Matthew Cairns
Availability status: Committed
University: University of Florida
Country: UK
Date of birth: 08/04/2005
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 170 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Millfield School
Graduation Year: 2023
Enrollment Year: 2024
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Sport Science: A+, Math: A, Chemistry: A, Biology: A, Physics: A, History: A, English Language: A, Cookery: B, English Literature: B, French: B;
SAT: Not taken yet
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
50m Back (SC): 24.70
50m Back (LC): 26.50
100m Back (SC): 53.98
100m Back (LC): 57.59
200m Back (SC): 1:57.12
200m Back (LC): 2:06.11
50m Fly (SC): 25.30
100m Fly (SC): 55.38
200m Fly (SC): 2:01.53
200m Fly (LC): 2:04.33
50m Free (SC): 23.38
50m Free (LC): 23.60
100m Free (SC): 52.76
200m Free (SC): 1:54.56
200m Free (LC): 2:00.53
TEAM SELECTIONS
Millfield Senior Relay Team
2018 Inter-counties Team
2018, 2019 & 2020 ESSA Team
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
All time U16 British Record Holder (50m & 100m Back)
2nd all time U16 British Rankings (200m Back)
2021 SC National Age Group Champion (50m, 100m, 200m Backstroke)
2021 SC National Age Group Silver (200m Butterfly)
2021 Millfield School New Record (50m Backstroke)
Set a new English Schools record (4×50 Medley Relay)
2nd place English Schools (4×50 Freestyle Relay)
2019 British U14 Champion (50m, 100m & 200m Backstroke)
2020 Edinburgh International Junior Champion (200m Backstroke)
Set the English Schools Record (100m Backstroke LC) in 2020
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Driven, resilient, ambitious, hardworking, team-player
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
The best memory of my athletic career was when I broke the British 50m & 100m short course record from a push start during training sets.
Goals:
My goal is to compete in the European and World Junior Championship and beat British records.
Anything else we should know?
I am a keen mountain biker and I also love to play chess.