Matson Lawson (born 6 May 1992) is an Australian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in the 200-metre

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimm ...

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, th ...

in London, finishing 15th.London 2012
He won a bronze medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

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* * 1992 births Living people Australian male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming 21st-century Australian people People from Carlton, Victoria Swimmers from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub