Matt Brownstead

Freestyle

Position

Freshman

Class

Port Matilda, Pa.

Hometown

State College Area High

High School

All-America
2021: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay

ACC Champion
2021: 50 free, 100 free

All-ACC
2021: 50 free, 100 free

Virginia Career Best
50 Free: 18.88 (UVA Record)
100 Free: 41.87 (UVA Record)
200 Free: 1:33.16 (3rd all-time at UVA)
100 Fly: 46.64 (7th all-time at UVA)

2020-21
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned six All-America honors (two individual, four relay) at the 2021 NCAA Championships
• Finished ninth in the 100-yard freestyle and 11th in the 50-yard freestyle at NCAAs
• Led off the seventh-place 200-yard freestyle relay, eighth-place 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relay and 13th place 800-yard freestyle relay and anchored the ninth-place 400-yard medley relay at NCAA Championships
• Won ACC titles in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle
• Set a UVA school record with a time of 18.88 in the 50-yard free finals at ACCs
• Swam leadoff on UVA’s school record setting 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays and 200-yard medley relay and anchored the UVA record 400-yard medley relay
• Named ACC Swimmer of the Week for his performance against Navy
• Set two individual school records in the team’s meet against Alabama and Tennessee
• Swam a time of 19.26 as the leadoff swimmer for the 200-yard freestyle relay and a time of 42.03 in the 100-yard freestyle
• Set a school record with the 400-yard freestyle relay in the team’s double dual meet with an overall time of 2:49.84
• Swam a leadoff time of 42.21 to help the 400-yard freestyle relay team set a UVA record
• Won the 100-yard freestyle against Tennessee and Alabama
• Finished 13th at the Toyota U.S. Open in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 50.21
• Won the 50 and 100-yard freestyle against Navy

Background
• Olympic Trials qualifier
• Senior National qualifier
• A member of the World Junior Team
• Named to the PIAA All-Decade team
• Holds a team record for NLAC
• Named an 11-time All-American honoree
• Holds eight school records for State High
• Is a national record holder and a PIAA state record holder
• Two-time Penn Live Swimmer of the Year recipient
• Named Penn Live Athlete of the Year

Personal
• Son of Cale Brownstead and Jean Brownstead
• Has one brother, John
• Has two sisters, Laura and Kelly