University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
McDonald, Matt
Matt McDonald
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Freestyle/Butterfly
- Hometown:
- Westwood, Mass.
- High School:
- Westwood HS
- Prev School:
- North Carolina State
Bio
Career Notes
2023-24 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... named Hardest Worker at team banquet... Last Chance Meet: won the 100 fly (47.17)... Big Tens: came in ninth in the 100 fly (46.14) and 17th in both the 100 back (46.99) and 100 free (43.80)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: got fifth in the 100 fly (48.43) and ninth in the 100 back (48.58)... Pitt Dual: placed third in the 100 back (49.66) and fourth in the 100 fly (49.52)... Tampa Dual: captured second in the 100 back (50.57) and fourth in the 100 fly (50.14)... Minnesota Invite: finished 13th in the 100 fly (47.76), 17th in the 100 back (48.46) and 22nd in the 100 free (44.73)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: got seventh in the 50 free (21.54)
2022-23 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... named Most Improved at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 19th in the 100 fly (47.81) and 100 back (47.75), and 21st in the 100 free (44.56) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took fifth in the 100 fly (48.54) and 11th in the 100 back (49.64); also part of the 400 free relay that took seventh (3:02.12), and the 200 medley relay (1:30.00) and 200 free relay (1:23.18) that were both eighth ... Minnesota Invite: came in 15th in the 100 fly finals (47.78), 24th in the 100 back finals (48.64), 41st in the 100 free prelims (44.89) and 51st in the 50 free prelims (20.48); also part of the 200 medley relay that came in 14th (1:27.81), the 200 free relay that was 15th (1:20.61) and the 400 free relay that was 17th (2:58.74) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed eighth in the 100 back (52.29); also part of the 200 medley relay that claimed fourth (1:31.89) and the 400 free relay that was fifth (3:11.74) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took second in the 100 back (51.73); also part of the 200 medley relay that took third (1:32.82) and the 400 free relay that swam an exhibition (3:08.91) ... SMU Dual: finished sixth in the 100 fly (51.83); also part of the 200 medley relay that finished third (1:30.08), the 200 free relay that was fifth (1:24.84) and the 400 free relay that was sixth (3:10.49) ... South Dakota Dual: placed sixth in the 100 fly (52.80) and 100 back (54.29), helped the 200 medley relay (1:32.70) to a fourth-place finish and swam the 400 free relay (3:09.89) in an exhibition
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Joined the University of Minnesota roster for the spring semester • won the 50 free (21.01) and 100 free (45.88), and placed second in the 100 back (50.89) and third in the 100 fly (50.59) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • finished 12th in the 50 free (21.45) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue; also helped a 200 free relay to a fifth-place finish (1:20.90), a 200 medley relay to sixth (1:30.01) and a 400 free relay to ninth (3:07.64) • made Minnesota debut by placing 11th in the 50 free (22.05) and 12th in the 100 free (49.00) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped 400 free relay (3:08.20) and 200 medley relay (1:33.78) teams to eighth-place finishes
Prior to Minnesota: Swam at North Carolina State during the 2020-21 season • competed in two meets for the Wolfpack during the regular season • posted fastest 50 freestyle (20.92), 100 freestyle (45.17) and 100 butterfly (49.21) times of the season at the UNC Invite
Prep: Gold medalist in the 50 fly at the New England Senior Championship • posted an eighth-place finish at the 2019 NCSA Junior Championship • semifinalist in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the 2019 East Winter Juniors
- Ranks fourth in team history for the 100 fly (46.14) and seventh in the 100 back (46.99)
- 2025 CSCAA Spring Scholar All American Second Team
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
- Named Hardest Worker at 2024 team banquet
- Named Most Improved at 2023 team banquet
2023-24 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... named Hardest Worker at team banquet... Last Chance Meet: won the 100 fly (47.17)... Big Tens: came in ninth in the 100 fly (46.14) and 17th in both the 100 back (46.99) and 100 free (43.80)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: got fifth in the 100 fly (48.43) and ninth in the 100 back (48.58)... Pitt Dual: placed third in the 100 back (49.66) and fourth in the 100 fly (49.52)... Tampa Dual: captured second in the 100 back (50.57) and fourth in the 100 fly (50.14)... Minnesota Invite: finished 13th in the 100 fly (47.76), 17th in the 100 back (48.46) and 22nd in the 100 free (44.73)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: got seventh in the 50 free (21.54)
2022-23 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... named Most Improved at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 19th in the 100 fly (47.81) and 100 back (47.75), and 21st in the 100 free (44.56) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took fifth in the 100 fly (48.54) and 11th in the 100 back (49.64); also part of the 400 free relay that took seventh (3:02.12), and the 200 medley relay (1:30.00) and 200 free relay (1:23.18) that were both eighth ... Minnesota Invite: came in 15th in the 100 fly finals (47.78), 24th in the 100 back finals (48.64), 41st in the 100 free prelims (44.89) and 51st in the 50 free prelims (20.48); also part of the 200 medley relay that came in 14th (1:27.81), the 200 free relay that was 15th (1:20.61) and the 400 free relay that was 17th (2:58.74) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed eighth in the 100 back (52.29); also part of the 200 medley relay that claimed fourth (1:31.89) and the 400 free relay that was fifth (3:11.74) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took second in the 100 back (51.73); also part of the 200 medley relay that took third (1:32.82) and the 400 free relay that swam an exhibition (3:08.91) ... SMU Dual: finished sixth in the 100 fly (51.83); also part of the 200 medley relay that finished third (1:30.08), the 200 free relay that was fifth (1:24.84) and the 400 free relay that was sixth (3:10.49) ... South Dakota Dual: placed sixth in the 100 fly (52.80) and 100 back (54.29), helped the 200 medley relay (1:32.70) to a fourth-place finish and swam the 400 free relay (3:09.89) in an exhibition
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Joined the University of Minnesota roster for the spring semester • won the 50 free (21.01) and 100 free (45.88), and placed second in the 100 back (50.89) and third in the 100 fly (50.59) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • finished 12th in the 50 free (21.45) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue; also helped a 200 free relay to a fifth-place finish (1:20.90), a 200 medley relay to sixth (1:30.01) and a 400 free relay to ninth (3:07.64) • made Minnesota debut by placing 11th in the 50 free (22.05) and 12th in the 100 free (49.00) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan; also helped 400 free relay (3:08.20) and 200 medley relay (1:33.78) teams to eighth-place finishes
Prior to Minnesota: Swam at North Carolina State during the 2020-21 season • competed in two meets for the Wolfpack during the regular season • posted fastest 50 freestyle (20.92), 100 freestyle (45.17) and 100 butterfly (49.21) times of the season at the UNC Invite
Prep: Gold medalist in the 50 fly at the New England Senior Championship • posted an eighth-place finish at the 2019 NCSA Junior Championship • semifinalist in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the 2019 East Winter Juniors
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