2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving

Matt Slabe

  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Liberty Township, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Xavier High School

Biography

Collegiate Bests:
200-yard freestyle: 1:38.70
500-yard freestyle: 4:27.77
1000-yard freestyle: 9:17.79
1650-yard freestyle: 15:39.84
 
2019-20: Team captain… Finished fourth in the 200 freestyle at the ECAC Championship… Part of three freestyle relays (200, 400, 800) that finished in the top three at ECAC’s.
 
2018-2019: Won the 500 freestyle vs. MIT… Finished third in the 200 freestyle vs. Seton Hall.
 
2017-18: Finished 18th in the 1000 and 1650 freestyles and was 23rd in the 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championship… Won the 500 freestyle vs. Southern Connecticut.
 
2016-17: Placed 13th in the 1000 freestyle, 15th in the 500 free and 16th in the 200 free at the Ivy League Championship.
 
Before Yale:  Three-time Ohio High School Relay State Champion… Four-time YMCA National Relay Champion… Participated in four Ohio High School Team State Championships… Member of 2015 NISCA National Champion Team… YMCA National Record Holder in 800 Free Relay… Three-time Cincinnati Enquirer All-City First Team…  NISCA All-American… Summer and Winter Junior National Qualifier.
 
Personal:  Both parents swam in college at BGSU… Older sister swam at UNC.
 
Why Yale: “I am honored to have the chance to swim with such a close-knit and fast team while also having the opportunity of obtaining a world-class education.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Freestyle
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Freestyle
  • 2018-19Junior

    Freestyle
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle