Matthew Daniel O'Connor (born 26 February 1971) is male British former competitive

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Swimming career

O'Connor competed in the

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in Barcelona, and finished 32nd overall after swimming in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-metre backstroke. He represented

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in the 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke, at the

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. Four years later he represented England again in the same events at the

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. O'Connor set the British national record in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:02.88. At the British National meet he placed second in both the 100 meter and 200 meter backstroke events. While competing collegiately at the

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(UGA) from 1991 to 1994, O'Connor set the

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team record at the time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.43).

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1971 births Living people English male breaststroke swimmers British male breaststroke swimmers Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers British expatriate swimmers in the United States Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games swimmers for England {{UK-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

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