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2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster

Matthan-Matthew Martir

  • Position Free/Fly
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Severn, MD
  • Highschool Old Mill

Biography

At Rider:
Human Resource Management major with a Business of Sports minor…as a junior, won MAAC gold in the 50 free (20.18), took MAAC gold in a conference record time of 48.50 in the 100 fly and was third in the 100 free (45.03) at the 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships as Rider won its fifth straight team title…was part of the winning 200 free relay (1:20.75), 200 medley relay (1:29.13), 400 free relay (2:59.56) and 400 medley relay (3:17.72) at MAACs with all four setting conference records…won the 100 fly (48.34) and placed second in the 50 free (20.42) at the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships as Rider placed third as a team…MAAC performer of the week November 10-16 winning the 50 free in a Coppola Pool record time of 20.97 and he won the 100 free (46.54), the 100 butterfly (51.00) and swam on the pool-record breaking 200 medley relay (1:33.29) as the Broncs defeated MAAC-rival Marist…as a sophomore finished second in the 50 free (20.66) at the 2015 MAAC Championships and was third in both the 100 free (46.07) and 100 fly (50.28) as Rider won its fourth team title in a row…at the 2015 ECAC Championships, placed fifth in the 100 butterfly with a Rider record time of 49.42...helped set a Rider record in the 200 medley relay (1:30.24) and was part of the MAAC and Rider record setting 200 free relay (1:21.40) that won conference gold...as a Rider rookie, was a MAAC silver medal winner in the 200 free (1:23.14), 400 free (3:02.85) and won a bronze medal in the 100 fly (50.42) as Rider won the team championship in 2014…was also part of two gold medal relays at MAACs, the 200 medley (1:31.88) and 400 medley (3:21.76)…swam a 50 free time of 20.93 at MAACs…two-time MAAC Male Performer of the Week as a Rider rookie.

At Old Mill High School:
Lettered in swimming in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly…team captain as a senior…Maryland Capital Gazette 2013 Anne Arundel County Swimmer of the Year…Dennis ‘Dezil’ Zilinski Award winner in recognition of perseverance, integrity and commitment…Winter All-Metro honorable mention by the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun…regional winner and record holder in the 50 free and 100 fly…All-County champion in the 100 free, 200 IM and 200 free relay and current 100 free County record holder (47.74)…at the Maryland Short Course Swimming Championships as a senior, won the 50 free and was part of the winning 400 medley relay and was second (400 free relay), third (100 free), fourth (100 fly) and sixth (100 back)…four-year academic honor roll honoree…personal: son of Jovey and Maria Martir…also swims for the Naval Academy Aquatic Club, breaking the club record in the 400 free (3:07.95) and medley (3:26.55) relays…also holds the club record in the 100 fly…at the 2012 Maryland Long Course Swimming Championships, was second (50 free), third (400 free relay), fourth (100 free) and sixth (100 fly)...National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Junior National Qualifier in the 50 and 100 free and 50 and 100 fly…also runs 5k and 10k races and placed second in the Knights of Columbus 10k (ages 16-19) in September, 2012.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 155 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 155 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 155 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 155 lbs