USC’s Matheny falls short in Olympic finals
Fans of Josh Matheny gathered in the auditorium of his alma mater Wednesday to watch the 2021 Upper St. Clair graduate realize a dream of competing in the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke event during the summer Olympics in Paris.
Matheny clocked a 2:09.52 and finished seventh at the Paris La Defense Arena. It was the first Olympics for the 21-year-old son of Kristin and Jeff Matheny. Taking the Gold Medal was France无毛视频檚 Leon Marchand, with a time of 2:05.85.
Matheny was one of 25 swimmers from 20 countries entered in the race, which featured five different prelim races. Matheny无毛视频檚 Heat 3 time of 2:10.39 thrust him into the semifinals. He qualified for the finals with a 2:09.70 by finishing sixth overall in the semifinals.
An All-American swimmer at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., Matheny was a record-setting, multi-WPIAL and PIAA winner at USC as well as a champion on the global stage, medaling most recently at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2023.
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Schraven also thanked the community for coming out and supporting Matheny.
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