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Michaela Mattes

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School Cardinal Mooney
  • Hometown Sarasota, Fla.
  • Instagram mich.mattes

Biography

Olympic Experience
2024 Olympic Trials
Date Event Result
6/15/24 Heat: 400 free 49th - 4:21.38
6/16/24 Heat: 200 free 50th - 2:04.53
2020 Olympic Trials
Date Event Result
6/4/21 Heat: 800 free 9th - 9:07.50
6/6/21 Heat: 400 free 17th - 4:27.91
Career Accolades
  • All-American
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team 
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American 
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American 
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 
2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman)
  •  Set two program top-10 times 
    • 500 Freestyle | 9. 4:37.95
    • 1650 Freestyle | 8. 15:54.98
NCAA Championships 
  • Competed in three events: 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle and 400 IM
  • Earned her first All-American honor of her career after placing 11th in the 1650 free with a career-best time of 15:54.98
  • Went 4:14.47 in the 400 IM to finish 40th in the nation
  • Placed 45th in the 500 free (4:44.08)
SEC Championships 
  • Member of the SEC Championship second-place team
  • Competed in the 500 free, 1650 free and 400 IM
  • Contributed to 45 points 
  • Finished fifth in the 1650 free after posting a 16:02.53 time
  • Won the 400 IM B Final with a career-best time of 4:08.01 to earn ninth overall 
  • Placed 41st in the 500 free (4:48.69)
Regular Season
  • Swam in five dual meets and one Invitational 
  • Tallied three first place and 10 top-five finishes
  • Raced in 16 events 
  • Earned fourth in the 400y IM (4:24.18) and seventh in the 200y free (1:50.60) in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/31)
  • Clinched first in both of her individual events in the Gators road win at Texas A&M (1/17)... Clocked a winning time of 4:50.11 in the 500y free and a winning time of 9:48.37 in the 1000y free... Was the lead off for Florida's 400y free relay B Team that earned fourth in 3:33.56, splitting a 53.10 as the lead off
  • Won the 1000y free in 9:45.64 in Florida's home win against Indiana (1/3)... Placed fifth in the 500y free after going 4:53.82
  • Competed in three events at the Georiga Fall Inviattional (11/20-22)... Won the 500y free B Final after going 4:37.95 to earn ninth overall... Advanced to the 400y IM A Final and finished seventh (4:13.48)
  • Placed third in both individual events in the Gators road win at Georgia (11/1)... Clocked a 4:49.78 in the 500y free and a 9:50.84 in the 1000y free... Recorded a 53.09 split as the lead off for Florida's 400y free relay B Team that finishd fifth in 3:35.43
  • Finished top-three in both of her individual events in Florida's season opener at Virginia (10/18)... Placed second in the 800m free after touching the wall in 8:21.79... Recorded a 4:08.58 time in the 400m free for third... Swam the second leg (56.36) for Florida's 400m free relay D Team that went 3:48.72 for seventh
2023-24 (Freshman)
  • Declared medical redshirt 
Regular Season
  • Finished third in the 1000 free in her first collegiate meet against Vanderbilt
  • Competed in the 500 free and was anchor for Florida’s B 200 Free Relay team in win over Vanderbilt
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100y Freestyle  53.09 at Georgia Nov. 1, 2024
200y Freestyle 1:50.60 vs. FSU Jan. 31, 2025
500 Freestyle 4:37.95 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 20, 2024
1000 Freestyle 9:45.64 vs. Indiana Jan. 3, 2025
1650y Freestyle 15:54.98 NCAA Championships March 22, 2025
400y IM 4:08.01 SEC Championships Feb. 20, 2025

Prior to Florida:
  • 2022-23 U.S. National Junior Team Member
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier in five events
  • Gold medal winner in the 1650 free and bronze in the 800 free at Jr. Pan Pacs
  • Selected to the 2022 18&U World Cup Team
  • 2021 Junior National Champion - 500 free, 1650 free
  • Four-time FHSAA Class 1A State Champion in the 500 free (3x) and 200 IM
  • Three-time Scholastic All-American
  • 2021 USA Today/HT Prep Female Swimmer and Athlete of the Year
  • 2019 YMCA National Champion at 14 years old
  • #5 Recruit in the country and #1 in Florida according to CollegeSwimming.com

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Free/IM
    5'5"

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Free/IM
    5'5"

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