-Matt Grevers is from Lake Forest, Ill and is 23 years old.
-Grevers swam for Northwestern University and now trains at Tucson, Arizona
-He is 6-7, and 215 pounds. Wow big guy!
-Grevers has qualified for the 100 meter back stroke and 4x100 freestyle relay
-He beat Ryan Lochte in the back stroke to earn the spot he lost many times in NCAA swimming
-Grevers was 7th in the 100 backstroke and did not even final in the 100 freestyle at the 04 Olympic trials
-Grevers is now representing the great American back stroker where US has been known as a leader in the back stroke the past decade or so
-Grevers is also going to contribute to the 4x100Freestyle relay we have been anticipating
-Grevers has not made a big scene in large international meets and this is his first Olympic games.
-Grevers came through in the Olympic trials for US in the backstroke which pretty much put him as one of the favorites at the Olympics. We will see how other countries do in the backstroke against this giant swimmer.
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