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

Matamata Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which take ...

, where he started swimming at the local swimming club at the age of seven.

Career

In 2011, he competed in the Universiade, winning a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were 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, was subsequently disqualified after a doping infringement and Stanley was promoted to the bronze medal position. He also finished in 6th in the 200 m freestyle. He broke Danyon Loader's 200 and 400 m freestyle records in the 50 m pool. As of 2024, he also holds the New Zealand men's 200 m freestyle and 200 m backstroke records in the 25 m pool. He was also part of the team that holds the New Zealand men's 4 x 200 m relay record. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

, he swam in the 200 m and 400 m individual freestyle, and the 4 x 100 m, the 4 x 200 m freestyle relays and 4 x 100 m medley relays. He competed at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Following an ankle injury, he competed at the

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. After a dead heat with Matthew Hutchins at the 2017 New Zealand National Championships, he qualified for the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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