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Voelker, Matt

Hometown: Columbus, OH, USA

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Date of birth: 01/01/1900

Graduation year: 2008

Top times this season

Junior season

Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events ...returning All-American as a member of the 200 medley relay ... aided teammates on the school-record breaking 200 and 400 medley, as well as the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the meet ... a member of the school-record breaking 200 medley relay ... recorded the teamÕs fastest 200 freestyle (1:36.83) time as the lead of the 800 freestyle relay at the Big Ten championships ... placed sixth in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the conference meet ... swam on eight first-place relays and 17 more that scored ... won the 100 freestyle against Cleveland and Iowa ... also finished first in the 50 freestyle against Purdue and Kenyon ... placed second on four occasions ... took seventh and third in the in the 50 and 100 freestyle, respectively, at the Ohio State Invitational ... responsible for the teamÕs second fastest season times in both the 50 and 100 freestyles ... made the schoolÕs all-time Top 5 list in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles ... swam personal best times in all three events ... earned the Carl Wirthwein Most Improved Swimmer of the Year award.

Sophomore season

Recorded two Top 20 finishes at the Big Ten Championships ... improved personal best time during the meet, finishing eighth in the 50 freestyle (20.14) and 20th in the 100 freestyle (45.20) ... member of the fourth-place 400-meter freestyle relay at the 2006 Senior National Championships ... touched the wall 15th in the 50-meter freestyle at the National meet ... recorded nine individual wins between the 50 and 100 freestyle events ... helped win 11 relay races, including the 400 medley relay at the Ohio State Invitational ... a member of the relay team that broke the school record in the 200 medley relay (1:28.40) ... the time earned the relay team a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten championships ... earned the Mike Peppe Award for the coachÕs award.

Freshman season

Set two lifetime best times at the Big Ten meet: 20.32 in the 50 freestyle and 45.25 in the 100 freestyle ... awarded Mike Cochran Award as the most promising freshman ... won 50 freestyle three times against Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State ... scored points for the Buckeyes consistently in dual meets ... scored points for the Buckeyes at Big Ten Championships ... participated heavily on the teamÕs relay teams, contributing to eight first place finishes ... posted the teamÕs season best time in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 20.50 at the conference championships ... swam in the BuckeyeÕs fastest 200 freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:19.83 at the conference meet, the fastest time in Ohio State history ... a member of the fastest 400 freestyle relay team (2:58.50)