Matt Grevers
Grevers in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Grevers |
Nickname(s) | "Matt," "Dutch," "The Gentle Giant" |
| National team | United States |
| Born | March 26, 1985 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Spouse | Annie Chandler |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, butterfly |
| Club | Patriot Aquatics SC Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics |
| College team | Northwestern University |
| Coach | Lea Maurer (Patriot Aquatics) Bob Groseth (Northwestern) Rick Demont (Tucson Ford) |
Medal record | |
Matthew Grevers (born March 26, 1985) is a former American competition swimmer who competed in the backstroke and freestyle events, and is a six-time Olympic medalist. He has won a total of thirty-three medals in major international competition, fourteen gold, twelve silver, and seven bronze spanning the Olympics, World Championships, and the Universiade. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Grevers won gold medals as a member of the U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley relays, and a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.