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Matt Richards

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Matthew Richards (born 17 December 2002) is a British swimmer specialising in 100 and 200 metre freestyle, active internationally from 2020. He won the gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle at 2023 World Aquatics Championships, a silver in the 200 m freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics and World gold in the same event at the 2023 World Championships. Richards swam the third leg of the gold-medal winning Great Britain 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first British team to win the event since 1908. Previously, he had won two silver medals in team freestyle relays at the European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Richards is the 818th most popular swimmer (up from 820th in 2019), the 8,694th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,671st in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Matt Richards ranks 817 out of 709. Before him are Zach Apple, Rachel Bootsma, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên, Margaux Fabre, and Leonardo Deplano. After him are Conor Dwyer, Larsen Jensen, Keri-anne Payne, Oliver Klemet, Shannon Vreeland, Ben Hockin, and Ryan Held.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2002, Matt Richards ranks 381. Before him are Defri Juliant, Tunisha Sharma, Abraham Attah, Berkim Tümer, George Bello, and Filip Stevanović. After him are Anastasija Zolotic, Shigeyuki Nakarai, Oliver Klemet, Jaden Philogene, Zhao Jie, and Charlie Cresswell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Richards ranks 8,696 out of 8,785. Before him are Jamie Ward (1986), Oliver Norwood (1991), Fitz Hall (1980), Craig Eastmond (1990), Alex Danson (1985), and Crista Cullen (1985). After him are Jodie Williams (1993), Alfie Whiteman (1998), Rob Hulse (1979), Ben Turner (1988), Adam Blythe (1989), and Neil Kilkenny (1985).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Matt Richards ranks 40. Before him are Andrew Wilson (1993), Ross Murdoch (1994), Chris Walker-Hebborn (1990), Kathleen Dawson (1997), Hannah Miley (1989), and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (1995). After him are Stephen Milne (1994), Michael Jamieson (1988), Freya Anderson (2001), Anna Hopkin (1996), Max Litchfield (1995), and Jazmin Carlin (1990).

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