CBS's Big Brother welcomes Deaflympic Swimmer Matt Klotz to Season 25

Matt Klotz is the first hard-of-hearing contestant in the 25 season history of CBS's Big Brother.  The show airs on CBS and is streamed through multiple venues.  The winner takes home $750,000.

Matt, who is from California and lives in Baton Rouge, joined USA Deaf Swimming in 2013 where he competed in the Summer Deaflympics in Bulgaria.  There he claimed 2 gold and a bronze medal. In the 2017 Deaflympics held in Turkey, he continued his wins with 5 medals including 3 gold medals. In 2018 he was awarded the ICSD Deaf Sportsman of the Year by International Committee of Sports for the Deaf; making him the "best" deaf athlete in the World that year. In 2022 Matt competed in the Deaflympics in Brazil where he collected another 14 medals.

Matt holds multiple USA and World Deaf Swimming Records.