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2024-25 St. Bonaventure Men's Swimming and Diving

Sam Matthews

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Silver Springs, N.Y.
  • High School Perry
  • Prev School Geneseo/Binghamton
  • Position Free/Fly
  • Major Sports Administration

Biography

As A Grad Student (2024-25) | Personal Bests
  • Placed fifth in the 50-freestyle with a time of 20.14 at Atlantic 10 Championships
  • Helped the 400-medley relay to a new program record with a time of 3:11.86 at A-10 Championships
  • Member of the 200-medley relay that set a new program record of 1:27.15 at A-10 Championships
  • Placed second in the 100-freestyle and third in the 200-freestyle at Colgate (1/25)
  • Took first in the 50-freestyle and second in the 100-freestyle vs Cleveland State (1/17)
  • Placed third in the 100-freestyle with a time of 44.95 at the Magnus Cup Invitational (11/23)
  • Finished second in the 50-freestyle with a time of 20.70 vs Cornell (11/9)
  • Finished first in the 100-butterfly at Le Moyne (10/19)
  • Placed first in the 50-freestyle vs Niagara (10/5)
  • Victorious in the 50-freestyle at Youngstown State (9/26)
As A Grad Student (2023-24) | Personal Bests
  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree
  • Finished ninth in the 100-freestyle at Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 44.42
  • A time of 20.24 led to a 10th-place finish in the 50-freestyle at A-10 Championships
  • Took 14th in the consolation finals of the 200-freestyle at the championship meet 
  • Was victorious in the 50-freestyle and finished second in the 100-freestyle vs Canisius (1/27) 
  • Placed fifth at the Patriot Invitational in the 100-freestyle with a time of 44.90 (11/16)
  • Finished fourth in the 50-freestyle at Cornell (11/4)
  • Touched the wall first in the 100-freestyle vs Le Moyne 
  • Won the 100-freestyle and placed second in the 200-freestyle at Niagara (10/13)
Prior to St. Bonaventure 
Spent three seasons at SUNY Geneseo... Named SUNYAC Scholar of the Year in 2023... Earned DIII All-American honors in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays... 11x SUNYAC Champion... Set the Geneseo program record in the 100 freestyle.

Personal
Son of Chip and Sarah Matthews... Has one sibling, Porter... Pursuing a masters degree in sports administration at St. Bonaventure... has an MBA from Binghamton University.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Free/Fly
    6'"

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Free/Fly
    6'"