Two-time Olympic 4×200 relay champion Matt Richards is heading to the Florida Gators with less than two years to go before the LA Games.
The Gators made the announcement on social media, saying: “3x World Champion, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, now the chance to be a Florida Gator! 🐊 Welcome to Florida, @m4ttrichards “
It comes a couple of months after Richards told Swimming World that he was doing everything in his power to avoid a repeat of his crushing disappointment of Paris 2024 where he missed 200m freestyle gold by 0.02secs.
That includes heading to the Gators where he’ll join a group including Katie Ledecky and Bobby Finke as well as Tunisian pair Ahmed Jaouadi and Ahmed Hafnaoui.
The 23-year-old has been training at Manchester Performance Centre where he’s been guided by Ryan Livingstone who has had a huge impact on Richards’ career.
