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Career Highlights

  • 2020 All-American- 1,650 free
  • Two-time CSCAA Academic All-American (2018, 2019)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Winter Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic first team

Lifetime Bests

  • 200 Free- 1:40.70
  • 500 Free- 4:15.51
  • 1,650 Free- 14:52.37

As a Senior (2020-21)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1650 free (11th)

As a Junior (2019-20)

  • All-American- 1,650 free
  • Scored in three events at the Pac-12 Championships: 1,650 free (fourth, 14:52.37), 500 free (10th, 4:17.32) and 200 free (24th, 1:36.94)
  • Swam B standards in the 500 free and 1,650 free

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

  • CSCAA Academic All-American
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team
  • Competed in three events at the NCAA Championships: 1,650 free (24th, 14:55.03) and 500 free (36th, 4:18.60)
  • Took sixth in the 500 free (4:15.51) at the Pac-12 Championships, also competing in the 400 IM (21st, 3:56.91)

As a Freshman (2017-18)

  • CSCAA Academic All-American
  • Took fifth in the 500 free (4:17.50) at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Swam a B standard in the 400 IM (3:52.31)

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Georgetown Prepatory School in Northern Bethesda, MD.
  • Led team to two Metro Championships (2014-2015)
  • All-Interstate Athlete Conference (2017)
  • All-MET Winter (2014-2015, 2016-2017)
  • Set team records in the 200 and 500 freestyle
  • Competed for Nation’s Capital Swim Club (2013-2017)
  • Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials
  • Member of the USA Junior National Team (2015-2016)
  • Swam in the Junior World Championships in Singapore (2015)
  • Participated in the Swimming World Cup Circuit in Doha and Dubai (2016)

Personal

  • Son of James and Simone Hirschberger
  • Has two younger sisters, Annie and Isabelle
  • Born in Clearwater, Florida
  • Full name is Matthew James Hirschberger
Matthew_Hirschberger_EC_20190920_224
2018-19
Free
6-3 / 184 lbs
Matthew_Hirschberger_EC_20190920_224
2019-20
Free
6-3 / 192 lbs
Matthew_Hischberger_MG_022132021_111
2020-21
Free
6-3 / 192 lbs