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California Institute of Technology

2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving

Matthew Lappin

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Westminster, Md.
  • Highschool Westminster

Biography

2013-14: Swam the fastest 200 Back (2:14.02) time on the team...Set personal-best marks in the 50 Free (24.76), 100 Back (1:02.16), 200 Back and 100 Fly (1:00.54) at the SCIAC championships on Feb. 21...Recorded career-bests in the 200 Free (2:04.55) against La Verne on Feb. 8 and the 50 Back (27.41) against Cal Lutheran on Jan. 25.

2012-13: Swam a variety of different events ... Best 50 freestyle time came at the SCIAC Championships (25.42) ... Posted a 50 backstroke time of 29.86 in the Beavers team win over Chapman ... Clocked a 2:17.21 in that same meet during the 200 backstroke competition

2011-12: Swam the 50, 100, 200, and 500 yard freestyle in times of 26.35, 1:01.68, 2:14.59, and 5:54.42...Posted times of 29.91, 1:02.67, and 2:35.84...Recorded a time of 31.81 in the 50 yard backstroke...Posted a mark of 2:34.53 in the 200 yard individual medley


High School: 

Graduate of Westminster High School...Member of the swimming team all four years in high school...Was a member of the tennis team his Sophomore year...Broke the 200 yard breaststroke record in high school


Personal:

Member of the Caltech men's water polo team...The Physics major lists his favorite activities as reading, coding, and weight lifting...Flemnig House Vice President...Member of the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club in Pasadena, CA...His most exciting research project is designing a mass spectrometer...Son of Michael and Pat...Has a sister named Beth