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Matthew Menendez
- Position:
- Free/Fly
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 143
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Land O Lakes, Fla.
- High School:
- Wiregrass Ranch
- Major:
- Geography
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Senior (2017-18)
- Finished 13th in the 500 yard freestyle at the CCSA Championship with a time of 4:40.63
- Had 12 top-10 finishes in 2017-18
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
Junior (2016-17)
- Took 10th in the 1650 free (16:23.72) at CCSA Championships
- Came in 16th in the 1650 free (16:34.85) surpassing his then-lifetime best by more than 16 seconds at George Mason's Patriot Invitational
- Had seven top-five finishes during the regular season including first in the 50 free (22.85) and second in the 100 free (50.65) versus Campbell, third in the 500 free (5:03.49) versus Florida and fifth in the 1000 free (10:19.06) against NJIT and Old Dominion
- Named to the 2016-17 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
- 2016-17 Lifetime Best Times:
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- 200 free - 1:44.63 at CCSA Championships
- 500 free - 4:40.65 at CCSA Championships
- 1000 free - 9:58.27 at CCSA Championships
- 1650 free - 16:23.72 at CCSA Championships
- 50 back - 29.02 vs. Campbell
- 200 fly - 1:56.04 at CCSA Championships
Sophomore (2015-16)
- Ranked 18th in the CCSA in the 500 Free (4:42.38) swam at the Georgia Tech Invitational - set a lifetime best
- Ranked 17th in the CCSA in the 1650 Free (16:50.90) swam at the GA Tech Invitational - set a lifetime best
- Lifetime Best Times:
- 50 Free (22.11) swam at the GA Tech Invitational
- 100 Free (48.33) swam at the GA Tech Invitational
- 200 Free (1:44.98) swam at the GA Tech Invitational
- 1000 Free (10:19.60) swam in the meet against IRSC
- 100 Fly (52.46) swam at the CCSA Championships
- 200 Fly (1:56.84) swam at the CCSA Championships
- 2016 CCSA All-Academic Honoree
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Freshman (2014-15)
- Set a lifetime best in the 100 fly (52.86), 200 free (1:45.48), 500 free (4:44.13) and 50 free (22.47) at the C-USA Championship exhibition meet
- Set a lifetime best in the 1000 free (10:27.16) against Texas A&M
- Earned ninth in the 200 fly at the 24th Annual Speedo Winter Championships
- Claimed sixth in the 200 free (1:52.99) against Marywood and Old Dominion
High School
- Attended Wiregrass Ranch High School and swam for Head Coach Tanner Schmitz
- Named first team all-conference
- Finished 17th in the 200 freestyle and 20th in the 100 butterfly in state qualifiers
Personal
- Majored in geography and is pursuing a master's degree in geosciences
- Son of Manny and Loretta Menendez
- Enjoys playing the guitar, surfing and longboarding
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #6
Monday, March 30
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #5
Monday, March 16
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #4
Friday, February 27
Hometown Team w/ Riley Hersh
Friday, February 13
