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2025-26 Men's Swimming Roster

Matthew Mantz

  • Events Fly
  • Yr Senior
  • Hometown Spokane, Wash.
  • High School (Prev. School) Mead

Biography

2024-25: Improved on each of his three PRs which rank among the top-10 in program history ... leapt up to a tie for third all-time in the 200 fly (1:52.49) ... maintained his spot as ninth-fastest all-time in the 1000 free (10:02.24) and 10th-fastest in the 50 fly (23.91) ... led team in the 200 fly and the 1000 free ... ranked third on team in the 1650 free (16:55.44) and fourth in the 50 fly.

2023-24: Moved up program's record book in a trio of events as a sophomore ... moved into seventh in program history in the 200 fly (1:54.42) ... ranks ninth all-time in the 1000 free (10:05.92) and tenth in the 50 fly (23.97) ... third-fastest on team in the 200 fly and the 1650 free (16:53.91) ... ranked fourth on team in the 50 fly, the 500 free (4:49.37) and the 1000 free ... fifth-fastest on team in the 100 fly (52.30) ... also competed in the 50, 100 and 200 frees ... earned Academic All-MAC accolades.

2022-23: Cracked program’s record book in the 200 fly as a rookie, moving into ninth in program history with a time of 1:55.62 ... ranked fourth on the team in both the 200 fly and the 100 fly (52.51) ... also competed in the 50, 100, 500 and 1000 frees.

Prep: Swam club for Spokane Waves Aquatic Team ... posted top times of 53.85 in the 100 fly and 1:59.15 in the 200 fly ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Brian and Gloria Mantz ... major is civil engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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