Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Knox, Matthew
Matthew Knox
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Springfield
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ill.
Bio
Honors:
2020-21: Reached three finals at the 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Placed 15th in the 500 and 200 freestyle and 19th in the 100 freestyle with a career best time of 45.49.Â
2019-20: Swam a career best in the 500 freestyle (4:27.05) at the season-ending Bulldogs Last Chance Meet to break into the all-time top-10 at Duke ... Reached the finals in the 200 free, placing 24th, at the 2019 NC State GAC Invitational in November.
Prior to Duke: State Finalist in the 400 freestyle relay as a junior ... SPY 13-14 Boys Swimmer of the Year as a freshman ... Reached finals in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at 2019 YMCA Short Course Nationals ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Member of the German Club and served as President during his senior year ... President of National Honor Society ... Ruling Elder for Westminster Presbyterian Church junior and senior year.
Personal: Son of Todd and Judy Knox ... Has one brother (Greg) and one sister (Natalie) ... Sister graduated from Duke in 2017.
Knox Career Bests:
50 Free: 21.51 ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
100 Free: 45.49 ... 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
200 Free: 1:37.03 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2022 ACC Championship
500 Free: 4:25.82Â ... 7th all-time at Duke ... 2022 Tar Heel Last Chance Meet
1,000 Free: 9:34.34 ... 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
1,650 Free: 15:46.60 ... 2022 ACC Championship
Last updated on 6/7/2022
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Reached three finals at the 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Placed 15th in the 500 and 200 freestyle and 19th in the 100 freestyle with a career best time of 45.49.Â
2019-20: Swam a career best in the 500 freestyle (4:27.05) at the season-ending Bulldogs Last Chance Meet to break into the all-time top-10 at Duke ... Reached the finals in the 200 free, placing 24th, at the 2019 NC State GAC Invitational in November.
Prior to Duke: State Finalist in the 400 freestyle relay as a junior ... SPY 13-14 Boys Swimmer of the Year as a freshman ... Reached finals in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at 2019 YMCA Short Course Nationals ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Member of the German Club and served as President during his senior year ... President of National Honor Society ... Ruling Elder for Westminster Presbyterian Church junior and senior year.
Personal: Son of Todd and Judy Knox ... Has one brother (Greg) and one sister (Natalie) ... Sister graduated from Duke in 2017.
Knox Career Bests:
50 Free: 21.51 ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
100 Free: 45.49 ... 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
200 Free: 1:37.03 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2022 ACC Championship
500 Free: 4:25.82Â ... 7th all-time at Duke ... 2022 Tar Heel Last Chance Meet
1,000 Free: 9:34.34 ... 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
1,650 Free: 15:46.60 ... 2022 ACC Championship
Last updated on 6/7/2022
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