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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 778th most popular swimmer (up from 820th in 2019), the 8,583rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,673rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Matt Richards ranks 778 out of 709. Before him are Kareena Lee, Jesse Puts, Zach Apple, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên, Margaux Fabre, and Leonardo Deplano. After him are Conor Dwyer, Larsen Jensen, Keri-anne Payne, Oliver Klemet, Ben Hockin, and Ryan Held.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2002, Matt Richards ranks 245. Before him are Chiara Pellacani, Defri Juliant, Tunisha Sharma, Abraham Attah, George Bello, and Filip Stevanović. After him are Anastasija Zolotic, Shigeyuki Nakarai, Oliver Klemet, Ruel, Marko Stamenić, and Zaynab Dayibekova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Richards ranks 8,585 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), Rob Hulse (1979), Adam Blythe (1989), Neil Kilkenny (1985), Moe Sbihi (1988), and Sam Meech (1991).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Matt Richards ranks 37. Before him are Luke Greenbank (1997), Andrew Wilson (1993), Ross Murdoch (1994), Kathleen Dawson (1997), Hannah Miley (1989), and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (1995). After him are Michael Jamieson (1988), Freya Anderson (2001), Anna Hopkin (1996), Max Litchfield (1995), Jazmin Carlin (1990), and Molly Renshaw (1996).

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