Swim: Potomac Falls Grad Matt McLean Makes 2013 FINA World Championship U.S. Roster

(July 2, 2013) - Potomac Falls High School grad Matt McLean has qualified for the 2013 FINA World Championship U.S. Roster in the 400 meter freestyle and the 4x200 freestyle men's relay. The Sterling native swam in the trials as a member of the University of Virginia Aquatic club.

McLean qualified in the 400 by finishing second at the Phillips 66 Nationals recently. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London as a member of the 4x200 relay team.

Connor Jaeger won the 400 meters at Nationals with a 3:45.89 while McLean finished runner-up at 3:46.14.

The 15th FINAL World Championships start in Barcelona in 17 days, running from July 19 thru Aug. 4, 2013.

SWIMMER STATS (from U.S. Swimming National Team Bios)

• NAME: MATT MCLEAN
• DOB: MAY 13, 1988
• HOMETOWN: STERLING, VA.
• BIRTHPLACE:

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Qualified for the 2013 FINA World Championships with a second place finish in the 400m free at Phillips 66 Nationals ... Won gold in the 800m free relay at the 2012 Olympic Games in London ... Qualified for the 2012 Olympic team by finishing fifth in the 200m free ... Won gold medals in the 200m free and 800m free relay at the 2011 World University Games ... Finished first in the 400m free and second

in the 200m free at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships

OLYMPICS HISTORY

2012: (p) Gold 4x200 Fr-R

WUGS HISTORY

2011: Gold, 200m FR; Gold, 800m FR-R

OLYMPIC TRIALS HISTORY

2012: 5th, 200m FR, 9th, 400 Fr ... 2008: 9th, 400m FR; 17th, 200m FR; 62nd, 100m FR

U.S. NATIONALS HISTORY

2011: 1st, 400m FR; 2nd, 200m FR

NCAA HISTORY

2011: 1st 500y FR; 4th 1650y FR; 4th 200y FR ... 2008 (Fr): 4th, 500y FR/800y FR-R; 12th, 200y FR

NCAA HISTORY

Won gold in the 500y Fr at the 2011 NCAA Championships

BRIEFLY

2008 ACC Champion in 200 FR in new conference and school record 1:34.54 ... 4th last night in 500 FR

BRIEFLY

First time Duel in the Pool member

FUN FACTS

HIGH SCHOOL

Potomac Falls HS '06

COLLEGE

University of Virginia '11

COLLEGE MAJOR

Sociology

PARENTS

Duncan and Anne ... father is a restauranteur and mother is a teacher

SIBLING(S)

One younger brother, Sam

CHARITIES

Boys and Girls Club Fullerton

TRAINING STATS

Swims 6-15k a day ... 2-4 hours a day ... 6 days a week

2013 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. ROSTER
Women
Name	Event(s)	Hometown	Club
Cammile Adams	200 FL	Cypress, Texas	Aggie Swim Club
Haley Anderson	5K	Granite Bay, Calif.	Trojan Swim Club
Elizabeth Beisel	200/400 IM	Saunderstown, R.I.	Bluefish Swim Club
Karlee Bispo	4x200 FR-R	Modesto, Calif.	Longhorn Aquatics
Rachel Bootsma	50 BK	Eden Prairie, Minn.	California Aquatics
Chelsea Chenault	4x200 FR-R	Walnut Creek, Calif.	Terrapins Swim Tean
Natalie Coughlin	50 FR, 4x100 FR-R	Vallejo, Calif.	California Aquatics
Maya DiRado	200 FL, 400 IM, 4x200 FR-R	Santa Rosa, Calif.	Stanford Swimming
Claire Donahue	100 FL	Lenoir City, Tenn.	Western Kentucky University
Eva Fabian	25K	Keene, N.H.	Greenwood Memorial Swim Club
Missy Franklin	100/200 FR, 50/100/200 BK	Centennial, Colo.	Colorado Stars
Jessica Hardy	50/100 BR	Long Beach, Calif.	Trojan Swim Club
Christine Jennings	10K/25K	Longmont, Colo.	RallySport Aquatic Club
Breeja Larson	50/100/200 BR	Mesa, Ariz.	Aggie Swim Club
Micah Lawrence	200 BR	Pflugerville, Texas	SwimMac Carolina
Katie Ledecky	400/800/1500 FR	Bethesda, Md.	Nation's Capital Swim Club
Caitlin Leverenz	200 IM	Tucson, Ariz.	California Aquatics
Christine Magnuson	50 FLY	Knoxville, Tenn.	Tucson Ford Aquatics
Becca Mann	5K, 10K	Saint Petersburg, Ill.	Clearwater Aquatic Team
Simone Manuel	50 FR, 4x100 FR-R	Sugar Land, Texas	First Colony Swim Team
Jordan Mattern	4x200 FR-R	Aurora, Colo.	Athens Bulldog Swim Club
Elizabeth Pelton	100/200 BK, 4x100 FR-R	Baltimore, Md.	California Aquatics
Megan Romano	4x100 FR-R	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Athens Bulldog Swim Club
Chloe Sutton	400/800/1500 FR	Mission Viejo, Calif.	Mission Viejo Nadadores
Dana Vollmer	50/100 FL	Granbury, Texas	California Aquatics
Shannon Vreeland	100/200 FR, 4x200 FR-R	Overland Park, Kan.	Athens Bulldog Swim Club
Men
Nathan Adrian	50/100 FR	Bremerton, Wash.	California Aquatics
Ricky Berens	4x100 FR-R, 4x200 FR-R	Charlotte, N.C.	Longhorn Aquatics
Tyler Clary	200 FL, 200 BK, 400 IM	Riverside, Calif.	Club Wolverine
Kevin Cordes	50/100/200 BR	Naperville, Ill.	University of Arizona
Conor Dwyer	200 FR, 200 IM	Winnetka, Ill.	North Baltimore Aquatic Club
Anthony Ervin	50 FR, 4x100 FR-R	Valencia, Calif.	California Aquatics
Jimmy Feigen	100 FR	San Antonio, Texas	Longhorn Aquatics
Nic Fink	100 BR	Morristown, N.J.	Athens Bulldogs Swim Club
Andrew Gemmell	5K	Wilmington, Del.	Nation's Capital Swim Club
Eugene Godsoe	50/100 FL	Greensboro, N.C.	Stanford Swimming
Matt Grevers	50/100 BK, 50 FL, 4x100 FR-R	Lake Forest, Ill.	Tucson Ford Aquatics
Charlie Houchin	4x200 FR-R	Raleigh, N.C	IX3 Sports
Connor Jaeger	400/800/1500 FR	Fair Haven, N.J.	University of Michigan
BJ Johnson	200 BR	Seattle, Wash.	Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics
Chase Kalisz	400 IM	Bel Air, Md.	North Baltimore Aquatic Club
Michael Klueh	4x200 FR-R	Evansville, Ind.	Club Wolverine
Ryan Lochte	200 FR, 200 BK, 200 IM, 100 FL, 4x100 FR-R	Daytona Beach, Fla.	Gator Swim Club
Tom Luchsinger	200 FL	Mt. Sinai, N.Y.	Three Village Swim Club/UNC
Michael McBroom	800/1500 FR	The Woodlands, Texas	The Woodlands Swim Team
Matt McLean	400 FR, 4x200 FR-R	Sterling, Va.	University of Virginia Aquatic
Alex Meyer	10K, 25K	Ithaca, N.Y.	Crimson Aquatics
David Plummer	50/100 BK	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Minnetonka Swim Club
Sean Ryan	5K, 10K	Chattanooga, Tenn.	Club Wolverine
Kevin Steel	50 BR	Mooretown, N.J.	Tucson Ford Aquatics
Jordan Wilimovsky	25K	Malibu, Calif.	Team Santa Monica
Head Men’s Coach: Bob Bowman Assistant Men’s Coaches: Mike Bottom, Bruce Gemmell, Eric Hansen Head Women’s Coach: Dave Salo Assistant Women’s Coaches: Steve Bultman, Teri McKeever, Todd Schmitz Head Open Water Coach: Catherine Vogt Assistant Open Water Coach: Grant Holicky