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Josh Matheny (born October 16, 2002) is an American competitive
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specializing in
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events. He is a world junior record holder in the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay. He won the gold medal and the national title in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2022 US National Championships. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he won gold medals in the 200 meter breaststroke and 4×100 meter mixed medley relay as well as silver medals in the 100 meter breaststroke and 4×100 meter medley relay. He competes collegiately for
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.


Early life and education

Matheny was born on October 16, 2002."Josh Matheny: Results"
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His parents are Jeffrey and Kristin, who competed collegiately in swimming, and his sisters Abby and Meghan have taken part in competitive swimming as well.Pineda, Caroline (June 30, 2021)
"'A huge accomplishment': Inside Josh Matheny's Olympic trials debut and what it means for his future"
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He started swimming at the age of five. When Matheny was nine years old, Dave Schraven took on the role of coaching him.Serowik, Lauren (May 3, 2021)
"Swimming World Presents – Josh Matheny: Rising Star"
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For high school, Matheny attended and swam scholastically for
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. In October 2019, Matheny committed to swimming for the
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in college. In the autumn of 2021, he started attending
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where also competes as part of the school's swim and dive team.


Career


2014

When Matheny dropped over 30 seconds from his previous best time in the 200 meter breaststroke as an 11-year-old to swim a 2:53.37, ''
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'' named him as one of their "Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming" for the week of July 23, 2014.Lepesant, Anne (July 23, 2014)
"SwimSwam's The Weekly Wonders Of Age Group Swimming – 7/23/2014"
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2019

In the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2019 US National Championships in
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, Matheny broke the boys 15–16 age group National Age Group record with a time of 2:11.02, which lowered the record over two tenths of a second from the 2:11.30
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had set it at.Hart, Torrey (August 1, 2019)
"Joshua Matheny Hits 15-16 National Age Group Record In 200 Breast"
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2019 World Junior Championships

On August 20, the first day of competition at the 2019 World Junior Championships in
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, Matheny broke the National Age Group record for the boys 15–16 age group in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:00.66 that lowered the record set by Michael Andrew in 2015 by two-hundredths of a second.
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(August 20, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
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Race, Retta (August 20, 2019)
"Josh Matheny Overtakes Michael Andrews 100 Breast NAG For 15-16 American Men"
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Later in the day, Matheny broke his own record with a time of 1:00.32 in the semifinals of the 100 meter breaststroke, advancing to the final ranking first overall.
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"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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The next day, August 21, in the final of the 100 meter breaststroke Matheny broke his own record again, swimming a 1:00.17 to win the silver medal in the event only behind
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of
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(August 21, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
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Also on August 21, Matheny split a time of 59.31 seconds on the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 meter mixed medley relay for the United States, helping the relay win the
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and achieve a time of 3:44.84, which established new world junior and
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records in the event.
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"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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Ross, Andy (August 21, 2019)
"Will Grant, Josh Matheny Propel United States to Mixed Medley Relay World Junior Record in Budapest"
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Come the fourth day of competition, Matheny won his first individual gold medal of the competition in the 200 meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:09.40, breaking his own National Age Group record by almost two seconds and setting a new Championships record, which broke the former Championships record set in 2015 by
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of Russia.
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(August 23, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results"
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Ross, Andy (August 23, 2019)
"Lani Pallister, Josh Matheny Set Championship Records on Fourth Night of World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest"
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The sixth and final day of competition, August 25, Matheny swam a personal best time of 27.96 seconds in the final of the 50 meter breaststroke and placed fourth.
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"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
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In his last race of the Championships, Matheny helped the 4×100 meter medley relay finish in a time of 3:33.66 and win the silver medal by swimming his portion of the relay, 100 meters of breaststroke, in 59.55 seconds.
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(August 25, 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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Following his success at the Championships, Matheny verbally committed to swimming collegiately for
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beginning in the fall of 2021.Ross, Andy (October 16, 2019)
"World Juniors Gold Medalist Josh Matheny Sends Huge Verbal to Indiana"
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Matheny's five National Age Group records between the US National Championships and the World Junior Championships earned him the Swammy Award from ''
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'' for the boys 15–16 "Age Group Swimmer of the Year".Lepesant, Anne (December 30, 2019)
"2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15-16"
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2020

At the 2020 Winter Junior National Championships in December, Matheny set a new National Age Group record for the boys 17–18 age group with a time of 1:51.38 in the 200 yard breaststroke, breaking the former record of 1:51.43 set by Reece Whitley in 2017.Keith, Braden (December 10, 2020)
"Josh Matheny Breaks Reece Whitley's National Age Group Record In 200 Breast"
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Additionally, he became the fifth American male swimmer aged 18 years old or younger to swim the event in less than one minute, fifty-two seconds flat, after
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in 2012,
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in 2015, Reece Whitley in 2017, and Daniel Roy in 2018.Ross, Andy (December 10, 2020)
"Josh Matheny Blasts 1:51 200 Breaststroke NAG Record in Pennsylvania"
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For the 2020 year, Matheny was the only male American swimmer in the boys 17–18 age group to set a National Age Group record who was not competing in a collegiate program at the time of setting the record, an accomplishment that earned him the Swammy Award for "Age Group Swimmer of the Year" for the boys 17–18 age group for 2020.Lepesant, Anne (January 3, 2021)
"2020 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17-18"
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2021


2020 US Olympic Trials

In June 2021, Matheny competed at his first US Olympic Trials, the 2020 US Olympic Trials in
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, which were postponed to 2021 due to the
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.Bailey, Eleanor (June 15, 2021)
"Upper St. Clair's Matheny competes in first Olympic Trials"
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He placed fifth in the final of the 100 meter breaststroke on June 14 with a time of 1:00.22."Matheny Places Fifth at the Olympic Trials"
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Love, Michael (June 15, 2021)
"Upper St. Clair's Josh Matheny, Oakland Catholic grad Leah Smith earn top 5 finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials"
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OlympicTalk (June 20, 2021)
"U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials results"
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The day before, on June 13, Matheny swam a personal best time of 1:00.06 in the prelims heats of the 100 meter breaststroke.
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For his other event, the 200 meter breaststroke, Matheny placed 20th in the prelims heats on June 16 with a time of 2:13.88.Woods, David (June 16, 2021)
"Kelly Pash rides Carmel wave, advances with No. 3 time in 200 butterfly"
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He did not make the 2020 US Olympic Team in either of his events. His performances at the Olympic Trials as well as winning multiple state championship titles in high school swimming earlier in his career, earned him the "Male Athlete of the Year" award for the 2021 year from both the ''
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"Male Athlete of the Year – Josh Matheny"
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White, Mike (July 4, 2021)
"Upper St. Clair swimmer Josh Matheny in 2021 Post-Gazette Male Athlete of the Year"
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For the award from the ''
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'', he was the first swimmer to win the accolade in the 42 year history of the award.


Collegiate career beginnings

Matheny started competing collegiately for the
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in the autumn of 2021, where he won the 200 yard breaststroke at one of his first college double dual meets in October, against both the
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and the
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, with a time of 2:00.69.D'Addona, Dan (October 6, 2021)
"Indiana Swimming Sweeps Kentucky, Women Top Indiana State"
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Penland, Spencer (October 7, 2021)
"Bruno Blaskovic Returns To Competition For Indiana With 20.10 50, 44.10 100 FR"
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At the 2021
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Fall Invitational in November, Matheny placed second in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:53.03 and third in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 52.24 seconds.Penland, Spencer (November 20, 2021)
"Ohio State Invite Day 3 Finals Live Recap: Preview Of Big Ten Champs In 100 FR"
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"2021 Ohio State Fall Invitational: Men 100 Yard Breaststroke Finals"
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2022


2022 Big Ten Championships

Swimming the breaststroke leg of the 4×50 yard medley relay in 23.43 seconds on the first day of the 2022 Big Ten Conference Championships in February, Matheny helped achieve a time of 1:22.51 and second-place finish.De George, Matthew (February 23, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships: Ohio State Starts with 200 Medley Record"
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For the 200 yard individual medley the following day, he placed 26th with a time of 1:49.19 in the prelims heats.Hy-Tek (February 24, 2022)
"2022 B1G Men's Swimming & Diving Championship: Meet Results"
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Later in the day, during the evening finals session, he split a 50.76 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 yard medley relay to help achieve a first-place finish in a Championships record time of 3:00.95.Berman, Sarah (February 24, 2022)
"2022 Men's B1G Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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De George, Matthew (February 24, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships: Indiana Medley Relay Goes Record-Setting 3:00.95"
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The third day of the Championships, Matheny swam a 52.13 in the prelims heats of the 100 yard breaststroke to qualify for the final ranking fifth, just 0.11 seconds behind the first-ranked swimmer.Miller, Nicole (February 25, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
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He swam a personal best time of 51.65 seconds in the final to finish in third-place, 0.98 seconds behind first-place finisher Max McHugh.De George, Matthew (February 25, 2022)
"2022 Big Ten Men's Championships, Day 3 Finals: Alex Quach Breaks 45 in 100 Fly"
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"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap"
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The following, and final, day of competition, he qualified for the final of the 200 yard breaststroke ranking second with a time of 1:53.16 in the morning prelims heats.Pelshaw, Anya (February 26, 2022)
"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap"
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In the final of the 200 yard breaststroke, he improved upon his third-place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke this time taking second-place, only behind Max McHugh, with a personal best time of 1:50.65.De George, Matthew (February 26, 2022)
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"2022 Men's Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
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2022 NCAA Championships

On the first day of his first NCAA Championships, the 2022 NCAA Championships in
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in March, Matheny helped achieve a fifteenth-place finish in the 4×50 yard medley relay, swimming the breaststroke portion of the relay in 23.91 seconds.D'Addona, Dan (March 23, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Florida on 200 Medley Relay NCAA Record 'It is Everything to Us'"
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Day three of competition, he placed 29th in the prelims heats of the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 52.56 seconds.Hy-Tek (March 26, 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
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In the evening finals session, he achieved his first podium-finish at a NCAA Championships, helping place second in the 4×100 yard medley relay in 3:00.76 with a split time of 50.93 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay.Rieder, David (March 25, 2022)
"Cal Takes 400 Medley Relay Victory From Early Heat to Propel Bears Into First Place"
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The final day of competition, he placed 32nd in the 200 yard breaststroke with a 1:54.51.


2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in
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in late April, Matheny ranked eighth and qualified for the final of the 200 meter breaststroke with a time of 2:14.41 in the prelims heats on the morning of day two.
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He lowered his time to a 2:11.45 in the final to place sixth.
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The following day, he ranked tenth in the prelims heats of the 50 meter breaststroke, qualifying for the b-final with a time of 28.24 seconds.
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(April 28, 2022)
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In the b-final he placed second, tenth overall, with a time of 28.15 seconds.
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The fourth day, he qualified for the b-final of the 100 meter breaststroke ranking 16th with a 1:02.14.
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(April 29, 2022)
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He won the b-final with a time of 1:00.58.
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(April 29, 2022)
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Three months later, he won the national title in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2022 US National Championships, in
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, with a personal best time of 59.44 seconds.
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(July 29, 2022)
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2023

In a dual meet against the
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in January 2023, Matheny achieved a win in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:59.54."No. 7/12 Hoosiers Handle No. 15/13 Michigan"
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For the 100 yard breaststroke, he placed third with a finals time of 54.82 seconds.Hy-Tek (January 14, 2023)
"IU vs. Michigan - 1/14/2023: Results"
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Starting his sophomore Big Ten Conference Championships on day two of competition, February 23, he helped win the conference title in the 4×100 yard medley relay with a
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pool record of 3:01.53 by swimming the 100 yard breaststroke portion of the relay in 50.77 seconds.Hy-Tek (February 22, 2023)
"Meet Results: B1G Men's Swimming & Diving Championship"
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"Three Hoosiers Strike Gold on Thursday"
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He competed in two individual events on day three, first placing twenty-sixth in the 400 yard individual medley with a 3:53.69, then winning the bronze medal in the 100 yard breaststroke with a personal best time of 51.50 seconds in the final."Indiana Takes Lead at Big Ten Championships"
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Concluding the Championships on day four with the 200 yard breaststroke, he won the silver medal in a time of 1:51.23, finishing 1.03 seconds behind gold medalist Max McHugh, and contributing to an overall team title win for the Indiana Hoosiers.Rieder, David (February 25, 2023)
"2023 Big Ten Men's Championships, Night 4: Brendan Burns Swims Country's Fastest 200 Back and 200 Fly; Indiana Wins Title"
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International championships


Personal best times


Long course meters (50 m pool)


Short course yards (25 yd pool)


World records


World junior records


Long course meters


National age group records


Long course meters

Legend: h – heat; sf – semifinal


Short course yards


Awards and honors

* ''
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'', Male Athlete of the Year: 2021 * ''
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'', Male Athlete of the Year: 2021 * ''
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'' Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year (boys 17–18): 2020 * ''
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'' Swammy Award, Age Group Swimmer of the Year (boys 15–16): 2019 * ''
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'', Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: July 23, 2014


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheny, Josh 2002 births Living people Swimmers from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Pittsburgh American male breaststroke swimmers Indiana Hoosiers men's swimmers