Matthew Busbee
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Matthew Busbee was fourteen-time All-American swimmer, three-time NCAA 200-meter freestyle
relay
champion, two-time NCAA Championship teammember, who was selected as a NCAA Top VIII Award winner as one of the eight top NCAA student-athletes and the 2000 male Walter Byers Scholarship
winner as the National Collegiate Athletic Association
's top scholar-athlete.
Busbee led the Auburn Tigers
to the 1999 NCAA National team title and anchored the record setting 200 meter freestyle
relay team. After graduating, summa cum laude with a 3.86 GPA, he went on to study at University of Alabama School of Medicine
. Matthew was also a member of the 1997 NCAA champions, and the 1998 and 2000 teams were national runners up. The 2000 200 meter freestyle relay team set the world record with a time of 1:24.83.
He was a five-time Southeastern Conference
swimming champion (two-time 50m freestyle, three-time 200m freestyle relay). Although he was an Olympic hopeful, he was not entered in the Men's 50 meter freestyle race finals at the 2000 United States Olympic trials held in University of Indianapolis
Natatorium in August 2000. Gary Hall, Jr.
and Anthony Ervin
were the Olympic qualifiers in the event and they tied for gold in a dead heat at the 2000 Summer Olympics 50 meter freestyle
in 21.98 second
s, which was just .05 seconds ahead of Pieter van den Hoogenband
.
He was a member of the 2000 Top VIII class with Drew Brees
, Alia Fischer, Andrea Garner, Kristy Kowal
, Kevin Listerman, Amanda Scott, and Josh Sims
.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
champion, two-time NCAA Championship teammember, who was selected as a NCAA Top VIII Award winner as one of the eight top NCAA student-athletes and the 2000 male Walter Byers Scholarship
Walter Byers Scholarship
The Walter Byers Scholar program is a scholarship program that recognizes the top male and female scholar-athlete in NCAA sports and that is awarded annually by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . It is considered to be the NCAA's highest academic award...
winner as the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's top scholar-athlete.
Busbee led the Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...
to the 1999 NCAA National team title and anchored the record setting 200 meter freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
relay team. After graduating, summa cum laude with a 3.86 GPA, he went on to study at University of Alabama School of Medicine
University of Alabama School of Medicine
The University of Alabama School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public medical school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The UAB School of Medicine has branch campuses in Huntsville and at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences in Tuscaloosa...
. Matthew was also a member of the 1997 NCAA champions, and the 1998 and 2000 teams were national runners up. The 2000 200 meter freestyle relay team set the world record with a time of 1:24.83.
He was a five-time Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
swimming champion (two-time 50m freestyle, three-time 200m freestyle relay). Although he was an Olympic hopeful, he was not entered in the Men's 50 meter freestyle race finals at the 2000 United States Olympic trials held in University of Indianapolis
University of Indianapolis
The University of Indianapolis is a university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The shortened name it uses is UIndy...
Natatorium in August 2000. Gary Hall, Jr.
Gary Hall, Jr.
For his father, also an Olympian, see Gary Hall, Sr.Gary Wayne Hall, Jr. is an American swimmer who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals ....
and Anthony Ervin
Anthony Ervin
Anthony Lee Ervin is a former American swimmer. He has won two Olympic medals and two World Championship golds....
were the Olympic qualifiers in the event and they tied for gold in a dead heat at the 2000 Summer Olympics 50 meter freestyle
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
These are the results of the men's 50 metre freestyle competition in swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Neither record was broken at the Sydney Games....
in 21.98 second
Second
The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....
s, which was just .05 seconds ahead of Pieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
.
He was a member of the 2000 Top VIII class with Drew Brees
Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....
, Alia Fischer, Andrea Garner, Kristy Kowal
Kristy Kowal
Kristina Ann Kowal is a swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
, Kevin Listerman, Amanda Scott, and Josh Sims
Josh Sims
Joshua S. "Josh" Sims is a professional lacrosse player who last played field lacrosse with the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse in 2010 and box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League with the Philadelphia Wings in 2010. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team...
.