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Matt Schlytter Class: Junior Hometown: Ponte Vedra, FL High School: Nease High School Event: Sprint Freestyle

Sophomore: Schlytter had a great showing at the BIG EAST Championships, competing in the 200-medley relay, the 200-free relay, and the 50- and 100- free as well as the 200-free preliminaries. He swam the freestyle leg of the 200-medley relay and had the secondfastest split with a time of 19.60, helping the team to a B-cut and race-winning time of 1:27.86. Schlytter swam the second leg of the 200-free relay and had the fastest split with a time of 19.64, guiding the team to another first-place finish (1:19.69). He added a fifth-place finish in the 50-free with a time of 20.42. Schlytter finished the year as a two-time All-BIG EAST performer.

Freshman: During Matt's freshman season, he provided depth in the spring events, swimming the 50-, 100-, and 200-free and the 100-breast. He finished third in the 50-free against West Virginia with at time of 21.78 and third against Pittsburgh with a time of 21.59.

Prep: Matthew joined the Cardinals from Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. where he swam for Gina Aguilar and for Jason Calanog at the Bolles School Sharks. He was the 2008 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2-A Champion in the 50-freestyle and second in the 100-freestyle. While with the Bolles Sharks, Matt's team placed first at the 2008 Short Course Junior National Championships and the Florida Spring Senior Championships. Some of his honors and awards include three time All-American, State Champion, All- State Team, Florida Times-Union swimmer of the year in 2008, and four time Short Course Junior National Relay Record Holder.

Personal: He is the son of Mark and Kathleen Schlytter. Born November 6, 1990. He plans on majoring in sports administration.