Matt Bode

Athletes participate in team photo media day at Belk Arena on Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Davidson, North Carolina.

Position:
Freestyle
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fisherville, Ky.
High School:
Louisville Collegiate School

Member of school record 400 free relay

2018-19 (Senior): A team captain, he climbed to sixth on Davidson’s all-time performers list in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.13 in the A-10 prelims • Finished eighth in the A-10 in the 100 free • Reached the A-10 B finals of the 200 free • Swam on the 400 free relay team that took fourth at A-10s and the 200 free relay that was seventh • Posted 50 free wins against Georgetown and VMI and won the 100 free against VMI • Placed fifth in the 100 free at the Bucknell Invitational • Also at Bucknell, reached the B finals in the 50 and 200 frees • Swam on multiple top-10 relays at Bucknell, including the fourth-place 400 free relay.

2017-18: Competed in nine meets, specializing in freestyle… ranked seventh in program history in the 100 freestyle (45.41), finishing 13^thoverall at the A-10 Championships… swam anchor on the 400 free relay that finished 5^thoverall and set a new program record at the 2018 A-10s (2/17)… also swam anchor on the 200 free relay that took 4^that the A-10s (2/16)… teamed up for the 200 free relay to finish 6^that the TPI Invite, where he took 10^thindividually in the 200 free… named men’s team 2017-18 Breakout Performer and winner of the Coach’s Award.

2016-17: Swam in eight meets, specializing in freestyle… also swam IM at both the 200 and 400 distances.

2015-16: Scored in his first A-10 Championship with a 15th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle with a season-best time of 16:13.85 - (Feb. 17-20) •Posted seventh-place finishes in the 100 freestyle (49.80) and 200 freestyle (1:46.60) at UNCW - (Jan. 30) • Recorded a season-best time 10:22.54 in the 1000 freestyle at William & Mary - (Jan. 16) • Swam in five events at the Total Performance Invitational and finished 27th in the 400 IM (4:16.36) and 30th in the 200 freestyle (1:46.18) with career-best times - (Dec. 3-5) • Took third in the 500 freestyle (4:52.05) and fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.78) against Old Dominion - (Oct. 30-31) • Against Georgetown, placed fifth in both the 200 freestyle (1:47.60) and 500 freestyle (4:58.40) - (Oct. 24) • Took fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:50.69), fourth in the 400 IM (4:18.45) and seventh in the 200 freestyle (1:48.53) against George Mason at the Richmond Duals - (Oct. 16-17) • Swam three events in his first collegiate performance, placing 10th in the 1650 freestyle (17:01.46), 15th in the 500 freestyle (4:55.14) and 25th in the 200 backstroke (2:03.37) - (Oct. 2-3).

Prep Years: Swam for Paul Augustus at Louisville Collegiate School • Four-year letterwinner • Placed second and third in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, respectfully, at States junior year • 200 freestyle relay champion at States junior year • Student Body Vice President • US History Award • AP Scholar with Honors • National Merit Finalist • Also lettered in cross country and track.

Personal: Born February 4, 1997 in Louisville, Ky. • Son of Tim and Ruth-Ann Bode • Has an older sister Sarah • Both parents swam at Davidson and his sister, Sarah, ran cross country at High Point University.