Matthew Sates (born 28 July 2003) is a South African

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. He is the African record holder in the

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200 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle, and 200 metre individual medley as well as the South African record holder in the 400 metre individual medley. He is the 2022 World Short Course champion in the

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and bronze medalist in the 400 metre individual medley. At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships, he won the NCAA title in the 500 yard freestyle. For the

2021 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of four three-day meets in four different cities in October 2021. This edition was held in the short course (25-meter pool) format. Meets The 2021 World Cup consisted of the following four meets. Wor ...

, he was the overall male winner, earning a total of 18 medals, including 13 gold medals.

Background and details

Sates was born on 28 July 2003 and lives in

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in South Africa with his mother and sister. He reportedly became a swimmer at a young age when he followed his older brother Tim into swimming. He has said of the sport, "Swimming has just always been a part of me." He attended St. Charles College in Pietermaritzburg. He trains by Wayne Riddin at Seals Swimming Club in

and verbally committed to entering the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

in 2022 to train under Neil Versfeld, a renowned South African

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swimmer and coach. Competing for the

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during the 2021–2022 collegiate season, he won the NCAA title in the 500 yard freestyle in March 2022 before permanently relocating back to South Africa in April 2022 and becoming a

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swimmer.Isaacson, David (14 April 2022)
"SA swim star Sates quits American university to turn professional"
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''. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

Career

2019 World Junior Championships

At the

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, held at

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, Sates placed tenth in the 4×100 metre medley relay, 20th in the 200 metre individual medley with a 2:05.01, 29th in the 100 metre butterfly in 55.23 seconds, 37th in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:21.55, 40th in the 100 metre breaststroke with a 1:04.42, and 46th in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 30.43 seconds.

FINA FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

(25 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

2021

2020 Summer Olympics

At the 2021 South African Grand Prix in

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in May 2021, Sates achieved Olympic Games cuts for the 200 metre individual medley, 1:57.60 in the prelims heats, and 100 metre butterfly, 51.83 seconds in a time trial.Pecoraro, Nick (29 May 2021)
"17-Year-Old South African Matt Sates Swims 1:57.60 IM/51.83 FL In Durban"
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''. Retrieved 6 April 2022. He competed in two events at the

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. He qualified to compete in the Olympics (delayed until July 2021 due to the

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) in May 2021 and was called "the next

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" in the

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leading up to the start of competition. At the 2020 Olympic Games, Sates finished 14th in the

, just two places behind

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of the

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, and 32nd in the 100 metre butterfly.

;

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(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

2021 Swimming World Cup

In the

, which consisted of four competitions across two continents in October 2021 and was conducted in

metres, Sates was the overall highest-scoring male competitor with a total of 227 points across all four stops that earned him $140,000 of prize money.Kamardina, Olga (30 October 2021)
"Sates and McKeon topped overall ranking"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.Dornan, Ben (31 October 2021)
"McKeon, Sates, Toussaint, Shields Earn Over $100K From FINA 2021 World Cup"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. He also earned the most medals amongst all competitors, male or female, with a total of eighteen medals, which included thirteen gold medals, four silver medals, and one bronze medal.Takata, Daniel (1 November 2021)
"The Swimmers With The Most Medals At The 2021 FINA World Cup"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. Sates set his first world junior record of the World Cup circuit at the first stop, in

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, with a time of 1:51.45 in the 200 metre individual medley on 2 October.

(2 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.De George, Matthew (2 October 2021)
"Matthew Sates Destroys 200 IM World Junior Record at FINA World Cup"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. His swim also moved him to the eighth fastest swimmer in the event in history, just two spots and 31-hundredths of a second behind

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of the

.Dornan, Ben (2 October 2021)
"Matt Sates Hits SC 200 IM World Junior Record As 8th Fastest Man In History"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. The next day, Sates set his second world junior record of the World Cup circuit with a time of 1:40.65 in the 200 metre freestyle, where he won the gold medal and finished less than two-tenths of a second ahead of the silver medalist in the event

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(3 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Berlin (GER): Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.Byrnes, Liz (3 October 2021)
"Matthew Sates Sets WJR And African Mark Over 200 Free At World Cup Stop In Berlin"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.Race, Retta (4 October 2021)
"Watch 18-Yr-Old Matt Sates Rock 1:40.65 SCM 200 Free World Junior Record"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. These first two world junior records earned Sates the number two spot on ''

s "The Week That Was" honour for the week of 4 October 2021.Rieder, David (4 October 2021)
"The Week That Was: DC Trident Dominates ISL Play-In Match; Matt Sates Takes Down World Junior Records"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. Four days later, on 7 October, at the second stop of the World Cup, held in

, Sates set his third world junior record, this time in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:37.92.

(7 October 2021)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021.Sutherland, James (7 October 2021)
"Matt Sates Scorches 3:37.92 For New World Junior Record In 400 Free (SCM)"
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''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. Sates winning multiple medals, setting multiple world junior records, and winning the overall male title was ranked as the number one moment from the 2021 Swimming World Cup by

."Swimming World Cup: Top 10 Moments"
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''. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Sates entered to compete in five individual events, the 200 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle, 100 metre individual medley, 200 metre individual medley, and 400 metre individual medley, for the 2021 World Short Course Championships at

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."2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Athlete Entries"
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''. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.Race, Retta (10 December 2021)
"Entry Lists Published For 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 10 December 2021. Two days before the start of the competition, Sates was announced as withdrawing from the championships due to travel restrictions making it hard for him to leave the country of South Africa due to a surge in a new variant of

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.Keith, Braden (14 December 2021)
"Schoenmaker, Matt Sates Out Of World SC Championships Amid Omicron Surge"
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''. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

2022

On 21 January 2022, Sates arrived in

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in the

to start competing collegiately as part of the

at the

with his first competition appearance scheduled for 29 January 2022.Keith, Braden (21 January 2022)
"Matt Sates Is Expected to Make His Georgia Debut on 29 January Against Emory"
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''. Retrieved 21 January 2022. In his first collegiate competition, a dual meet against

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on 29 January, Sates won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:33.89."Georgia Sweeps Emory on Senior Day"
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''. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022. He also swam a 4:31.29 in the 500 yard freestyle and a 1:49.23 in the 200 yard individual medley swimming exhibition.Penland, Spencer (29 January 2022)
"World Junior Record Holder Matt Sates Posts 1:33.89 200 Free In UGA Debut"
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''. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

2022 Southeastern Conference Championships

In his first collegiate conference championships, the 2022

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, SEC, Championships in February 2022, Sates swam a 1:31.82 for the lead-off leg of the 4×200 yard freestyle relay to help take second-place in 6:09.32 on day one.De George, Matthew (15 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Alabama Women, Florida Men Set Relay Marks"
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''. Retrieved 15 February 2022.Dornan, Ben (15 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 15 February 2022. His time of 1:31.82 ranked Sates as the fifth-fastest male freshman in the 200 yard freestyle in the history of the

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, behind

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, Cameron Craig, and

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.Keith, Braden (16 February 2022)
"Matthew Sates Shows No Trouble Adapting In First 2 SEC Championship Swims"
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''. Retrieved 16 February 2022. In the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle on day two, Sates lowered his personal best time in the event by approximately 17 seconds to a 4:13.65 to rank third overall heading into the final.Hamann, Michael (16 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 16 February 2022. For the final of the 500 yard freestyle, Sates set a new pool record in a time of 4:09.06 and placed first, finishing over one second ahead of second-place finisher

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.De George, Matthew (16 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Night 2 Finals: Florida Goes 3-for-3 in Relays"
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''. Retrieved 16 February 2022. He qualified ranking first for the final of the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:32.59 in the prelims heats on day three.Hamann, Michael (17 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 17 February 2022. In the final, he won with a time of 1:31.16, breaking the pool record of 1:31.65 set in 2013 and finishing 0.23 seconds ahead of second-place finisher

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.De George, Matthew (17 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 3 Finals: Kieran Smith Captures 400 IM"
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''. Retrieved 17 February 2022. On Day four of competition, Sates ranked third in the prelims heat of the 200 yard butterfly, qualifying for the final with a time of 1:41.91, which was 1.83 seconds behind first-ranked

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.Hamann, Michael (18 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 4 Prelim Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 18 February 2022. In the final, he placed second with a 1:39.88, this time finishing 0.88 seconds behind Luca Urlando.Dornan, Ben (18 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 18 February 2022.De George, Matthew (18 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 4 Finals: Luca Urlando Throws Down 1:39 200 Fly"
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''. Retrieved 18 February 2022. For the 4×100 yard medley relay later in the session, Sates and Luca Urlando were part of the same relay team, with Sates splitting a 46.03 for the butterfly leg of the relay to help finish fourth in 3:04.76. On the fifth and final day, he led off the 4×100 yard freestyle relay in 42.71 to help achieve a time of 2:50.65 and a fourth-place finish.De George, Matthew (19 February 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 5: Trey Freeman Delivers Epic Mile Win"
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''. Retrieved 19 February 2022. Following his performances at the SEC Championships, Sates swam the 400 yard individual medley in 3:41.85 and the 200 yard individual medley in 1:44.83 at the 2022 Bulldog Last Chance Meet in an attempt to see if he could qualify for the 2022 NCAA Championships in the events.Keith, Braden (26 February 2022)
"Matt Sates SwimS 3:41 In First 400Y IM; Many NCAA Cuts At Georgia Last Change"
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''. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

2022 NCAA Championships

On day one of the 2022 NCAA Championships in March, Sates opened the 4×200 yard freestyle with a 1:30.78 for the lead-off leg, helping achieve a final mark of 6:05.59 and a second-place finish.Rieder, David (23 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Dominates 800 Free Relay for New American, NCAA Record"
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''. Retrieved 23 March 2022. The morning of day two, he ranked first in the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:08.73, qualifying for the evening final.D'Addona, Dan (24 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Matthew Sates Crushes 4:08 in 500 Freestyle Prelims"
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''. Retrieved 24 March 2022. He swam a 4:06.61 in the final, winning the event and setting new

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and pool records.D'Addona, Dan (24 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Matthew Sates Uses Late Surge to Win 500 Freestyle in Meet Record"
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''. Retrieved 24 March 2022.Lepesant, Anne (24 March 2022)
"Georgia Freshman Matthew Sates Downs NCAA Meet Record In 500 Free With 4:06.61"
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''. Retrieved 24 March 2022."Freshmen Sates, Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs"
''

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''. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022."Georgia's Matthew Sates, Arizona State's Leon Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs"
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''. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022. On the third day, he advanced to the final of the 200 yard freestyle, ranking second behind Drew Kibler with a time of 1:31.11 from the prelims heats.Hamann, Michael (25 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Day 3 Prelim Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 25 March 2022.Rieder, David (25 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Edges Matt Sates in 200 Free Prelims; 1:32.00 for Eighth"
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''. Retrieved 25 March 2022. In the final, he won his second individual medal of the Championships, finishing third with a personal best time of 1:30.72.Lohn, John (25 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Lights Up Back Half to Claim 200 Freestyle Crown"
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''. Retrieved 25 March 2022. For his second final of the session, he swam the 100 yard butterfly portion of the 4×100 yard medley relay in 46.39 seconds, contributing to a final time of 3:03.92 and a twelfth-place finish.Hy-Tek (26 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved 26 March 2022. On the fourth and final day, he swam a 1:43.34 and placed 29th in the 200 yard butterfly. Concluding his first NCAA Championships, Sates swam a 42.90 for the third leg of the 4×100 yard freestyle relay to help place eleventh in a combined time of 2:48.81.

2022 South Africa Championships

At the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships in

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in April, Sates qualified for the final of the 400 metre freestyle on day one with a time of 3:54.94 in the prelims heats.Hamann, Michael (6 April 2022)
"South African Champs Day 1 Prelims: Van Niekerk Blasts World-Leading 50 Breast"
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''. Retrieved 6 April 2022. In the evening finals session, he won the gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle with a 3:49.37 and the bronze medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 24.28 seconds. SwimSA TV (5 April 2022)
"SA National Swimming Championships 2022"
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''. Retrieved 6 April 2022.Race, Retta (6 April 2022)
"Van Niekerk, Canny, Coetze Qualify For Budapest World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 6 April 2022. On day two, he swam a 1:47.09 in the prelims heats of the 200 metre freestyle to qualify for the evening final ranking first.Hamann, Michael (7 April 2022)
"South African Champs Day 2 Prelims: Sates Drops 1:47.0 200 Free"
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''. Retrieved 7 April 2022. In the final, he won the gold medal with a time of 1:46.15, which achieved him a qualifying time in the 200 metre freestyle for the

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and

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, and won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, swimming the lead-off leg for the relay team from KwaZulu-Natal. SwimSA TV (7 April 2022)
"SA National Swimming Championships 2022 Day 2"
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''. Retrieved 7 April 2022.Isaacson, David (7 April 2022)
"'Rebel' Matthew Sates qualifies for world champs in 200m freestyle"
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''. Retrieved 8 April 2022.Race, Retta (7 April 2022)
"Matt Sates Clocks 1:46.15 Monster 200 Free Personal Best"
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''. Retrieved 7 April 2022.Butler, Lynn (8 April 2022)
"Matthew Sates earns Commonwealth Games spot at SA Swimming Championships"
'' News24''. Retrieved 8 April 2022. It was his first time qualifying for a

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and a

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."Sates Secures First Qualifying Time At SA Swimming Championships"
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''. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022. On the third day, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 48.97 seconds. SwimSA TV (8 April 2022)
"National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 3"
''

''. Retrieved 8 April 2022.Lambley, Garrin (8 April 2022)
"Chad le Clos shakes off butterflies to secure Commonwealth Games qualifying time"
''

The South African ''The South African'' is an English-language South African online news publication created in March 2003 by the multinational media company, Blue Sky Publications, and it operates as an online news and lifestyle publication with offices in South ...

''. Retrieved 8 April 2022. For the 100 metre butterfly on day four, he won the silver medal with a time of 52.06 seconds, finishing only behind

Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS (born 12 April 1992) is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion. He is the African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record holder in the short ...

. SwimSA TV (9 April 2022)
"National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 4"
''

''. Retrieved 9 April 2022.Jonckheere, Karien (9 April 2022)
"18-year-old matric pupil stuns Olympic superstar Tatjana Schoenmaker at SA swim champs"
'' News24''. Retrieved 9 April 2022. In the first prelims heat of the 200 metre individual medley on the sixth and final day, he swam a World Championships and Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 1:59.13 and qualified for the evening final, where he went on to lower his time to a 1:58.37 and win the gold medal. SwimSA TV (11 April 2022)
"National Aquatics Championships 2022 Day 6"
''

''. Retrieved 11 April 2022.Isaacson, David (11 April 2022)
"King Matt gathers the crowns, speedy Pieter the qualifying times"
''

''. Retrieved 11 April 2022."Pietermaritzburg swimming star Sates grabs another national title"
'' News24''. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022."Sates wraps up SA Championships with fourth national title"
''

''. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022. He had also entered to swim the 400 metre individual medley and 200 metre butterfly; however, due to wear on his shoulders from swimming butterfly, he chose to withdraw and not compete in those events. In May,

also named Sates to the World Championships team in the 100 metre freestyle and 400 metre freestyle."Veteran Le Clos joins teenage brigade in SA Team for swimming World Championships"
''

''. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022. In June, he was named to the 2022 Commonwealth Games swim team representing South Africa.du Plessis, Lindsay (9 June 2022)
"Le Clos, Schoenmaker named in South Africa Commonwealth Games squad"
''

''. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

2022 Mare Nostrum

At the 2022

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stop in

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, Sates swam a personal best time of 1:57.43 in the 200 metre individual medley, winning the event."Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, 21 - 29 May 2022, Monaco: Day 1 Results"
'' Mare Nostrum Swim Tour''. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022. A few days later, at the stop in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

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, he won the 200 metre freestyle with another personal best time, finishing in 1:45.91 and setting a new meet record in the event."Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, 21 - 29 May 2022, Barcelona: Day 1 Results"
'' Mare Nostrum Swim Tour''. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.Isaacson, David (25 May 2022)
"Matthew Sates outguns Olympic champion in Barcelona"
''

''. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

In the preliminaries of the 200 metre freestyle at the

on 19 June, Sates qualified for the semifinals ranking fourteenth with a 1:47.28.

(19 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 19 June 2022. He tied

Katsuhiro Matsumoto is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is a silver medalist at the World Championships. Career He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2019 World Aquatics Champions ...

for twelfth-place in the semifinals with a time of 1:46.63.

(19 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 19 June 2022."Semifinal performances from Van Niekerk and Sates"
'' SuperSport''. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022. The day before, he placed eleventh in the preliminaries of the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:14.81.

(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 19 June 2022. For the prelims of the

two days later, he swam a 1:58.61 and qualified for the semifinals ranking seventh.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. Finishing with a time of 1:57.74 in semifinal heat number two, he qualified for the final ranking eighth.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In the final, he swam a 1:58.27 and placed eighth.

(22 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 22 June 2022. The final of the 200 metre individual medley was both his first final at a long course metres World Championships as well as the first final at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in which South Africa had a swimmer compete.Jonckheere, Karien (22 June 2022)
"Sates secures spot in his first world champs final, Le Clos withdraws after breathing issues"
'' News24''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.Botton, Wesley (22 June 2022)
"Matt Sates settles for eighth place in World Champs final"
'' The Citizen''. Retrieved 22 June 2022. One day later, he placed 41st in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 54.17 seconds.

(23 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

2022 Commonwealth Games

Day one of

swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Swimming was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. The sport had been staged in all twenty-one previous editions of the Games thus far, and will be contested in England for the third time. The ...

, held in

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, Sates advanced to the final in the 400 metre freestyle ranking sixth in the preliminaries with a time of 3:49.69."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

Longines Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A., or simply Longines (), is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832, the company has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Swatch Group and its predec ...

''. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022."Commonwealth Games results - Day 1"
''

New Straits Times The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ' ...

''. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022. He placed seventh in the final with a time of 3:50.07."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022."Commonwealth Games Day 1: Van Niekerk powers again to Games record to advance to 50m final, Le Clos fails to defend 50m fly"
'' News24''. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022. On day two, he ranked seventh in the preliminaries of the 200 metre freestyle with a 1:48.25 and qualified for the event final."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Later, in the same preliminaries session, he achieved a qualification for the final in the 400 metre individual medley, ranking third overall with a time of 4:19.04.Jonckheere, Karien (30 July 2022)
"SA hockey men settle for draw as Sates books ticket to two swimming finals"
'' SuperSport''. Retrieved 30 July 2022. He lowered his time to 1:47.75 in the evening final of the 200 metre freestyle, placing sixth."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022. For the final of the 400 metre individual medley, he placed fourth with a time of 4:16.61."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Three days later, he ranked fourteenth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 54.02 seconds and qualified for the semifinals."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. Sates withdrew from the semifinals of the 100 metre butterfly, instead focusing on the 4×200 metre freestyle relay final, where he split a 1:47.07 for the lead-off leg of the relay to help achieve a final mark of 7:13.76 and place sixth."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Results"
''

''. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. The next morning, he swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay in a time of 53.57 seconds in the preliminaries to help qualify the relay for the final ranking fourth."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. Chad le Clos substituted in for Sates on the finals relay, lowered the butterfly time by over two full seconds and helped achieve a fourth-place finish in the event."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. On the sixth and final day, he placed twelfth in the

with a time of 2:01.99."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

2022 Swimming World Cup

Sates won his first gold medal of the

2022 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of three three-day meets in three different cities in October and November 2022. This edition was held in the short course (25-meter pool) format. Meets The 2022 World Cup consisted of the following th ...

circuit at the first stop, in

, in the 400 metre freestyle with an African record, South African record, and personal best time of 3:36.30, finishing 0.97 seconds ahead of Kieran Smith of the United States.

(21 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 October 2022.Isaacson, David (21 October 2022)
"Matthew Sates torpedoes old African record as he starts World Cup in style"
''

''. Retrieved 21 October 2022.Jonckheere, Karien (21 October 2022)
"Triumphant return for Le Clos as Sates wins gold"
'' SuperSport''. Retrieved 21 October 2022. He followed his gold medal up with a silver medal in the 100 metre individual medley, finishing one-tenth of a second behind gold medalist

Thomas Ceccon Thomas Ceccon (born 27 January 2001) is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay. He is also the Italian record holder in the long course 50 metre ...

with a personal best time of 51.62 seconds.

(21 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Men's 100m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 October 2022. On the second day, he won the gold medal in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:51.64."La hongkonesa Haughey lanza un serio aviso de cara a los Mundiales"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022. On the third day, he won the 400 metre individual medley ahead of

Alberto Razzetti Alberto Razzetti (born 2 June 1999) is an Italian swimmer. He won the gold medal in the men's 200 metre butterfly event at both the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the 2021 European Short ...

of Italy, with a time of 4:02.95, and the 200 metre freestyle, where he finished 0.21 seconds ahead of Kyle Chalmers in 1:40.88.Isaacson, David (23 October 2022)
"Matthew Sates sinks Australian star to secure early World Cup lead"
''

''. Retrieved 23 October 2022.Jonckheere, Karien (23 October 2022)
"Sates completes tough golden double on the final day in Berlin"
'' SuperSport''. Retrieved 23 October 2022."Conclusa la CdM Berlino. Giorno 3. Tutti i vincitori. Ruta Meilutyte sfiora il WR dei 50 rana (28.60). Ceccon e Razzetti d’argento, Rivolta al bronzo"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022. He ranked as the highest-scoring male competitor across all of his events in Berlin."FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Men Individual Rankings 2022"
''

''. 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022. On day one at the next stop, in

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, Sates collected an additional two medals, the first in the 400 metre freestyle with a 3:37.52 and the second in the 100 metre individual medley with a 51.87.

(28 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

(28 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 100m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 28 October 2022. The next day, he placed fourth in the 200 metre individual medley in a time of 1:52.89, which was 2.52 seconds behind gold medalist

Shaine Casas Shaine Casas (born December 25, 1999) is an American professional swimmer. He is an Americas record holder in the short course 4×50 meter medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, he ...

of the United States who, with his win, also moved ahead of Sates into the overall number one rank for the World Cup by a margin of 0.7 points.Isaacson, David (30 October 2022)
"Matthew Sates loses grip atop World Cup series leaderboard – for now"
''

''. Retrieved 30 October 2022. He finished up on day three with a gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:02.65 and a tie for fourth place in the 200 metre freestyle with a 1:42.46.

(30 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

(30 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Toronto (CAN): Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 31 October 2022. For the third and final stop of the circuit, held in November in

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, United States, Sates won one medal, a gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley on day three with a time of 4:04.12.

(5 November 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Indianapolis (USA): Results Book"
''

''. Retrieved 5 November 2022.Jonckheere, Karien (6 November 2022)
"SA's Sates wraps up World Cup series triple crown"
'' SuperSport''. Retrieved 7 November 2022. Summing the points he earned for each of his performances across all three stops of the 2022 circuit, he ranked as the fifth overall highest-scoring male competitor with 154.1 points.Butler, Lynn (7 November 2022)
"Le Clos stars to claim 3rd spot in Swimming World Cup series, Sates ends 5th"
'' News24''. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

2022 World Short Course Championships

Day one at the 2022 World Short Course Championships in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia, Sates split a 57.31 for the anchor leg of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay to help place thirteenth overall.

(13 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 13 December 2022. In the evening, he won the world title and gold medal in the

with an African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record time of 1:50.15, which was a 1.30 second drop from his previous best time and record marks in the event.

(13 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 13 December 2022.Botton, Wesley (13 December 2022)
"Matt Sates storms to gold for SA at World Short-Course Champs"
'' The Citizen''. Retrieved 14 December 2022.Butler, Lynn (13 December 2022)
"Sates powers to gold at World Short Course Champs in Melbourne"
'' News24''. Retrieved 14 December 2022."Golden start for Sates at World Short Course Championships in Melbourne"
''

''. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022. Two days later, he placed twelfth in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:41.05.

(15 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 15 December 2022. On day five of six, he finished in a South African record time of 3:59.21 in the final of the 400 metre individual medley to win the bronze medal.

(17 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 17 December 2022.Butler, Lynn (17 December 2022)
"Sates clinches bronze with SA record in Melbourne: 'It was pretty cool'"
'' News24''. Retrieved 19 December 2022.Jonckheere, Karien (17 December 2022)
"Sates bags bronze as Le Clos and Van Niekerk book finals spots"
'' SuperSport''. Retrieved 22 December 2022. In his final event, the 200 metre freestyle on the sixth and final day, he placed thirteenth overall with a time of 1:43.22.

(18 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

2023

At the 2023 South Africa National Championships, held in April in Gqeberha and conducted in long course metres, Sates won the gold medal and national title in the 200 metre freestyle on day one with a time of 1:47.92."Campionati Sudafrica. Giorno 1. Pieter Coetze: 100 dorso (52.78) Rec Africa. Tatjana Schoenmaker: 100 rana (1.05.82)"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023. He followed up with another national title in an individual event the following day, winning the gold medal in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:59.95. SwimSA TV (13 April 2023)
"SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 2 Finals"
''

''. Retrieved 13 April 2023. On the evening of day three, he won the gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:22.26 after winning the bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 49.20 seconds, which was 0.01 seconds behind silver medalist

Pieter Coetze Pieter Coetze (born 13 May 2004) is a South African swimmer. He is the African record holder in the long course and short course 100 metre backstroke and short course 50 metre backstroke. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal i ...

. SwimSA TV (14 April 2023)
"SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 3 Finals"
''

''. Retrieved 14 April 2023. In the 100 metre butterfly on day four, he achieved a

2023 World Aquatics Championships The 2023 World Aquatics Championships, the 20th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, between 14 to 30 July 2023. Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, the championships were postponed until May 2022 ...

qualifying time of 51.91 seconds in the final and won the silver medal. SwimSA TV (15 April 2023)
"SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 4 Finals"
(time stamps, 1:09:11 to 1:12:43; 1:13:55 to 1:14:24). ''

''. Retrieved 15 April 2023."Campionati Sudafrica. Giorno 4. Chad Le Clos: 100 farfalla (51.37). Lara van Niekerk: 50 rana (29.78)"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023. He won the gold medal and national title in the 400 metre freestyle on the fifth and final day with a time of 3:55.48. SwimSA TV (16 April 2023)
"SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 5 Finals"
''

''. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

International championships (50 m)

: Sates swam only in the prelims heats.

International championships (25 m)

Collegiate championships (25 yd)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Legend: tt – time trial

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Legend: r – relay 1st leg; tt – time trial

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Sates has won at Swimming World Cup circuits."Matthew Sates: Medals"
''

''. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

Records

World junior records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Continental and national records

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Awards and honours

, Top 10 Moments: 2021 Swimming World Cup (#1) *

(SEC), Freshman Swimmer of the Year (male): 2021–2022"2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards Announced"
''

''. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022. * ''

'', The Week That Was: 4 October 2021 (#2) * ''

'', Top 100 (Men's): 2022 (#44)Sutherland, James (12 January 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Men's #50-41"
''

''. Retrieved 12 January 2022. * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award honorable mention, NCAA Freshman of the Year (Men's): 2022Keith, Braden (27 March 2022)
"2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving"
''

''. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sates, Matthew 2003 births Living people South African male swimmers Male medley swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century South African people Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg