The rising fourth-year swimmer won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Matthew Fallon is the first American swimmer in Penn’s program history to qualify for the U.S. national team, and only the fifth men’s student-athlete in program history to qualify for the Olympics.
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In record-breaking fashion, rising fourth-year Matthew Fallon of the men’s swimming and diving team earned a spot in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on Wednesday by placing first the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
Fallon’s winning time of 2:06.54 set a new American record and is the fastest time in the world so far this year. He is the first American swimmer in Penn’s program history to qualify for the U.S. national team, and only the fifth men’s student-athlete in program history to qualify for the Olympics.
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