improved from a time of about 1:30s when I started to a 1:05s converted (58s 100yd) by the end of the season. I have made great progress for only having swam one season. I expect to bring this passion and commitment to my senior season (2023-2024) as well as any college that I may be fortunate enough to swim for. One of the attributes that I bring to any school, that I am most proud of, is my flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the team in an event so that we are all successful. The school that I swim for will have my commitment to learn, listen, and always perform at my best. All I ask of any school is that you push and challenge me to be the best that I can possibly be.

Athletics

High School Information

  • Years w/ Varsity
  • 1 year
  • 2022 Varsity Team
  • Team Awards
  • Regional 2nd Place, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs

Additional Sports

  • Cross Country
  • 3 years
  • Varsity Team
  • Cape Atlantic League Champions 2023
  • Track
  • 4 years
  • Varsity Team
  • Cape Atlantic League Champions 2021 and 2022

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Academics

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High School Information

StateNew Jersey
Phone(609) 909-2600

Academic Accomplishments

Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Honors World History, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Honors Physics, Honors American Literature, Honors US History 1, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Chemestry, Honors English 3, Honors Biology, Honors Literature and Cinema
Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics
Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
Yes

Awards and Activities

  • AwardsVarsity Scholar Freshman Year, Tri-M Honor Society
  • ActivitiesMarching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band

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