2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Anderson, Matthew

Matthew Anderson
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- Indiana
Bio
Career Accolades
SEC Championships
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
Transferred from Indiana
2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
High School
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC Academic First-Year Honor Roll
SEC Championships
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Registered a 16th-place nod in the 1,650 free final with his lifetime-best effort of 15:11.29
- Finished 24th in the 500 free C-Final with a swim of 4:24.27
- Placed 48th in the 200 free with his effort of 1:38.75
- Set a new career-best in the 500 free at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet with a time of 9:12.68
- Posted a personal-best in the 1,000 free (9:12.68) for the second time during the season versus Auburn on Senior Day
- Redshirt
Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Free | 1:38.75 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
500 Free | 4:20.76 | Last Chance Meet | Feb. 29- March 1, 2020 |
1,000 Free | 9:12.68 | Auburn | Jan. 25, 2020 |
1,650 Free | 15:11.29 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
Prior to Florida
Transferred from Indiana
- Placed ninth in the 1,650 Free with a personal best time of 15:07.21 at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished 48th in the 200 Free at the Big Ten Championships with a personal best time of 1:39.64
- Place 30th in the 500 Free at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:25.82
- Recorded a personal best time in the 500 Free with a time of 4:23.50 at the AT&T Winter National Championships
- Set a career best in the 1,000-yard free with a time of 9:24.21 at the Indiana-Texas-Florida meet
2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
- Placed 52nd in the 1,500m Free at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 15:45.38
- Placed 84th in the 400m Free at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 4:00.94
High School
- According to CollegeSwimming.com, Anderson was the No. 13th-ranked recruit out of Texas in 2015
- 2013-2014, 2014-2015 NISCA All-American
- Two-time all-state selection
- Placed second in the 2015 Texas State Championships, recorded a time of 4:28.08 in the 500-yard free
- Helped lead The Woodlands High School team to four Regional Championships.
- Recorded a time of 16:00.83 on his way to a second-place finish in the 1,500m Free at the 2014 NCSA Jr. National Championships
- Two-time Jr. Nationals Qualifier.
2024-25 Season Video
Wednesday, July 02
Men's 400 Medley Relay
Wednesday, April 02
Julian Smith - 100 Breaststroke
Wednesday, April 02
Josh Liendo 100 Butterfly
Wednesday, April 02