Matt Fallon Joins the USA Swimming National Team
USA Swimming has announced its 2021 National Roster, and Matt Fallon has been selected to join this elite group of athletes!
Included in the 2021-22 U.S. National Team are:
- 60 Olympians
- 57 clubs represented
- 51 athletes who competed for the U.S. at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
- 34 first-time U.S. National Team members
- 32 universities represented
- 29 states represented
- 15 athletes from the 2020-2021 U.S. National Junior Team
“We are looking forward to starting the Paris 2024 Quad with such a strong mix of National Team veterans and rookies,” USA Swimming Managing Director of the National Team Lindsay Mintenko said. “We hope to build on our Olympic success in Tokyo and to shift our focus to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in less than three years.”
The six athletes with the fastest times in each individual Olympic event (from the combined results of all USA Swimming or FINA sanctioned competitions) are named to the roster, and Matt made the team with his 2:08.91 swim in the 200 BR at the US 2020 Olympic Wave II Trials this summer.
Matt joins decorated athletes such as Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian, and Allison Schmitt on the roster.
Congratulations Matt!
Click here to view Matt's bio on the USA National Swim Team page, and click here to view the full roster.
