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2011-12 Men's Swimming and Diving

Matthew McLean

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Simsbury, Conn.
  • Highschool Simsbury

Biography

Harvard Men''s Swimming and Diving
Personal Records
50 Free: 22.42 (Columbia, 11/21/08)
100 Free: 46.59 (ECAC Championships,2/27/09)
200 Free: 1:39.96 (Ivy League Championships, 3/4/10)
500 Free: 4:29.54 (Ivy League Championships, 3/4/10)
1000 Free: 9:20.26 (Ivy League Championships, 3/1/12)
1650 Free: 15:44.23 (Ivy League Championships, 3/1/12)
100 Back: 1:06.60 (Brown, 1/24/09)
200 Back: 2:22.04 (Brown, 1/24/09)
100 Breast: 1:15.87 (Brown, 1/24/09)
200 Breast: 2:41.09 (Brown, 1/24/09)
100 Fy: 51.78 (at HYP, 1/31/09)
200 Fly: 2:11.87 (Brown, 1/24/09)
200 IM: 2:16.43 (Brown, 1/24/09)
400 IM: 4:42.12 (Brown, 1/24/09) 

Senior 2011-12
Captain ... Placed sixth in the 500 free with a time of4:46.45 and finished seventh in the 1,000 free in 9:58.23 againstCornell and Dartmouth Nov. 12 ... Participated in the 1,650-yardfreearyle at the UNC Invitiational Nov. 19 ... Posted a personalrecord time of 15:44.23 in the 1,650 free at the Ivy LeagueChampionships March 1.

Sophomore 2009-10
Placed eighth in the 500 free at Ivy League Championships with atime of 4:30.93 … Also took eighth in the 200 free at IvyChampionships with mark of 1:40.60 … Helped 800 free relayteam to fourth-place finish at Ivy Championships with an NCAAprovisional qualifying time of 6:40.48 … Took 11th in the1,000 free at Ivy Championships … Placed fourth in the 500free at HYP meet with a time of 4:36.00 ... Finished second in the200-yard freestyle in 1:44.37 against Penn Jan. 23. 

Freshman 2008-09
Was fourth in 200 freestyle (1:43.80) in first collegiatemeet against Cornell and Dartmouth ... Swam fourth in 800 freestylerelay (6:40.63) and 10th in 200 freestyle (1:40.41) at GeorgiaInvitational ... Took sixth in 200 freestyle (1:46.66) at ArizonaState ... Swam seventh in 200 freestyle (1:43.97) against Navy ...Was second in 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.51 against Penn ...Placed second in 1000 freestyle (10:02.92) against Brown ... Swam10th in 500 free (1:40.56) at HYP meet ... Took fifth in 200 free(1:40.36) and ninth in 500 free at ECAC Championships with a timeof 4:34.37.

Background
Three-time All-American at Simsbury High ... All-state allfour years and was a three-time MVP at Simsbury ... ConnecticutSwimming Scholar Athlete ... Holds eight school records at Simsbury... National Honors Society President ... Brother, Michael McLean,swam at Stanford ... Sister, Megan McLean, was a swimmer atBowdoin.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09First-Year

    Free/Fly
    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2010-11Junior

    Free/Fly
    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2011-12Senior

    Free/Fly
    6'1" 190 lbs