Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

Swimming Life

Matt attended Northwestern University in Illinois and swam for their swimming and diving team. Since his parents are from the Netherlands, Matt was entertaining the idea of representing the Netherlands on their Olympic swimming team. Ultimately, he decided to represent the United States.

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