Matthew Stanley (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand swimmer. His home town is Matamata. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 15th place in the heats, failing to reach the final. At the 2012 World Short Course Swimming Championships Stanley finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle but the third-placed finisher,

Mads Glæsner Mads Glæsner (born 18 October 1988 in Tårnby) is a Danish swimmer. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle disciplines. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the N ...

, was subsequently disqualified after a doping infringement and Stanley was promoted to the bronze medal position.

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