Matthew Dunn

Career

Dunn had focused on the short course and was there in the 1990s, the most outstanding athletes. Although he belonged from 1992 on account of his efforts several times the Olympiaufgebot his country, he was never able to win a medal at the Olympic Summer Games.

Under his Russian coach Gennadi Touretski, who also oversaw Alexander Popov, however, get him other significant achievements. These include, for example, the three victories over 200 and 400 meters individual medley and in the relay 4 x 200 meter freestyle at the European Short Course World Championships in 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, and the defense of all three title two years later. At the Commonwealth Games Dunn was able to win three gold medals and at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships even six in the course of his career.

International Records

Dunn's most important international record was the world best over 400 meters individual medley at the short track, he sat with 4:04,24 minutes in Perth on 24 September 1998 and was broken only on 23 February 2003.

On September 13, 1998, he was undercutting at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur with the Australian relay world record 4 x 200 meters freestyle at 7:11,86 minutes. This value held until 25 August 1999 when once again an Australian season - but without Matthew Dunn - swam faster.

About 200 meters individual medley swimmer from the New South Wales is still holding but in 2:00,26 minutes since September 11, 1998 record at the Commonwealth Games.