Matt Targett, Olympic medalist, freestyle and butterfly sprint specialist. The women’s 5k race at the Queensland Open Water Championships saw an unexpected competitor in backstroke world record holder Minna Atherton. Official profile of Olympic athlete Matt TARGETT (born 24 Dec 1985), including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Racing at a private meet, complete with disco lights and a DJ, hosted by Team Elite in San Diego, the 34-year old Targett was one of a number of Olympians to have competed in the event. Then we progress to the more advanced techniques and higher-level critiques.”. Two-time Australian Olympian and seven-time NCAA Champion Matt Targett is working on a comeback to competitive swimming, as evidenced by … In the lead up to these championships, Targett developed a reputation at his club for his intensive strength regime outside the pool. Matthew Stephen Targett (born 24 December 1985) is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer and model. The senior won the 50 freestyle (18.52, NCAA "A" time, NCAA, SEC and meet records), the 100 butterfly (45.02, NCAA "A" time, pool and SEC records) and the 100 freestyle (41.55, NCAA "A" time, meet, SEC, and pool records). Three-time NCAA Champion (200 FR, 400 FR) Some of the things to look for will be the head position on the breakout, and how it doesn’t change from that point. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men), Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships, Matt Targett focused on swimming fast again after a year off from the sport, World Long Course Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Matt_Targett&oldid=5509899, Use Australian English from September 2012, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, BLP articles lacking sources from July 2011, Pages using Infobox sportsperson with module2 parameter, Pages using infobox swimmer with national team parameter, World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. Matt swam a 23 point in the 50 fly at the Charlotte Ultraswim in 2012. In 2012 Targett launched his career as a male model, signing with Melbourne editorial agency Chadwick Models. A for Athlete is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. Matt Targett - Smooth Freestyle More Videos While we love watching great swimmers from above, as you can see here, Matt is so incredibly aggressive with his stroke, there’s not a lot that can be seen. Anthony Ervin, Ricky Berens, Ricky’s Mom and Matt Targett at the Charlotte Ultraswim. Two-time Australian Olympian and seven-time NCAA Champion Matt Targett is working on a comeback to competitive swimming, as evidenced by a 49.12 swim in the 100 short course meters free on Thursday evening in San Diego. Justin Bieber shirtless pictures for I-D Magazine . More and more swimmers kick ass being 35+ years of age. Crediting swimming for its “delayed gratification” aspect, Matt is excited to bestow such a gift on younger swimmers, regardless of talent or skill-level. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. I encourage younger swimmers to come to weekend clinics and soak in the information, but you have to continually take that newly attained knowledge and practice it every day.”. We choose, you get it delivered in your in-box. Matthew Stephen Targett (born 24 December 1985) is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer and model.