Matt Richards (swimmer)

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Matthew Richards is a British swimmer specialising in 100 and 200 metre freestyle, active internationally from 2020. He won the gold medal in the 200 metre freestyle at 2023 World Aquatics Championships, a silver in the 200 m freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Olympic gold in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics and World gold in the same event at the 2023 World Championships.

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'Total domination!' - Team GB retain men's 4x200m freestyle relay gold in style Watch as Team GB's men's 4x200m freestyle relay team of James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott successfully defend their Olympic title at Paris 2024. BBC Sport - Published on July 30, 2024
Richards wins silver with GB team-mate Scott fourth Matt Richards misses out on a stunning gold by two hundredths of a second but takes a thrilling silver in the 200m freestyle in Paris. BBC Sport - Published on July 29, 2024
'So close!' - GB's Richards wins 200m freestyle silver Watch as Great Britain's Matt Richards wins 200m freestyle silver medal - missing out on gold by just 0.02 seconds - on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympics. BBC Sport - Published on July 29, 2024

Richards wins silver for GB in 200m freestyle Matt Richards misses out on a stunning gold by two hundredths of a second but takes a thrilling silver in the 200m freestyle in Paris. BBC Sport - Published on July 29, 2024
GB's Richards and Scott qualify for 200m semi-finals Watch as Great Britain's Duncan Scott and Matt Richards qualify for the semi-finals in the men's 200m freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympics. BBC Sport - Published on July 28, 2024
Richards wins as Dean misses out on Olympic defence Matt Richards wins an epic men's 200m freestyle race at the British Championships but Olympic champion Tom Dean misses out on the chance to defend his title. BBC Sport - Published on April 7, 2024

'Like an Olympic final' - Richards secures Paris spot Current and former world champions Freya Colbert and Matt Richards secure their places at the Paris Olympics by winning British titles in London. BBC Sport - Published on April 4, 2024
GB's Richards and Dean win Worlds gold and silver Matt Richards and Tom Dean win 200m freestyle gold and silver to secure Great Britain's first medals of the World Aquatics Championships in Japan. BBC Sport - Published on July 25, 2023
European Aquatics Championships: Great Britain win mixed 4x100m freestyle relay silver Tom Dean, Matt Richards, Anna Hopkin and Freya Anderson claim silver for Great Britain in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the European Aquatics Championships BBC Sport - Published on August 15, 2022
European Championships: James Wilby gold leads GB medal rush in the pool James Wilby wins gold in the men's 200m breaststroke, Freya Anderson takes silver in the women's 200m freestyle, while Jacob Whittle, Matthew Richards, Tom Dean and Edward Mildred claim bronze in the.. BBC Sport - Published on August 14, 2022