Matthew Vaughan Class: Senior Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va. High School: Princess Anne Height: 5-11 Event: Breast Club Team: TIDE Swim Team

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• 2009-10 Chapman/Miles Most Improved Athlete

In Tech's Record Books:
• 100-Breast (3rd), 54.66
• 200-Breast (5th), 1:59.72
• 200 Medley Relay (3rd), 1:28.46

As a Junior In 2010-11: Earned season best times in the 100 and 200-Breast at the ACC Championships finishing 10th in the 100-Breast with a time of 55.16 and 14th in the 200-Breast with a time of 2:01.19 to earn points for the Jackets ... Also netted a career best time in the 50-Free with a 21.25 second finish at the ACC Championships.

As A Sophomore In 2009-10: Set career best times at the ACC Championships in the preliminaries of the 100-Breast (54.66) and finals of the 200-Breast (1:59.72) .... took sixth in the 100 and ninth in the 200-Breast at the ACC Championships with times of 54.76 and 1:59.72 respectively ... Finished first in both the 100 and 200-Breast vs. Emory with times of 55.73 and 2:03.55 respectively ... Touched the wall first in the 100-Breast with a time of 56.53 vs. NC State ... Took home first in the 200-Breast vs. Duke with a time of 2:08.25.

As A Freshman In 2008-09: At the ACC Championships, set career-highs in the 50-free (21.66), 100-breast (56.18) and 200-breast (2:02.99).

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Jay Smith ... 2008 Junior National Qualifier in the 50-breast, 100-breast and 200-breast ... 2007 and 2008 NCSA Junior National Qualifier in the 50-breast, 100-breast, 200-breast and 200-IM ... 2008 high school All-American in the 100-breast ... Named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year for winter sports as well as the Virginia Beach Sports Club Outstanding Male Athlete Award ... Four-time all-state in the 100-breast and 200-IM ... Three-time school MVP ... Holds the school's lifetime high points award ... Set new district and school record in the 100-breast ... Member of the honor roll, National Honor Society, Student Cooperative Association and Student Council (vice president as a junior and senior) ... Recipient of the Cavalier Award and Student of the Quarter as a junior ... Also played club lacrosse for one season.

Personal: Born Matthew Eric Vaughan on Sept. 11, 1990, in Ventura, Calif. ... Son of Joseph and Vicki Vaughan ... Brother of Jackie ... Father was a swimmer at William & Mary from 1975-79, while grandfather, Joseph Alvin Vaughan, attended Georgia Tech for one year ... Chose to attend Georgia Tech because of the swim team program, location and facilities ... Hobbies include surfing, wave boarding, listening to music, playing the bass guitar and hanging out with friends ... Is a Polymer Fiber Engineering major.